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 your Online Course via Quality Matters -Option 2 (2 week short course)
Improving your Online Course via Quality Matters -Option 2 (2 week short course)
October 26 - November 6 Description The “Improving Your Online Course” workshop explores the QM Rubric and provides a framework to improve the quality of online courses. Participants use the QM Rubric to review their own online courses and develop a course improvement plan. The content is based on the essential Specific Review Standards of... Continue Reading →
Monday, October 26, 2020
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October 26, 2020 -Using Mini-Videos in Your Teaching (Webinar)
Using Mini-Videos in Your Teaching (Webinar)
Description As most of us are still teaching at some distance from our students, we have to work even harder to connect with our students. The use of short, focused videos can increase our students' connection to the school, the course, their student peers, and the instructor. See samples of short videos in ways that... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
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October 27, 2020 -Processing (election) emotions with acknowledgement, acceptance, and presence – option 1 (Webinar)
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October 27, 2020 -Processing (election) emotions with acknowledgement, acceptance, and presence – option 2 (Webinar)
Processing (election) emotions with acknowledgement, acceptance, and presence – option 1 (Webinar)
Description Faculty who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) are invited to gather in community on a 90-minute Zoom video call, to discuss issues surrounding the upcoming elections. This BIPOC-focused space is in recognition that the way we negotiate the world -- both in and outside the classroom -- is fundamentally different... Continue Reading →
Processing (election) emotions with acknowledgement, acceptance, and presence – option 2 (Webinar)
Description Faculty who identify as white are invited to gather in community on a 90-minute Zoom video call, to discuss issues surrounding the upcoming elections. This affinity session is for white faculty to explore/unpack their potentially racialized thoughts and feelings, as they relate to the theme of politics and elections, in the absence of Black,... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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October 28, 2020 -Designing Your Course for Student Learning: Learning Objectives Deep Dive – Option 2 (Webinar)
Designing Your Course for Student Learning: Learning Objectives Deep Dive – Option 2 (Webinar)
What should participants expect from attending this webinar? Brief overview of Bloom's Taxonomy Practice writing learning objectives Feedback or Q and A for their learning objectives RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. Reminders Coming: We use the email address you provided to send you reminder emails as the event date gets closer, but we suggest... Continue Reading →
Thursday, October 29, 2020
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October 29, 2020 -Choosing a platform for your OER (Webinar)
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October 29, 2020 -Effective Feedback (Webinar)
Choosing a platform for your OER (Webinar)
Part 1: Choosing a platform for your OER October 29, 2020 @ 1:00 - 2:00 pm Part 2 Part 3 Missed a webinar? Check the NED Resource Site for any available recordings or resources. Description Open Education Resources appear in many different formats and on many different platforms such as Pressbooks, Canvas, PDF, SoftChalk, and D2L. What are the... Continue Reading →
Effective Feedback (Webinar)
Description This webinar will explore how instructors can provide effective feedback for students. Is your feedback changing the student in some positive way? If not, learn how to craft feedback than consistently will. We will delve into different types of feedback and what the research shows is the most effective way to make a positive... Continue Reading →
Friday, October 30, 2020
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October 30, 2020 -Zoom: Securing Your Digital Learning Environment – Option 2 (Webinar)
Zoom: Securing Your Digital Learning Environment – Option 2 (Webinar)
Description This webinar will explore various meeting options to secure a Zoom session. We will explore secure distribution methods to restrict access to specific users and how to leverage in meeting controls to avoid unwanted distractions while facilitating Zoom sessions. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. Reminders Coming: We use the email address you provided... Continue Reading →
