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SUMMARY:Equity 101: Summer 2023
DESCRIPTION:July 10 – July 31\, 2023\nShort Course\nDescription\nThis three-week short course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we relate to others. Module 1 explores our individual position within the historical and systemic structures of privilege and oppression\, and how those affect our values and worldview (especially as they relate to education and academic achievement). Module 2 considers the social component by turning our reflection outwards onto the identities of our students and institutions. Lastly\, Module 3 encourages us to use our newly acquired self-awareness to examine the effect of inequitable policies and practices in our classrooms and campuses\, and to build a professional development plan to continue developing our equity lens. \nCourse Learning Objectives \nAfter completing this course\, participants should be able to: \n\n\nEstablish a shared framework for understanding systemic privilege and oppression\nDistinguish the difference between equality and equity\nDevelop skills to look inward and to reflect on how your own identity and worldview are constructed\nEvaluate how your values and experiences impact how you perceive and interact with other.\nEstablish shared terminology\nIdentify individual and institutional threats to equity\nConnect to people\, perspectives\, and lived experiences that are different from your own\nDescribe characteristics of an equity minded person\nIdentify some of our own assumptions\, practices\, and policies that are inequitable\nBuild an action plan for relentless reflection\, lifelong learning\, and measurable milestones at the individual\, departmental\, and institutional levels\nSet a date to review your progress on your action plan\n\n\nSuggested Audience \nFaculty (Full-time and part-time)\, Instructional Designers and Technologists\, Faculty Developers/Trainers\, and staff.  \nEstimated Time Commitment \nMost participants are able to complete this course by committing 2-3 hours per week.  \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.  \nRegistration Required \nUse the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 30 participants per course. \nBecause we need time to enroll participants into the corresponding D2L Brightspace Course site\, we will close RSVPs the Friday prior to the start of this course.\n \nReminder Coming:  We use the email address you provide to send a calendar appointment to remind you of the start date of this short course.\n \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations to participate in this event\, please send an email to the facilitator at the bottom of this page. \nCourse Location \nThis course is hosted and facilitated using the D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite. \nQuestions?  \nContact Educational Development and Technology.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/equity-101-summer-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Short Courses
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SUMMARY:Empathy by Design: Summer 2023
DESCRIPTION:July 10 – July 30\, 2023\n\nShort Course\n(This short course was previously titled Humanizing Your Online Course) \nDescription \nThis course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either teaching or planning to teach an online or hybrid course and are interested applying evidence-based strategies for humanizing the learning experience through effective facilitation and course design. The course is online and asynchronous. Although there are no scheduled class meetings\, participants may engage in virtual meetings with other students and course instructors as needed and at their convenience. The course is designed to take no more than 10 hours of work per week to complete.  \nThis is a facilitated\, collaborative learning experience that models many of the humanizing strategies that instructors might choose to include in their own courses. Participants will learn experientially by engaging with an instructor and colleagues from across the system in activities that showcase humanizing practices in action.  \nFaculty will develop their professional knowledge by reviewing the current theory and research in the area of humanizing online learning and engaging in independent reading in their own disciplines\, contributing what they discover to a shared knowledge base. They will then reflect on their own teaching style and practices and select evidence-based\, humanizing instructional strategies for implementation or refinement in their own online courses. They will evaluate and select specific techniques and tools for supporting those strategies and learn how to apply them.  \nBy the end of the course\, faculty will be able to make informed decisions regarding humanizing instructional strategies\, they will have a fully articulated plan for implementing and refining two or three humanizing strategies in their own courses\, and they will have the opportunity to join a growing learning community through which they can continue to learn and share the results of their humanizing strategies with colleagues from across the system.  \nCourse Learning Objectives \n\nDefine “humanizing” as it relates to online teaching and learning and explain why it’s important. \nDiscuss research findings that connect humanizing facilitation and course design strategies with online student success. \nReview the literature review on the impact of humanizing strategies specific to your own discipline/course and contribute your findings to a shared knowledge base. \nExperience and evaluate at least three tools and techniques\, including one that’s new to you\, for implementing evidence-based humanizing strategies. \nDevelop a fully articulated implementation plan for introducing or enhancing two to three evidence-based humanizing strategies in your online courses that best fit your teaching style\, including selecting the tools and techniques you will use to implement your chosen strategies\, developing an assessment method\, and possibly sharing your findings with the course’s learning community. \n\nTechnical Skill Requirements\n\nUse a web browser  \nCreate\, save and upload Word documents  \nNavigate Microsoft Windows  \nCreate and send an email using your Minnesota State account  \nEvaluate and decide whether or not to use OneDrive  \nPerform basic tasks associated with the following D2L Brightspace tools: Content\, Quizzes and Assignments \n\nMaterials Required \nPrior to beginning this course\, you should complete the following activities:  \n\nSelect a course that you’d like to which you’d like to apply these concepts \nContact your campus D2L/IT Helpdesk to create 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  \nEstimated Time Commitment \nThe course is designed to take no more than 10 hours of work per week to complete.  \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.  \nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 30 participants per course. \nBecause we need time to enroll participants into the corresponding D2L Brightspace Course site\, we will close RSVPs the Friday prior to the start of this course.  \nReminder Coming:  We use the email address you provide to send a calendar appointment to remind you of the start date of this short course. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page.  \nCourse Location \nThis course is hosted and facilitated using the D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite.  \nQuestions?  \nContact Educational Development and Technology.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/empathy-by-design-summer-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Short Courses
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SUMMARY:The Basic Tools For Creating Accessible Documents
DESCRIPTION:NED Webinar\nWorking in word processing is something all educators do\, but making your work accessible for people using a screen reader is a new set of skills for many.  Attend this webinar to get a first exposure to tools you may need to use in your word processing\, setting you on the path to creating screen-reader friendly materials. \n\nRSVP Required\n\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. \nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page. \n\nQuestions?\n\nContact facilitator Jody Ondich.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/the-basic-tools-for-creating-accessible-documents-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Generative AI Workshop Series: Online Discussions
