The Network for Educational Development (NED) provides educational development opportunities that are designed by Minnesota State faculty and staff for Minnesota State faculty and staff. These opportunities help build awareness, develop knowledge, skills, and abilities, and provide space for reflecting and revising.
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Events
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OER and Affordability Off-Roadshow: Day 2
Association of College and Research Libraries OER and Affordability Off-Roadshow September 27 and 29, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MnPALS Librarians are invited to join the ACRL’s virtual two-part OER and Affordability Off-RoadShow on September 27 and 29 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Targeted specifically for Minnesota, learn the basics of OER and... Continue Reading →
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Copy, Export, and Reuse Previous Course Material and Manage Dates Effectively in D2L Brightspace: Fall 2023
Re-purpose and share course material from semester to semester and campus to campus by using Import/ Export/ Copy Course Components in D2L. After importing old material, save time by using the Manage Dates tool to view and revise all the dates at once with filtering, sorting, and searching options. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with Video Technologies: Fall 2023
October 2 - October 22, 2023 Short Course Description You may have used Kaltura MediaSpace as the quickest way to record your screen for a lecture, or as a place to store your recordings. You may have used Zoom as the quickest way to record a lecture or try to replicate a synchronous discussion. Now is the time to... Continue Reading →
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Create Quizzes in D2L Brightspace
The Quizzes tool in D2L Brightspace provides a way for you to assess students with an online exam. Learn how you can utilize question layout, dates and time restrictions, and other quizzing features to align with your online exam. Whether you’re new to online quizzing or have experience with it, come explore best practices to... Continue Reading →
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Assessing Quizzes in D2L Brightspace
The Quizzes tool in D2L Brightspace provides different methods of feedback when assessing students for an online exam. You can choose how to score quiz questions: automatically, manually, and/or with... Continue Reading →
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Psychological Safety in the Context of Academic Equity: Fall 2023
This webinar will introduce the concept of psychological safety and its three levels of practice: individual, team, and organizational. Then, it will provide guidance on how faculty can leverage psychological... Continue Reading →
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Generative AI Workshop Series: Lab and Study Reports
Generative AI Workshop Series Does the rapid emergence of generative AI applications like ChatGPT have you rethinking your course assignments? Have you moved from, “What’s ChatGPT?” to “How do I... Continue Reading →
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Explore D2L Brightspace Pulse: Mobile App for Increased Student Engagement
Pulse is a D2L Brightspace mobile app that helps students keep track of important dates. It brings news, deadlines, and grades from all courses together in one place so they... Continue Reading →
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SoTL Toolkit: Primer on Institutional Review Boards: Fall 2023
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) guides us as instructors to engage in continuous review, revision, and renewal of our teaching practices to support student learning. With SoTL, we... Continue Reading →
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Grading for Equity: Fall 2023
An introduction to grading for equity. We will explore new ideas on grading that can lead to improved student learning through equitable grading tenants. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to... Continue Reading →
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2024 BOT Awards Information Session: October
Nominations for the 2024 Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence are due November 1, 2023 at 5:00 pm. At this information session, learn about the nomination guidelines for the 2024 Board... Continue Reading →
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OER Librarians Community of Practice: October 2023
Discuss with librarian colleagues OER basics and planned actions to support no-cost classes for the 2023-24 academic year. We will share concerns and best practices as we create a community to support efforts to make our institutions more affordable. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how... Continue Reading →
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