Dr. Marsha Weber, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, has announced that Dr. Lisa Karch, current Graduate Studies Director, has accepted the position of Interim Dean of Graduate and Extended Learning, on a two year appointment beginning July 1, 2018. This position was created to help align our current graduate and online/extended learning functions to create synergy and identify opportunities for […]
Join your colleagues, peers, and D2L staff at the D2L Connection: Minnesota 2018 conference on April 13 at Normandale Community College, Bloomington, MN. Sponsored by D2L in collaboration with Minnesota State and St. Catherine University, this conference will showcase many aspects of teaching and learning within Brightspace. Sessions will also feature related topics such as teaching design and instruction, innovation, […]
Beginning Wednesday, March 14, instructors can request their Summer 2018 course shells using the D2L Brightspace Request Form (https://my.mnstate.edu/ITS/Forms/RequestD2LShell). IMPORTANT DATES: Summer 18 shells can be requested March 14-April 26. On April 27, all unrequested summer sections will be created as single section course shells. Fall 18 shells can be requested April 27-August 7. On August 8, all unrequested fall […]
Wednesday, March 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Library 124 There’s just a few days left to register for the workshop on Group Projects in an Online Environment with Nancy Stock, Jane Melander, and Julie Zaloudek! Group projects are incredibly valuable for students, but are plagued with problems such as inconsistent effort, questions about fairness, interpersonal problems, communication challenges, and scheduling […]
Minnesota State requests the feedback of faculty, staff, and students on a strategy for advancing online education in Minnesota State. Background, context, and detailed descriptions of the strategy are provided in the executive summary, full report, and feedback document, linked below. You may provide feedback in one of two ways: 1) Attending a forum from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. […]