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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This webinar is an overview of teaching with AI resources that were created, curated, and shared across Minnesota State in 2023. This introductory webinar on AI reviews these topics: Developing an approach Assessing the impact of AI in assignments Crafting a course policy Engaging students Framing conversations about AI Scaffolding learning with AI Digital literacy... Continue Reading →
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Creating digital materials that are easy for people using assistive technology to use should not be scary. Most of what you need to know how to do you are likely already doing! We will take a quick look at 7 basic tools in Word that you can use to make your work accessible: Headings Lists... Continue Reading →
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January 24 - April 18, 2024 Meeting dates vary by discipline, see below Equity and Inclusion Faculty Learning Communities REGISTRATION DEADLINE: January 12, 2024 Spring 2024 Disciplines: Healthcare Professions and Cross-Discipline Share the flyer Description The Minnesota State Educational Development and Technology unit supports faculty within disciplines to come together to explore culturally responsive teaching... Continue Reading → 
Spring 2024 OER Learning Circles February 12 - April 28 Apply by January 12 Collaborate with other Minnesota State faculty from across the system who are committed to saving students on the cost of textbooks and course resources. There are 5 Project Types: Redesign a course around OER. Create ancillary materials to complement an... Continue Reading → |
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This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the January 2024 release (version 20.24.01) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, January 18. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join. After registering, a... Continue Reading →
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All of us want to make our courses student friendly. We would love to use low or zero cost materials, and we would like to make sure that they are Creative Commons licensed, high quality, and accessible. But having the time to find these materials is a struggle. This webinar will introduce you to a... Continue Reading →
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Discuss with librarian colleagues the role of libraries in open and no-cost content. How do you participate in affordability at your institution? How do you communicate the library role to others? We will share concerns and best practices about OER and affordable content. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a... Continue Reading →
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Learn how to use the Import/export/copy components feature in D2L Brightspace to copy course contents from one course to another. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will... Continue Reading →
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January 22 – February 11, 2024 Short Course 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... Continue Reading →
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January 22 - February 11, 2024 Short Course Course Learning Objectives After completing the course, participants will be able to: Understand and differentiate online course tools, features, and applications (Import/Export/Copy Components, Manage Dates, and Brightspace Pulse) that may be utilized to manage course dates Understand best practices using online course tools and features to communicate... Continue Reading →
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Open 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 Minnesota. Attendees will receive a link to review an open textbook located in the Open Textbook Library (open.umn.edu) and receive a $200 stipend once the review... Continue Reading → |
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In our effort to support a diverse population of students, transactional forms of advising—those strictly limited to course selection—should be interrogated and revised where possible. A fruitful area that can offer strategies is academic success coaching, which focuses on holistic, ongoing support of students centered around the concept of goal setting and personal development. Yet... Continue Reading →
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January 29 - February 18, 2024 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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January 29 - April 21, 2024 Faculty Learning Community 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 course, we’ll have the... Continue Reading →
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This webinar is for anyone ready for something other than A-F evaluation methods. If you'd like to explore alternative grading methods or maybe you've already done so, come learn about the possibilities, share your experiences, or ask questions! RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent... Continue Reading →
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Description In this webinar, host Karen Pikula and a panel from the system office will answer questions about open educational resources, intellectual property, Creative Commons licenses, Z-degrees, and more! Submit a question here beforehand. Time will be allotted toward the end to answer any participant questions that were not answered. RSVP Required Use the RSVP... Continue Reading →
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This is the pre-webinar associated with the NED short course: Classroom Reflection to Classroom Inquiry (February 12 through March 3rd). This webinar will present an overview of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning process. Participants will discuss how to get started on a SoTL project including the process steps to for creating a meaningful project.... Continue Reading →
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