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.
Events
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Improving Student-to-Content Interaction: Fall 2023
OnlineSeptember 5 - 24, 2023 Short Course Description By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML Editor,... Continue Reading →
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Using D2L Brightspace Quizzes: Fall 2023
OnlineAre you interested in using D2L Brightspace for quizzes, but you're not sure how to get started? This is the webinar for you! In this session, we'll talk about how quizzes can be adapted for many assessment purposes. Topics will include: Using item pools Setting up specialized testing experiences Invigilation tools Tips and tricks for... Continue Reading →
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2024 BOT Awards Information Session: September
Nominations for the 2024 Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence are due November 1, 2023 at 5:00 pm. At this information session, learn about the nomination guidelines for the 2024 Board... Continue Reading →
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Creative Commons Certificate: Fall 2023 Deadline
The Creative Commons (CC) Certificate is an in-depth course about CC licenses, open practices and the ethos of the Commons. The course is composed of readings, quizzes, discussions and... Continue Reading →
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Equitable Academic Interventions: Fall 2023
This webinar will examine the difference between institutional equity and academic equity. Then, it will provide guidance on how faculty can foster more academic equity by developing curricular and pedagogical... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101: Fall 2023
September 11 - October 22, 2023 Short Course Description This six-week short course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101 for Deans: Fall 2023
September 11 - October 1, 2023 Short Course Description This course is comprised of a series of modules designed to prepare deans to better support and encourage the academic equity... Continue Reading →
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Generative AI Workshop Series: Online Discussions
Generative AI Workshop Series Does the rapid emergence of generative AI applications like ChatGPT have you rethinking your course assignments? Have you moved from, “What’s ChatGPT?” to “How do I... Continue Reading →
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Creating and Evaluating with Discussions in D2L Brightspace
Leverage the discussion tool in D2L Brightspace to its greatest potential to enable students to engage in meaningful conversations that can take place over a period of time, allowing for... Continue Reading →
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OEN Webinar
Open Education Network (OEN) Webinars introduce Minnesota State faculty and staff to open educational resources, creative commons licensing, and the work with the Open Textbook Library at the University of Minnesota. Attendees will receive a link to review an open textbook located in the Open Textbook Library (open.umn.edu) and receive a $200 stipend once the review... Continue Reading →
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Practical uses for the new Media Library tool in D2L: Fall 2023
The Media Library tool offers a simplified method for creating and storing video and audio recordings directly in your D2L course. Media Library includes a Record Video feature, and an... Continue Reading →
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Grade Smarter Not Harder: Fall 2023
September 18 - October 8, 2023 Short Course Description Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but it can also increase learning, deter student cheating,... Continue Reading →
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