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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September 27 - October 17, 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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In partnership with the Office of Equity and Inclusion Description Across the landscape of higher education, there is a growing need and desire for professional development in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). This webinar engages this need by discussing fundamental considerations of EDI professional development and provides information about training opportunities offered... Continue Reading → |
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Academic librarians are critical partners in efforts to provide open educational resources (OER) for both students and faculty. Educational Innovations is happy to announce two virtual opportunities for librarians and library staff from across Minnesota State campuses to come together for a day to network with colleagues, learn more about OER efforts across the system, and identify how librarians can... Continue Reading →
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1 event,October 4 - October 22, 2021 Description By the end of this three-week course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including the Import/Export/Copy Components, Manage Dates, and Brightspace Pulse) to effectively course facilitation for student motivation. You will be provided with efficient ways to offset dates from previously offered courses, tips and... Continue Reading →
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Description Learn the distinctions between setting Accommodations and setting Special Access for students in D2L Brightspace, and when it is appropriate to use each feature. Some of the options include allowing individual students extra time to take quizzes or complete assignments. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details... Continue Reading →
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Description There is a new evaluation experience when assessing student work in Discussions! Get the inside scoop on the new layout and changed or expanded features, including the new page layout with evaluation tools and the posts being evaluated displaying side-by-side! Learn more about how to use the new evaluation experience in Discussions. RSVP Required... Continue Reading →
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1 event,October 11 - October 31, 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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Description Design accessibility, access, and equity in your courses – Universal Design for Learning is a framework that can help us address every students’ unique learning needs! This webinar is an overview of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines plus some simple ways to apply UDL in your online teaching and learning experiences. Outcomes:... Continue Reading →
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Description The date settings in Discussions will soon be changing significantly. This webinar will provide an overview of what's changing and how the changes correlate to the current settings, with a proactive effort toward making this as smooth a transition as possible. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with... Continue Reading →
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Description The Quick Eval tool provides a single location to view all unevaluated student submissions (Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes) from all Brightspace courses. You can sort, filter and search to prioritize which items you want to assess first. Become acquainted with the Quick Eval tool so you can save in your assessment and grading. RSVP Required... Continue Reading →
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Description Pulse is a D2L Brightspace mobile app that helps students keep track of important dates. It brings news, deadlines, and grades from all courses together in one place so they can spend less time organizing and more time learning. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on... Continue Reading →
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Topic: Post Pandemic Access to Higher Education, Challenges and Opportunities Access to higher education has been transformed because of the pandemic. What changes did we make that are now going to become permanent? What new challenges do we face that we hadn’t even considered before the pandemic began? Finally, how can open educational resources (OERs) help... Continue Reading →
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Academic librarians are critical partners in efforts to provide open educational resources (OER) for both students and faculty. Educational Innovations is happy to announce two virtual opportunities for librarians and library staff from across Minnesota State campuses to come together for a day to network with colleagues, learn more about OER efforts across the system, and identify how librarians can... Continue Reading →
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Description This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the October 2021 release (version 20.21.10) that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, October 21. 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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Description Topic: Guiding difficult conversations Teaching controversial topics and concepts is part of many courses and disciplines. Topics like race, culture, gender, and/or sexual orientation are inherent discussions in many fields, and any course dealing with current events presents an opportunity for socially-challenging topics to arise purposely and spontaneously in class discussions. Guiding those discussions... Continue Reading →
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Description What in the world is an Intelligent Agent? The Intelligent Agents tool in D2L Brightspace sends emails to students based on preset conditions. Faculty can create and schedule Intelligent Agents using site login, course login, or release conditions. Using Intelligent Agents in D2L Brightspace can help make learners more accountable and engage them when... Continue Reading →
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Description Trying to figure out all the details of Gradebook settings and display settings? Want to learn the options to adjust how your students see one or more grades? We’ll cover: Student Grade View—understanding how faculty determine what students will see and when they’ll see it (final grades, points, letter grade, etc.) Enabling Students to... Continue Reading →
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3 events,October 25 - November 14, 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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October 25 - November 14, 2021 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, participants will... Continue Reading →
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Description Trying to figure out all the details of Gradebook settings and how calculations are performed? Want to learn the options for the Students’ view of grades? We’ll cover: Differences between Adjusted Final Grade and Calculated Final Grade Dropping Lowest Score Formula Grades Exempting Students from Graded Items Previewing an Individual Student’s Gradebook View RSVP... Continue Reading →
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Description The date settings in Discussions will soon be changing significantly. This webinar will provide an overview of what’s changing and how the changes correlate to the current settings, with a proactive effort toward making this as smooth a transition as possible. This webinar will be repeated in November and December, please register for one... Continue Reading →
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Description Design accessibility, access, and equity in your courses – Universal Design for Learning is a framework that can help us address every students’ unique learning needs! This webinar is an overview of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines plus some simple ways to apply UDL in your online teaching and learning experiences. Outcomes:... Continue Reading →
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Description Provide your students with Awards (Badges) or Certificates after they successfully complete activities within your D2L Brightspace course. These awards can serve as incentives and proof of achievements to motivate students. 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,... Continue Reading →
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Description Get a jump-start on creating your course Content in D2L Brightspace by making use of some pre-built HTML template files available to you when building your online course materials. This webinar will walk through the steps of selecting and revising the templates to make your class shine. Dress up your class and save time... Continue Reading →
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In partnership with the Office of Equity and Inclusion Description How comfortable are you with using data to improve equity? The terms, “evidence base”, “data informed” and “data literacy” have become quite common in higher education discussions, particularly in the context of improving student success and equity. Many of us continue to seek a better... Continue Reading → |
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