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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D2L Brightspace: Create Rubrics
OnlineDescription Learn how to create rubrics in D2L Brightspace to provide students with the components on which they will be evaluated prior to them submitting their work. An established rubric... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: January 2022
Topic: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Student-centered Course Design Description Instructional Designers from Minnesota State University Moorhead will share how they co-facilitate an instructional cohort focused on student-centered practices. Presenters... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: January 2022
OnlineDescription This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the January 2022 release (version 20.22.01) that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, January 20. RSVP Required Use... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Evaluating with Rubrics
OnlineDescription Learn how to make the most of Rubrics to engage learners in all stages of assignments and discussions from start to finish. Discover various ways to align grading rubrics... Continue Reading →
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OER Learning Circle Applications Due – Spring 2022
OnlineOER Learning Circles Spring 2022 February 21 - May 1, 2022 Open educational resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research resources that make use of appropriate tools, such as open... Continue Reading →
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Aligning Instructional Strategies with Kaltura MediaSpace: Spring 2022
OnlineJanuary 24 - February 13, 2022 Short Course Description You may have used Kaltura MediaSpace as the quickest way to record your screen for a lecture, or as a place to... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Creating and Evaluating an Assignment
OnlineDescription Explore the versatility of the Assignments (formerly called Dropbox) tool in D2L Brightspace. We’ll walk through the various types of assignments that can be set up and managed, and... Continue Reading →
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Universal Design for Learning: Quick Tips to Enhance Learning Experiences – January 2022
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... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Creating and Evaluating Discussions
OnlineDescription Leverage the discussion tool to its greatest potential to enable students to engage in meaningful conversations that can take place over a period of time, allowing for reflection and... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice: Why It’s Everybody’s Business
OnlineDescription To better grasp what disability justice is, we’ll cover critical moments in disability history that everyone should know. We’ll examine how the past persists in current policies and attitudes... Continue Reading →
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Open Education Network Webinar
OnlineOpen Education Network (OEN) Webinars introduce Minnesota State faculty and staff to open educational resources, creative commons licensing, and the work with the Open Textbook Library at the University of... Continue Reading →
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Grade Smarter Not Harder: Spring 2022
OnlineJanuary 31 - February 20, 2022 Short Course (This course was previously titled Improving Online Assessments) Description Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but... Continue Reading →
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