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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Integrating Retrieval Practice: Fall 2021 (3 week short course)
OnlineSeptember 27 - October 17, 2021 Description This course is an introduction to retrieval practice teaching methods. Retrieval practice focuses on improving long-term learning. We help students retrieve through deliberate... Continue Reading →
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Critical Directions for Equity Professional Development
OnlineIn partnership with the Office of Equity and Inclusion Description Across the landscape of higher education, there is a growing need and desire for professional development in the areas of... Continue Reading →
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Librarian Workdays 2021: Ignite Affordable Education
OnlineAcademic librarians are critical partners in efforts to provide open educational resources (OER) for both students and faculty. Educational Innovations is happy to announce two virtual opportunities for librarians and library staff from across Minnesota State campuses to come together for a day to network with colleagues, learn more about OER efforts across the system, and identify how librarians can... Continue Reading →
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Manage Course Dates to Improve Student Engagement: Fall 2021 (3 week short course)
OnlineOctober 4 - October 22, 2021 Description By the end of this three-week course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including the Import/Export/Copy Components, Manage Dates, and... Continue Reading →
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Overview of Accommodations and Special Access in D2L Brightspace
OnlineDescription Learn the distinctions between setting Accommodations and setting Special Access for students in D2L Brightspace, and when it is appropriate to use each feature. Some of the options include... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in Evaluating with Discussions
OnlineDescription There is a new evaluation experience when assessing student work in Discussions! Get the inside scoop on the new layout and changed or expanded features, including the new page... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101 2: Fall 2021 (3 week short course)
OnlineOctober 11 - October 31, 2021 Description This course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we relate to others.... Continue Reading →
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UDL: Quick Tips to Enhance Learning Experiences
OnlineDescription Design accessibility, access, and equity in your courses – Universal Design for Learning is a framework that can help us address every students’ unique learning needs! This webinar is an overview of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines plus some simple ways to apply UDL in your online teaching and learning experiences. Outcomes:... Continue Reading →
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Discussion Date Settings in D2L Brightspace
OnlineDescription The date settings in Discussions will soon be changing significantly. This webinar will provide an overview of what's changing and how the changes correlate to the current settings, with... Continue Reading →
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Quick Eval tool in D2L Brightspace
OnlineDescription The Quick Eval tool provides a single location to view all unevaluated student submissions (Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes) from all Brightspace courses. You can sort, filter and search to prioritize... Continue Reading →
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Pulse App for Increased Student Engagement
OnlineDescription 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... Continue Reading →
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OER Community Conversations: October 2021
OnlineTopic: Post Pandemic Access to Higher Education, Challenges and Opportunities Access to higher education has been transformed because of the pandemic. What changes did we make that are now going to become permanent? What new challenges do we face that we hadn’t even considered before the pandemic began? Finally, how can open educational resources (OERs) help... Continue Reading →
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