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
Designing Your Course for Student Learning: Fall 2021 (3 week short course)
Designing Your Course for Student Learning: Fall 2021 (3 week short course)
September 13 - October 3, 2021 Description This 3 week short course provides participants an opportunity to review the design of their course so that the assignments they have planned in a course are aligned with the learning objectives students are supposed to master. Course Learning Objectives After completing this course, you will be able to:... Continue Reading →
Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction: Fall 2021 (3 week short course)
Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction: Fall 2021 (3 week short course)
September 13 - October 3, 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 →
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Faculty Learning Community Fall 2021
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Faculty Learning Community Fall 2021
September 13 - December 5, 2021 Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our teaching practices to meet this goal? One promising path is to ground those practices in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. In this course, we’ll have the opportunity to examine... Continue Reading →
Monday, September 13, 2021
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September 13, 2021 -What’s New in D2L Brightspace: September 2021
What’s New in D2L Brightspace: September 2021
Description This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the September 2021 release (version 20.21.09) that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, September 16. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
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September 14, 2021 -Leveraging the Groups tool for greater student interaction
Leveraging the Groups tool for greater student interaction
Description Discover various ways to leverage the Groups tool to allow students to choose their own small groups or to randomly place students in groups. Use the groups tool in Brightspace to facilitate small group discussion and group projects for face-to-face or online courses. Learn the ins and outs of evaluating small group projects and... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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September 15, 2021 -Create Rubrics to Evaluate Student Work
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September 15, 2021 -Open Education Network Webinar
Create Rubrics to Evaluate Student Work
Description Learn how to create rubrics in Brightspace to provide students with the components on which they will be evaluated prior to them submitting their work. An established rubric with initial standardized feedback helps to provide objective and consistent assessment to students. It saves you time evaluating and grading, while also providing the option of... Continue Reading →
Open Education Network Webinar
Open Education Network (OEN) Webinars introduce Minnesota State faculty and staff to open educational resources, creative commons licensing, and the work with the Open Textbook Library at the University of Minnesota. After the OEN Webinar, attendance will be taken. Attendees will receive a link to review an open textbook located in the Open Textbook Library... Continue Reading →
Thursday, September 16, 2021
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Friday, September 17, 2021
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