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 Digital Media (Spring 2025)
Accessible Digital Media (Spring 2025)
March 3 - March 23, 2025 Short Course Description Captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions make multimedia more accessible. They help provide additional access for vision or hearing impairments, learning disabilities, noisy environments, non-fluent speakers, and others. This short course will help you understand the important definitions surrounding accessible media, the existing laws and policy standards... Continue Reading →
Monday, March 3, 2025
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March 3, 2025 -OE Week: OER at Minnesota State
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March 3, 2025 -Classroom Strategies for Military Connected Students (Spring 2025)
OE Week: OER at Minnesota State
Open Education Week OER at Minnesota State Minnesota State has fostered the development and use of open educational resources since the early 2010s. This presentation will provide an overview of... Continue Reading →
Classroom Strategies for Military Connected Students (Spring 2025)
Military connected students bring diverse backgrounds and unique strengths to our campuses. This workshop offers an overview of military culture and our military connected student population. Share and learn practical... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
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March 4, 2025 -OE Week: 5 Practitioners in 50 minutes
OE Week: 5 Practitioners in 50 minutes
Open Education Week 5 Practitioners in 50 minutes We all know of the impact OER has in the classroom, but there is important work going on outside of it as... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
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March 5, 2025 -OE Week: 5 Z-Degree Campuses in 50 minutes
OE Week: 5 Z-Degree Campuses in 50 minutes
Open Education Week 5 Z-Degree Campuses in 50 minutes Ten Minnesota State colleges currently offer Z-degrees, with 15 more colleges and universities on the way. Hear stories from five Z-degree... Continue Reading →
Thursday, March 6, 2025
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March 6, 2025 -OE Week: Beyond the PDF: 5 Tools for Contemporary OER
OE Week: Beyond the PDF: 5 Tools for Contemporary OER
Open Education Week Beyond the PDF: 5 Tools for Contemporary OER Are you overwhelmed by number of technologies and tools available for creating and enhancing OER? This session introduces several... Continue Reading →
Friday, March 7, 2025
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March 7, 2025 -OE Week: 5 Disciplines in 50 Minutes
OE Week: 5 Disciplines in 50 Minutes
Open Education Week 5 Disciplines in 50 Minutes Learn about how five faculty are using OER within their discipline. Hosts Anthony Collins - English, Inver Hills Community College Nancyruth Leibold... Continue Reading →

