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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Events
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Zoom Information Session
OnlineJoin Us Please register/RSVP and join us at https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/6181652382 for a guided tour of Zoom by folks from Minnesota State. Details about the Zoom Service Who can use Zoom? All active Minnesota State employees (faculty and staff) and students are able to access the service by logging in with their Star ID. How long do... Continue Reading →
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Zoom Information Session
OnlineArchive A recording of this session is available on Zoom Join Us Please register/RSVP and join us at https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/6181652382 for a guided tour of Zoom by folks from Minnesota State.... Continue Reading →
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Z-Degree Information Session
OnlineThis is a Z-Degree Information Session webinar for faculty, staff, and administrators who wish to learn more about the Z-Degree. Date September 4, 2019 Time 3:00 - 4:00 pm Location... Continue Reading →
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Fall OER Learning Circles (Applications Due)
OnlineOER Learning Circles OER (Open Educational Resources) Learning Circles provide faculty, from across the system and from any discipline, the opportunity to collaborate with others committed to redesigning courses and/or creating materials to eliminate textbook costs for students. In addition to virtual weekly meetings, OER Learning Circles will utilize a D2L Brightspace course to support... Continue Reading →
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Zoom Information Session
OnlineJoin Us Please register/RSVP and join us at https://minnstate.zoom.us/j/6181652382 for a guided tour of Zoom by folks from Minnesota State. Details about the Zoom Service Who can use Zoom? All... Continue Reading →
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Open Textbook Network Webinar
OnlineWebinars introducing 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... Continue Reading →
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Applying the Quality Matters Rubric (APPQMR) – Start 2 Weeks
OnlineDescription 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... Continue Reading →
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Accessibility, UDL, and You
OnlineWhen creating or revising your course materials and content, are you using the built-in features of Word, PowerPoint, and Brightspace to ensure that your course materials and content are accessible?... Continue Reading →
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Best of the Minnesota Summit Webinars
OnlineRecipes for Effective Online Teaching: Curated Videos Plus Activities Thursday, September 19, 2019, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. CDT Presented by: Susan Tade, University of Minnesota; Nima Salehi, School of Nursing,... Continue Reading →
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Z-Degree Project (Application Due)
Announcing the Minnesota State Z-Degree Project In accordance with recent state legislation, Minnesota State is embarking on a program to create three new zero cost textbook degrees (Z-Degree) on three... Continue Reading →
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CC Certificate for Librarians – Fall
OnlineThe Creative Commons 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 practical exercises... Continue Reading →
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Increase Student Engagement with Discussion Boards
OnlineIn this webinar, you will be introduced to several, easy to implement discussion techniques that can be used to increase student engagement. You will be introduced a variety of different... Continue Reading →
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