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
Assessment of Student Learning (Start 3 weeks)
Assessment of Student Learning (Start 3 weeks)
November 2 - November 22 Description How do you really know that your students are learning what you had intended? In this course, you'll get an opportunity examine the learning objectives in your course (something your students should know or be able to do) and the assessments that are aligned to help measure and evaluate... Continue Reading →
Improving Student-to-Content Interaction – Option 2 (3 week short course)
Improving Student-to-Content Interaction – Option 2 (3 week short course)
November 2 - November 22 Description By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML Editor, and Release Conditions) to improve the student-to-content interaction. You will be provided with efficient ways to create and add existing content materials in the Content tool, tips... Continue Reading →
Monday, November 2, 2020
No events on this day.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
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November 3, 2020 -2020 CTE Works! Summit
2020 CTE Works! Summit
November 3, 2020 Pre-conference sessions: 7:00 am - 8:30 am Summit: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Minnesota’s annual CTE Works! Summit connects educators, advisors and administrators from high schools and colleges with workforce developers, business and industry partners, and our communities. This energizing professional development event, jointly sponsored by Minnesota State and MDE, features national leaders... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
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November 4, 2020 -Equity and Inclusion Coordinators Monthly Check-In
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November 4, 2020 -Processing (election) emotions with acknowledgement, acceptance, and presence – option 3 (Webinar)
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November 4, 2020 -Ensuring Equity in Problem-based Learning (Workshop)
Equity and Inclusion Coordinators Monthly Check-In
Equity and Inclusion Coordinators Monthly Check-In In collaboration with the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Educational Innovations unit within Academic and Student Affairs, three Equity and Inclusion Coordinators are assisting with aligning, developing, and implementing a plan for comprehensive set of development opportunities to help faculty members build knowledge, skills, and abilities related... Continue Reading →
Processing (election) emotions with acknowledgement, acceptance, and presence – option 3 (Webinar)
Description ALL faculty are invited to gather in community on a 90-minute Zoom video call, to discuss issues surrounding the election results. Particularly in the current moment, topics such as policing, the pandemic and government’s response to it, barriers to voting, and others are highly racialized and politicized. What does this mean in terms of... Continue Reading →
Ensuring Equity in Problem-based Learning (Workshop)
Equity in Practice Series – Addressing Equity and Building Stronger Relationships with Students Other events in the series: Equity in Practice Series Stay tuned for an optional alternative date OR... Continue Reading →
Thursday, November 5, 2020
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November 5, 2020 -Who do you need to know as part of the OER process? (Webinar)
Who do you need to know as part of the OER process? (Webinar)
Part 2: Who do you need to know as part of the OER process? November 5, 2020 @ 1:00 - 2:00 pm Part 1 Part 3 Missed a webinar? Check the NED Resource Site for any available recordings or resources. Description Everything in higher education happens through a process of many people’s actions, including publishing... Continue Reading →
Friday, November 6, 2020
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November 6, 2020 -Zoom: Creating Inviting Learning Spaces – Option 2 (Webinar)
Zoom: Creating Inviting Learning Spaces – Option 2 (Webinar)
Description In this webinar, we will explore ways to set the tone of a digital meeting with welcome options, sample preparation and support materials, and accessibility features. We will explore some general housekeeping examples with guidelines for professional Netiquette in virtual environments. Finally we will explore some of the interactive tools that can be used... Continue Reading →
