NED Events Calendar

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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  • Rubrics to Save Time Evaluating Student Work

    Online

    Description Learn how to make the most of Rubrics to engage learners in all stages of assignments and discussions from start to finish. Rubrics can be utilized as both a valuable evaluation tool and a meaningful communication tool. It saves you time evaluating and grading while providing quality and objective feedback on student assignments. Attend... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Accessibility Webinar – Evaluating and Repairing Word and PowerPoint Files – Part 1

    Online

    Topic: Evaluating and Repairing Word and PowerPoint Files – Part 1 Recorded Presenter: Jonathan Whiting, Director of Training & Evaluation, WebAIM In this hands-on workshop, learn to evaluate and repair common accessibility issues in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Additional information available at the Evaluating and Repairing Word and Power Point Files – Part 1 breakout... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Group Discussions to Promote Student Engagement

    Online

    Description Want to encourage your students to interact more and share ideas and perspectives? Leverage the discussion tool to its greatest potential to enable students to enage in meaningful conversations that can take place over a period of time, allowing for reflection and thoughtful interaction. Attend this webinar to watch an overview of how to... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Kaltura Service Updates for Fall 2019

    Online

    Description This webinar will showcase the new features and improvements available to users of Kaltura services.  This webinar will focus on the updates you'll see starting in Kaltura on Thursday,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Gradebook in Brightspace

    Minneapolis College - room T.3800 1501 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Description Have you always wanted to find the most efficient way to set up your gradebook in Brightspace? Have specific questions you’d like answered? Join us for the Gradebook workshop... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Engaging use of the Discussion tool in Brightspace

    Minneapolis College - room T.3800 1501 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Description Looking for strategies to get students engaged with one another? Want to use the Discussion tool, but not sure how to get started? Join us for a workshop that... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Classroom Assessment Techniques

    Online

    Description Classroom Assessment Techniques are quick and useful formative assessments that give an instructor information about where their students are in their learning journey. They can be used to provide... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Humanizing Your Course Design

    Online

    Humanizing your Course Design November 19, 2019  |  1:00-1:50pm Get a taste of the 3-week short course Humanizing Your Course coming in December 2019. Instructor Amy Jo Swing and Coach... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Accessing Higher Ground Virtual Conference

    Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) is a nationally recognized premiere conference on accessibility in higher education. November 20 - 22, 2019 Institutions around Minnesota State will be virtual host sites for faculty and staff to attend in-person at no cost. You are welcome to attend one, many, or all of the offered sessions. Select which days... Continue Reading →

    Free

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