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.
Webinars
Events
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: April 2026
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the April 2026 release (version 20.26.04) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, April 16. Accommodations The NED is... Continue Reading →
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OER Librarian Community of Practice (April 2026)
Discuss and share with librarian colleagues accessibility in the wake of Title II changes Registration Required Register for the April OER Librarian COP to receive the Zoom information. Contact Contact facilitator... Continue Reading →
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Worked Examples and Multimedia Learning Theory (Spring 2026)
Worked Examples are powerful methods for promoting understanding when novice learners are acquiring new skills. This webinar will provide a brief overview of the research around using Worked Examples and... Continue Reading →
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Getting familiar with the New Content Experience in Brightspace (Spring 2026) 5
Note: This is a repeat of Getting familiar with the New Content Experience in Brightspace 1, 2, 3, and 4. With the New Content Experience in Content, instructors can expect... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues (April 2026)
Topic: Our AI Accessibility Journey: From Experience to Action This conversation will focus on these kinds of questions: What has been the experience this year with AI and accessibility? What did we learn from that? What do we want to do in the future based on this learning? What is being done differently across campuses... Continue Reading →
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Mid-Career Magic: How Culturally Responsive Teaching Can Keep Us Afloat (Spring 2026)
If you’ve spent a decade or two in the classroom, you’ve likely settled into a good groove. You know what you’re doing. You’ve seen a lot of stuff. You’ve made it through a global pandemic. Congratulations! Despite all this hard-won wisdom, however, you might also feel tired. Maybe a little concerned about your students and... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: May 2026
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the May 2026 release (version 20.26.05) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, May 21. 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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The Value of Grades and Alternative Grading Methods (Summer 2026)
What is the value of a grade? What do grades mean? Do faculty and students agree on this? Let’s talk about this and then talk about different grading methods that faculty across the system have tried, such as contract grading and ungrading. Let’s share with each other what we’ve done and how we’ve done it,... Continue Reading →
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Making Zoom Sessions More Accessible and Inclusive (Summer 2026)
We might be used to using Zoom in our work, but not all of us, especially our students, are. In this session, we’ll look at Zoom reactions, annotations, and the whiteboard along with the benefits and barriers of those tools when meeting in Zoom. We’ll also talk about community agreements and how to create norms... Continue Reading →
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Building the Backbone of Your Course (Summer 2026)
This is the first webinar in a three-part series on course design using the New Content Experience (NCE) in D2L Brightspace. The session focuses on how intentional course structure serves as a learning backbone that guides students, reduces cognitive load, and clearly communicates expectations. We will examine why structure matters, explore design choices, identify common... Continue Reading →
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Humanizing Teaching and Learning in an AI World (Summer 2026)
This is part of a 2026 webinar series on Teaching with AI. Register for the full series. As AI tools become more visible in higher education, faculty are grappling with how to integrate them without losing what matters most: human connection, trust, and meaningful learning. In this 75‑minute interactive webinar, participants will explore how humanizing... Continue Reading →
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No artificial ingredients! Keeping it real in the age of AI (Summer 2026)
This is part of a 2026 webinar series on Teaching with AI. Register for the full series. Empowering students to trust their own skills can help foster learning, agency, and... Continue Reading →
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