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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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... 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... Continue Reading →
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Virtual Reality (Innovation Workshop)
OnlineThis workshop will cover using Virtual Reality for education. We’ll talk about VR hardware and software, where the VR Market and hardware is currently and likely to go. We’ll talk about... Continue Reading →
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Digital Badging (Innovation Workshop)
OnlineDigital badging is a new curricular concept to address some of the challenges faced in higher ed. In this workshop, the presenters will demonstrate the use of digital badges to promote... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (Innovation Workshop)
OnlineParticipants will learn about the new Culturally Responsive Pedagogy training at Minneapolis Community and Technical College. This training leverages several Innovation Grant funded initiatives which have supported our college’s building... Continue Reading →
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The Power of an Innovative Mindset (Innovation Workshop)
OnlineThe unprecedented demand of today’s educational and workplace environments require a toolkit of competencies, career readiness skills, and confidence to successfully navigate toward success while overcoming uncertainty, adversity, and constant... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning (3 week short course)
OnlineApril 12 - May 2, 2021 Description This 3 week short course provides participants an opportunity to review the design of their course so that the assignments they have planned in a... Continue Reading →
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Improving Your Online Course 2 (2 week short course)
OnlineApril 12 - April 25, 2021 Description The “Improving Your Online Course” workshop explores the QM Rubric and provides a framework to improve the quality of online courses. Participants use... Continue Reading →
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What’s new in D2L Brightspace: April 2021
OnlineThis webinar will focus on new features and changes in the April release (version 20.21.04) that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, April 15. RSVP Required Use the RSVP... Continue Reading →
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Equity 2030 Chancellor’s Fellows for Metrics and Evaluation Recommendations (Webinar)
OnlineIn January 2020, Chancellor Malhotra appointed four Equity 2030 Chancellor’s Fellows from among Minnesota State faculty across the state to generate an essential knowledge base to lay the philosophical and... Continue Reading →
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