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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Engaging Trades Faculty in Classroom-Based Research to Improve Student Success (Innovation Expo)
Northwest Technical College Background The MN REFLECT Program at Anoka-Ramsey Community College has gained momentum, inspiring faculty research in teaching & learning across colleges in Minnesota State. Although the program... Continue Reading →
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Assessment Design for Student Motivation 2 (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 some 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... Continue Reading →
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Bringing the Farm to the Classroom with Virtual Reality (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSouthwest Minnesota State University Background At Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU), students travel to farms many miles from the university to gain valuable farm experience. Unfortunately, weather hazards or other challenges... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: March
OnlineTopic Strategies for Developing Communities of Practice This session is about developing an Equity and Inclusion Community of Practice. Ronald Ferguson, with colleagues at Ridgewater, have developed a faculty-driven community of practice to promote equity-related practices in and out of the classroom. The goal for the session is not only provide a primer on communities... Continue Reading →
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Caring in an Unjust World (Webinar)
OnlineDescription In this webinar, participants will discuss how caring for students of color and low-income students becomes a political act because it pushes back against the racialized disparities in academic outcomes that continue to affect our students. Participants will investigate how to construct caring teacher-student relationships that stem from their intentions to positively influence the... Continue Reading →
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Peer Wellness Coaching: Improving Belongingness and Retention at SCSU (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSt. Cloud State University Background Peer Wellness Coaching is a free service that offers all students at St. Cloud State University an opportunity to discuss their personal goals in a... Continue Reading →
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Light Board for Online Lectures (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSt. Cloud State University Background St. Cloud State University’s use of lightboard technology will allow instructors to produce high-quality online lecture videos that reflect best practices and open up more... Continue Reading →
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Understanding Writing and Research in the Disciplines: Phase 2 (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSouthwest Minnesota State University Background The English faculty at Southwest Minnesota State University envisioned a website of free online resources that could replace the need for textbooks in their English... Continue Reading →
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Improving Online Assessments (3 week short course)
OnlineMarch 22 - April 11, 2021 Description Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but it can also increase learning, deter student cheating, and save you time over the long term. In this short course, you'll examine and apply principles of validity & reliability and writing effective quiz and test... Continue Reading →
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Open Education Network Webinar
OnlineOEN 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 an open textbook located in the Open Textbook Library (open.umn.edu) and receive a $200.00 honorarium once the review is completed. Registration Deadline is March 18, 2021... Continue Reading →
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Improving discussion to strengthen student engagement: Minnesota State research partnership with Packback
OnlineIn case you were not yet aware, Minnesota State recently launched a three-year research project evaluating student performance while using Packback The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of online discussion pedagogy on student engagement and performance facilitated by an artificial intelligent instructional support technology, Packback, and whether performance differs by age,... Continue Reading →
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Northwoods Queer Outreach (Innovation Expo)
OnlineBemidji State University Background Northwoods Queer Outreach (NQO) is an initiative that aims to increase queer and transgender representation, support and acceptance across the Bemidji State University campus and within... Continue Reading →
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