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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  • Deliberative Forum: How Do We Fix America’s Troubled Election System? 1 (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 As Americans prepare to go to the polls on November 3,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Five Ways to Humanize Your Online Course (Webinar)

    Online

    Description Participants will be guided through interactive demonstrations of five specific humanizing practices they could integrate in to their own online courses. Each demonstration will focus on a specific evidence-based course facilitation or design practice using tools available to all Minnesota State instructors. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. Reminders Coming:  We use the email... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Free Speech and the Inclusive Campus: How Do We Foster the Campus Community We Want? 1 (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
  • Conversations with Colleagues – September

    Online

    Description The upcoming 2020 elections present an important opportunity for civic engagement, learning, and action. We invite all faculty to be a part of community efforts to mobilize, educate, and commit to full participation in the 2020 elections. Join us for this month’s Conversations with Colleagues as we provide an overview of upcoming events as... 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 →

  • What Should We Do To Ensure Equal Justice and Fair Treatment in Our Communities? 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 in conflict, as most Americans demand change... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Koffee with Karen: OER Community Conversations – September

    Online

    Description Introduction and Demonstration of Hypothesis and Hypothesis/D2L integration Writing in the margins has always been an essential activity for students. Annotation enhances reading comprehension and helps students think critically about course materials. Hypothesis digital annotation also empowers students to collaborate on understanding and developing ideas about their readings. Dr. Dan Allosso, Assistant Professor of... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Annotations in Assignment Submissions (Webinar)

    Online

    Description Using the built-in Annotation tools, you can complete your evaluation and feedback work directly in Assignments in D2L Brightspace, without the need to use any external tools or applications. You can use built-in annotation tools to markup submissions using highlighting, free hand drawing, shapes, and associated commenting. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register.... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Open Education Network Webinar

    Online

    Cancelled OEN 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... Continue Reading →

  • 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

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