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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Is Time an Issue? Finding Accessible Materials (Webinar)
OnlineDescription This webinar will look at how to search for accessible materials, including links to options both within libraries and through the general internet. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool... Continue Reading →
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Getting Your Group Discussions and Group Assignments Online in Brightspace (Webinar)
OnlineMake use of the groups tool in Brightspace to facilitate small group discussion and group projects for face-to-face or online courses. Discover various ways to leverage the tool to allow... Continue Reading →
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Koffee with Karen: OER Community Conversations February
OnlineTopic: Equity and the Digital Divide: Student Access to Technology Join us for a thoughtful conversation with the Rochester Community and Technical College community. They will briefly talk about their campus initiatives to provide all students with the technology they need for college success. They will then facilitate a brainstorming session to find out how... Continue Reading →
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Making the Digital Physical (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSt. Cloud State University Background Faculty at St. Cloud State University merged modern engineering with 3D printing. Through the use of specialized software and 3D printers, graphic design students are learning to rapid prototype package designs and custom graphics in 3D, preparing them for opportunities in a wide variety of more advanced interdisciplinary projects both... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Inclusion Coordinators Monthly Check In: March
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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Spring 2021 Book Group: March
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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Development of Competency-Based Digital Badges/Micro Credentials System: A Pilot Project (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSt. Cloud State University and North Hennepin Community College Background Digital badges can be helpful for communicating skills and competencies that a person successfully acquires or demonstrates. St. Cloud State University partnered with North Hennepin Community College to explore ways that digital badges can complement existing credentials, and help bridge the communication gap between the skills students have... Continue Reading →
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Applying the QM Rubric 2 (2 week short course)
OnlineMarch 8 - March 20, 2021 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... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction (3 week short course)
OnlineMarch 8 - March 28, 2021 Description By the end of this three-week course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Classlist, Email, Intelligent Agents, personalized Announcements, and private Discussions) to improve instructor-to-student interactions. You will be provided with efficient ways to email students, tips and tricks to personalize communication for students,... Continue Reading →
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GRIT Program (Innovation Expo)
OnlineMinnesota State University Moorhead Background Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Growth, Resilience, Initiative, and Transformation (GRIT) Program is designed to retain and support students that do not meet automatic admission criteria and are admitted as a conditional student. GRIT creates an opportunity for students to get connected with a success coach, learn the best success strategies... Continue Reading →
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Assessment Design for Student Motivation (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Boost motivation and academic honesty in your online courses. In this one-hour webinar you will learn three factors that contribute to academic motivation and immediately applicable strategies to implement these factors in your own online courses. Outcomes At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to… List at least two factors that... Continue Reading →
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Equity 2030 Chancellor’s Academic Equity Fellows Recommendations (Webinar)
OnlineIn January 2020, Chancellor Malhotra appointed four Equity 2030 Chancellor’s Fellows from among Minnesota State faculty across the state to generate an essential knowledge base to lay the philosophical and... Continue Reading →
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