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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Week of Events
Improving the Student-to-Content Interaction using D2L Brightspace Tools (3 week start date)
Improving the Student-to-Content Interaction using D2L Brightspace Tools (3 week start date)
Description The Quality Improvement Process site provides examples of ways to to support student-to-content interaction in courses. Fixing courseware glitches, such as broken links, typos, and mistakes, as needed. Monitoring learning outcomes based on student interaction with content. Improving content as needed to facilitate learner outcomes. By the end of this three week course you... Continue Reading →
Accessing Higher Ground Virtual Conference
Accessing Higher Ground Virtual Conference
Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) is a nationally recognized premiere conference on accessibility in higher education. November 20 - 22, 2019 Institutions around Minnesota State will be virtual host sites for faculty and staff to attend in-person at no cost. You are welcome to attend one, many, or all of the offered sessions. Select which days... Continue Reading →
Monday, November 18, 2019
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November 18, 2019 -What’s New in D2L Brightspace 20.19.11?
What’s New in D2L Brightspace 20.19.11?
Description We host a monthly webinar to showcase the new features or improvements to D2L Brightspace. This webinar will focus on version 20.19.11, the November release that you'll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, November 21. RSVP Requested Using the RSVP below allows us to send you reminders about this event and share important information... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
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November 19, 2019 -Classroom Assessment Techniques
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November 19, 2019 -Humanizing Your Course Design
Classroom Assessment Techniques
Description Classroom Assessment Techniques are quick and useful formative assessments that give an instructor information about where their students are in their learning journey. They can be used to provide remediation or encouragement and praise in a timely manner. They also help break up the monotony of group discussions, papers, and presentations. During this session... Continue Reading →
Humanizing Your Course Design
Humanizing your Course Design November 19, 2019 | 1:00-1:50pm Get a taste of the 3-week short course Humanizing Your Course coming in December 2019. Instructor Amy Jo Swing and Coach Consultant Ken Graetz will preview some strategies to make the design of your online course more human and more equitable. Based on Michelle Pacansky-Brock’s work... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
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November 20, 2019 -Open Textbook Network Webinar
Open Textbook Network Webinar
Webinars introducing open educational resources, creative commons licensing, and the work with the Open Textbook Library at the University of Minnesota. Faculty participating in this webinar may review an open textbook located in the Open Textbook Library (open.umn.edu) and receive a $200.00 honorarium once the review is completed. Register here: https://open.umn.edu/otn/workshops/11-20-2019 Questions? Contact Karen Pikula,... Continue Reading →
Thursday, November 21, 2019
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Friday, November 22, 2019
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November 22, 2019 -Out from the Shadows Series: Trauma
Out from the Shadows Series: Trauma
Background Minnesota State Office of Equity and Inclusion, Minnesota State Educational Innovations, and Minneapolis College present the Out from the Shadows Series. Out from the Shadows of Minneapolis: Power, Pride, and Perseverance at a Northern Community College is an open anthology of stories and memoirs written by students, staff, and faculty from Minneapolis College. They... Continue Reading →

