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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Creating an inviting digital learning space through Zoom (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Virtual spaces still provide opportunities to personalize and humanize the learning environment. When facilitating sessions outside of a traditional setting, we need to be aware of techniques to share new expectations while easing anxiety around participants’ ability to successfully engage with the technology. In this 50 minute webinar we will explore ways to support... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: February
OnlineTopic: Student-centered Learning Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) launched a peer cohort designed to increase student-centered teaching practices in the online, hybrid, and/or technology-rich classroom. Seventy-five faculty participants are engaging in peer conversations, resource sharing, and supported opportunities to practice new instructional strategies that aim to support MSUM’s efforts around diversity, equity, and inclusion. Cohort participants... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: February 20.21.02 (Webinar)
OnlineDescription This webinar will focus on new features and changes in version 20.21.02, the February release, that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, February 18. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to your... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Inclusion Coordinators Mid-February Check-in
OnlineIn collaboration with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Educational Innovations unit within Academic and Student Affairs, three Equity and Inclusion Coordinators are assisting with aligning, developing, and implementing a plan for comprehensive set of development opportunities to help faculty members build knowledge, skills, and abilities related to equity and inclusion efforts within... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Open Educational Pedagogy (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Both Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) and Open Educational Pedagogy (OEP) can offer us insight and support as we shift to bring students quality and compassionate education during the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing. CRP advocates that education utilize student’s lived experience; OEP advocates that education empower students as partners in... Continue Reading →
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Improving Your Online Course 1 (2 week short course)
OnlineFebruary 22 - March 7, 2021 Description The “Improving Your Online Course” workshop explores the QM Rubric and provides a framework to improve the quality of online courses. Participants use the QM Rubric to review their own online courses and develop a course improvement plan. The content is based on the essential Specific Review Standards... Continue Reading →
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Humanizing Your Online Course (3 week short course)
OnlineFebruary 22 - March 14, 2021 Description This course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either teaching or planning to teach an online or hybrid course and are interested applying evidence-based strategies for humanizing the learning experience through effective facilitation and course design. The course is online and asynchronous. Although there are no... Continue Reading →
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Is Time an Issue? Finding Accessible Materials (Webinar)
OnlineDescription This webinar will look at how to search for accessible materials, including links to options both within libraries and through the general internet. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to your calendar. Data Use: Campuses... Continue Reading →
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Getting Your Group Discussions and Group Assignments Online in Brightspace (Webinar)
OnlineMake use of the groups tool in Brightspace to facilitate small group discussion and group projects for face-to-face or online courses. Discover various ways to leverage the tool to allow students to choose their own small groups or to randomly place students in groups. Learn the ins and outs of evaluating small group projects and... Continue Reading →
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Koffee with Karen: OER Community Conversations February
OnlineTopic: Equity and the Digital Divide: Student Access to Technology Join us for a thoughtful conversation with the Rochester Community and Technical College community. They will briefly talk about their campus initiatives to provide all students with the technology they need for college success. They will then facilitate a brainstorming session to find out how... Continue Reading →
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Making the Digital Physical (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSt. Cloud State University Background Faculty at St. Cloud State University merged modern engineering with 3D printing. Through the use of specialized software and 3D printers, graphic design students are learning to rapid prototype package designs and custom graphics in 3D, preparing them for opportunities in a wide variety of more advanced interdisciplinary projects both... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Inclusion Coordinators Monthly Check In: March
OnlineIn collaboration with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Educational Innovations unit within Academic and Student Affairs, three Equity and Inclusion Coordinators are assisting with aligning, developing, and implementing a plan for comprehensive set of development opportunities to help faculty members build knowledge, skills, and abilities related to equity and inclusion efforts within... Continue Reading →
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