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
Creating Accessible Course Documents (3 week short course)
Creating Accessible Course Documents (3 week short course)
February 8 - February 28, 2021 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... Continue Reading →
Foundations of Teaching Online (long course)
Foundations of Teaching Online (long course)
February 8 - April 11, 2021 Course Learning Objectives Construct a course schedule, template, or outline that includes at least one learning objective for each module for your course. Create an alignment map with your learning objective(s), assessment tool, learning activities, and materials. Develop one assessment tool that will measure or evaluate your intended learning... Continue Reading →
Monday, February 8, 2021
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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February 9, 2021 -Setting Up and Evaluating Assignments in D2L Brightspace (Webinar)
Setting Up and Evaluating Assignments in D2L Brightspace (Webinar)
Description Explore the versatility of the Assignments (formerly called Dropbox) tool in Brightspace. We'll walk through the various types of assignments that can be set up and managed, and show... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
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February 10, 2021 -D2L: Rubrics to Save Time Evaluating Student Work (Webinar)
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February 10, 2021 -Equity 2030 Update: Spring 2021 (Webinar)
D2L: Rubrics to Save Time Evaluating Student Work (Webinar)
Learn how to make the most of Rubrics to engage learners in all stages of assignments and discussions from start to finish. This webinar builds on the "Rubrics for Beginners"... Continue Reading →
Equity 2030 Update: Spring 2021 (Webinar)
June 2019, we set a critical goal: By 2030, Minnesota State will eliminate the educational equity gaps at every Minnesota State college and university. It is a staggeringly ambitious goal... Continue Reading →
Thursday, February 11, 2021
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February 11, 2021 -Creating an inviting digital learning space through Zoom (Webinar)
Creating an inviting digital learning space through Zoom (Webinar)
Description Virtual spaces still provide opportunities to personalize and humanize the learning environment. When facilitating sessions outside of a traditional setting, we need to be aware of techniques to share... Continue Reading →
Friday, February 12, 2021
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