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.
Spring 2027 | NED Course Catalog |  NED Resource Site
Webinars
Events
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UDL Starts with the Syllabus (Summer 2026)
Our syllabus is our introduction to our students. Making adjustments to the tone and presentation of our syllabus can be a very good way of engaging with our students immediately,... Continue Reading →
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Assessing Learning in the Age of AI (Summer 2026)
As AI becomes part of students’ learning workflows, traditional assessments may no longer provide sufficient evidence of what students know and can do. Come explore how AI is reshaping assessment... Continue Reading →
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From Awareness to Action: Building Disability Justice Advocacy Plans in Higher Education (Summer 2026)
This webinar will focus on how we are translating disability justice and antiracist commitments into practical advocacy, redesign, and collective action. It will emphasize personal examples of action planning that center disabled Black, brown, Indigenous, and people of color and ask us to attempt to move beyond individual awareness toward institutional change, shared responsibility, and sustained accountability.... Continue Reading →
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Accessible Course Prep Workshop (Fall 2026)
Get your courses ready for fall. Learn simple ways to make your materials more accessible. In this half-day workshop on Zoom, you will: Review your course materials for accessibility Find... Continue Reading →
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Strategies for teaching creative writing at the two-year college
Creative writing is a discipline that can help people tell their own stories, connect to others, and build community. But teaching these classes to new college students presents its own... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: August 2026
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the August 2026 release (version 20.26.08) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, August 20. Accommodations The NED is... Continue Reading →
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Navigating AI in the writing classroom webinar
We are going into the fourth year of LLMs being widely available and frequently used by students in writing classrooms across colleges and universities. The ubiquity of these new programs... Continue Reading →
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Yuja Panorama 101-01
This session introduces faculty and staff to YuJa Panorama, an accessibility platform integrated within the learning management system that helps create more inclusive and accessible course content. Participants will learn... Continue Reading →
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Confidence Building Assessment (Summer 2026)
Confidence and self-efficacy can be crucial factors in enhancing student learning. This webinar delves into how assessment practices can foster student confidence and optimize outcomes. The session shares strategies that... Continue Reading →
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Yuja Panorama 101-02
This session introduces faculty and staff to YuJa Panorama, an accessibility platform integrated within the learning management system that helps create more inclusive and accessible course content. Participants will learn... Continue Reading →
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Yuja Panorama 101-03
This session introduces faculty and staff to YuJa Panorama, an accessibility platform integrated within the learning management system that helps create more inclusive and accessible course content. Participants will learn... Continue Reading →
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Yuja Panorama 101-04
OnlineThis session introduces faculty and staff to YuJa Panorama, an accessibility platform integrated within the learning management system that helps create more inclusive and accessible course content. Participants will learn... Continue Reading →
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