NED Events Calendar

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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  • What Should We Do To Ensure Equal Justice and Fair Treatment in Our Communities? 3 (Video Forum)

    Online

    With The People Series NED affiliated personal and professional development. Minnesota State is offering several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage in practices designed to improve the functioning of our democracy during today’s polarized times. View other events in the series Description The United States is in conflict, as most Americans demand change... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Free Speech and the Inclusive Campus: How Do We Foster the Campus Community We Want? 2 (Forum)

    Online

    With The People Series NED affiliated personal and professional development. Minnesota State is offering several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage in practices designed to improve the functioning of our democracy during today’s polarized times. View other events in the series Description The United States is becoming increasingly diverse and more polarized as... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Free Speech and the Inclusive Campus: How Do We Foster the Campus Community We Want? 3 (Video Forum)

    Online

    With The People Series NED affiliated personal and professional development. Minnesota State is offering several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage in practices designed to improve the functioning of our democracy during today’s polarized times. View other events in the series Description The United States is becoming increasingly diverse and more polarized as... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Zoom: Securing Your Digital Learning Environment – Option 1 (Webinar)

    Online

    Description This webinar will explore various meeting options to secure a Zoom session. We will explore secure distribution methods to restrict access to specific users and how to leverage in meeting controls to avoid unwanted distractions while facilitating Zoom sessions. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. Reminders Coming:  We use the email address you provided... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Deliberative Forum: How Do We Fix America’s Troubled Election System? 2 (Forum)

    Online

    With The People Series NED affiliated personal and professional development. Minnesota State is offering several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage in practices designed to improve the functioning of our democracy during today’s polarized times. View other events in the series Description As Americans prepare to go to the polls on November 3,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OER Discovery and Introduction to Advocacy

    Online

    The 4th OER Librarian's Workshop Day has been reconfigured into a virtual format and presents 2 separate entry points for engagement based on background knowledge and experience. Entry Point #1: OER Discovery and Introduction to Advocacy September 18, 2020 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm View Entry Point #2 Description This virtual event is for... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Deliberative Forum: How Do We Fix America’s Troubled Election System? 3 (Forum)

    Online

    With The People Series NED affiliated personal and professional development. Minnesota State is offering several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage in practices designed to improve the functioning of our democracy during today’s polarized times. View other events in the series Description As Americans prepare to go to the polls on November 3,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • What Should We Do To Ensure Equal Justice and Fair Treatment in Our Communities? 4 (Forum)

    Online

    With The People Series NED affiliated personal and professional development. Minnesota State is offering several opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage in practices designed to improve the functioning of our democracy during today’s polarized times. View other events in the series Description The United States is in conflict, as most Americans demand change... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Applying the QM Rubric – Option 1 (2 week short course)

    Online

    September 21 - October 4 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 broad audience, including but not limited to faculty, instructional designers, administrators, and adjunct instructors. It is particularly helpful to those new to QM or those considering... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Humanizing Your Online Course (3 week short course)

    Online

    September 21 - October 4  Description  This course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either teaching or planning to teach an online or hybrid course and are interested applying evidence-based strategies for humanizing the learning experience through effective facilitation and course design. The course is online and asynchronous. Although there are no scheduled... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Quick Eval Tool (Webinar)

    Online

    Description The Quick Eval tool provides a single location to view all unevaluated student submissions (Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes) from all D2L Brightspace courses. You can sort, filter and search to prioritize which items you want to assess first. Become acquainted with the Quick Eval tool so you can save in your assessment and grading. RSVP... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Drop-In Session – Academic Continuity

    Drop-In Session – Academic Continuity
    Online

    Staff from Minnesota State have scheduled drop-in sessions via Zoom to assist any faculty  who may need assistance using the available educational technologies to which our community has access (Zoom, Kaltura MediaSpace, D2L Brightspace, Office 365). No RSVP needed. Just join us with your questions! Tuesdays 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CDT - Ends September 29,... Continue Reading →

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