DESCRIPTION:Generative AI Workshop Series\nDoes the rapid emergence of generative AI applications like ChatGPT have you rethinking your course assignments? Have you moved from\, “What’s ChatGPT?” to “How do I encourage authentic writing when all of my students are using ChatGPT?”  \nJoin us this summer for a series of conversations about the impact of generative AI on writing assignments. We will focus on a specific type of assignment each month: online discussions\, essays and other long-answer assignments\, and lab and study reports.  \n Register for each session of the three-part series: \n\n1) Online Discussions: June 21 – Register below \n\n2) Essays and Long-answer Assignments: July 18 – Register\n\n3) Lab and Study Reports: August 8 – Register  \n\nOnline Discussions\nGenerative AI Workshop Series \nDo you require your students to participate in D2L Brightspace Discussions that engage students in conversation with one another about course topics? Join us for a conversation about the impact of generative AI on this type of writing assignment. Learn how to encourage authentic contributions\, spot AI-generated posts\, and better integrate AI into your discussion activities as a helpful tool.  \nLearning Objectives \n\nExplain how students are currently using tools like ChatGPT to generate contributions to discussion topics. \nEvaluate the ease with which students could generate high-quality contributions to your current discussion prompts. \nList at least one change you could make to at least one current discussion assignment to encourage authentic contributions.  \nExplain how you will set student expectations regarding their use of generative AI in your discussion activities. \n\n\nRSVP Required\n\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. \nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page. \n\nQuestions?\n\nContact facilitators Ken Graetz\, Kathleen Coate\, and Kelli Hallsten Erikson.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/generative-ai-workshop-series-online-discussions/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Accessible Content Pages Using HTML Templates in D2L Brightspace
DESCRIPTION:NED Webinar\nThis webinar will demonstrate how to check (and fix!) the accessibility of your HTML Content pages in D2L Brightspace. While the pre-formatted HTML templates provide a starting point for creating accessible Content pages\, it is important for content creators to understand how to build upon that starting point and ensure their pages are accessible for all students. If you’re already using the HTML templates in Content\, but aren’t sure if your pages are accessible\, join us for a walk-through of the built-in accessibility features\, how to use the accessibility checker\, and a discussion of some best practices in accessible design. \nThis webinar is intended for those already familiar with how to create Content pages using HTML templates in D2L with beginner or intermediate-level skills. \n\nRSVP Required\n  \n\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. \nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page. \n\nQuestions?\n  \n\nContact facilitator Catherine Artac.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/accessible-content-pages-using-html-templates-in-d2l-brightspace/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230612T120000
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SUMMARY:What's New in D2L Brightspace: June 2023
DESCRIPTION:NED Webinar\nThis webinar will focus on new features and changes in the June 2023 release (version 20.23.06) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday\, June 15. \nRSVP Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register.  \nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page.  \n\nQuestions?   \nPlease contact the facilitator Suzanne Schlangen.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/whats-new-in-d2l-brightspace-june-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:Technology Tools for Teaching: Summer 2023
DESCRIPTION:June 12 – July 2\, 2023\nShort Course\nDescription \nYou may have used Kaltura MediaSpace as the quickest way to record your screen for a lecture\, or as a place to store your recordings. 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 reflect and identify the instructional objective first and consider the best tool for the job. By the end of this three–week course you will be able to identify and apply instructional strategies that utilize Kaltura MediaSpace and Zoom tools to enhance your course and student learning. \nFrom the Facilitator\n \nCourse Learning Objectives \nAfter completing the course\, participants will be able to:  \n\nAlign instructional strategies with video tools.\nImplement video accessibility principles.\nImplement video production principles.\nAnalyze the impact of security measures on equity and access.\n\nTechnical Skill Requirements\n\nUse a web browser\nPerform basic tasks associated with Zoom\, Kaltura MediaSpace\, and D2L Brightspace.\n\nMaterials Required \nAccess to your Minnesota State Zoom and Kaltura MediaSpace accounts. \nParticipants should have access to their own D2L Brightspace course (sandbox or development are acceptable) to practice using the available course tools and features. Contact your campus D2L/IT Helpdesk to create a D2L Brightspace “Sample/Sandbox” Course if you do not have one. \nSuggested Audience \nFaculty\, Instructional Designers and Technologists\, Faculty Developers/Trainers\, any staff who uses video and wants to learn more.  \nEstimated Time Commitment \nMost participants are able to complete this course by committing 4-6 hours per week.  \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.  \nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 30 participants per course. \nBecause we need time to enroll participants into the corresponding D2L Brightspace Course site\, we will close RSVPs the Friday prior to the start of this course.\n \nReminder Coming:  We use the email address you provide to send a calendar appointment to remind you of the start date of this short course.\n \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations to participate in this event\, please send an email to the facilitator at the bottom of this page. \nCourse Location \nThis course is hosted and facilitated using the D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite. \n \nQuestions?  \nContact the Educational Development and Technology unit.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/technology-tools-for-teaching-summer-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Short Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230608T100000
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SUMMARY:Video Feedback for Humanizing Student Assessments
DESCRIPTION:NED Webinar\nVideo Feedback can be a powerful method for connecting with students in the online environment. Creating personalized\, specific feedback in strategic places in D2L can help students feel welcomed and engaged in their learning goals. In this webinar\, we will explore the various places in D2L where video feedback can be placed\, how to create it\, and help you plan a manageable strategy for when and why to use video as a feedback method. \n\nRSVP Required\n\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. \nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page. \n\nQuestions?\n\nContact facilitator Kathleen Coate.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/video-feedback-for-humanizing-student-assessments/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230605
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SUMMARY:Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Summer 2023
