Minnesota State Academic and Student Affairs
Self-care for both faculty and students Social and emotional health and their impact on the classroom Social Emotional Learning November can sometimes heighten anxiety for both faculty and students as... Continue Reading →
This year the Shark Tank Open was held a little differently. Typically faculty and staff present their project ideas to an audience and a panel of judges (the sharks) in... Continue Reading →
Many within the system may be aware that Minnesota State, along with the Office of Higher Education (OHE) and Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is engaged in a... Continue Reading →
October 20, 2020 @ 12:00 - 1:00 pm Watch a welcome video from this month’s faculty facilitator Miki Huntington (Minneapolis College & Metropolitan State University). The upcoming 2020 elections present an important... Continue Reading →
Join upcoming sessions that have a focus on the upcoming elections: Faculty who identify as Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) are invited to gather in community on a... Continue Reading →
Personal Learning as Part of Educational Development: A NED Affiliated Series Shifting the Conversation from Debate to Dialogue 1 Recognizing Political Affiliation as a Social Identity Shifting the Conversation from... Continue Reading →
Collecting Mid-Semester Feedback Many of you are entering into Week 7 or 8 of the semester. You’ve likely covered 2-3 large units or a half dozen online modules and are... Continue Reading →
Educational Innovations and the Office of Equity and Inclusion have identified three Equity and Inclusion Coordinators who over the 2020-2021 academic year will assist in aligning, developing, and implementing a... Continue Reading →
Academic and Student Affairs are pleased to announce that the ASA Virtual Fall Conference for 2020 will be held on Thursday and Friday, November 12 & 13, 2020. Detailed information... Continue Reading →
The following board policies and system procedures were amended and uploaded to the Board of Trustee’s Policy and Procedure webpage in FY20. 1A.1 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Org. &... Continue Reading →
The new Pilot Program Request (PPR) site has been created to assist presidents with the submission of their pilot program requests. Presidents must use their StarID log-in credentials, enter all... Continue Reading →
Perkins (Career & Technical Education) is sponsoring regional reports completed by RealTime Talent to support local consortia and others in workforce development in navigating changes in their local labor market... Continue Reading →
Background The Minnesota State system office invites campuses within the system to submit an interest application as the first step to participate in the second Minnesota State zero textbook cost degree (Z-degree) funding opportunity. ... Continue Reading →
Each year Educational Innovations at the Minnesota State system office conducts a survey of textbook cost savings resulting from the use of open textbooks the past academic year. This data... Continue Reading →
With The People Series | Voting Resources | Personal Learning as Part of Educational Development Engaging in our democracy is both a right and responsibility. Despite the words of our... Continue Reading →
The 4th Annual OER Librarian’s Workshop Day has been reconfigured into a virtual format and presents two entry points for engagement based on background knowledge and experience in OER: OER... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Start of the 2020-2021 Academic Year! On behalf of the Educational Innovations unit of Academic and Student Affairs of Minnesota State, welcome to start of the 2020-2021... Continue Reading →
Join "Foundations of Teaching Online," a long course offered by the Network for Educational Development. This eight week, online course will guide participants through developing and delivering high quality online... Continue Reading →
The August CAREERwise Newsletter is now available online. In this edition, job seekers and career changers will discover Health Care Careers in Minnesota and learn about virtual and interactive career... Continue Reading →
The Network for Educational Development (NED) announces a list of webinars that are now available for Minnesota State faculty and staff to register for. These opportunities are in addition to the short course, long course, and... Continue Reading →
Mark Gucinski, OER Learning Circles Cohort Spring 2018 and Summer 2020 Mark Gucinski is a biology faculty member at St. Cloud Technical and Community College. What was your first experience... Continue Reading →
Winona State University is offering a fall section (September 28 – November 20) of WeTeach: Online/Blended Design and Delivery. This course is for… Instructors who are new to online teachingInstructors... Continue Reading →
Attending to Cognitive Capacity in Videos The availability of screen recording tools like, Kaltura Capture, a tool available to the entire Minnesota State community, has made it extremely easy for anyone... Continue Reading →
Monica Roth Day, member of OER Learning Circles Spring 2019 and Spring 2020 Monica Roth Day is a social work faculty member at Metropolitan State University. Can you briefly describe your OER Learning Circle project? Social work research is a class... Continue Reading →
Kate Brau, OER Learning Circle participant Spring 2018, OER Learning Circle Leader Fall 2018 Kate Brau is a Health and Physical Education faculty at Hibbing Community College. Having revised online... Continue Reading →
St. Cloud State University's Rehabilitation Studies program, in collaboration with the SCSU Confucius Institute, Metropolitan State University, and Hamline University, proudly present our 9th Annual ABILITY Event. Embracing the Difference... Continue Reading →
The Creative Commons (CC) Certificate course is an in-depth course about CC licenses, open practices and the ethos of the Commons. The course is composed of readings, quizzes, discussions and... Continue Reading →
Dr. Kim Sommers, PsyD, LP and Dr. Lindsay Murn, PhD, LP - Minnesota State University, Mankato On Twitter and Instagram, memes and jokes about therapy and counseling have gone viral.... Continue Reading →
Applying an equity and anti-racist lens to our pedagogy and practice By Catherine Ford Applying an equity and anti-racist lens to our pedagogy and practice is NOT a matter of... Continue Reading →
By Travis Dolence and Nathan Rundquist, Minnesota State University Moorhead Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several years, you’ve noticed that the number of podcasts on... Continue Reading →
