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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GRIT Program (Innovation Expo)
OnlineMinnesota State University Moorhead Background Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Growth, Resilience, Initiative, and Transformation (GRIT) Program is designed to retain and support students that do not meet automatic admission criteria and are admitted as a conditional student. GRIT creates an opportunity for students to get connected with a success coach, learn the best success strategies... Continue Reading →
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Assessment Design for Student Motivation (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Boost motivation and academic honesty in your online courses. In this one-hour webinar you will learn three factors that contribute to academic motivation and immediately applicable strategies to implement these factors in your own online courses. Outcomes At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to… List at least two factors that... Continue Reading →
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Equity 2030 Chancellor’s Academic Equity Fellows Recommendations (Webinar)
OnlineIn January 2020, Chancellor Malhotra appointed four Equity 2030 Chancellor’s Fellows from among Minnesota State faculty across the state to generate an essential knowledge base to lay the philosophical and... Continue Reading →
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Using Zoom’s Analytic and Reporting Features (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Ever wonder how you can quickly get attendance reports from previous Zoom sessions? Wouldn’t it be nice to recall the details of who responded a certain way to the... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: March 20.21.03 (Webinar)
OnlineDescription This webinar will focus on new features and changes in version 20.21.03, the March release, that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, March 18. RSVP Required Use the... Continue Reading →
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Engaging Trades Faculty in Classroom-Based Research to Improve Student Success (Innovation Expo)
Northwest Technical College Background The MN REFLECT Program at Anoka-Ramsey Community College has gained momentum, inspiring faculty research in teaching & learning across colleges in Minnesota State. Although the program has successfully drawn faculty from many disciplines, incorporating trades faculty into the research work has remained aspirational. Faculty from Northwest Technical College will be the... Continue Reading →
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Assessment Design for Student Motivation 2 (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Boost motivation and academic honesty in your online courses. In this one-hour webinar you will learn three factors that contribute to academic motivation and some immediately applicable strategies to... Continue Reading →
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Bringing the Farm to the Classroom with Virtual Reality (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSouthwest Minnesota State University Background At Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU), students travel to farms many miles from the university to gain valuable farm experience. Unfortunately, weather hazards or other challenges make these visits impossible, leading to missed learning opportunities that cannot be rescheduled. Through the use of virtual reality technology, SMSU is bringing the farm... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: March
OnlineTopic Strategies for Developing Communities of Practice This session is about developing an Equity and Inclusion Community of Practice. Ronald Ferguson, with colleagues at Ridgewater, have developed a faculty-driven community... Continue Reading →
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Caring in an Unjust World (Webinar)
OnlineDescription In this webinar, participants will discuss how caring for students of color and low-income students becomes a political act because it pushes back against the racialized disparities in academic... Continue Reading →
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Peer Wellness Coaching: Improving Belongingness and Retention at SCSU (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSt. Cloud State University Background Peer Wellness Coaching is a free service that offers all students at St. Cloud State University an opportunity to discuss their personal goals in a collaborative and encouraging environment.Peer Wellness Coaching provides a way for students to connect with a peer and learn of campus resources available to them. This... Continue Reading →
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Light Board for Online Lectures (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSt. Cloud State University Background St. Cloud State University’s use of lightboard technology will allow instructors to produce high-quality online lecture videos that reflect best practices and open up more in-class work time in flipped classroom designs. The resulting video productions can be used in any developmental online mathematics course at SCSU. Although situated in... Continue Reading →
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