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SUMMARY:Hacking Your Course Assessments (Fall 2026)
DESCRIPTION:November 2  – 22\, 2026\nShort Course\nDescription\nHow do you really know that your students are learning what you had intended? In this course\, you will examine the assessments in your course and assure they effectively and equitably measure student achievement. Key topics include: \n\nSelecting assessments that align with learning objectives\nApplying equitable practices to traditional and authentic assessments\nCrafting effective scoring rubrics and providing feedback\, and\nCreating assessments with technology\, like D2L Brightspace.\n\nCourse Learning Objectives\nAfter completing the course\, participants will be able to: \n\nAlign an assessment tool with a learning objective to measure student learning. \nCreate an assessment aligned with a learning objective. \nCreate a rubric to support equitable outcomes. \nBuild an equitable and aligned assessment plan. \n\nMaterials Required\nPrior to beginning this course\, you should complete the following activities: \n\nSelect a course and related assessments to which you’d like to apply these concepts\nContact Tech Support to set up a D2L Brightspace “Sample/Sandbox” Course if you do not have one\n\nSuggested Audience\nFaculty (Full-time and part-time)\, Instructional Designers and Technologists\, and Faculty Developers/Trainers\, Assessment Coordinators\, Institutional Researchers. \nReflect on your Professional Development\nAs you progress through this course\, please consider how you can use the assignments as a way to highlight your work on your Professional Development Plan. Consider sharing your work with your leadership team. \nEstimated Time Commitment\nMost participants are able to complete this course by committing 4-6 hours per week. \nAccommodations\nThe NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events\, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate!\n​\nMachine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events\, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible.\n​\nPlease\, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation.\n​\n Request Accommodations\nQuestions?\nContact the Network for Educational Development. \nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. After registering\, a calendar invite will be sent to you as a reminder of the course start date. Please add this event to your calendar. \nTroubleshoot Registration: The Going button should open up a registration form. If the ‘Going’ button does nothing when you select it\, open the registration link in a different web browser – for example\, if you are using Chrome\, try opening the page in Firefox or Edge.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/hacking-your-course-assessments-fall-2026/
CATEGORIES:Short Courses
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SUMMARY:Filling Potholes: Creating Assessments that Matter
DESCRIPTION:Creating a powerful learning experience that aligns with equitable teaching practices involves assuring students believe they matter: that they matter in the class community itself and that they are completing work that matters. In this webinar\, participants will learn how mattering aligns with authentic assessment practices and the process for creating an authentic assessment. \nOutcomes\nParticipants will: \n\nIdentify the intersection between authentic assessment and mattering\nExamine ways to create authentic assessments that matter to students\nCreate an authentic assessment to meet a course learning outcome solving a real-world problem\n\nAccommodations\nThe NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events\, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate! \nMachine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events\, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible. \nPlease\, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation. \n Request Accommodations\nQuestions?\nContact the Network for Educational Development. \nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. After registering\, a calendar invite will be sent to you as a reminder of the event start date. \n 
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/filling-potholes-creating-assessments-that-matter/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:AI: Humanizing the Thought Partner
DESCRIPTION:AI: Humanizing the Thought Partner focuses on how instructors can help students use Copilot not as a shortcut\, but as a critical companion that strengthens thinking\, learning\, and integrity. As AI tools become easier to access\, students often default to asking for answers or full drafts—reducing productive struggle\, originality\, and meaningful engagement with ideas. \nIn this 25‑minute webinar\, we explore a more intentional alternative: teaching students to use AI as an editor\, questioner\, and challenger rather than a content generator. Using examples from student research assignments\, we illustrate prompting strategies that promote inquiry\, iteration\, and ownership\, and model how AI can support deeper learning without replacing human thinking. \nAccommodations\nThe NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events\, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate! \nMachine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events\, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible. \nPlease\, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation. \n Request Accommodations\nQuestions?\nContact the Network for Educational Development. \nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. After registering\, a calendar invite will be sent to you as a reminder of the event start date.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/ai-humanizing-the-thought-partner/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Classroom Reflection to Classroom Inquiry (Fall 2026)
DESCRIPTION:November 9 – 29\, 2026\nShort Course\nDescription\nThis course is an introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) that will help participants establish a basis for turning reflection into SoTL inquiry. Module 1 provides an overview of SoTL\, including its history and process. Module 2 integrates participants’ reflection on teaching and learning into the process of doing SoTL and explores existing literature around an inquiry theme. Module 3 narrows the inquiry theme to questions and provides the groundwork for SoTL project development. \nCourse Learning Outcomes\nAfter completing this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify problems of teaching or opportunities for SoTL inquiry. \nEngage in the SoTL process.  \nWrite SoTL research questions. \nCreate a plan to pursue a SoTL project. \n\nCourse Location \nThis course is hosted and facilitated using the D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite.  \n\nAccommodations\nThe NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events\, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate! \n\nMachine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events\, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible. \nPlease\, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation. \n Request Accommodations\n\nQuestions?\nContact the Network for Educational Development. \n\nRSVP Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff\, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join. \n\nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/classroom-reflection-to-classroom-inquiry-fall-2026/
