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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3 events,July 26 - August 15, 2021 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 introductory course, we’ll have the opportunity to... Continue Reading →
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July 26 - August 15, 2021 Description This course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either teaching or planning to teach an online or hybrid course and are interested applying evidence-based strategies for humanizing the learning experience through effective facilitation and course design. The course is online and asynchronous. Although there are no... Continue Reading →
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July 26 - August 15, 2021 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 both the... Continue Reading →
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2 events,August 2 - August 22, 2021 Description You may have used Zoom as the quickest way to record a lecture or try to replicate a synchronous discussion. Now is the time to reflect and identify the instructional objective first and consider the best tool for the job. By the end of this three-week course you will be able to identify and... Continue Reading →
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August 2 - August 22, 2021 Flyer Description Faculty members teaching within the discipline of manufacturing and/or construction are invited to join colleagues in this three-week short course to explore and apply different assessment methods to the courses you teach. How do you really know that your students are learning what you had intended? Examine... Continue Reading →
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Description Get up to date on all the changes to D2L Brightspace that were implemented over the summer of 2021. This session will include updates that occurred from May 2021-July 2021. (The August update features will be covered in the "What's New" session on Monday, August 16). RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to... Continue Reading →
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Authentic assessments are creative assessments to test student skills and behaviors -- case studies, role plays, and simulations are common examples of this testing technique. This webinar will help participants devise interesting and fun ways to better assess whether students are able to put new skills into practice in realistic scenarios, using readily available tools... Continue Reading →
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Description Learn about the myriad benefits closed captioning offers to all students and why it’s critical that captioning be made available for all course videos. 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 your calendar. Data Use: Campuses want... Continue Reading →
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Description The HTML Editor in D2L Brightspace has changed! Get the inside scoop on the new layout and changed or expanded features, including the format painter, word count, and more! Learn more about how and why to use the HTML Editor, including for Announcements, Content descriptions, feedback on student Quiz attempts and Assignment submissions, and... Continue Reading →
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In this webinar, we will explore the research behind effective video-use in online classes, focusing mainly on learning-objectives, length, and production-value. We will also dive in to basic use of Kaltura MediaSpace, a video-creation tool available to all Minnesota State employees and students. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a... Continue Reading →
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Description Attend this webinar to see a hands on overview of the @mention call out functionality in Discussions. Learn about how to "tag" individuals that notifies them in Brightspace. Come take a look at a feature to help engage students in Brightspace! RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with... Continue Reading →
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Description Copy Course Components is a tool in D2L Brightspace that enables you to copy materials from your existing courses into another course. When copying components, you can choose all or select individual items to copy into your course. Learn how you can save time by re-purposing course material. The Start, End, and Due dates... Continue Reading →
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Description Use the Content tool in D2L Brightspace to its greatest potential, by utilizing it as the framework for learning and assessment activities in your online course. We’ll include tips for setting up the course in a streamlined and easy-to-navigate manner that will save time for both you and your students. RSVP Required Use the... Continue Reading →
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This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the August 2021 release (version 20.21.08) that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, August 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 your... Continue Reading →
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Participants will be guided through an interactive demonstration of 8 specific humanizing elements to leverage learning science and culturally responsive teaching to create a more inclusive and equitable online course for today's diverse students. Participants will have an opportunity to assess their current courses and practices and identify possible next steps in the spirit of continuous improvement.... Continue Reading →
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Description Want to encourage your students to interact more and share ideas and perspectives? Leverage the discussion tool to its greatest potential to enable students to engage in meaningful conversations that can take place over a period of time, allowing for reflection and thoughtful interaction. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After... Continue Reading →
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Description Attend this webinar to see a hands on overview of how to get started using the Gradebook in D2L Brightspace. If you’ve never used the Gradebook before, or only scratched the surface, this is the fundamental skills session for you. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details... Continue Reading →
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*Mini-webinar 15 minutes* Description The Announcements on your D2L Brightspace course home page can help you communicate information to students and provide an additional avenue for student-teacher engagement. Learn tips for making the most of this tool to help you save time and reach students each time they enter your course. RSVP Required Use the... Continue Reading →
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Description The Quizzes tool in D2L Brightspace provides a way for you to assess students with an online exam. Learn how you can utilize question layout, dates and time restrictions, and other quizzing features to align with your online exam. Whether you’re new to online quizzing or have experience with it, come explore best practices... Continue Reading →
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Description 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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1 event,OER Learning Circles Fall 2021 September 27 – December 5, 2021 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 others for educational purposes (UNESCO). OER include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming... Continue Reading → |
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Description Spend 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 then have an open forum to get feedback on your newly written objectives. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering,... Continue Reading →
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1 event,August 30 – September 19, 2021 Description This course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we relate to others. Module 1 explores our individual position within the historical and systemic structures of privilege and oppression, and how those affect our values and worldview (especially... Continue Reading →
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Educational Development Opportunities: Integrate, leverage, align, & network Learn about the opportunities available through the Network for Educational Development (NED). Review the ways in which campuses leverage the NED to support their campus opportunities. By integrating NED opportunities on your campus, you can align institutional and system strategic priorities. Perhaps most importantly, meet other individuals... Continue Reading →
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