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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D2L: Rubrics for Beginners and Revisiting the Tool (It’s Greatly Improved!)
OnlineRubrics in D2L Brightspace can be utilized as both a valuable evaluation tool and a meaningful communication tool. It saves faculty time evaluating and grading while providing quality and objective feedback on student assignments. Learn the basics of creating rubrics that can be used over and over again. If you tried Rubrics in the past,... Continue Reading →
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Spring 2021 Book Group: February
OnlineSpring 2021 Book Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. New this year - the first... Continue Reading →
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OER FAQ: February
OnlineDescription: In this webinar, host Karen Pikula will answer questions that were commonly asked in OEN Webinars, Koffee with Karen, and the OER Learning Circles. Time will be allotted toward... Continue Reading →
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Creating Accessible Course Documents (3 week short course)
OnlineFebruary 8 - February 28, 2021 Description This three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice make digital materials accessible to those who use a screen reader. The course will introduce participants to basic techniques for using tools available in the Microsoft Office suite including Word and PowerPoint. Additionally, participants will... Continue Reading →
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Foundations of Teaching Online (long course)
OnlineFebruary 8 - April 11, 2021 Course Learning Objectives Construct a course schedule, template, or outline that includes at least one learning objective for each module for your course. Create an alignment map with your learning objective(s), assessment tool, learning activities, and materials. Develop one assessment tool that will measure or evaluate your intended learning... Continue Reading →
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Setting Up and Evaluating Assignments in D2L Brightspace (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Explore the versatility of the Assignments (formerly called Dropbox) tool in Brightspace. We'll walk through the various types of assignments that can be set up and managed, and show how student submissions can be evaluated and feedback provided to students. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details... Continue Reading →
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D2L: Rubrics to Save Time Evaluating Student Work (Webinar)
OnlineLearn how to make the most of Rubrics to engage learners in all stages of assignments and discussions from start to finish. This webinar builds on the "Rubrics for Beginners" webinar and assumes that participants already have knowledge about the basics of creating rubrics. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering,... Continue Reading →
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Equity 2030 Update: Spring 2021 (Webinar)
OnlineJune 2019, we set a critical goal: By 2030, Minnesota State will eliminate the educational equity gaps at every Minnesota State college and university. It is a staggeringly ambitious goal... Continue Reading →
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Creating an inviting digital learning space through Zoom (Webinar)
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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Conversations with Colleagues: February
OnlineTopic: Student-centered Learning Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) launched a peer cohort designed to increase student-centered teaching practices in the online, hybrid, and/or technology-rich classroom. Seventy-five faculty participants are engaging in... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: February 20.21.02 (Webinar)
OnlineDescription This webinar will focus on new features and changes in version 20.21.02, the February release, that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, February 18. 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 your... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Inclusion Coordinators Mid-February Check-in
OnlineIn collaboration with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Educational Innovations unit within Academic and Student Affairs, three Equity and Inclusion Coordinators are assisting with aligning, developing, and... Continue Reading →
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