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
Applying the QM Rubric 2 (2 week short course)
Applying the QM Rubric 2 (2 week short course)
March 8 - March 20, 2021 Description QM’s flagship workshop on the QM Rubric and its use in reviewing the design of online and blended courses is intended for a broad audience, including but not limited to faculty, instructional designers, administrators, and adjunct instructors. It is particularly helpful to those new to QM or those... Continue Reading →
D2L Brightspace: Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction (3 week short course)
D2L Brightspace: Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction (3 week short course)
March 8 - March 28, 2021 Description By the end of this three-week course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Classlist, Email, Intelligent Agents, personalized Announcements, and private Discussions) to improve instructor-to-student interactions. You will be provided with efficient ways to email students, tips and tricks to personalize communication for students,... Continue Reading →
Monday, March 8, 2021
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Tuesday, March 9, 2021
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March 9, 2021 -Assessment Design for Student Motivation (Webinar)
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March 9, 2021 -GRIT Program (Innovation Expo)
Assessment Design for Student Motivation (Webinar)
Description Boost motivation and academic honesty in your online courses. In this one-hour webinar you will learn three factors that contribute to academic motivation and immediately applicable strategies to implement... Continue Reading →
GRIT Program (Innovation Expo)
Minnesota State University Moorhead Background Minnesota State University Moorhead’s Growth, Resilience, Initiative, and Transformation (GRIT) Program is designed to retain and support students that do not meet automatic admission criteria... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
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March 10, 2021 -Equity 2030 Chancellor’s Academic Equity Fellows Recommendations (Webinar)
Equity 2030 Chancellor’s Academic Equity Fellows Recommendations (Webinar)
In January 2020, Chancellor Malhotra appointed four Equity 2030 Chancellor’s Fellows from among Minnesota State faculty across the state to generate an essential knowledge base to lay the philosophical and... Continue Reading →
Thursday, March 11, 2021
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March 11, 2021 -Using Zoom’s Analytic and Reporting Features (Webinar)
Using Zoom’s Analytic and Reporting Features (Webinar)
Description Ever wonder how you can quickly get attendance reports from previous Zoom sessions? Wouldn’t it be nice to recall the details of who responded a certain way to the... Continue Reading →
Friday, March 12, 2021
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