Kim Lynch, PhD
Senior System Director of Educational Development and Technology
651-201-1655
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Welcome to Educational Development and Technology
One unit of Academic and Student Affairs, we are an energetic team that seeks to identify, seed, and support innovative technologies and talent to drive and enable the highest-quality teaching and learning experiences for students across Minnesota State.
Below are the multiple ways we help support innovation in the Minnesota State system.
Academic Technologies
- Learning Management System (D2L Brightspace) - D2L Brightspace is the learning management system used by each Minnesota State institution.
- Media Management (Kaltura MediaSpace) - Minnesota State institutions share access to Kaltura MediaSpace. This service provides tools to create and store video for academic purposes.
- Video/Web Conferencing Service (Zoom) - All current students, faculty, and staff members of Minnesota State have access to the video and web conferencing services Zoom.
- Academic Software Procurement - Educational Innovations helps coordinate procurement for selected software and services recommended by the ASA Technology Council. Currently there are two software applications, Softchalk (Content Authoring) and Respondus (Quiz/Test Generation Software).
- Campus Academic Technology Teams (CATTs) - Educational Innovations organizes one-hour, monthly web conference sessions focused on topics related to academic technologies and professional development. These are open to all individuals from Minnesota State institutions.
Faculty and staff can learn more on the CATT SharePoint (Sign in with StarID@MinnState.edu).
Network for Educational Development
The NED was established to provide educational development opportunities that are designed by Minnesota State faculty and staff for Minnesota State faculty and staff. These opportunities help build awareness, develop knowledge, skills, and abilities, and provide space for reflecting and revising.
Browse the NED Events Calendar where new educational development opportunities are populated each term, including:
- Webinars
- Short Courses
- Long Courses
- Faculty Learning Communities
- Conferences
Faculty and staff can learn more on the NED Resource Site (Sign in with StarID@MinnState.edu).
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Minnesota State promotes textbook affordability for students at Minnesota State colleges and universities by supporting and facilitating the adoption of open, low-cost, high-quality materials. We strive to do through faculty development, adequate resources, and grants.
Learn more about OER at Minnesota State.
Faculty and staff can learn more on the OER Community Site (Sign in with StarID@MinnState.edu).
Student Success Technologies
Educational Innovations supports student success technologies such as library resources, campus safety tools, CRM master contracts, proctoring services, and tutoring services.
Faculty and staff can learn more on the Student Success Technologies SharePoint Site (Sign in with StarID@MinnState.edu).
Accessibility
Minnesota State is committed to accommodating the variety of needs and abilities of our students. The Accessibility Committee is charged with developing sustainable campus practices for addressing the creation and adoption of accessible institutional materials. It recommends policies, procedures, or operating instructions that could be adopted by Minnesota State regarding the creation and adoption of accessible materials.
Faculty and staff can learn more on the Accessibility SharePoint Site (Sign in with StarID@MinnState.edu).
Quality Improvement Process
The Online Strategy Workgroup developed the quality improvement process (QIP) site as a common framework that can be used to advance the state of online education throughout Minnesota State, providing structural guidance to improve student learning outcomes.
Faculty and staff can learn more on the QIP SharePoint Site (Sign in with StarID@MinnState.edu).
Kim Lynch, PhD
Senior System Director for Educational Development and Technology
651-201-1655
Kim.Lynch@MinnState.edu
Megan Babel
Communications Coordinator
651-201-1656
Megan.Babel@MinnState.edu
Brock Behling
Program Director for Instructional Technology
651-201-1862
Brock.Behling@MinnState.edu
Catherine Ford, EdD
Program Director for Educational Development
651-201-1443
Catherine.Ford@MinnState.edu
Cassandra Levesque
Degree Audit Support Analyst
651-201-1653
Cassandra.Levesque@MinnState.edu
Edward Minnema
Equity Coach
Edward.Minnema@MinnState.edu
Michael Olesen
Interim System Director for Student Success and Technologies
651-201-1477
Michael.Olesen@MinnState.edu
Ha Im Park
Administrative Coordinator
Haim.Park@MinnState.edu
Kelly Ponto Watrin, MA
uAchieve Planner and Schedule Builder Support Analyst
Kelly.PontoWatrin@MinnState.edu
Melissa Williams
Instructional Designer
Melissa.Williams@MinnState.edu
Scott Wojtanowski, PhD
System Director for Educational Technology and Development
651-201-1751
Scott.Wojtanowski@MinnState.edu
Learning Technologies Team
Suzanne Schlangen
Business Analyst, Online Learning Environment
320-230-6125
Suzanne.Schlangen@MinnState.edu
Kim Vossen
IMS Environment User Support Analyst
320-230-7481
Kimberly.Vossen@MinnState.edu
Karen Wenz
IMS Team Lead and System Administrator
320-391-6120
Karen.Wenz@MinnState.edu
Jon Werth
Senior Online Learning Environment System Administrator
320-391-6124
Jonathan.Werth@MinnState.edu
