Minnesota State Academic and Student Affairs
The NED is offering in-person workshops this spring: Teaching with AI and Exploring Flexible Course Delivery. Take advantage of these opportunities to meet with colleagues offline while learning about equitable teaching practices and innovative course design.
This month's Educational Development Digest is now available. Stories include "Using the TILT Method to Enhance Student Equity and Performance," information about the refreshed D2L Brightspace Course Design template, and an overview of the ASA Newsletter and ASA Connect.
The January 2025 Transfer & Degree Audit Newsletter is now available. Find recordings and slides from the Student Success and Planning Conference, view January opportunities, learn about Degree Audit, Graduation Planner, Schedule Builder, Transferology, and more.
Collaborate with other Minnesota State faculty who are committed to helping students save money by using open educational resources (OER). OER Learning Circle Projects include redesigning a course, creating ancillary materials, authoring a resource, and more. Compensation is available. Apply by January 10, 2025.
Faculty and instructional designers recognize that AI applications can deliver significant learning benefits to courses. In this webinar from the Minnesota Learning Commons, Karen LaPlant and Zala Fashant from Metro State University examine how AI tools can be used in course design.
This month's Educational Development Digest is now available. Stories include "Do the points even matter?" and information about ungrading, answers to the question "Why doesn't my student see their grade?" and webinar recordings from the Educational Developers Connect Series.
Minnesota State invites campuses within the system to submit an interest application as the first step to participate in the Minnesota State Z-degree project. Campuses can apply for exploration funding, implementation funding, or expansion/sustaining funding. The deadline is February 6, 2025.
The Minnesota State Educational Development and Technology unit and the Office of Equity and Inclusion are seeking to identify one Equity and Inclusion Coordinator to join two current Network for Educational Development (NED) Equity and Inclusion Coordinators to assist in delivering educational development opportunities through the NED to advance Equity by Design and related equity and inclusion efforts on campuses. The deadline for applications is Monday, January 20, 2025
The December 2024 Transfer & Degree Audit Newsletter is now available. Find recordings and slides from the Student Success and Planning Conference, view December opportunities, learn about Degree Audit, Graduation Planner and Schedule Builder, Transferology, and more.
Registration for the Minnesota State Accreditation and Assessment Conference closes next week. View the agenda and register now! This conference is a collaboration with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) which provides an annual update regarding HLC policies, procedures, and resources.
Minnesota State has partnered with digital mental health provider Mantra Health to bring students an extended suite of accessible, diverse, high-quality care. Join upcoming trainings to learn more about Mantra Health and its services.
Registration is now open for the 6th Annual Minnesota State Accreditation and Assessment Conference on December 4, 2024. View the agenda and register now!
The Minnesota State NED partnered with Math Pathways to offer educational development opportunities tailored to support Minnesota State mathematics and statistics faculty. Register for these events by December 3!
The Minnesota State Network for Educational Development (NED) is pleased to offer a series of short courses, workshops, and faculty learning communities on the NED Events Calendar for the Spring 2025 term. New this year: NED + Math Pathways events.
The November 2024 Transfer & Degree Audit Newsletter is now available. Topics include a recap of the Student Success and Planning Conference, November opportunities, information on Degree Audit, Graduation Planner and Schedule Builder, Transferology, and more.
This month's Educational Development Digest is focused on artificial intelligence. Learn about the importance of inclusive data and diverse perspectives, how Copilot can help write plain language to comply with the RISE Act (effective in January), and about upcoming Teaching with AI Workshops.
Conversations with Colleagues is a series for colleagues across Minnesota State to gather remotely to share ideas and bring questions. Join the next conversation on October 29 at noon, the topic is "Promoting Equity through Data Practices."
These Network for Educational Development (NED) Workshops are available at no cost through a partnership with Quality Matters (QM) and the Online Learning Consortium (OLC). The NED funds memberships to QM and OLC for every Minnesota State college and university.
Inclusive Video Conferencing November 4 – 24, 2024 Network for Educational Development (NED) Short Course Join the three-week short course "Inclusive Video Conferencing" offered through the NED to learn practical... Continue Reading →
Our keynote hosts are distinguished experts in their respective fields, bringing a wealth of knowledge and insight to the stage. These accomplished professionals will join our keynote speakers in dynamic, thought-provoking discussions that promise to engage and inspire.
October 16 at 3 p.m. Join to hear from Melissa Rousu, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Minnesota State IT Center of Excellence. Melissa will provide an overview of the Center’s work in increasing opportunities and decreasing risks in technology.
Nominate an educator or service faculty for the 2025 Minnesota State Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence by November 1, 2024.
Formerly the Dev Ed/ABE Affinity Group, the College and Adult Education Co-Req Partnership Group started in late 2020, brought together both Adult Basic Education (ABE) and college practitioners who wanted to explore partnering to positively impact students enrolled in developmental education courses for the rigors of credit-bearing coursework at Minnesota State campuses.
This month's Educational Development Digest is focused on digital accessibility. Learn about new UDL Guidelines 3.0, the new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations that will require digital content to comply with 12 additional success criteria (starting in 2026), and register for a digital accessibility webinar series available to Minnesota State educators and staff at no cost. Additional tips are shared about how to use automatic and manual accessibility checkers.
This interactive 2-day workshop is designed to explore flexible course delivery. Participants will examine the benefits and challenges of various flexible delivery methods, including HyFlex, bi-modal, and tri-modal approaches.
Minnesota State was featured in the 2024 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Cybersecurity and Privacy Edition for work on Generative Artificial Intelligence Guidelines.
The October 2024 Transfer & Degree Audit Newsletter is now posted on the Transfer and Degree Audit pages through ASA Connect.
The ASA Fall Leadership Conference is next month! View an outline of the schedule, register, and learn more.
The CTE Summit is excited to bring two local experts who will ask you to listen as they amplify the voices of teachers, students, and the community. Register by October 31!
Register for this year's ASA Fall Leadership Conference before the deadline of September 27, 2024! ASA Leadership Award nominations will be accepted through September 30.