DESCRIPTION:June 5 – June 25\, 2023\n\nShort Course\n\nDescription \nOur chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we\, as instructors\, shift our teaching practices to meet this goal? One promising path is to ground those practices in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP). In this introductory course\, we’ll have the opportunity to examine how well our current practices align with the central tenets of CRP. CRP advocates that good teaching draws on the knowledge and skill our students bring to the classroom\, creates supportive relationships that allow students to take learning risks\, and prepares students to challenge barriers to their full flourishing. In this course we will increase our knowledge of some foundational CRP practices. \nTraining expectations are weekly short readings and weekly contributions to asynchronous discussions focused on how we might incorporate CRP into our teaching practices. All participants will receive a copy of Zaretta Hammond’s Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain\, which will be an option reading for the short course. \nCourse Learning Objectives \nThrough engaging in the work of the training\, faculty will be able to:  \n\nexplain to others the central tenets of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy\ngain ideas for how to incorporate those central tenets into course outcomes\, materials\, assessments\, activities\, syllabi\, and relationships\nidentify interconnections between microaggressions\, structural racism\, stereotype threat\, and course success\nuse our increased knowledge of CRP to share with\, support\, and encourage other faculty learners to increase everyone’s skills at CRP\ntrace how our values have changed and/or deepened through engaging in course\, and\ncreate a professional development plan for making next steps on the journey of culturally responsive teaching\n\nTechnical Skill Requirements\n\nUse a web browser \nCreate\, save and upload Word documents \nNavigate Microsoft Windows \nCreate and send an email using your Minnesota State account \nEvaluate and decide whether or not to use OneDrive \nSet up\, Attend\, and Participate in Zoom gatherings \nPerform basic tasks associated with the following D2L Brightspace tools: Content\, Quizzes\, Surveys\, Discussion\, and Assignments \n\nWork Involved/Artifacts Produced\n\nWeekly work reading\, watching\, learning\, reflecting\n4 Discussion Posts (1 connection\, 3 summary) and responses to peers\n\nSuggested Audience \nFaculty (Full-time and part-time)\, Instructional Designers and Technologists\, and Faculty Developers/Trainers.  \nEstimated Time Commitment \nMost participants are able to complete this course by committing 4-6 hours per week (mileage may vary). \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.  \nRegistration Required \nUse the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 30 participants per course. \nBecause we need time to enroll participants into the corresponding D2L Brightspace Course site\, we will close RSVPs the Friday prior to the start of this course.\n \nReminder Coming:  We use the email address you provide to send a calendar appointment to remind you of the start date of this short course.\n \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations to participate in this event\, please send an email to the facilitator at the bottom of this page. \nCourse Location \nThis course is hosted and facilitated using the D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite. \nQuestions?  \nContact Educational Development and Technology.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/culturally-responsive-pedagogy-summer-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Short Courses
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SUMMARY:Integrating Retrieval Practice: Summer 2023
DESCRIPTION:June 5 – June 25\, 2023\n\nShort Course\nDescription\nThis course is an introduction to retrieval practice teaching methods. Retrieval practice focuses on improving long-term learning. We help students retrieve through deliberate recall of skills and knowledge\, spaced out over time\, and reviewed along with other concepts. \nMore than 100 years of educational research in both the lab and in classrooms has supported the effectiveness (and simplicity!) of retrieval practice on improving retention\, higher order thinking skills\, and transfer of knowledge and skill to new contexts. \nWe will explore both teaching and technological strategies for using retrieval practice in our course: \n\nModule 1 shares the Why and the What of retrieval practice.\nModule 2 focuses on the How and shares teaching methods and technology tools to support retrieval practice.\nModule 3 looks at student success with retrieval including metacognition and evaluation of teaching methods.\n\nCourse Learning Objectives \nAfter completing the course\, participants will be able to: \n\n\nApply principles of retrieval practice to course design or unit development\nDiscuss research findings connecting retrieval practice to student success\nExplore various teaching and learning tools that align with retrieval practice\nImplement strategies to support student retrieval practice\n\n\nSuggested Audience \nFaculty (Full-time and part-time)\, Instructional Designers and Technologists\, and Faculty Developers/Trainers.  \nEstimated Time Commitment \nMost participants are able to complete this course by committing 2-3 hours per week.  \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.  \nRegistration Required \nUse the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 30 participants per course. \nBecause we need time to enroll participants into the corresponding D2L Brightspace Course site\, we will close RSVPs the Friday prior to the start of this course.\n \nReminder Coming:  We use the email address you provide to send a calendar appointment to remind you of the start date of this short course.\n \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations to participate in this event\, please send an email to the facilitator at the bottom of this page. \nCourse Location \nThis course is hosted and facilitated using the D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite. \nQuestions?  \nContact Educational Development and Technology.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/integrating-retrieval-practice-summer-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Short Courses
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SUMMARY:Foundations of Teaching Online: Faculty 2023
DESCRIPTION:June 5 – August 6\, 2023\n(Break 7/3 – 7/9)\nLong Course\nThe Foundations of Teaching Online long course will help faculty build well-designed online experiences for their students\, and deans evaluate online experiences from a student perspective. Participants will learn about quality standards in online course design and the basic principles of backwards design and alignment. In addition\, they will be introduced to strategies that create a welcoming\, accessible\, and collaborative environment where all learners can succeed. \nThe class is split into two groups: a faculty track and a dean track.\nWhile some course experiences will be together\, many assignments will be targeted to different campus roles. \nCourse Learning Objectives – Faculty Track\n\nAfter completing this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nCONSTRUCT a course schedule\, template\, or outline that includes at least one learning objective for each module\nCREATE an alignment map with your learning objective(s)\, assessment tool\, and learning activities\nPLAN strategies to humanize your online course\, using principles of trust\, presence\, awareness\, and empathy\nIDENTIFY elements that improve the accessibility of course materials including documents\, webpages\, and media\n\nFrom the Facilitators\n \n\nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 20 participants per course. \nBecause we need time to enroll participants into the corresponding D2L Brightspace Course site\, we will close RSVPs the Friday prior to the start of this course.\n \nReminder Coming:  We use the email address you provide to send a calendar appointment to remind you of the start date of this short course.\n \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations to participate in this event\, please send an email to the facilitator at the bottom of this page. \nCourse Location \nThis course is hosted and facilitated using the D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite. \n \nQuestions?  \nContact facilitators Liz Pauly and Kelly Donahue.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/foundations-of-teaching-online-faculty-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Long Course
