NED Events Calendar

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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  • Teaching with H5P Series (October 2026)

    Teaching with H5P Series Featuring: Catherine Haslag (Chemistry, Riverland Community College) What is H5P? H5P is a tool for creating interactive online learning content and activities. There are many interactive types:... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Alternative Formats: UDL, YuJa, and Yu

    This session introduces Universal Design for Learning as a proactive approach to accessibility, emphasizing flexible design over retrofitted accommodations. Participants will explore the connection between UDL and accessibility through real-world... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Filling Potholes: Creating Assessments that Matter

    Creating a powerful learning experience that aligns with equitable teaching practices involves assuring students believe they matter: that they matter in the class community itself and that they are completing work that matters. In this webinar, participants will learn how mattering aligns with authentic assessment practices and the process for creating an authentic assessment. Outcomes... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • AI: Humanizing the Thought Partner

    AI: Humanizing the Thought Partner focuses on how instructors can help students use Copilot not as a shortcut, but as a critical companion that strengthens thinking, learning, and integrity. As AI tools become easier to access, students often default to asking for answers or full drafts—reducing productive struggle, originality, and meaningful engagement with ideas. In... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Educational Developers Meeting (Fall 2026)

    An open invitation for self-identified Educational Developers on campuses. Educational Developers are individuals on campus who identify, coordinate, lead, and/or facilitate educational development opportunities on campus that support teaching and learning. At these Educational Developer meetings, engage in the community by networking with peers, resource sharing, engaging in meaningful conversations, and learning how NED resources... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Teaching with H5P Series (November 2026)

    Teaching with H5P Series Featuring: Chris Large (Information Technology, Anoka Technical) 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 →

    Free
  • What’s New in D2L Brightspace: November 2026

    This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the November 2026 release (version 20.26.11) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, November 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 →

    Free

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