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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Discipline-Specific Faculty Learning Communities (Summer 2022 Deadline)
OnlinePrepare for the fall semester and join a Discipline-Specific Faculty Learning Community! It's a chance to engage with colleagues in your field of study, and to explore evidence-based strategies to reduce equity gaps. Summer 2022 Dates and Disciplines Summer 2022 Faculty Learning Communities will occur May 31 - August 21, 2022. Register by May 13,... Continue Reading →
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Using Announcements as Instructor-to-Student Communication
OnlineDescription Instructor-to-student interaction is crucial for student success in an online environment. Making full use of the tools embedded within the D2L Brightspace course shell is a simple way to... Continue Reading →
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Using the Awards Tool in D2L as Instructor-to-Student Communication
OnlineDescription Instructor-to-student interaction in an online class can set the tone for student success. In this webinar, we will delve into the Awards tool in D2L Brightspace and review steps... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: May 2022
OnlineDescription This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the May 2022 release (version 20.22.05) that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, May 19. 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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Open Education Network 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... Continue Reading →
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Teach Together Minnesota! 2022
OnlinePursuing Equity 2030 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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Designing Your Course for Student Learning Webinar 1
OnlineSpend some time creating aligned module objectives for your class! In this 1 hour webinar, we will go through a brief overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy, practice writing learning objectives and... Continue Reading →
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D2L: Improving Instructor to Student interaction: Summer 2022
OnlineMay 23 - June 12, 2022 Short Course 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... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning: Summer 2022
OnlineMay 23 - June 12, 2022 Short Course 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 course are aligned with the learning objectives students are supposed to master. Course Learning Objectives After completing this course, you will be able... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning Webinar 2
OnlineSpend some time creating aligned module objectives for your class! In this 1 hour webinar, we will go through a brief overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy, practice writing learning objectives and... Continue Reading →
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Creating Accessible Course Documents: Summer 2022
OnlineMay 31 - June 19, 2022 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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Integrating Retrieval Practice: Summer 2022
OnlineMay 31 - June 19, 2022 Short Course Description This course is an introduction to retrieval practice teaching methods. Retrieval practice focuses on improving long-term learning. We help students retrieve through deliberate recall of skills and knowledge, spaced out over time, and reviewed along with other concepts. More than 100 years of educational research in... Continue Reading →
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