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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Navigating Classroom Dynamics: Mindful Teaching Amid Conflict (Session One)
OnlineNavigating Classroom Dynamics: An Anti-Racist and Trauma-Informed Approach Join the three-part webinar series designed to revolutionize classroom discussions by introducing an anti-racist and trauma-informed approach to conflicts. We recognize that students bring their entire selves to class, encompassing bodies, emotions, and neuro-systems, often carrying traumas resulting from microaggressions, racism, religious differences, and various conflicts. Instructors... Continue Reading →
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OE Week: The Z-Degree Initiative
Towards providing a no-cost textbook pathway The Minnesota State Z-Degree Initiative This webinar will provide an overview of the Z-Degree initiative, feature presentations on the Z-degree programs at Century College... Continue Reading →
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Strengths-Based Advising: Spring 2024
A subtle but pernicious challenge to students from marginalized populations navigating higher education is the presence of deficit thinking in implicit and explicit forms. Advising, as a primary and ongoing... Continue Reading →
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SoTL Post Webinar: Reflective Practices: Spring 2024
This is a Post-Webinar associated with the NED Shortcourse: Classroom Reflection to Classroom Inquiry (Feb 12-March 3rd). During the webinar we will discuss an overview of Reflective practices that may... Continue Reading →
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Navigating Classroom Dynamics: Comfort in Discomfort – Embracing Student and Instructor Experiences in the Classroom (Session Two)
Navigating Classroom Dynamics: An Anti-Racist and Trauma-Informed Approach Join the three-part webinar series designed to revolutionize classroom discussions by introducing an anti-racist and trauma-informed approach to conflicts. We recognize that... Continue Reading →
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Introduction to Antiracist Pedagogy: Spring 2024
OnlineMarch 18 - April 7, 2024 Short Course Course Learning Objectives Through engaging in the work of the training, faculty will be able to: Define antiracist pedagogy as an individual and community process, and why it is important Learn strategies for sustained critical self-reflection as a foundation for antiracism work Begin applying antiracist pedagogy to... 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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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: March 2024 (20.24.03)
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the March 2024 release (version 20.24.03) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, March 21. RSVP Required Use... Continue Reading →
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The Beauty of Intersectionality and Disability: Voices for Justice (Option 1)
OnlineAre you ready to meet us? We are here! Explore the beauty of intersectionality. In this panel, students from across the system will share their experiences with disability and race.... Continue Reading →
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Multi-Modal Teaching and Learning Panel: Spring 2024
OnlineIn this panel, students and faculty from across the system will share their experiences with multi-modal teaching and learning. Panelists will have the option to answer questions on benefits and challenges,... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice II: Spring 2024
March 25 - April 14, 2024 Short Course Disability Justice II: Intersectional identities, action, and justice Description In this course, we focus on an intersectional framework centering disabled Black, brown, indigenous, and people of color and builds on foundational disability justice topics in the context of higher education to move equity awareness into equity action.... Continue Reading →
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Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction: Spring 2024
March 25 - April 14, 2024 Short Course Description By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML... Continue Reading →
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