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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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
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Thursday, October 15, 2020
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Friday, October 16, 2020
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