The Network for Educational Development (NED) provides 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.
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Webinars
Events
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Using arts literacy activities to build empathy in the classroom (Spring 2026)
From Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed (PTO) games to poetry prompts to literacy autobiographies — arts literacy activities can help students learn course materials and identify with their peers. They're also just plain fun! A longtime English educator who uses arts literacy activities successfully in all of her classes will share them with you.... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: March 2026
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the March 2026 release (version 20.26.03) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, March 19. 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... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with H5P Series (March 2026)
Teaching with H5P Series Featuring: Paula Croonquist (Biology, Anoka-Ramsey Community College) What is H5P? H5P is a tool for creating interactive online learning content and activities. There are many interactive types: practice questions, drag and drop, image hotspot, timeline, virtual tour, branching scenario, and more. The Teaching with H5P Series explores equitable teaching methods and H5P. ... Continue Reading →
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Improving Student Learning with Retrieval Strategies (Spring 2026)
As faculty, we play a critical role not only in delivering course content but also in supporting students in transferring that knowledge into long-term memory. This webinar will explore a three-stage model of learning—encoding, storage, and retrieval—based on the work of Agarwal and Bain (2019). Special emphasis will be placed on the retrieval stage, where... Continue Reading →
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Using Strategies from Success Coaching to Support Equitable Advising (Spring 2026)
In our effort to support a diverse population of students, transactional forms of advising—those strictly limited to course selection—should be interrogated and revised where possible. A fruitful area that can offer strategies is academic success coaching, which focuses on holistic, ongoing support of students centered around the concept of goal setting and personal development. Yet... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series (March 2026)
Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series Featuring: Cody Stanley (History, Alexandria Technical & Community College) The Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series explores AI and equitable teaching. In each 30-minute session a featured colleague shares how they’re using AI in their teaching. You’ll see a real example in action and hear how it supports... Continue Reading →
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Windows, Mirrors, and Gray Matters
Minnesota State is filled with incredible faculty who are doing amazing work focused on their teaching craft. The purpose of the Network for Educational Development (NED) Excellence in Teaching Series is to continue honoring and showcasing the experience and expertise of the Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence Educators of the Year through the opportunity... Continue Reading →
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To Video, or Not to Video (Spring 2026)
Videos require a significant time investment to create. This webinar will discuss pros and cons to creating instructional videos so that people can make informed decisions about when the payoff justifies the efforts! 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... Continue Reading →
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Small group activities that build student connection (Spring 2026)
The old educational wisdom is that students learn best on their own, or from their instructors. The new educational wisdom, supported by lots of research, is that students learn better by wrestling with course content together. Explore pedagogical strategies for running small group activities within your classes at this webinar. Accommodations The NED is committed to... Continue Reading →
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Teaching and Learning Competency and the NED – MSCF Probationary Faculty (Spring 2026)
In this webinar, we will introduce the new course provider for the MSCF Teaching & Learning Competency, the Network for Educational Development (NED). This session is designed for MSCF probationary faculty. During the webinar, you will: Learn about the new course provider for the Teaching & Learning Competency. Discover the courses offered by the Network... Continue Reading →
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Enhancing Student Learning Outcomes Through Feedback (Spring 2026)
As faculty, our role extends beyond delivering course content—we are also essential in helping students consolidate knowledge into long-term memory. However, without effective feedback, students' metacognitive awareness may remain inaccurate, leading to overconfidence and a disconnect between perceived and actual learning (Agarwal & Bain, 2019). This webinar will introduce two evidence-based forms of feedback—elaborative feedback... Continue Reading →
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OER Community Conversations: April 2026
Educators Toolkit: Helping Students Cultivate Academic Skills and Habits Katie Klopfleisch and Elizabeth Kellett Inver Hills Community College Join Katie and Elizabeth as they discuss their book Educator Toolkit: Helping Students Cultivate Academic Skills and Habits. About the Book Faculty and tutors have long known that many students are capable of earning a college degree,... Continue Reading →
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