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
Accessible Course Documents: Spring 2024
Accessible Course Documents: Spring 2024
January 29 - February 18, 2024 Short Course Description This three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice making 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,... Continue Reading →
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy FLC: Spring 2024
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy FLC: Spring 2024
January 29 - April 21, 2024 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 →
Monday, January 29, 2024
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January 29, 2024 -X, Y, Z, 1, 2, 3? Alternative Grading Methods: Spring 2024
X, Y, Z, 1, 2, 3? Alternative Grading Methods: Spring 2024
This webinar is for anyone ready for something other than A-F evaluation methods. If you'd like to explore alternative grading methods or maybe you've already done so, come learn about the possibilities, share your experiences, or ask questions! RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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January 31, 2024 -OER FAQ: January
OER FAQ: January
Description In this webinar, host Karen Pikula and a panel from the system office will answer questions about open educational resources, intellectual property, Creative Commons licenses, Z-degrees, and more! Submit a question here beforehand. Time will be allotted toward the end to answer any participant questions that were not answered. RSVP Required Use the RSVP... Continue Reading →
Thursday, February 1, 2024
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February 1, 2024 -Getting Started with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Spring 2024
Getting Started with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Spring 2024
This is the pre-webinar associated with the NED short course: Classroom Reflection to Classroom Inquiry (February 12 through March 3rd). This webinar will present an overview of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning process. Participants will discuss how to get started on a SoTL project including the process steps to for creating a meaningful project.... Continue Reading →
Friday, February 2, 2024
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