The May CAREERwise Newsletter is now available online. In this issue, students and job seekers will find Energy Career Pathways. They will also learn where they can locate resources to... Continue Reading →
CAREERwise Newsletter: May 2021
Register for Librarian Workdays – Fall 2021
Academic librarians are critical partners in efforts to provide open educational resources (OER) for both students and faculty. Educational Innovations is happy to announce two virtual opportunities for librarians and library staff from across... Continue Reading →
Reclaiming Humanity: Supporting Transitions for Vulnerable Populations, Services to Incarcerated and Disabilities
In this kick off for an upcoming series, this session will focus on current and previously funded projects with a discussion about the humanity of how we serve learners in vulnerable populations, including grantees’ experiences in building internal and external relationships.
CPL and Faculty Engagement: C-PLAN May 19 professional development opportunity!
Ask C-PLAN's bimonthly webinar is happening Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. We invite you to come meet with us and four faculty panelists to discuss CPL... Continue Reading →
Adult Learner Institute – Shift Happens! Registration Open
Registration now open! May 26-27, 2021. How do we acknowledge the changes that our learners are going through? What challenges and inequities do our students face? What was exacerbated by the pandemic? How did you shift? How do you look at your work differently? Which policies and practices did you put in place to meet the shift?
Transfer & Degree Audit Support Newsletter – May 2021
The May 2021 Transfer & Degree Audit Newsletter is now posted on the Transfer and Degree Audit pages through ASA Connect. In this issue: uAchieve Update Training Videos MnTC Completion... Continue Reading →
Educational Development Digest: May 2021
The last class of the semester - make it meaningful, Join a Biology CRP Short Course, Practices for Anti-Oppressive Teaching, Pay It Forward Funding Applications due May 7, Help Improve the Educational Development Digest
CAREERwise Newsletter: April 2021
In this issue, find links to interactive career planning tools, including a new Career Planning Workbook with activities that help students and job seekers focus and succeed in their job search.
MnCA Spring Conference: Multi-culturalism: A Time for Liberation, Renewal and Justice
Minnesota Counseling Association, in partnership with the Minnesota Association of Black Psychologists is hosting a virtual conference on April 30, 2021.
2021 Shark Tank Open Innovation Funding Recipients Announced
Educational Innovations at the Minnesota State system office is pleased to share the results of the spring 2021 innovation funding round. Six projects have been selected to receive funding, all are ambitious and diverse, embodying the creativity and inventiveness of Minnesota State.
Teach Together Minnesota! Program Now Available
The program for Teach Together Minnesota! is now available, featuring detailed information on this day-long conference grounded in cultural fluency and culturally relevant pedagogies. This event is open to anyone in Minnesota that supports student learning, whether you are a colleague at a K-12 school or a public or private college or university, you are encouraged to join us.
UPDATE – Board Policy 2.9 and System Procedure 2.9.1
In 2020 a Policy Work Group was formed to review Board Policy 2.9 Academic Standing and Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress and System Procedure 2.9.1 Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress.
April CPL External Assessment Series – professional development opportunity!
Join C-PLAN and guest speakers for a discussion on external assessments as they pertain to the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, as part of C-PLAN's CPL Assessment professional development series. This session, C-PLAN is extremely excited to present along with two respected CPL experts. Please join us to ideate with Tricia Olinger, Program Leader for Administrative and Executive Office Professional Programs at Rochester Community and Technical College, and Dr. Christine Pigsley, an Assistant Professor and Program Director in Applied Leadership at Minnesota State University Mankato.
2021 Shark Tank Open Pitch Presentation Recordings Now Available
The Shark Tank Open was held virtually on April 8, 2021. If you were unable to attend, or wanted to watch more than one pitch presentation happening simultaneously, Educational Innovations is happy to provide recordings of these pitch presentations, and the Innovation Expo recordings, at MinnState.edu/Shark.
Apply Now for Pay It Forward Funding!
Pay It Forward Funding is available for up to $10,000, and rewards innovators who wish to replicate previously funded innovations from a college or university campus. Due May 7, 2021.
