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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  • OER Librarians Community of Practice: April 2023

    Online

    Discuss with librarian colleagues how to ensure that open educational resources are accessible. We will start with a brief presentation on finding accessible resources and determining accessibility, then we will share concerns and best practices. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register.  After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • The Faculty Journey Mid-Career: Session Three

    Online

    Minnesota State is filled with incredible faculty who are doing amazing work focused on their teaching craft. The purpose of the Network for Educational Development (NED) Excellence in Teaching Series is to continue honoring and showcasing the experience and expertise of the Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence Educators of the Year through the opportunity... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OER Learning Circle Applications Due – Summer 2023

    Online

    OER Learning Circles Summer 2023 May 8 - June 18* *Summer OER Learning Circle cohorts are accelerated, taking place over 5 weeks instead of 10. Open educational resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research resources that make use of appropriate tools, such as open licensing, to permit their free reuse, continuous improvement, and re-purposing by... Continue Reading →

  • Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions

    Online

    The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) is a step-by-step process designed to facilitate the asking of many questions, taking students through the process of thinking deeply about their questions, refining them and prioritizing their use. As students go through the QFT process, they practice three important thinking abilities: divergent thinking, convergent thinking and metacognition. This webinar will... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Conversations with Colleagues: April

    Online

    Topic: Regular and Substantive Interaction in Distance Education The U.S. Education Department has set guidelines for distanced learning and has recently offered new guidance for what kinds of instructor-student interactions... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OER Project Showcase: 4

    Online

    Register for all: March 31   |   April 6   |   April 11   |   April 24   |   April 27 Since 2018, Minnesota State faculty have been participating in the OER Learning Circles... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OEN Webinar

    Online

    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. After the OEN Webinar, attendance will be taken. Attendees will receive a link to review an open textbook located in the Open Textbook Library... Continue Reading →

  • Teach Together Minnesota! 2023

    Online

    Teach Together Minnesota! is a free, virtual conference bringing together educators from across Minnesota to have discussions with colleagues in their field of study grounded in cultural fluency and culturally... Continue Reading →

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