CATEGORIES:Short Courses
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SUMMARY:Teaching with H5P Series (November 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Teaching with H5P Series\nFeaturing: Chris Large (Information Technology\, Anoka Technical) \nWhat is H5P?\nH5P is a tool for creating interactive online learning content and activities. There are many interactive types: practice questions\, drag and drop\, image hotspot\, timeline\, virtual tour\, branching scenario\, and more.   \nThe Teaching with H5P Series explores equitable teaching methods and H5P.  \nWhat to expect?\nEach session will feature a Minnesota State colleague who will:  \n\nShare 2-3 specific examples of how they use H5P – in this case Etta will share about Creative Commons licensing and metadata options in the H5P tool\n\n\nDiscuss how H5P supports equitable teaching \n\nParticipants will take away:  \n\nIdeas for using H5P in their own courses \n\n\nOpportunities to join the H5P Community and re-use/remix the shared H5P examples  \n\nHow to participate?\nAsynchronously\nJoin the community on Microsoft Teams: SO-H5P-Team for conversations and recordings  \nSynchronously\nJoin the monthly meetings in Zoom\, third Tuesdays\, 11am\, Central Time (30 minutes) \n\nRSVP Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff\, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join. \n\nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar. \n\nAccommodations\nThe NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events\, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate! \n\nMachine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events\, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible. \nPlease\, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation. \n Request Accommodations\nQuestions?\nContact Elizabeth Harsma.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/teaching-with-h5p-series-november-2026/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Creating Instructional Materials with AI: From Static Artifacts to Interactive Agents (Fall 2026)
DESCRIPTION:This is part of a 2026 webinar series on Teaching with AI. Register for the full series. \nThis 75 minute workshop is divided into two halves. In the first half\, participants learn to prompt for the creation of traditional materials (e.g.\, study guides\, case studies\, or rubrics). In the second half\, these materials are transformed into a dynamic knowledge base for a Microsoft 365 Copilot agent. This transition allows faculty to create interactive “learning coaches” that are grounded in their specific course content\, ensuring that AI serves as an extension of the instructor’s pedagogical intent. \nOutcomes\n\nPrompt for Production: Utilize Microsoft 365 Copilot to generate traditional instructional materials.\nConstruct a Knowledge Base: Upload generated instructional artifacts into the Copilot agent builder to serve as a grounded\, cited source of information for student queries.\nConfigure Interactive Instructions: Define specific “Instructional Personas” (e.g.\, a Socratic tutor) for their AI agents to facilitate “Productive Struggle” and active student engagement.\n\nAccommodations\nThe NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events\, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate! \nMachine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events\, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible. \nPlease\, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation. \n Request Accommodations\nQuestions?\nContact facilitator Andrew Chen. \nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. After registering\, a calendar invite will be sent to you as a reminder of the event start date.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/creating-instructional-materials-with-ai-from-static-artifacts-to-interactive-agents-fall-2026/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series (November 2026)
DESCRIPTION:Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series\nFeaturing: Mary Lebens (Information Technology\, Minneapolis College) \nThe Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series explores AI and equitable teaching. In each 30-minute session a featured colleague shares how they’re using AI in their teaching. You’ll see a real example in action and hear how it supports student learning\, equity\, and accessibility. \nParticipants will take away:  \n\nPractical AI teaching ideas you can try\nTips for equitable and accessible teaching with AI\n\n\nAccommodations \n\nThe NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events\, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate! \n\nMachine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events\, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible. \nPlease\, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation. \n Request Accommodations\nQuestions?\nContact Elizabeth Harsma. \n\nRSVP Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff\, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join. \n\nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/teaching-with-ai-show-and-tell-series-november-2026/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Small Tweaks\, Big Impact: Supporting New Faculty Communication
DESCRIPTION:Teaching is more than content delivery—it is emotional and relational work.\nFeeling confident one day and discouraged the next is normal\, especially when teaching in a new role or context. These moments are not signs of failure; they are opportunities for awareness and adjustment. This session will provide opportunities for you to reflect on your experiences as a new faculty member\, and to provide options for tweaking how you communicate with students across the various components of your course. \nOutcomes:\n\nDescribe common patterns experienced by faculty and how they contribute to student concerns and faculty workload\nApply simple\, low‑effort adjustments to mindset\, syllabi\, assignments\, and assessments that meaningfully improve teaching practices.\nUnderstand students as people and adopt relationship‑centered practices that foster trust\, belonging\, and engagement.\n\nAll new faculty are invited to participate. This session will be especially relevant for faculty who are new to teaching or new to full-time teaching and/or are teaching in a new format or context. \nAccommodations\nThe NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events\, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate! \nMachine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events\, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible. \nPlease\, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation. \n Request Accommodations\nQuestions?\nContact the Network for Educational Development. \nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. After registering\, a calendar invite will be sent to you as a reminder of the event start date.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/small-tweaks-big-impact-supporting-new-faculty-communication/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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