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
Creating Accessible Course Documents (3 week short course)
Creating Accessible Course Documents (3 week short course)
October 12 - November 1 Description This three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice make 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 get... Continue Reading →
Improving Online Assessments (3 week short course)
Improving Online Assessments (3 week short course)
October 12 - November 1 Description Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but it can also increase learning, deter student cheating, and save you time over the long term. In this short course, you'll examine and apply principles of validity & reliability and writing effective quiz and test questions.... Continue Reading →
Applying Templates in D2L Brightspace (2 week short course)
Applying Templates in D2L Brightspace (2 week short course)
October 12 - October 23 Description Whether you are new to online teaching and learning or an experienced user of D2L Brightspace, you can use the pre-formatted HTML Templates and Course Template as starting points when designing a new course or re-designing an existing course. The templates provide you with example materials and course layout... Continue Reading →
Monday, October 12, 2020
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October 12, 2020 -What’s new in D2L Brightspace 20.20.10 (Webinar)
What’s new in D2L Brightspace 20.20.10 (Webinar)
Description This webinar will focus on new features and changes in version 20.20.10, the October release that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, October 15. 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... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
No events on this day.
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
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October 14, 2020 -D2L Brightspace: Allow Extra Credit or Bonus items in Quizzes and Graded Items (Webinar)
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October 14, 2020 -Koffee with Karen: OER Community Conversations – October
D2L Brightspace: Allow Extra Credit or Bonus items in Quizzes and Graded Items (Webinar)
Description Learn how to utilize the bonus feature for quiz questions, individual quizzes, and graded items in your D2L Brightspace gradebook. This webinar will walk through several scenarios and help unravel the mystery of how to effectively administer bonus points in Quizzes and in the course gradebook. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. Reminders... Continue Reading →
Koffee with Karen: OER Community Conversations – October
Topic: OEN* Allied Institution Membership Minnesota State campuses are members of the Open Education Network as Allied Institutions for the academic year July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021. What... Continue Reading →
Thursday, October 15, 2020
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October 15, 2020 -CRP and Trauma Responsive Pedagogy (Webinar)
CRP and Trauma Responsive Pedagogy (Webinar)
Description Both Culturally Responsive Practices (CRP) and Trauma Responsive Practices (TRP) can offer us insight and support as we shift to bring students quality and compassionate education during the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd. Both CRP and TRP understand that when we are marginalized or overwhelmed, our learning capacity... Continue Reading →
Friday, October 16, 2020
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