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230606
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SUMMARY:Foundations of Teaching Online: Deans 2023
DESCRIPTION:June 5 – August 6\, 2023\n(Break 7/3 – 7/9)\nLong Course\nThe Foundations of Teaching Online long course will help faculty build well-designed online experiences for their students\, and deans evaluate online experiences from a student perspective. Participants will learn about quality standards in online course design and the basic principles of backwards design and alignment. In addition\, they will be introduced to strategies that create a welcoming\, accessible\, and collaborative environment where all learners can succeed. \nThe class is split into two groups: a faculty track and a dean track.\nWhile some course experiences will be together\, many assignments will be targeted to different campus roles. \nCourse Learning Objectives – Dean Track\n\nAfter completing this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nDESCRIBE key components of quality course design\nCOMPARE two different sets of online course evaluation standards\nEVALUATE a course for alignment\nEVALUATE a course for evidence of humanizing strategies and student-friendly navigation\nDEMONSTRATE ability to use D2L and academic technology tools through practice and/or review of examples/best practices\nIDENTIFY elements that improve the accessibility of course materials including documents\, webpages\, and media\n\nFrom the Facilitators\n \n\nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 10 participants per course. \nBecause we need time to enroll participants into the corresponding D2L Brightspace Course site\, we will close RSVPs the Friday prior to the start of this course.\n \nReminder Coming:  We use the email address you provide to send a calendar appointment to remind you of the start date of this short course.\n \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations to participate in this event\, please send an email to the facilitator at the bottom of this page. \nCourse Location \nThis course is hosted and facilitated using the D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite. \n \nQuestions?  \nContact facilitators Liz Pauly and Kelly Donahue.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/foundations-of-teaching-online-deans-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Long Course
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230601T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230601T110000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230601T152352Z
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SUMMARY:D2L Accessibility Tools
DESCRIPTION:NED Webinar\nGetting to know the tools in the D2L HTML editor will help you create clear\, attractive\, and accessible written materials in your online world.  This brief introduction to D2L tools can get you started in making all your work accessible before you need to make changes in order to accommodate your students! \n\nRSVP Required\n\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. \nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page. \n\nQuestions?\n\nContact facilitator Jody Ondich.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/d2l-accessibility-tools/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230531T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230531T130000
DTSTAMP:20260506T181230
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T194443Z
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SUMMARY:Alternative Grading Methods
DESCRIPTION:NED Webinar\nThere’s been a lot of talk among faculty across the system regarding alternative grading systems\, such as contract grading and ungrading. Many have implemented some changes\, and many have also completely overhauled their grading systems. Kelli will talk about her experiences with removing grades from her Composition II class\, and there will be plenty of time to talk about what grades mean and share with each other what we’ve done and how we’ve done it\, including key resources that have guided us along the way. \n\nRSVP Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. \n\nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page. \n\nQuestions?\nContact facilitator Kelli Hallsten Erickson.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/alternative-grading-methods-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230531
DTSTAMP:20260506T181230
CREATED:20230404T175241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T175241Z
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SUMMARY:Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Learning Community: Summer 2023
DESCRIPTION:May 30 – August 20\, 2023\n\nFaculty Learning Community\nDescription\nOur chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we\, as instructors\, shift our teaching practices to meet this goal? One promising path is to ground those practices in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. In this course\, we’ll have the opportunity to examine how well our current practices align with the central tenets of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. CRP advocates that good teaching draws on the knowledge and skill our students bring to the classroom\, creates supportive relationships that allow students to take learning risks\, and prepares students to challenge barriers to their full flourishing. In this course we will give and get support for deepening our CRP practices. \nAll participants will receive the e-book for Zaretta Hammond’s Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain\, which will be an option reading for the short course. Details for acquiring a free version of this e-book will be sent to participants. \nCommunity Expectations\n\nread Zaretta Hammond’s Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain\nengage with some short supplemental materials (articles\, videos\, websites)\nattend 4 Zoom sessions\nComplete 3 Action projects\nContribute to 4 (out of 6 possible) asynchronous discussions\nSubmit a final reflection\n\nParticipant Learning Outcomes\nThrough engaging in the work of the training\, faculty will be able to: \n\nexplain to others the central tenets of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy\,\nincorporate those central tenets into course outcomes\, materials\, assessments\, activities\, syllabi\, and relationships\,\nidentify interconnections between implicit bias\, microaggressions\, trauma\, structural racism\, stereotype threat\, and course success\,\nuse our increased skills at CRP to share with\, support\, and encourage other faculty learners to increase everyone’s skills at CRP\,\ntrace how our values have changed and/or deepened through engaging in course\, and\ncreate a professional development plan for making next steps on the journey of culturally responsive teaching.\n\nTraining Goals\nThe training aims to increase student success and decrease equity gaps by supporting our work to: \n\ndraw on the knowledge and skill our students bring into the classroom\,\ncreate supportive relationships that allow students to take learning risks\,\ninvestigate how our own biases and assumptions show up in our teaching practice\, and\ncreate more equitable classrooms\n\nTraining Alignment\nThe training aligns with\, and offers supplementary materials on: \n\npoverty responsive pedagogy\ntrauma responsive pedagogy\nmindfulness-toward-equity pedagogy\nopen educational pedagogy\n\nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 30 participants per course. \nBecause we need time to enroll participants into the corresponding D2L Brightspace Course site\, we will close RSVPs the Friday prior to the start of this course.\n \nReminder Coming:  We use the email address you provide to send a calendar appointment to remind you of the start date of this short course.\n \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations to participate in this event\, please send an email to the facilitator at the bottom of this page. \nCourse Location \nThis course is hosted and facilitated using the D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite. \n \nQuestions?  \nContact the Educational Development and Technology unit.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/culturally-responsive-pedagogy-learning-community-summer-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning Communities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230530
