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.
Week of Events
Aligning Instructional Strategies with Kaltura MediaSpace – Option 2 (3 week short course)
Aligning Instructional Strategies with Kaltura MediaSpace – Option 2 (3 week short course)
September 28 - October 18 Description You may have used Kaltura MediaSpace as the quickest way to record your screen for a lecture, or as a place to store your recordings. Now is the time to reflect and identify the instructional objective first and consider the best tool for the job. By the end of... Continue Reading →
Monday, September 28, 2020
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September 28, 2020 -Awards and Certificates in D2L (Webinar)
Awards and Certificates in D2L (Webinar)
Description Provide your students with Awards or Certificates after they successfully completed activities within your D2L Brightspace course. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. Reminders Coming: We use the email address you provided to send you the connection details and reminder emails as the event date gets closer, but we suggest you add this... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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September 29, 2020 -Writing Effective Assessment Questions – Option 1 (Webinar)
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September 29, 2020 -Drop-In Session – Academic Continuity
Writing Effective Assessment Questions – Option 1 (Webinar)
Description Writing good assessment questions more accurately capture what students know. In this webinar, you’ll learn principles of writing effective questions to create more reliable and valid tests by exploring the following topics: Why assess? Why tests? Criteria for Test Quality Supporting Test Taking Success Featured Focus: Writing Effective Multiple Choice Questions RSVP Required Use... Continue Reading →
Drop-In Session – Academic Continuity
Staff from Minnesota State have scheduled drop-in sessions via Zoom to assist any faculty who may need assistance using the available educational technologies to which our community has access (Zoom, Kaltura MediaSpace, D2L Brightspace, Office 365). No RSVP needed. Just join us with your questions! Tuesdays 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm CDT - Ends September 29,... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
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September 30, 2020 -Getting started with the Gradebook (Webinar)
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September 30, 2020 -Micromessaging – The Role of Faculty in Student Engagement and Success (Webinar)
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September 30, 2020 -Open Education Network Webinar
Getting started with the Gradebook (Webinar)
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. Reminders Coming: We use the email address... Continue Reading →
Micromessaging – The Role of Faculty in Student Engagement and Success (Webinar)
Equity in Practice Series – Addressing Equity and Building Stronger Relationships with Students Other events in the series: Equity in Practice Series Micromessaging – The Role of Faculty in Student... Continue Reading →
Open Education Network Webinar
OEN Webinars introduce 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. Registration Deadline is September 29. Questions?... Continue Reading →
Thursday, October 1, 2020
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October 1, 2020 -Kaltura MediaSpace Webinar: Creating videos that support the cognitive and affective domains of learning – Option 2
Kaltura MediaSpace Webinar: Creating videos that support the cognitive and affective domains of learning – Option 2
Description In this webinar, the facilitator will provide participants with examples of how instructors can create videos that support both the cognitive and affective domains of learning. Cognitive domain: The facilitator will provide participants with a simple graphic organizer that supports the evidenced-based practice of chunking ---- helping to reduce the cognitive load on students... Continue Reading →
Friday, October 2, 2020
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