September 11 – October 9, 2026
Short Course
Join a 4-week NED partnership workshop offered through Quality Matters (QM).
QM: Connecting Learning Theories to Your Teaching Strategies– Participants in this workshop will learn about several different theories of learning and how teaching strategies based on those theories can promote learning.
Format:
The partnership workshop includes synchronous and asynchronous experiences. The Zoom sessions offer opportunity to connect and collaborate with Minnesota State colleagues.
- Zoom Meeting 1 – September 11, 2026 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Complete the QM Workshop – Wednesday, September 16 to Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (2 weeks, asynchronous online, hosted in their platform, 7 hours per week estimated time)
- Zoom Meeting 2 – Friday October 9, 2026 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe characteristics of learning theories.
- Describe teaching strategies based on learning theories.
Accommodations
The NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate!
Machine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible.
Please, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation.
Questions?
Please contact the Network for Educational Development.
How to Register
1. IMPORTANT PRE-REGISTRATION STEP
Log in or create your MyQM account – this will ensure access to the partnership workshop on their platform.
2. REGISTER BELOW
Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent Enrollment instructors are also welcome to join.
After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to your calendar.
Note: Registration ends September 2, 2026 to facilitate enrollment in QM’s platform and QM requires a minimum of 10 participants to run this workshop.