May 31 - August 21, 2022 Faculty Learning Community Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift... Continue Reading →
Foundations of Teaching Online: Summer 2022
June 6 - August 7, 2022 (Break 7/4 - 7/10) Long Course The Foundations of Teaching Online course will help faculty build well-designed online experiences for their students, and deans... Continue Reading →
Grade Smarter Not Harder: Summer 2022
August 1 - August 21, 2022 Short Course (This course was previously titled Improving Online Assessments) Description Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but it... Continue Reading →
D2L: Improving Student to Content interaction: Summer 2022
August 1 - August 21, 2022 Short Course Description By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML... Continue Reading →
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Summer 2022
July 25 - August 14, 2022 Short Course Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our... Continue Reading →
Accessible Digital Media: Summer 2022
July 25 - August 14, 2022 Short Course Description Captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions make multimedia more accessible. They help provide additional access for vision or hearing impairments, learning disabilities,... Continue Reading →
Empathy by Design: Summer 2022
July 25 - August 14, 2022 Short Course (This short course was previously titled Humanizing Your Online Course) Description This course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either teaching... Continue Reading →
Classroom Reflection to Classroom Inquiry: Summer 2022
July 18 - August 7, 2022 Short Course Description This course is an introduction to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) that will help participants establish a basis for... Continue Reading →
Introduction to Antiracist Pedagogy: Summer 2022
July 18 - August 7, 2022 Short Course Course Learning Objectives Through engaging in the work of the training, faculty will be able to: Define antiracist pedagogy as an individual... Continue Reading →
Aligning Instructional Strategies with Kaltura MediaSpace: Summer 2022
July 11 - July 31, 2022 Short Course Description You may have used Kaltura MediaSpace as the quickest way to record your screen for a lecture, or as a place to store... Continue Reading →
Using Pressbooks to Enhance OER Delivery: Summer 2022
June 21 - July 10, 2022 Short Course Description Pressbooks is an online platform designed to encourage self-publication under a Creative Commons license. It is easy to use and provides... Continue Reading →
Skills to manage course dates to improve student engagement: Summer 2022
June 20 - July 10, 2022 Short Course Description By the end of this three-week course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including the Import/Export/Copy Components, Manage... Continue Reading →
Applying the D2L Course and Page Templates: Summer 2022
July 11 - July 24, 2022 Short Course Description Whether you are new to online teaching and learning or an experienced user of D2L Brightspace, you can use the pre-formatted... Continue Reading →
Hacking Your Course Assessments: Summer 2022
June 13 - July 3, 2022 Short Course (This course was previously titled Assessment of Student Learning) Description How do you really know that your students are learning what you had... Continue Reading →
Equity and Technology: Summer 2022
June 6 - June 26, 2022 Short Course Description Learn to apply an equity lens to your teaching with technology. This course is an introduction to the principles of Universal... Continue Reading →
Aligning Instructional Strategies with Zoom: Summer 2022
June 13 - July 3, 2022 Short Course Description You may have used Zoom as the quickest way to record a lecture or try to replicate a synchronous discussion. Now is the time to... Continue Reading →
Equity 101: Summer 2022
June 6 - June 26, 2022 Short Course Description This course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we relate... Continue Reading →
Integrating Retrieval Practice: Summer 2022
May 31 - June 19, 2022 Short Course Description This course is an introduction to retrieval practice teaching methods. Retrieval practice focuses on improving long-term learning. We help students retrieve... Continue Reading →
Creating Accessible Course Documents: Summer 2022
May 31 - June 19, 2022 Short Course Description This three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use... Continue Reading →
Designing Your Course for Student Learning: Summer 2022
May 23 - June 12, 2022 Short Course Description This 3 week short course provides participants an opportunity to review the design of their course so that the assignments they have planned... Continue Reading →
D2L: Improving Instructor to Student interaction: Summer 2022
May 23 - June 12, 2022 Short Course Description By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML... Continue Reading →
