Start of Semester Tasks

Instructors: Your D2L Brightspace shells for summer 2020 have been created. If you do not see your course or need course merged, please email support@mnstate.edu.  For helpful tips on preparing for the new term, please refer to the following links”  Start of Semester Tasks  Getting Started in D2L Brightspace  Online Courses: Started Well  If you have questions, please contact the Office of Online Learning […]

Best Practices in Online Teaching – Summer 2020 Faculty Development Opportunities

The Office of Online Learning encourages you to take advantage of the array of online professional development opportunities available this summer to all faculty in MinnState!  Check out the links for course descriptions and RSVP/registration details.   5/25 – 6/14 Creating Accessible Course Document   5/25 – 6/14 Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction   6/1 – 6/21 Applying the QM Rubric   6/1 – 6/21 Culturally Responsive Pedagogy   6/8 – 6/28 Assessment of Student Learning   6/8 – 6/28 Aligning Instructional Strategies with Zoom   6/8 – 8/9 Foundations of Teaching Online (note: break from 7/4 […]

Nominations open for Dille Lecturer Award

Nominate your respected colleagues or favorite professors for the prestigious Dille Lecturer Award! Successful nominees will demonstrate how they transform the world by transforming students’ lives. Award nominees must be: tenured faculty members respected teachers and scholars respected for developing stimulating ideas dynamic communicators Deliver nominations to the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (Owens Hall 206) by […]

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

As part of the State of Wellbeing program, State of Minnesota employees have access to free work and life resources to help employees and their family members meet life’s challenges, great or small. LifeMatters, the State of Wellbeing’s Employee Assistance Program, offers access to expert, personal consultations on a wide range of concerns, from financial and legal matters to relationship […]

MSRS Pre-Retirement Seminar Canceled

The annual MSRS Pre-Retirement Seminar originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 20 from 12:30 – 4:30 PM has been canceled. At this time, the event is not being rescheduled. If you have questions, please visit the MSRS website at https://www.msrs.state.mn.us/ or call 1-800-657-5757.