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230531
DTSTAMP:20260506T181230
CREATED:20230404T172028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T172028Z
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SUMMARY:Creating Accessible Course Documents: Summer 2023
DESCRIPTION:May 30 – June 18\, 2023\n\nShort Course\nDescription \nThis three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use a screen reader. The course will introduce participants to basic techniques for using tools available in the Microsoft Office suite including Word and PowerPoint.  Additionally\, participants will get an opportunity to update web pages posted to a D2L Brightspace course site using the provided HTML editor in D2L Brightspace. \nCourse Learning Objectives \nAfter completing the course\, participants will be able to:  \n\nDescribe the importance of having accessible course materials\nIdentify the degree of accessibility of current materials and technologies\nCreate or revise course documents and HTML pages to be accessible\n\nTechnical Skill Requirements\n\n\n\n\nUse a web browser\nCreate\, save and upload Word documents\nNavigate Microsoft Windows\nCreate and send an email using your Minnesota State account\nEvaluate and decide whether or not to use OneDrive\nPerform basic tasks associated with the following D2L Brightspace tools: Content\, Quizzes and Assignments\n\n\n\n\n\nMaterials Required\nYou will need access to Microsoft Office suite including Word and PowerPoint.  \n\n\n\nSuggested Audience \nFaculty (Full-time and part-time)\, Instructional Designers and Technologists\, and Faculty Developers/Trainers.  \nEstimated Time Commitment \nMost participants are able to complete this course by committing 4-6 hours per week.  \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.  \nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 30 participants per course. \nBecause we need time to enroll participants into the corresponding D2L Brightspace Course site\, we will close RSVPs the Friday prior to the start of this course.\n \nReminder Coming:  We use the email address you provide to send a calendar appointment to remind you of the start date of this short course.\n \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations to participate in this event\, please send an email to the facilitator at the bottom of this page. \nCourse Location \nThis course is hosted and facilitated using the D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite. \n \nQuestions?  \nContact the Educational Development and Technology unit.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/creating-accessible-course-documents-summer-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Short Courses
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230529
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230530
DTSTAMP:20260506T181230
CREATED:20221031T154805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T133218Z
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SUMMARY:Equity and Advising
DESCRIPTION:May 29 – June 18\, 2023\nShort Course\nDescription\nThis asynchronous 3-week course is offered for the purpose of providing both academic and faculty advisors with the information and resources necessary to increase equity and inclusion in their work. Participants will engage in a series of activities including\, but not limited to discussion\, case study analyses\, and action planning. Participants will leave with a plan to implement equitable change(s) within their advising practice and or unit. Ultimately\, the intent is that participants to not only have a plan upon completion but leave with the doors open to continue one’s diversity\, equity\, and inclusion (DEI) growth and journey. \nCourse Learning Objectives:\n\nDescribe characteristics of equitable and inclusive advising\nDevelop skills for self-awareness and reflection\nIdentify skills that promote strong\, inclusive relationships with students\nReview of DEI resources and tools for engaging in continuous improvement\nCreate an action plan to address equity in advising\n\nSuggested Audience \nFaculty (Full-time and part-time)\, Academic Advisors\, Instructional Designers and Technologists\, and Faculty Developers/Trainers. \nEstimated Time Commitment \nMost participants are able to complete this course by committing 4-6 hours per week.  \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. \nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 30 participants per course. \nBecause we need time to enroll participants into the corresponding D2L Brightspace Course site\, we will close RSVPs the Friday prior to the start of this course.  \nReminders Coming:  We use the email address you provided to send you reminder emails as the event date gets closer\, but we suggest you add this event to your calendar.  \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page.  \nCourse Location \nThis course is hosted and facilitated using shared D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite. \nQuestions?  \nContact the Educational Development and Technology unit.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/equity-and-advising/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Short Courses
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230524
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230525
DTSTAMP:20260506T181230
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230404T152303Z
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SUMMARY:Applying the D2L Course and Page Templates: Summer 2023
DESCRIPTION:May 24 – June 11\, 2023\n\nShort Course\nDescription\nWhether you are new to online teaching and learning or an experienced user of D2L Brightspace\, you can use the pre-formatted HTML Templates and Course Template as starting points when designing a new course or re-designing an existing course. The templates provide you with example materials and course layout that you may copy and edit as appropriate for your needs. This two-week short course will help you learn the skills necessary to apply and edit the provided templates. \n\n\nCourse Learning Objectives\n\n\n\nUpon completion of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nExplain the benefits of using an HTML template for Content pages in D2L Brightspace\nCreate a Content page in D2L Brightspace using an HTML a template\nModify multiple HTML elements within a Content page\n\n\n\nSuggested Audience \nFaculty (Full-time and part-time)\, Instructional Designers and Technologists\, and Faculty Developers/Trainers.  \nTechnical Skill Requirements\nNo prior HTML knowledge is required. However\, participants will find it helpful to have some existing comfort in copying/pasting text and navigating D2L Brightspace with the ability to perform basic tasks associated with the following D2L Brightspace tools: \n\nContent (creating a Module)\nAssignments (submitting to an Assignment folder)\nDiscussions (creating a Thread and posting Replies)\n\nEstimated Time Commitment \nMost participants are able to complete this course by committing 4-6 hours per week.  \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.  \nRegistration Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register. There is a limit of 30 participants per course. \nBecause we need time to enroll participants into the corresponding D2L Brightspace Course site\, we will close RSVPs the Friday prior to the start of this course.\n \nReminder Coming:  We use the email address you provide to send a calendar appointment to remind you of the start date of this short course.\n \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations to participate in this event\, please send an email to the facilitator at the bottom of this page. \nCourse Location \nThis course is hosted and facilitated using the D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite. 
