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Open Pedagogy Panel and Workshop
Open Pedagogy Panel and Workshop
Description The Open Pedagogy Panel and Workshop is a follow-up to December's OER Community Conversation (view the recording in the OER Community Site). During this panel, we will hear from experts who have implemented Open Pedagogy practices in their own courses and we will discuss both the benefits and challenges of this practices and how... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101 for Deans: Spring 2022 (3 week short course)
January 10 - 30, 2022 Originally scheduled for November 22 - December 12, 2021. Description This course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we relate to others. Module 1 explores our individual position within the historical and systemic structures of privilege and oppression, and... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Create Rubrics
D2L Brightspace: Create Rubrics
Description Learn how to create rubrics in D2L 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... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: January 2022
What’s New in D2L Brightspace: January 2022
Description This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the January 2022 release (version 20.22.01) that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, January 20. 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 →
Conversations with Colleagues: January 2022
Conversations with Colleagues: January 2022
Topic: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Student-centered Course Design Description Instructional Designers from Minnesota State University Moorhead will share how they co-facilitate an instructional cohort focused on student-centered practices. Presenters and participants will share examples of how they use an asset-based lens, diversify the curriculum, and create an inclusive classroom environment throughout the course design... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Evaluating with Rubrics
D2L Brightspace: Evaluating with Rubrics
Description Learn how to make the most of Rubrics to engage learners in all stages of assignments and discussions from start to finish. Discover various ways to align grading rubrics (or rubrics for outcome evaluation) with learning activities to keep track of student achievement. Learn the ins and outs of utilizing rubrics as both an... Continue Reading →
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OER Learning Circle Applications Due – Spring 2022
OER Learning Circles Spring 2022 February 21 - May 1, 2022 Open educational resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research resources that make use of appropriate tools, such as open licensing, to permit their free reuse, continuous improvement, and re-purposing by others for educational purposes (UNESCO). OER include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming... Continue Reading →
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Aligning Instructional Strategies with Kaltura MediaSpace: Spring 2022
January 24 - February 13, 2022 Short Course Description You may have used Kaltura MediaSpace as the quickest way to record your screen for a lecture, or as a place to store your recordings. Now is the time to reflect and identify the instructional objective first and consider the best tool for the job. By the... Continue Reading →
D2L Brightspace: Creating and Evaluating an Assignment
D2L Brightspace: Creating and Evaluating an Assignment
Description Explore the versatility of the Assignments (formerly called Dropbox) tool in D2L Brightspace. We’ll walk through the various types of assignments that can be set up and managed, and show how student submissions can be evaluated and feedback provided to students. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with... Continue Reading →
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Universal Design for Learning: Quick Tips to Enhance Learning Experiences – January 2022
Universal Design for Learning: Quick Tips to Enhance Learning Experiences – January 2022
Description Design accessibility, access, and equity in your courses – Universal Design for Learning is a framework that can help us address every students’ unique learning needs! This webinar is an overview of the Universal Design for Learning guidelines plus some simple ways to apply UDL in your online teaching and learning experiences. Participants will... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice: Why It’s Everybody’s Business
Disability Justice: Why It’s Everybody’s Business
Description To better grasp what disability justice is, we’ll cover critical moments in disability history that everyone should know. We’ll examine how the past persists in current policies and attitudes today, but also note the wins in disability rights achieved thus far. We’ll also define ableism and provide examples of it. Lastly, we’ll share ways... Continue Reading →
D2L Brightspace: Creating and Evaluating Discussions
D2L Brightspace: Creating and Evaluating Discussions
Description Leverage the discussion tool to its greatest potential to enable students to engage in meaningful conversations that can take place over a period of time, allowing for reflection and thoughtful interaction. Review the new evaluation experience when assessing student work in Discussions! RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a... Continue Reading →
Open Education Network Webinar
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 →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Faculty Learning Community Spring 2022
January 31 - April 24, 2022 Faculty Learning Community 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... Continue Reading →
Grade Smarter Not Harder: Spring 2022
January 31 - February 20, 2022 Short Course (This course was previously titled Improving Online Assessments) Description Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but it can also increase learning, deter student cheating, and save you time over the long term. In this short course, you’ll examine and apply principles... Continue Reading →
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Faculty Development Series (session 2) 2021-22
Faculty Development Series (session 2) 2021-22
Faculty Development’s Role in Supporting Equity and Inclusion How can faculty developers focus on equity and inclusion and support this work on their campus? Learn more about the facilitation of... Continue Reading →
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