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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Creating a Community of First-Generation College Students and Scholars (Innovation Expo)
OnlineMinnesota State University, Mankato Background Previously the I’m First project, Maverick’s First is the first program of its kind at MSU Mankato that means to engage the 43% of students... Continue Reading →
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Biological Anthropology Lab and Activities Book (Innovation Expo)
OnlineInver Hills Community College Background Inver Hills Community College faculty, in partnership with faculty from California State University, the University of Hawaii, and Grossmont College, collaboratively authored an open textbook... Continue Reading →
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Environmental Science OER Course Materials for Opendora (Innovation Expo)
OnlineSaint Paul College Background St. Paul College is developing open source supplementary materials for use in an introductory Environmental Science course, and share with all Minnesota State faculty through Opendora.... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Improving Student-to-Content Interaction (3 week short course)
OnlineApril 5 - April 25, 2021 Description By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML Editor, and Release Conditions) to improve the student-to-content interaction. You will be provided with efficient ways to create and add existing content materials in the Content tool,... Continue Reading →
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Five Ways to Humanize Your Online Course: Option 1 (Webinar)
OnlineDescription 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 →
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Equity and Inclusion Coordinators Monthly Check In: April
OnlineIn collaboration with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Educational Innovations unit within Academic and Student Affairs, three Equity and Inclusion Coordinators are assisting with aligning, developing, and implementing a plan for comprehensive set of development opportunities to help faculty members build knowledge, skills, and abilities related to equity and inclusion efforts within... Continue Reading →
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Spring 2021 Book Group: April
OnlineSpring 2021 Book Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi. New this year - the first 150 participants to register for this series will receive a free copy of this eBook. Directions to claim your eBook will be provided in the... Continue Reading →
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Entrepreneurial Mindset and Competitive Professional Readiness: Preparing Students for the Workforce of the Future (Innovation Expo)
OnlineMetropolitan State University Background Encouraging employees and students to “think like entrepreneurs” with the capacity to embrace change, display resilience, think creatively, and self-motivate. These skills are critical to inspiring performance and future success in this competitive marketplace. In an effort to make everyone more competitive in their careers paths, this project combines experiential e-learning modules, community engagement, and... Continue Reading →
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Finding Refuge: Using GIS technology in the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge (Innovation Expo)
OnlineMinnesota State University Moorhead Background MSUM’s Center for Geospatial Studies, in partnership with the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge (TNWR), is creating an interactive digital map highlighting artistic, literary, and creative experiences inspired by the natural, historical, and cultural landscapes contained in the 43,000+ acres of the TNWR. This project brings together students from the humanities... Continue Reading →
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Koffee with Karen: OER Community Conversations: April 2021
OnlineTopic Redesigning curriculum to be more inclusive, and representative of all voices This session will offer an overview of the overlaps between Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Open Educational Pedagogy, with... Continue Reading →
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Master Zoom’s Breakout Rooms for Small Group Discussion (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Take a deep dive into leveraging small group discussions in a synchronous virtual session. In this 50 minute webinar, we will cover the possibilities associated with the built in... Continue Reading →
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2021 Shark Tank Open
OnlineApril 8, 2021 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. View the Program The Shark Tank Open is Minnesota State Educational Innovation’s premier innovation event, drawing educators from across 37 colleges and universities for one grand afternoon of reimagining education! 2021 Shark Tank Open Pitch Schedule Faculty and staff innovators from across the state will go before expert... Continue Reading →
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