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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Creating Accessible Course Documents: Fall 2022
OnlineAugust 29 - September 18, 2022 Short Course Description This three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use a screen reader. The course will introduce participants to basic techniques for using tools available in the Microsoft Office suite including Word and PowerPoint. Additionally,... Continue Reading →
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Audio Description 101
OnlineAudio description—what is it, and how do you ensure it’s available on your videos? It’s easier than you might think! Join this webinar to learn about ways to ensure your videos are effectively described and adhere to WCAG 2.0 AA standards. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Learning Community: Fall 2022 (Last Day to Sign-up)
OnlineSeptember 12 - December 16 Discipline-Specific Faculty Learning Communities Fall 2022 Disciplines: Peace Officer Programs, History, Computer Science/MIS, and Mass Communication Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our teaching practices to meet this goal? One promising path is to ground... Continue Reading →
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D2L: Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction: Fall 2022
OnlineSeptember 6 - September 25, 2022 Short Course Description By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML Editor, and Release Conditions) to improve the student-to-content interaction. You will be provided with efficient ways to create and add existing content materials in the... Continue Reading →
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Is Time an Issue? Finding Accessible Materials
OnlineThis webinar will show you how to look for teaching materials that are already ADA accessible--whether you need captioned videos, screen reader friendly websites, or documents that will be easy... Continue Reading →
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My Heart Belongs to SoTL: Getting Started
OnlineThis is a webinar associated with the short course, Classroom Reflection to Classroom Inquiry, which is an introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning - known as SoTL. In this webinar we will explore the basics of SoTL research and how to transform your reflections on teaching into productive classroom research. We'll discuss some... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Learning Community: Fall 2022
OnlineSeptember 12 - December 4, 2022 Faculty Learning Community Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our teaching practices to meet this goal? One promising path is to ground those practices in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. In this course, we’ll have the... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101: Fall 2022
OnlineSeptember 12 - October 23, 2022 Short Course Description This six week short course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we relate to others. Module 1 explores our individual position within the historical and systemic structures of privilege and oppression, and how those affect... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: September 2022 (20.22.09)
OnlineThis webinar will focus on new features and changes in the September 2022 release (version 20.22.09) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, September 15. RSVP Required Use... Continue Reading →
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Cultural Competence for Professional Fluency
OnlineLake Superior College has an ongoing initiative called Professional Fluency focusing on different aspects of professionalism that faculty can bring into their classes and actively teach. The first four aspects of professionalism we focused on were Timeliness, Respect, Taking Personal Responsibility, and Oral and Written Communication. We created a rubric defining how students can demonstrate... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Create Assignments
OnlineThere are multiple options for collecting student work for assessment. The Assignments tool in Brightspace offers a single location for different types of assessment, including traditional file submissions, media submissions, and hands-on, face-to-face assessment. Learn how to use the Assignments tool in online, hybrid, or face-to-face classes. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to... Continue Reading →
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BOT Awards for Excellence Information Session
OnlineBoard of Trustees Awards for Excellence nominations are due Tuesday, November 1 at 5:00 pm. At this information session, learn about the 2022 - 2023 Guidelines, review the rubric, and... Continue Reading →
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