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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Applying Templates in D2L Brightspace (Webinar)
OnlineLearn how you can use the pre-formatted HTML templates as a starting point for creating Content pages in D2L Brightspace. The templates provide you with example materials and page layouts... Continue Reading →
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Is Time an Issue? Finding Accessible Materials (Webinar)
OnlineDescription We all want to use teaching materials that are high quality, interesting, often open access, and we are making sure that they are accessible to all of our students. But not everything that is out there is accessible! And it is time consuming to try and find these materials. So come and check out... Continue Reading →
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CRP An Introduction: Option 1 (Webinar)
OnlineDescription In this introductory presentation, we’ll have the opportunity to examine the central tenets of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP). CRP advocates that good teaching draws on the knowledge and skill our students bring to the classroom, creates supportive relationships that allow students to take learning risks, and prepares students to challenge barriers to their full... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with OERs (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Have you been thinking about trying to teach without a published textbook? Would you like to hear about how someone has done this? Would you like to see a course designed around a wide variety of open access materials? Take some time to hear about various open resources, and see the development of a... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning: A Deep Dive into Learning Objectives (Webinar Option 1)
OnlineDescription You can help your students achieve your course objectives by learning to write targeted, specific learning objectives for each module or week of your class. Great module objectives help you keep your goals in mind as you determine what and how you will teach and assess our students each week. In this 1 hour... Continue Reading →
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Automated Closed Captioning: When to Bot and When to Not (Webinar)
OnlineAutomated or machine-generated closed captioning is a game changer for media accessibility. Learn about the pros and cons of automated captioning and transcripts and how to best utilize this developing technology. 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... Continue Reading →
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Using D2L Quizzes to Assess Students (Webinar)
OnlineIn this webinar, we will cover some tips and tricks for using D2L Quizzes to assess student knowledge and skills. Topics will include creating and using test banks and item pools, using smart testing to quiz student only on content they have not yet mastered, providing feedback, and how to make grading more efficient. RSVP... Continue Reading →
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Caring in an Unjust World (Webinar)
OnlineDescription In this webinar, participants will discuss how caring for students of color and low-income students becomes a political act because it pushes back against the racialized disparities in academic outcomes that continue to affect our students. Participants will investigate how to construct caring teacher-student relationships that stem from their intentions to positively influence the... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning 2: Summer 2021 (3 week short course)
OnlineJuly 5 - July 25, 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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Six Ways to Improve Learning with Retrieval Practice: Option 1 (Webinar)
OnlineDescription Improve learning with retrieval practice teaching methods. Learn six practical strategies for your synchronous and asynchronous courses that use retrieval to enhance academic achievement and long-term learning. Outcomes: Define... Continue Reading →
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Improving Online Assessments 2: Summer 2021 (3 week short course)
OnlineJuly 12 - August 1, 2021 Description Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but it can also increase learning, deter student cheating, and save... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101 2: Summer 2021 (3 week short course)
OnlineJuly 12 - August 1, 2021 Course Learning Objectives After completing the course, participants will be able to: Define basic language surrounding equity and inclusion Critically examine ideas about people,... Continue Reading →
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