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 Community Conversations: December
Description Gwen Oster started her career as an electrical apprentice with IBEW Local 292. She has taught electrical construction and maintenance for 25 years, beginning at Dunwoody College. Her family moved to Bemidji in 2004 where she helped build a two-year electrical program at Northwest Technical College (NTC). Gwen is a lifelong learner, recently taking... Continue Reading →
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PressbookEDU Office Hour
Pressbooks is an open-source book publishing tool that allows you to publish content to the web and in a variety of export formats from a single source. Pressbooks is used widely in OER programs for remixing, creating, and adopting open content, but it can also be used to make other materials like syllabi, dissertations or... Continue Reading →
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OER Learning Circles: Spring 2025
Spring 2025 OER Learning Circles February 10 – April 27, 2025​​​​​​​ Apply by January 10 Collaborate with other Minnesota State faculty from across the system who are committed to saving students on the cost of textbooks and course resources. There are 5 Project Types: Redesign a course around OER. Create ancillary materials to complement an... Continue Reading →
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PressbookEDU Office Hour
Pressbooks is an open-source book publishing tool that allows you to publish content to the web and in a variety of export formats from a single source. Pressbooks is used widely in OER programs for remixing, creating, and adopting open content, but it can also be used to make other materials like syllabi, dissertations or... Continue Reading →
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OER Librarian Community of Practice (January 2025)
Discuss with librarian colleagues various technologies like Pressbooks, H5P, Perusall, Hypothesis, MyOpenMath, and others that can be a part of creating or using open resources. In addition, we will share... Continue Reading →
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OER FAQ: January
Description In this webinar, host Karen Pikula and a panel from the system office will answer questions about open educational resources, intellectual property, Creative Commons licenses, Z-degrees, and more! Submit a question here beforehand. Time will be allotted toward the end to answer any participant questions that were not answered. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below... Continue Reading →
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PressbookEDU Office Hour
Pressbooks is an open-source book publishing tool that allows you to publish content to the web and in a variety of export formats from a single source. Pressbooks is used... Continue Reading →
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OER Community Conversations: February
Description This session, Fran will be sharing OER-related projects that she is involved with at the system office, including the Open Textbooks Pilot project and the Zero-Textbook Cost Transfer Pathways... Continue Reading →
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OE Week: OER at Minnesota State
Open Education Week OER at Minnesota State Minnesota State has fostered the development and use of open educational resources since the early 2010s. This presentation will provide an overview of the work that has been supported, including OER Learning Circles, faculty development workshops, Z-degrees, library resources, grant initiatives, as well as the plans for future... Continue Reading →
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OE Week: 5 Practitioners in 50 minutes
Open Education Week 5 Practitioners in 50 minutes We all know of the impact OER has in the classroom, but there is important work going on outside of it as... Continue Reading →
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OE Week: 5 Z-Degree Campuses in 50 minutes
Open Education Week 5 Z-Degree Campuses in 50 minutes Ten Minnesota State colleges currently offer Z-degrees, with 15 more colleges and universities on the way. Hear stories from five Z-degree campuses. Hosts Century College Transforming Higher Education with Open Educational Resources In this session, Caroline Toscano and Michelle Schoenecker will discuss faculty, student, staff, and... Continue Reading →
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OE Week: Beyond the PDF: 5 Tools for Contemporary OER
Open Education Week Beyond the PDF: 5 Tools for Contemporary OER Are you overwhelmed by number of technologies and tools available for creating and enhancing OER? This session introduces several... Continue Reading →
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