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/applying-the-d2l-course-and-page-templates-summer-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Short Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230522T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230522T153000
DTSTAMP:20260506T181230
CREATED:20220711T221838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T174433Z
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SUMMARY:OER FAQ: May
DESCRIPTION:Description\nIn this webinar\, host Karen Pikula and a panel from the system office will answer questions about open educational resources\, intellectual property\, Creative Commons licenses\, Z-degrees\, and more! \nSubmit a question here beforehand. \nTime will be allotted toward the end to answer any participant questions that were not answered. \nRSVP Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register.  \nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar.  \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page.  \nQuestions?  \nContact Karen Pikula 
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/oer-faq-may-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230522
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230525
DTSTAMP:20260506T181230
CREATED:20230324T171644Z
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SUMMARY:ASA and Equity and Inclusion Spring Conference
DESCRIPTION:Equity in Action: Activating Change\nDate: May 22-24\, 2023\nLocation: St. Cloud State University\n720 4th Avenue South St. Cloud\, MN 56301\nIn-Person Only \n Registerby May 15\n  \nWe invite you to join us for the annual Spring Conference held at St. Cloud State University from May 22-24\, 2023. ​​​​​​​This conference is jointly hosted by Minnesota State Academic and Student Affairs and the Office of Equity and Inclusion. \nRead the announcement to learn more. \nConference Schedule\nComing soon on the ASA Connect event page. \nRegistration\nRegistration: Be sure to register online no later than May 15\, 2023\, to secure your seat at the conference!\nCost: No cost to register. Attendees must cover their costs for hotel/travel. Some meals will be provided at no cost to attendees. \nAudience\nMinnesota State employees: \n\nCampus Academic Affairs and Student Affairs Professionals\nCampus Diversity Officers\nSystem Office Personnel\nInstitutional Research / Institutional Effectiveness\nFaculty and Deans\n\nContact\nFor questions about the event\, please reach out to Nate Hallanger and/or Tarrence Robertson. \nFor questions about lodging or expenses\, reach out to Ka Yang and/or Kara Gerlach.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/asa-and-equity-and-inclusion-spring-conference/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Conference (in-person)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230517
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230518
DTSTAMP:20260506T181230
CREATED:20230417T204239Z
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SUMMARY:Discipline-Specific Faculty Learning Community: Summer 2023
DESCRIPTION:May 30 – August 19\n\nDates vary by discipline \nDiscipline-Specific Faculty Learning Communities\nREGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 17\, 2023 \n  \nSummer 2023 Disciplines: STEM and Cross-Discipline (FULL) \nDescription\nMinnesota State received funding through the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund managed by Minnesota’s Office of Higher Education to support faculty members within disciplines to come together to explore culturally responsive teaching practices. \nThis is a great chance for colleagues to re-engage with others in their discipline or those they met at last year’s Teach Together Minnesota! conference\, and to explore evidence-based strategies that could reduce equity gaps that exist within our programs. \nOur chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we\, as instructors\, shift our teaching practices to meet this goal? One promising path is to ground those practices in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. In this course\, we’ll have the opportunity to examine how well our current practices align with the central tenets of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. CRP advocates that good teaching draws on the knowledge and skill our students bring to the classroom\, creates supportive relationships that allow students to take learning risks\, and prepares students to challenge barriers to their full flourishing. In this course we will give and get support for deepening our CRP practices. \nAll participants will receive the e-book for Zaretta Hammond’s Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain\, which will be an optional reading for the short course. Details for acquiring a free version of this e-book will be sent to participants. \nAudience\nThis Summer 2023 opportunity is open to any Minnesota State faculty teaching courses within the participating disciplines and associated subjects associated with \n\nSTEM\nCross-Discipline (FULL)\n\nAdditionally\, high school teachers who teach college-level courses in these disciplines through concurrent enrollment at participating Minnesota State institutions are welcome. \nDates \nSTEM\n\nRegular live sessions via Zoom\nWednesdays\, 5/31\, 6/7\, 6/21\, 7/12\, 7/26\, 8/9\n\n1:00 – 2:30 p.m.\n\n\nAction Plan due August 19\n\nCross-Discipline (Cross-Discipline group is FULL)\n\n\nRegular live sessions via Zoom\n\nThursdays\, 6/1\, 6/8\, 6/22\, 7/13\, 7/27\, 8/10\n10:00 – 11:30 a.m.\n\n\nAction Plan due August 19\n\nCommunity Expectations\n\nEngage with supporting materials (articles\, videos\, websites)\nAttend 5 – 6\, 90-minute Zoom sessions\, occurring every other week\nContribute to 5 asynchronous discussions\nSubmit a final Action Plan\n\nParticipant Learning Outcomes\nThrough engaging in the work of the training\, faculty will be able to: \n\nexplain to others the central tenets of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy\,\nincorporate those central tenets into course outcomes\, materials\, assessments\, activities\, syllabi\, and relationships\,\nidentify interconnections between implicit bias\, microaggressions\, trauma\, structural racism\, stereotype threat\, and course success\,\nuse our increased skills at CRP to share with\, support\, and encourage other faculty learners to increase everyone’s skills at CRP\,\ntrace how our values have changed and/or deepened through engaging in course\, and\ncreate a professional development plan for making next steps on the journey of culturally responsive teaching.\n\nGoals\nIncrease student success and decrease equity gaps by supporting our work to: \n\ndraw on the knowledge and skill our students bring into the classroom\,\ncreate supportive relationships that allow students to take learning risks\,\ninvestigate how our own biases and assumptions show up in our teaching practice\, and\ncreate more equitable classrooms\n\nFinancial Compensation\nParticipants will receive financial compensation in the form of release credit equivalency (RCE) of $1750 in combined salary and fringe. In order to receive compensation\, Minnesota State system office will hire each faculty participant as a “temporary shared employee” for the purposes of completing this program. \nRegistration Required\n*Limit of 30 participants per discipline\n\nRegister by May 17\, 2023 using the following form. \n Registerby May 17\, 2023\nLocation \nIn addition to synchronous meetings hosted via Zoom\, this learning community is hosted and facilitated using the shared D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called\, MnSite. \nQuestions?  \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page.  \nContact the Educational Development and Technology unit. \n  \nTeach Together Minnesota! is funded in part by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education through the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Grant.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/ds-flc-summer-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Learning Communities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230516T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230516T153000
