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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Conversations with Colleagues: September 2021
OnlineDescription When colleagues readied themselves for emergency remote teaching in 2020, we all received a powerful reminder in the value of social learning. Colleagues from across the system who had... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning 2
OnlineDescription Spend some time creating aligned module objectives for your class! In this 1 hour webinar, we will go through a brief overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy, practice writing learning objectives... Continue Reading →
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Is Time an Issue? Finding Accessible Materials
OnlineDescription You want to teach with accessible online materials, but don't really know where to look. Here's a chance to see some options, and to share with others something that you have found! There are some wonderful online materials out there. We will explore just a few, and give you ideas of where you might... Continue Reading →
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OER FAQ: September 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... Continue Reading →
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Creating an Inviting Digital Learning Space with Zoom
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... Continue Reading →
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Integrating Retrieval Practice: Fall 2021 (3 week short course)
OnlineSeptember 27 - October 17, 2021 Description This course is an introduction to retrieval practice teaching methods. Retrieval practice focuses on improving long-term learning. We help students retrieve through deliberate... Continue Reading →
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Critical Directions for Equity Professional Development
OnlineIn partnership with the Office of Equity and Inclusion Description Across the landscape of higher education, there is a growing need and desire for professional development in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). This webinar engages this need by discussing fundamental considerations of EDI professional development and provides information about training opportunities offered... Continue Reading →
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Librarian Workdays 2021: Ignite Affordable Education
OnlineAcademic librarians are critical partners in efforts to provide open educational resources (OER) for both students and faculty. Educational Innovations is happy to announce two virtual opportunities for librarians and library staff from across Minnesota State campuses to come together for a day to network with colleagues, learn more about OER efforts across the system, and identify how librarians can... Continue Reading →
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Manage Course Dates to Improve Student Engagement: Fall 2021 (3 week short course)
OnlineOctober 4 - October 22, 2021 Description By the end of this three-week course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including the Import/Export/Copy Components, Manage Dates, and Brightspace Pulse) to effectively course facilitation for student motivation. You will be provided with efficient ways to offset dates from previously offered courses, tips and... Continue Reading →
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Overview of Accommodations and Special Access in D2L Brightspace
OnlineDescription Learn the distinctions between setting Accommodations and setting Special Access for students in D2L Brightspace, and when it is appropriate to use each feature. Some of the options include allowing individual students extra time to take quizzes or complete assignments. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in Evaluating with Discussions
OnlineDescription There is a new evaluation experience when assessing student work in Discussions! Get the inside scoop on the new layout and changed or expanded features, including the new page layout with evaluation tools and the posts being evaluated displaying side-by-side! Learn more about how to use the new evaluation experience in Discussions. RSVP Required... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101 2: Fall 2021 (3 week short course)
OnlineOctober 11 - October 31, 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 how those affect our values and worldview (especially... Continue Reading →
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