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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Anti-Racist Pedagogy: Fall 2021 (3 week short course)
OnlineNovember 22 - December 12, 2021 Course Learning Objectives Through engaging in the work of the training, faculty will be able to: Define anti-racist pedagogy as an individual and community... Continue Reading →
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OER FAQ: November 2021
OnlineDescription 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! Time will be allotted toward the end to answer any participant questions that were not answered. View all OER Events. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool... Continue Reading →
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Culturally-Based Learning Preferences and Your Teaching
OnlineDescription In Patrick Parrish and Jennifer A. Linder-VanBerschot’s article “Cultural Dimensions of Learning: Addressing the Challenges of Multicultural Instruction” from the journal International Review of Research in Open and Distance... Continue Reading →
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Discipline-Specific Faculty Learning Communities (Spring 2022 Deadline)
OnlineJoin a Discipline-Specific Faculty Learning Community! It's a chance for to re-engage with colleagues in your field of study, and to explore evidence-based strategies to reduce equity gaps. Spring 2022 Dates and Disciplines Spring 2022 Faculty Learning Communities will occur January 31 - April 24, 2022. Register by November 30, 2021 to reserve your spot.... Continue Reading →
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Minnesota State Equity Scorecard: Overview and Future Directions
OnlineIn partnership with the Office of Equity and Inclusion Description The Minnesota State Equity Scorecard serves a resource and tool to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across our the system. The Equity Scorecard seeks to provide a clear and holistic view of equity gaps for our student and employees stakeholder, in order to inform... Continue Reading →
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New Discussion Date Settings in D2L Brightspace: December 2021
OnlineDescription The date settings in Discussions will soon be changing significantly. This webinar will provide an overview of what’s changing and how the changes correlate to the current settings, with a proactive effort toward making this as smooth a transition as possible. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with... Continue Reading →
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OER Community Conversations: December 2021
OnlineTopic: Introduction to Open Pedagogy Open pedagogy allows students to assist with the creation and delivery of course content. Lori-Beth Larsen and Karen Pikula will share their open pedagogy-related knowledge and experiences. Karen will define and cover some of the history of open pedagogy and touch on its benefits and challenges for faculty and students. Lori-Beth... Continue Reading →
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No Dumb Questions: The Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Edition
OnlineDescription At Lake Superior College, Kelli Hallsten Erickson and Amy Jo Swing, faculty members and coordinators in the Center for Faculty Innovation, take anonymous questions from faculty about instruction and answer them on recorded Zoom sessions: everything from current Covid-19 protocols to how to get silent students to participate in class. For this session, Kelli... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: December 2021
OnlineDescription This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the December 2021 release (version 20.21.12) that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, December 16. 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... Continue Reading →
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Getting Equity-Ready for Spring
OnlineDescription Start off your semester strong by maximizing equity in your classroom. Join the Minnesota State Equity and Inclusion Coordinators in an interactive webinar that provides both insightful principles as well as practical applications to get your course on the track towards equity. We’ll cover multiple aspects of teaching and learning, including topics such as:... Continue Reading →
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Open Pedagogy Panel and Workshop
OnlineDescription The Open Pedagogy Panel and Workshop is a follow-up to December's OER Community Conversation (view the recording in the OER Community Site). During this panel, we will hear from experts who have implemented Open Pedagogy practices in their own courses and we will discuss both the benefits and challenges of this practices and how... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101 for Deans: Spring 2022 (3 week short course)
OnlineJanuary 10 - 30, 2022 Originally scheduled for November 22 - December 12, 2021. Description This course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we relate to others. Module 1 explores our individual position within the historical and systemic structures of privilege and oppression, and... Continue Reading →
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