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 at Minneapolis College: An Intensive, Cohort Training (Innovation Expo)
OnlineMinneapolis College Background Minneapolis College has created a year-long cohort training focused on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP). The training supports cohorts of faculty working together to shift their teaching practices so they more fully embody the tenets and practices of CRP. In addition to being grounded in CRP, the training also incorporates pedagogies of poverty... Continue Reading →
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Students Takeover OER (Innovation Expo)
OnlineCentral Lakes College Background The Students Takeover OER initiative trains students to assist faculty with OER authoring, resource discovery, and course redesign with an accessibility focus. Many faculty in have difficulty finding time to undertake OER work. Trained student OER specialists will work diligently under faculty tutelage, helping to author OER materials that can be... Continue Reading →
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Co-Curricular Assessment: Partnerships Centered on Student Learning (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSaint Paul College Background Co-Curricular assessment has become increasingly important as colleges evaluate how they provide a holistic educational experience to students. Saint Paul College is establishing best practices to... Continue Reading →
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Course Design Self-Check (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Where do you start when thinking about designing your course for student learning? By taking a high-level review of what is in your course, you can set a plan... Continue Reading →
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Preparing Tomorrow’s Professionals to Work with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations (Innovation Expo)
OnlineCentury College Background Minnesota has a proud tradition of welcoming immigrants and refugees, many of whom do not speak English fluently. At Century College the translating and interpreting (TRIN) faculty... Continue Reading →
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Gamification of Fundamentals of Writing I (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSaint Paul College Background Fundamentals of Writing I is a required course for many students at St. Paul College, including students entering the trades who take it as a sole writing... Continue Reading →
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Learn to Live (Innovation Expo)
OnlineCentral Lakes College Background Mental health therapy is traditionally provided through in-office visits, creating barriers for access such as social stigma attached to in-person visits, long wait lists to schedule... Continue Reading →
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Packback Webinar Option 2 – Invitation to Join Summer or Fall Cohort
OnlineArtificial Intelligence Supported Discussions Chancellor Maholtra and Senior Vice Chancellor Anderson have expressed interest in exploring how artificial intelligence may support teaching and student learning in higher education. With their... Continue Reading →
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Creating a Community of First-Generation College Students and Scholars (Innovation Expo)
OnlineMinnesota State University, Mankato Background Previously the I’m First project, Maverick’s First is the first program of its kind at MSU Mankato that means to engage the 43% of students... Continue Reading →
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Biological Anthropology Lab and Activities Book (Innovation Expo)
OnlineInver Hills Community College Background Inver Hills Community College faculty, in partnership with faculty from California State University, the University of Hawaii, and Grossmont College, collaboratively authored an open textbook... Continue Reading →
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Environmental Science OER Course Materials for Opendora (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSaint Paul College Background St. Paul College is developing open source supplementary materials for use in an introductory Environmental Science course, and share with all Minnesota State faculty through Opendora.... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Improving Student-to-Content Interaction (3 week short course)
OnlineApril 5 - April 25, 2021 Description By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML Editor, and... Continue Reading →
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