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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October 28 - November 17, 2024 Short Course Description Co-curricular assessment of student learning continues to be a hot topic in the higher education assessment and accreditation landscape. This 3-week course will provide participants with strategies and resources for implementing and strengthening co-curricular assessment in departments and functional areas with a unit-level focus. The course... Continue Reading →
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Designing accessible online courses is essential to ensure that all students have equal access to educational resources and opportunities. Here are some quick wins to consider when designing accessible online... Continue Reading →
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Topic: Promoting Equity through Data Practices Hosts: Susan Parry, Hennepin Technical College and Martin Springborg, Dakota County Technical College In FY25, the Educational Development Committee is focusing on the theme... Continue Reading →
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Integrating accessibility professional certification campus-wide is a great way to ensure that your campus is inclusive and accommodates students with disabilities. Here are some steps to consider when integrating accessibility... 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... Continue Reading →
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November 4 - 24, 2024 Short Course Learn practical strategies to create equitable and engaging video conferencing classes/meetings. Experience and practice how to model and maintain equitable and accessible spaces in a video conference environment (Zoom, Teams Meetings, etc.). Participation in at least 2 of 3 weekly Zoom meetings is required to complete this course.... Continue Reading →
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November 4 - 24, 2024 Short Course Description Pressbooks is an online platform designed to encourage self-publication under a Creative Commons license. It is easy to use and provides a variety of options for including media such as images and videos. This short course will introduce you to the platform, walk you through creating a... Continue Reading →
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Nov. 4 - Dec. 1, 2024 Short Course Join a 4-week NED partnership workshop offered through the Online Learning Consortium (OLC). OLC: Facilitating Online Group Work – Participants in this self-paced workshop will dive deeper into the common reasons why groups fail, and provide effective strategies for designing, facilitating, and evaluating online group work. Note:... Continue Reading →
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Nov. 4 - Dec. 1, 2024 Short Course Join a 4-week NED partnership workshop offered through Quality Matters (QM). QM: Creating Presence in Your Online Course – Participants in this QM facilitated workshop will learn how to create three types of presence in online courses: instructor, social, and cognitive. Format: The partnership workshop includes synchronous... Continue Reading →
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This webinar is set up to guide you through three essential strategies to make your course materials more accessible using Microsoft 365 tools. We’ll be covering: How to effectively use... Continue Reading →
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Co-Curricular assessment of student learning continues to be a hot topic in the higher education assessment and accreditation landscape. In this webinar, we'll discuss perspectives on defining what co-curricular assessment... Continue Reading →
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In this webinar we will help define generative AI with real life examples using Microsoft Copilot as an assistant in daily workflow. Learning Outcomes By the end of this session,... Continue Reading →
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Just getting started in teaching? Looking for fresh approaches? Teaching can feel complex. To be successful, it’s helpful to prioritize early on what is most important. In this webinar, we... Continue Reading →
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Date November 8, 2024 In-Person Workshop Location: Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College This hands-on introductory workshop provides time and space for applying AI in your teaching context. Participants... Continue Reading →
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November 11 - December 1, 2024 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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Teaching with H5P Series What is H5P? H5P is a tool for creating interactive online learning content and activities. There are many interactive types: practice questions, drag and drop, image hotspot,... Continue Reading →
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In this webinar you will learn about the connection between office hours, equity, and student success; hear from other instructors about their office hour strategies and walk away with practical... Continue Reading →
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Many of us in the field of assessment are familiar with using Bloom's Taxonomy that focuses on cognitive and intellectual learning. Fink's Taxonomy, which focuses on how learning can inspire... Continue Reading →
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This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the November 2024 release (version 20.24.11) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, November 21. RSVP Required Use... Continue Reading →
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An open invitation for self-identified Educational Developers on campuses. Educational Developers are individuals on campus who identify, coordinate, lead, and/or facilitate educational development opportunities on campus that support teaching and... Continue Reading →
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Pressbooks is an open-source book publishing tool that allows you to publish content to the web and in a variety of export formats from a single source. Pressbooks is used... Continue Reading →
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In this session, we’ll talk about policies and practices that create barriers for international students with disabilities as well as effective classroom interventions. Approximately 7% of international students studying in... Continue Reading →
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Date November 21-22, 2024 In-Person Workshop Location: Minneapolis College This interactive 2-day workshop is designed to explore flexible course delivery. Participants will examine the benefits and challenges of various flexible delivery methods, including HyFlex, bi-modal, and tri-modal approaches. Attendees will also workshop equitable teaching, technology tools, and evidence-based strategies for crafting effective Flexible courses that... Continue Reading → |
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