Educational Development Digest: April 2021
Teach Together Minnesota! Keynote, New Equity 101 Short Course, Consider the importance of aesthetics in learning experiences, explore anti-racist and culturally responsive teaching practices, hear student experiences at Teach Together Minnesota!
Transfer & Degree Audit Support Newsletter – April 2021
The April 2021 Transfer & Degree Audit Newsletter is now available. In this issue: Virtual Transfer Fair, New International Baccalaureate Exams, Modernized and Improved ACE Military Guide, Monthly Webinar, and more!
Announcing the 2021 Small Seed and Sustaining Innovation Funding Recipients
Educational Innovations at the Minnesota State system office is pleased to announce the 2021 innovation funding recipients for small seed and sustaining innovation funding projects. Recipients were chosen based on the outcomes of a competitive review program and received up to $10,000. Review teams were comprised of faculty, staff, administrators, and students from the Minnesota State system.
Shift Happens – Learning Across a Lifespan
The annual Adult Learning Institute is here again! Save the date May 26-27, 2021 for this virtual institute! Call for Proposals is open! Proposals are due Friday, April 16.
Attend the 2021 OER Project Showcase to learn how faculty are saving students money
Learn about how faculty from OER Learning Circle cohorts have been helping save students money by adapting their courses to OER at the OER Project Showcase. The showcase will be held virtually across four days in April with a handful of OER Learning Circle participants in each, presenting their work and answering questions.
Minnesota State Seeks Members for 2021 Minnesota State REFLECT Cohort
Minnesota State is seeking members for a two-year cohort within the MN REFLECT project. The project brings together faculty from across disciplines, institutions, and experience to participate in a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) faculty learning community. Minnesota State MN REFLECT scholars will be supported as they develop, implement, and present research results at a conference or in a journal. Research studies should focus on pedagogical practices that enhance the teaching and student experience.
Register for one of four Innovation Workshops on April 9
Interested in getting an up-close look at an innovation? Attend a workshop April 9 from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. There are four to choose from: culturally responsive pedagogy, digital badging, the power of an innovative mindset, and virtual reality.
Shark Tank Open Success Story: Bridges Health
Funded by a large seed grant through the Shark Tank Open, Bridges Health is an emerging pedagogic model at Winona State University providing innovative clinical education and training to a wide variety of students to effectively prepare for entry into practice in today’s complex healthcare environment. This model collaborates with community organizations to form academic-community partnerships that serve students and the local community.
Summer 2021 NED Opportunities Now Available
The Network for Educational Development (NED) is pleased to offer the Essentials of Being a Scholarly Teacher series of short courses, long courses, and learning communities on the NED event calendar.
2021 Shark Tank Open Presenters and Room Themes Announced
This year there will be four themed (virtual) rooms with four presentations each. Get a sneak peek of this year's project titles and the campuses they come from.
Request for Proposals – Funding Available for Multi-Campus Collaboration
Proposals due April 30, 2021. This RFP focuses on equitable outcomes tied to Equity 2030 with funding for Fiscal Year 2022, which begins July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022.
Transfer & Degree Audit Support Newsletter – March 2021
The March 2021 Transfer & Degree Audit Newsletter is now posted on the Transfer and Degree Audit pages through ASA Connect.
Call for Proposals: ASA/Equity and Inclusion Spring Conference June 10-11, 2021
We are looking forward to an informative and productive joint ASA/EI Spring Conference on June 10-11, 2021. We hope you and your campus colleagues will join us for this year’s virtual conference focused on Breaking Barriers.
Professional Development Opportunity: Ask C-PLAN – Equity and CPL on your Campus
March 24, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. During this webinar, the C-PLAN team and campus colleagues will share research and resources regarding how campuses can enhance CPL (credit for prior learning) access to underserved prospective and current students.
All Learning Counts Webinar on Adult Placement During the Pandemic: Lessons Learned from the First Full Semester
Friday March 5 at 10:00 a.m. - All Learning Counts will be holding a webinar discussion on the lessons learned on adult student placement during the pandemic. Please join us to discuss the impact on adult student placement due to the pandemic and the challenges and successes that Minnesota State Colleges and Universities have experienced.