DTSTAMP:20260506T181230
CREATED:20211025T201604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230516T172345Z
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SUMMARY:Teach Together Minnesota! 2023
DESCRIPTION:Teach Together Minnesota! is a free\, virtual conference bringing together educators from across Minnesota to have discussions with colleagues in their field of study grounded in cultural fluency and culturally responsive pedagogies. \n\nThe conference will feature:\nWhat the Data Taught UsOver the past few years\, 17 different discipline groups have come together in Discipline-Specific Faculty Learning Communities to create Action Plans with guidance from an Instructional Designer (Melissa Williams) and an Equity Coach (Ed Minnema). Learn first-hand what the data taught Melissa and Ed and where we can go from here.   Student PanelStudent panelists will share personal journeys of their educational experience\, what has led to their successes\, where they have encountered barriers to success\, and their experiences with online learning and cultural fluency. Learn more. Faculty Learning Community Project PerusalsThere are many stories: wildly successful results\, unexpected outcomes\, and examples of how an Action Plan didn’t pan out but the lessons learned from the experience provided valuable insights and future direction. All of these stories are important to our goal of increasing equity for our students and should be shared with our broader Minnesota State community.  Past Faculty Learning Community participants will share the spectrum of outcomes from their Action Plans throughout the day in 20-minute increments. These are not formal presentations\, but rather come-and-go “project perusal” opportunities for conference attendees. Discipline Group DiscussionsGather with educators in your field of study from around the state. Discipline groups are invited to engage in conversation\, share files\, keep a collective notebook\, and use a Teams chat feature for immediate and ongoing communication. Time will be spent thinking about “where we would like to be a year from now” and drawing connections between your work and the larger goal of Equity 2030.  Making Connections PanelThe Making Connections Panel will highlight the connections between Minnesota State Guided Learning Pathways related projects and initiatives (i.e.\, Multiple Measures\, SUCCESS\, Transfer Pathways\, Concurrent enrollment) and Equity 2030. Hear and learn from faculty and staff who have moved equity and inclusion work forward on their campus through these Minnesota State Guided Learning Pathways related projects and initiatives. Learn more.   Receive a free eBook – When registering\, you will get the opportunity to receive the free eBook\, Inclusive Teaching: Strategies for Promoting Equity in the College Classroom\, by Kelly A. Hogan\, to help inform the discipline discussions. Audiobook versions will also be available. Listen to this podcast for a condensed version of the book’s content. \nView the draft agenda. \n\n Registration has closed.[/su_note]\nQuestions?\nContact TeachTogether@MinnState.edu. Learn more about the Teach Together Minnesota! conferences at MinnState.edu/TeachTogetherMN.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/teach-together-minnesota-conference-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Conference (online)
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SUMMARY:OEN Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Open Education Network (OEN) Webinars introduce Minnesota State faculty and staff to open educational resources\, creative commons licensing\, and the work with the Open Textbook Library at the University of Minnesota. \nAfter the OEN Webinar\, attendance will be taken. Attendees will receive a link to review an open textbook located in the Open Textbook Library (open.umn.edu) and receive a $200 stipend once the review is completed. Reviews for this webinar are due June 26\, 2023. \nNew: Minnesota State faculty who collaborate with high school instructors in one of our Concurrent Enrollment (CE) programs can invite their CE partner to attend an OEN Webinar and receive a stipend. After registering for yourself\, register your CE partner\, selecting your Minnesota State institution from the dropdown menu.  \n Register through the OEN \nAttendees are invited to review a second open textbook for an additional $200 by registering for a second OEN Webinar. You do not need to attend the second OEN Webinar\, repeating attendees will still receive a link to review an open textbook for a second stipend. Limit of 2 stipends per individual.\nView all OER Events. \n\nQuestions?\nContact facilitator Karen Pikula.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/oen-webinar-5/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:What's New in D2L Brightspace: May 2023
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the May 2023 release (version 20.23.05) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday\, May 18. \nRSVP Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register.  \nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page.  \n\nQuestions?   \nPlease contact the facilitator Karen Wenz or Suzanne Schlangen.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/whats-new-in-d2l-brightspace-may-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230427T120000
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SUMMARY:OER Project Showcase: Graduate Students
DESCRIPTION:Register for all: March 31   |   April 6   |   April 11   |   April 24   |   April 27\nSince 2018\, Minnesota State faculty have been participating in the OER Learning Circles program\, where they collaborate with colleagues from across the system who are committed to redesigning courses around OER and/or creating OER ancillary materials to help eliminate course material costs for students. \nThis year\, graduate students in the teacher education program at Minnesota State University\, Mankato participated in an OER Learning Circle cohort. \nOER are teaching\, learning and research resources that make use of appropriate tools\, such as open licensing\, to permit their free reuse\, continuous improvement\, and repurposing by others for educational purposes (UNESDOC). \n2023 OER Project Showcase\nLearn how graduate students from recent OER Learning Circle cohorts have been helping save students money by adapting their courses to OER or developing OER ancillary or primary materials at the OER Project Showcase. The showcase will be held virtually across five days in the Spring of 2023 with a handful of OER Learning Circle participants in each\, presenting their work and answering questions. \n View the Presenters \nRSVP Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register.  After registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar.  \nQuestions?\nContact Karen Pikula.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/oer-project-showcase-5/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230424T120000
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SUMMARY:OER Project Showcase: 4
DESCRIPTION:Register for all: March 31   |   April 6   |   April 11   |   April 24   |   April 27\nSince 2018\, Minnesota State faculty have been participating in the OER Learning Circles program\, where they collaborate with colleagues from across the system who are committed to redesigning courses around OER and/or creating OER ancillary materials to help eliminate course material costs for students. \nOER are teaching\, learning and research resources that make use of appropriate tools\, such as open licensing\, to permit their free reuse\, continuous improvement\, and repurposing by others for educational purposes (UNESDOC). \n2023 OER Project Showcase\nLearn how faculty from recent OER Learning Circle cohorts have been helping save students money by adapting their courses to OER or developing OER ancillary or primary materials at the OER Project Showcase. The showcase will be held virtually across five days in the Spring of 2023 with a handful of OER Learning Circle participants in each\, presenting their work and answering questions. \n View the Presenters \nRSVP Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register.  After registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar.  \n\n\nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the facilitator at the bottom of this page.\n\n\n\nQuestions?\nContact Karen Pikula.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/oer-project-showcase-4/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230418T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230418T130000
