Join our Instructional Technology staff (Catherine Artac, Jane Melander, and Brandyn Sauer) for a conversation on what’s new, what’s changed, and to learn how others are using technology to meet their instructional needs. New and returning instructors will receive pointers on getting ready for Spring semester. Suggestions for spring semester workshop topics are also welcomed!
By default, D2L courses are set to open at 12:00 a.m. the first day of the semester. For spring 2014, D2L courses open the morning of Jan. 13. If you want to allow students earlier access to your course so they may review the syllabus and other course information, you can change the course start date. From within your course […]
This article is from Valley News Live. www.valleynewslive.com/story Today 425 students at Minnesota State University in Moorhead wrapped up their college experience. The world is waiting for them. But one graduate who chose not to walk, for personal reasons, has already seen much of the world. North Dakota Army National Guardsman Sam Floberg shares his story of getting through college […]
Through a partnership between Social Work and the Offices of Sustainability and Diversity and Inclusion, 22 students will travel to Argentina from March 12-24, 2014 (over spring break). Students will enroll in UNIV 490. Financial aid can be used to cover the $2,500 program fee, which includes housing, airfare, in-country travel, travel insurance, and some meals. There are a few […]
This article is from publishersweekly.com. By Sally Lodge It’s a true story that reads like fiction – and it’s one that should raise the spirits of any aspiring author. Elise Parsley, a 27-year-old piano teacher in Plymouth, Minn., leapt from being an unpublished, agentless author-illustrator to one with both an agent and a book contract in three days. The quick-fire […]