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Equity by Design Onboarding: Spring 2024
Equity by Design Onboarding: Spring 2024
April 1 - April 28, 2024 Short Course Description This four-week short course is designed to build foundational skills and knowledge for engaging in the Equity by Design methodology. Equity by Design is a Minnesota State strategic priority informed by the work of McNair, Bensimon and others, who have shown that one path toward closing... Continue Reading →
Collecting and Analyzing Classroom Data: Spring 2024
Collecting and Analyzing Classroom Data: Spring 2024
April 1- April 21, 2024 Short Course Description In this class, participants are expected to bring a specific Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Inquiry Question and preliminary literature review of the topic. From there, participants will explore evidence approaches (e.g., quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods), select an appropriate tool from that evidence approach, determine the... Continue Reading →
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The Beauty of Intersectionality and Disability: Voices for Justice (Option 2)
The Beauty of Intersectionality and Disability: Voices for Justice (Option 2)
Are you ready to meet us? We are here! Explore the beauty of intersectionality. In this panel, students from across the system will share their experiences with disability and race. Panelists will have the option to respond to questions around their experiences with disability, identity, disclosure, and access. Attendees will take away an understanding... Continue Reading →
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OER Community Conversations: April
OER Community Conversations: April
Facilitators Megan Jaunich Engineering instructor at Century College Also an advisor for the Women in STEM Club and Engineering Club, Megan's professional development activities have focused on increasing transparency and accessibility of her courses to support student success. This includes incorporating Open Educational Resources, aligning courses with Quality Matters standards, and striving for continuous improvement... Continue Reading →
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OER Learning Circles: Summer 2024
OER Learning Circles: Summer 2024
Summer 2024 OER Learning Circles May 8 – June 16, 2024 Apply by April 5 Collaborate 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 5 Project Types: Redesign a course around OER. Create ancillary materials to complement... Continue Reading →
OER Project Showcase: 2
OER Project Showcase: 2
Register for all OER Project Showcase Events Since 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. OER are teaching, learning... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning: Spring 2024
Designing Your Course for Student Learning: Spring 2024
April 8 - April 28, 2024 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 in a course are aligned with the learning objectives students are supposed to master. Course Learning Objectives After completing this course, you will be able... Continue Reading →
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OER Project Showcase: 3
OER Project Showcase: 3
Register for all OER Project Showcase Events Since 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. OER are teaching, learning... Continue Reading →
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OER Librarian Community of Practice: April 2024
OER Librarian Community of Practice: April 2024
Inclusive access and equitable access programs are affecting textbook costs for students and making it harder for colleges and universities to persuade faculty to use OER. We will start with a brief introduction to the topic, followed by a discussion of what librarians can do. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After... Continue Reading →
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Minnesota State REFLECT 2024 Applications Due (Learning Community)
Minnesota State REFLECT 2024 Applications Due (Learning Community)
2024-2026 Cohort The Minnesota State REFLECT program brings together faculty from across disciplines, institutions, and experience to participate in a 2-year Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) faculty learning community. Minnesota State REFLECT scholars are supported as they develop, implement, and present research results at a conference. Participants will meet for a fall retreat and... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: April 2024
What’s New in D2L Brightspace: April 2024
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the April 2024 release (version 20.24.04) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, April 18. RSVP Required Use 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.... Continue Reading →
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OER Project Showcase: 3.5
OER Project Showcase: 3.5
Register for all OER Project Showcase Events Since 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. OER are teaching, learning... Continue Reading →
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OER Project Showcase: 4
OER Project Showcase: 4
Register for all OER Project Showcase Events Since 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. OER are teaching, learning... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with AI Community of Practice: April 2024
Teaching with AI Community of Practice: April 2024
Teaching with AI Community of Practice Get connected, explore AI in Spring 2024 What is a Community of Practice? A community of practice is a group of people with a shared passion or interest. The group interacts regularly to share, support, and learn together. The Teaching with AI Community of Practice will explore equitable teaching methods and AI. What to expect? You can expect to participate in collective... Continue Reading →
Conversations with Colleagues: April
Conversations with Colleagues: April
This interactive conversation provides a platform for faculty members to explore students' use of AI on their educational journey. First, we will view an Educause video Students’ Perspectives on Using AI (8:16) profiling 3 student perspectives on using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and then discuss AI’s immense potential to enhance students’ educational journeys. Here are some ways students might... Continue Reading →
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OER Project Showcase: 5
OER Project Showcase: 5
Register for all OER Project Showcase Events Since 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. OER are teaching, learning... Continue Reading →
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Creating Content Pages Using HTML Templates in D2L Brightspace (Summer 2024)
Creating Content Pages Using HTML Templates in D2L Brightspace (Summer 2024)
This webinar will demonstrate how you can use the pre-formatted HTML templates as a starting point for creating Content pages in D2L Brightspace. The templates provide you with example materials and page layouts that you may copy and edit for your own courses. During the webinar we will walk through the steps of selecting and... Continue Reading →
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Summer Synergy I: Crafting Dynamic Courses with Course Builder and Intelligent Agent Tools
Summer Synergy I: Crafting Dynamic Courses with Course Builder and Intelligent Agent Tools
Join us for a series of two online webinars, during which Minnesota State instructors will embark on a journey to craft their summer courses from inception to fruition, guided by instructional design expertise. Throughout these sessions, we'll unveil the untapped potential of two essential yet often underappreciated tools in D2L: Course Builder and Intelligent Agents.... Continue Reading →
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