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Professional Development OpportunityTypeFree/Not FreeOnline/In Person/BothDate(s)/LocationOther notesEmails of folks who have attended and are willing to talk about it
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AACE eLearnConferenceNot free
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AT SHAREcaseConferenceFreeBothhttps://aticop.umn.edu/academic-technology-sharecase or z.umn.edu/sharecasehttps://aticop.umn.edu/sharecase-planning-committee
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AT SlackFreeOnlineJoin UMN AT Slack
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ATiCoP Planning GroupGroupFreeOnlineThis is an ongoing commitment, and PD is self-directed. Take on facilitating meetings, increase your technical or note-taking skills, etcaticop_planning@umn.edu
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AVI Live MinneapolisTechnology ShowcaseFreeIn PersonIndustry hosted demonstration of Audio / Video technology. Typically held annually in Minneapolis in early November. https://www.avisystems.com/events/tag/minneapolisnoahholm@umn.edu
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CodePeopleGroupFreeOnlineCodePeople at UMN
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Deque: axe-conConferenceFreeOnlineDigital Accessibility Conference. You can sign up for next event for free. https://www.deque.com/axe-con/mclag011@umn.edu
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Digital Accessibility Badging Program (here’s the first DA: Foundations course)Self-paced set of coursesFreeOnlinehttps://training.umn.edu/courses/15281norstebo@umn.edu
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EDUCAUSEConferenceNot freeOct 21-24, 2024: San Antonio2024 Annual: San Antonio: Oct 21-24
norstebo@umn.edu, Peg@umn.edu, stade@umn.edu, spn@umn.edu, Alex@umn.edu
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Educause Blended and Online Learning Community GroupGroupFree (as UMN is an institutional member)OnlineTo join, log into the Educause Connect Community Groups site (UMN is a member, so use the federated login), and search for Blended and Online Learning. Direct link to Educause Blended and Online Learning.

Educause has a number of other community groups with different areas of focus.		englu061@umn.edu
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Educause Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual MeetingConferenceNot free
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Educause Women in TechnologyGroupFreeOnlineTo join, log into the Educause Connect Community Groups site (UMN is a member, so use the federated login), and search for Women in Technology. Direct link to Educause WIT.
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Effordability Summit--University of WI StoutConference (annual) FreeIn PersonApril 6-7, 2026The Effordability Summit is a regional conference that focuses on the use, development, and creation of quality and affordable curricular content.alimmer@umn.edu: I have not attended, but just read about it on LinkedIn; past year sessions seem to focus on OERs and AI
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Generative AI learning pathSelf-paced set of coursesFreeOnlinehttps://www.cloudskillsboost.google/englu061@umn.edu
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IFALC (International Forum on Active Learning in Classrooms)ConferenceNot freeIn personAug 1-2, 2024: Rochesterhttps://r.umn.edu/international-forum-active-learning-classrooms OR z.umn.edu/IFALC2024Kelsey Metzger, Peg, Kara Hanson, Sue Wick, Noah Holm
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Inclusive Teaching at a Predominantly White Institution Workshop Series6-workshop seriesFreeOnlineCEI Inclusive Teaching at a Predominantly White Institution Workshop Serieskarenj@d.umn.edu
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InstructureconConferenceNot freein personSpokane 22 -24 July 25primary presenters receive a reduced registration feesvobo120@umn.edu, englu061@umn.edu
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ISTEConferenceNot freevariety of eventshttps://www.iste.org/iste-events
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Minnesota AV Summit (MCUAV)ConferenceNot freeIn PersonSummit – MCUAV - Annual Audio/Video conference for higher education. Keynote, breakout rooms and networking, to which industry partners are invited to attend. The same group also holds regular open networking sessions each month. noahholm@umn.edu
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Minnesota Learning Commons (MnLC) - (formerly the Minnesota eLearning Summit)ConferenceNot freeAug 8, 2024: St. Cloudhttps://sites.google.com/sourcewell-mn.gov/minnesotalearningcommons/mnlc-2024-learning-technology-summit?authuser=0
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NAEA (National Art Education Association)ConferenceNot freeIn Person/OnlineNAEA arteducators.org Visual arts, design, and media arts educators quade@d.umn.edu
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Online Learning ConsortiumConferenceNot freeBothvaries by yearenglu061@umn.edu
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Professional Association for Computer Training (PACT)AssociationNot freeBothhttps://pactmn.org/
PACT is a learning professional association for instructional designers, technologists, and digital learning leaders. Members access exclusive member benefits such as educational events, a strong network of industry peers, job announcements, and more!		leigh138@umn.edu
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Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT (principles can be applied to similar platforms such as Claude, Gemini, etc)self-paced through CourseraFreeOnlineCoursera courseenglu061@umn.edu
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TechPeople SlackFreeOnlineJoin TechPeople Slack
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UMN Google DayConferenceFree online
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UMN Governance ParticipationGroupFreeDependsSome participation requires election, but you can participate on committees without being part of the elected body for your job type. norstebo@umn.edu
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UMN Women in TechnologyGroupFreeOnlineUMN Women in Technology
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Unizin SummitConferenceNot free
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UPCEA Digital Transformation & Learning Conference (Combined with UW Madison DT&L)ConferenceFreeOnlineFebruary 4-6, 2026DTL Conference 2026
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VoiceThread WorkshopsOnline FreeOnlineVoiceThread Workshops
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WCETConferenceLots of hands-on presentations, practitioner-focused
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Women Advance IT Leadership ConferenceConferenceNot freenorstebo@umn.edu
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