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.

Summer 2026  |  NED Course Catalog  |  NED Resource Site

  • Hacking Your Course Assessments: Summer 2022

    Online

    June 13 - July 3, 2022 Short Course (This course was previously titled Assessment of Student Learning) Description How do you really know that your students are learning what you had intended?  In this course, you’ll get an opportunity examine the learning objectives in your course (something your students should know or be able to do)... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Skills to manage course dates to improve student engagement: Summer 2022

    Online

    June 20 - July 10, 2022 Short Course Description  By the end of this three-week course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including the Import/Export/Copy Components, Manage Dates, and Brightspace Pulse) to effectively course facilitation for student motivation.  You will be provided with efficient ways to offset dates from previously offered courses,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Using Pressbooks to Enhance OER Delivery: Summer 2022

    Online

    June 21 - July 10, 2022 Short Course Description Pressbooks is an online platform designed to encourage self-publication under a Creative Commons license.  It is easy to use and provides a variety of options for including media such as images and videos.  This short course will introduce you to the platform, walk you through creating... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Applying the D2L Course and Page Templates: Summer 2022

    Online

    July 11 - July 24, 2022 Short Course Description Whether you are new to online teaching and learning or an experienced user of D2L Brightspace, you can use the pre-formatted HTML Templates and Course Template as starting points when designing a new course or re-designing an existing course. The templates provide you with example materials... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Empathy by Design: Summer 2022

    Online

    July 25 - August 14, 2022 Short Course (This short course was previously titled Humanizing Your Online Course) Description  This course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either teaching... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Accessible Digital Media: Summer 2022

    Online

    July 25 - August 14, 2022 Short Course Description  Captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions make multimedia more accessible. They help provide additional access for vision or hearing impairments, learning disabilities,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Grade Smarter Not Harder: Summer 2022

    Online

    August 1 - August 21, 2022 Short Course (This course was previously titled Improving Online Assessments) Description  Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but it can also increase learning, deter student cheating, and save you time over the long term. In this short course, you’ll examine and apply principles of... Continue Reading →

    Free

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