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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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: May 2023
OnlineThis webinar will focus on new features and changes in the May 2023 release (version 20.23.05) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, May 18. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to... Continue Reading →
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OEN Webinar
OnlineOpen 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 →
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Teach Together Minnesota! 2023
OnlineTeach 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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Discipline-Specific Faculty Learning Community: Summer 2023
OnlineMay 30 - August 19 Dates vary by discipline Discipline-Specific Faculty Learning Communities REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 17, 2023 Summer 2023 Disciplines: STEM and Cross-Discipline (FULL) Description Minnesota State received funding through the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund managed by Minnesota’s Office of Higher Education to support faculty members within disciplines to come together to... Continue Reading →
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ASA and Equity and Inclusion Spring Conference
OnlineEquity in Action: Activating Change Date: May 22-24, 2023 Location: St. Cloud State University 720 4th Avenue South St. Cloud, MN 56301 In-Person Only Register We invite you to join us... Continue Reading →
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Canceled OER FAQ: May
OnlineDescription In this webinar, host Karen Pikula and a panel from the system office will answer questions about open educational resources, intellectual property, Creative Commons licenses, Z-degrees, and more! Submit a question here beforehand. Time will be allotted toward the end to answer any participant questions that were not answered. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below... Continue Reading →
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Applying the D2L Course and Page Templates: Summer 2023
OnlineMay 24 - June 11, 2023 Short Course Description Whether you are new to online teaching and learning or an experienced user of D2L Brightspace, you can use the pre-formatted HTML Templates and Course Template as starting points when designing a new course or re-designing an existing course. The templates provide you with example materials... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Advising
OnlineMay 29 - June 18, 2023 Short Course Description This asynchronous 3-week course is offered for the purpose of providing both academic and faculty advisors with the information and resources necessary to increase equity and inclusion in their work. Participants will engage in a series of activities including, but not limited to discussion, case study... Continue Reading →
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Creating Accessible Course Documents: Summer 2023
OnlineMay 30 - June 18, 2023 Short Course Description This three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use a screen reader. The course will introduce participants to basic techniques for using tools available in the Microsoft Office suite including Word and PowerPoint. Additionally,... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Learning Community: Summer 2023
OnlineMay 30 - August 20, 2023 Faculty Learning Community Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our teaching practices to meet this goal? One promising path is to ground those practices in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. In this course, we’ll have the... Continue Reading →
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Alternative Grading Methods
OnlineNED Webinar There’s been a lot of talk among faculty across the system regarding alternative grading systems, such as contract grading and ungrading. Many have implemented some changes, and many have also completely overhauled their grading systems. Kelli will talk about her experiences with removing grades from her Composition II class, and there will be... Continue Reading →
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Postponed D2L Accessibility Tools
OnlineNED Webinar Getting to know the tools in the D2L HTML editor will help you create clear, attractive, and accessible written materials in your online world. This brief introduction to D2L tools can get you started in making all your work accessible before you need to make changes in order to accommodate your students! RSVP... Continue Reading →
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