DTSTAMP:20260506T181230
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SUMMARY:Conversations with Colleagues: April
DESCRIPTION:Topic: Regular and Substantive Interaction in Distance Education\nThe U.S. Education Department has set guidelines for distanced learning and has recently offered new guidance for what kinds of instructor-student interactions will count as regular and substantive (RSI). In our time together\, we will discuss how our campuses are handling the guidelines and guidance\, address questions\, and together brainstorm innovative practices for engaging with students in online learning. \nFacilitated by Lisa Bergin and Kristine Gyolai\, Minneapolis College\n\nWelcome (5 minutes)\nIntroduction to the topic (5 minutes)\nParticipants sharing local campus perspectives on meeting regular and substantive interaction (RSI) guidelines (20 minutes)\nCollecting best practices that go beyond meeting the minimal guidelines (25 minutes)\nClosing (5 minutes)\n\n \nConversations with Colleagues is a monthly platform for colleagues across Minnesota State to gather remotely to share ideas and bring questions (along with your lunch). These monthly gatherings will provide you opportunity to engage in rich conversation in both small and large groups and networking with colleagues across the state! You will also be able to add your name to a list of faculty and staff who are willing to share expertise and areas of interest with others. We have amazing innovations and work being done across the state and the goal of Conversations with Colleagues is to foster a network of support for faculty and staff across Minnesota State. \nConversations with Colleagues is hosted by faculty and staff from the Minnesota State Faculty Development Committee. \nRegister for the other conversations: September | November | February \n \nRSVP Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register.  \nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page.  \n\nQuestions?   \nPlease contact the facilitator Catherine Ford.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/conversations-with-colleagues-april-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:What's New in D2L Brightspace: April 2023
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the April 2023 release (version 20.23.04) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday\, April 20. \nRSVP Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register.  \nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page.  \n\nQuestions?   \nPlease contact the facilitator Karen Wenz or Suzanne Schlangen.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/whats-new-in-d2l-brightspace-april-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230414T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230414T120000
DTSTAMP:20260506T181230
CREATED:20230120T214925Z
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SUMMARY:Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions
DESCRIPTION:The Question Formulation Technique (QFT) is a step-by-step process designed to facilitate the asking of many questions\, taking students through the process of thinking deeply about their questions\, refining them and prioritizing their use. As students go through the QFT process\, they practice three important thinking abilities: divergent thinking\, convergent thinking and metacognition. This webinar will introduce the QFT technique and participants will be explore ways to use the QFT technique in their unique disciplines. \nRSVP Required\nUse the RSVP tool below to register.  \nAfter registering\, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you\, please add this event to your calendar. \nAccommodations: If you require accommodations (live captioning\, etc.) to participate in this event\, please send an email to the person at the bottom of this page.  \n\nQuestions?   \nPlease contact the facilitator Rebecca March.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/make-just-one-change-teach-students-to-ask-their-own-questions/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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SUMMARY:OER Learning Circle Applications Due - Summer 2023
DESCRIPTION:OER Learning Circles Summer 2023\nMay 8 – June 18*\n*Summer OER Learning Circle cohorts are accelerated\, taking place over 5 weeks instead of 10. \nWhat are OER? \nOpen educational resources (OER) are teaching\, learning and research resources that make use of appropriate tools\, such as open licensing\, to permit their free reuse\, continuous improvement\, and re-purposing by others for educational purposes (UNESCO). OER include full courses\, course materials\, modules\, textbooks\, streaming videos\, tests\, software\, and any other tools\, materials\, or techniques used to support access to knowledge. \n \nCollaborate with other Minnesota State faculty from across the system who are committed to saving students on the cost of textbooks and course resources. There are 3 options to choose from when participating in an OER Learning Circle: \n\nRedesign a course around OER.\nCreate ancillary materials to complement an existing OER.\nAuthor a primary course resource.\n\nIn addition to virtual weekly meetings\, OER Learning Circles will utilize a D2L Brightspace course to support faculty and will take place over a five-week period. Participants receive compensation in the form of release credit equivalency (RCE) of $1750 in combined salary and fringe. \nNew for Spring and Summer 2023: Minnesota State faculty who collaborate with high school instructors in one of our Concurrent Enrollment (CE) programs can invite their CE partner to participate with them on their OER Learning Circle project. Only the Minnesota State faculty partner needs to apply using the link below. A separate form for the CE partner will be available after applying.  \nTimeline\n\nSubmit application by April 14\, 2023.\nNotification of acceptance or denial of applications by April 21\, 2023.\nOrientation week to get acquainted with your cohort is May 8-12\, 2023.\nOER Learning Circles will run May 8 – June 18\, 2023.\nPresent your OER Learning Circle project at one of the four virtual OER Project Showcase Events scheduled in Spring 2023.\nProject completed by June 18\, 2023.\n\n\nFunding notice as of 8/11/2022: Participants receive compensation in the form of release credit equivalency (RCE) of $1750 in combined salary and fringe. \nApply for OER Learning Circles\n\nDownload and review the OER Learning Circle Application (PDF).\n\nApplicant and applicant’s SAO must sign Part B.\n\n\nComplete the Online Application Form (Link) and upload Part B.\n\nApply for the OER Learning Circle Leader Cohort\n\nFor Minnesota State faculty who have already completed an OER Learning Circle cohort\, consider becoming an OER Learning Circle Leader to: \n\ngain experience facilitating cross-disciplinary OER Learning Circles \n\n\ncreate a plan for the design\, delivery\, and evaluation of a campus-based OER Learning Circle\, and \nidentify\, modify\, and/or create a D2L support course room and other materials to be used for facilitating OER Learning Circles on your own campus.\n\n\nDownload and review the OER Learning Circle Application (PDF).\n\nApplicant and applicant’s SAO must sign Part B.\n\n\nComplete the Online Application Form (Link) and upload Part B.
URL:https://asanewsletter.org/event/oer-learning-circle-applications-due-summer-2023/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Short Courses
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