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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Koffee with Karen: OER Community Conversations – September
OnlineDescription Introduction and Demonstration of Hypothesis and Hypothesis/D2L integration Writing in the margins has always been an essential activity for students. Annotation enhances reading comprehension and helps students think critically... Continue Reading →
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Annotations in Assignment Submissions (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Using the built-in Annotation tools, you can complete your evaluation and feedback work directly in Assignments in D2L Brightspace, without the need to use any external tools or applications. You can use built-in annotation tools to markup submissions using highlighting, free hand drawing, shapes, and associated commenting. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register.... Continue Reading →
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Open Education Network Webinar
OnlineCancelled OEN Webinars introduce open educational resources, creative commons licensing, and the work with the Open Textbook Library at the University of Minnesota. Faculty participating in this webinar may review... Continue Reading →
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What Should We Do To Ensure Equal Justice and Fair Treatment in Our Communities? 3 (Video Forum)
OnlineWith The People Series NED affiliated personal and professional development. Minnesota State is offering several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage in practices designed to improve the functioning... Continue Reading →
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Free Speech and the Inclusive Campus: How Do We Foster the Campus Community We Want? 2 (Forum)
OnlineWith The People Series NED affiliated personal and professional development. Minnesota State is offering several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage in practices designed to improve the functioning... Continue Reading →
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Free Speech and the Inclusive Campus: How Do We Foster the Campus Community We Want? 3 (Video Forum)
OnlineWith The People Series NED affiliated personal and professional development. Minnesota State is offering several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage in practices designed to improve the functioning... Continue Reading →
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Zoom: Securing Your Digital Learning Environment – Option 1 (Webinar)
OnlineDescription This webinar will explore various meeting options to secure a Zoom session. We will explore secure distribution methods to restrict access to specific users and how to leverage in... Continue Reading →
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Deliberative Forum: How Do We Fix America’s Troubled Election System? 2 (Forum)
OnlineWith The People Series NED affiliated personal and professional development. Minnesota State is offering several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage in practices designed to improve the functioning... Continue Reading →
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OER Discovery and Introduction to Advocacy
OnlineThe 4th OER Librarian's Workshop Day has been reconfigured into a virtual format and presents 2 separate entry points for engagement based on background knowledge and experience. Entry Point #1: OER Discovery and Introduction to Advocacy September 18, 2020 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm View Entry Point #2 Description This virtual event is for... Continue Reading →
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Deliberative Forum: How Do We Fix America’s Troubled Election System? 3 (Forum)
OnlineWith The People Series NED affiliated personal and professional development. Minnesota State is offering several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage in practices designed to improve the functioning... Continue Reading →
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What Should We Do To Ensure Equal Justice and Fair Treatment in Our Communities? 4 (Forum)
OnlineWith The People Series NED affiliated personal and professional development. Minnesota State is offering several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage in practices designed to improve the functioning... Continue Reading →
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Applying the QM Rubric – Option 1 (2 week short course)
OnlineSeptember 21 - October 4 Description QM’s flagship workshop on the QM Rubric and its use in reviewing the design of online and blended courses is intended for a broad audience, including but not limited to faculty, instructional designers, administrators, and adjunct instructors. It is particularly helpful to those new to QM or those considering... Continue Reading →
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