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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  • Culturally Responsive Pedagogy FLC: Spring 2024

    January 29 - April 21, 2024 Faculty Learning Community Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our teaching practices to meet this goal? One promising path is to ground those practices in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. In this course, we’ll have the... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • X, Y, Z, 1, 2, 3? Alternative Grading Methods: Spring 2024

    Online

    This webinar is for anyone ready for something other than A-F evaluation methods. If you'd like to explore alternative grading methods or maybe you've already done so, come learn about the possibilities, share your experiences, or ask questions! RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • 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... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Getting Started with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Spring 2024

    Online

    This is the pre-webinar associated with the NED short course: Classroom Reflection to Classroom Inquiry (February 12 through March 3rd). This webinar will present an overview of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning process. Participants will discuss how to get started on a SoTL project including the process steps to for creating a meaningful project.... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Equity and Advising: Spring 2024

    February 5 - February 25, 2024 Short Course Description This asynchronous 3-week course is offered for the purpose of providing both academic and faculty advisors with the information and resources... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Empathy by Design: Tips and Favorite Ideas for Humanizing Online Courses: Spring 2024

    This webinar, scheduled on the last day of the Empathy by Design short course, will recap ideas, tips, recommendations, and favorite practices explored by participants of that short course. Join in to learn or share about how to "humanize" online courses. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Equity 101: Spring 2024

    Online

    February 12 - March 3, 2024 Short Course Description This three-week short course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we... Continue Reading →

    Free

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