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
Events
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PressbookEDU Office Hour
Pressbooks is an open-source book publishing tool that allows you to publish content to the web and in a variety of export formats from a single source. Pressbooks is used widely in OER programs for remixing, creating, and adopting open content, but it can also be used to make other materials like syllabi, dissertations or... Continue Reading →
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Using Pressbooks to Enhance OER Delivery (Summer 2025)
May 27 - June 15, 2025 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... Continue Reading →
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OER Learning Circles: Fall 2025
Fall 2025 OER Learning Circles September 15 - November 30, 2025 Apply by August 15 Collaborate with other Minnesota State faculty from across the system who are committed to saving students on the cost of textbooks and course resources. There are 5 Project Types: Redesign a course around OER. Create ancillary materials to complement an... Continue Reading →
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OER Unconference
OnlineOER Unconference Date: September 25, 2025 Time: 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Location: Zoom This informal, collaborative event is open to anyone working with Affordable Course Resources, Open Educational Resources (OER), and No-Cost Library Materials. Come ready to share ideas, ask questions, and connect with others in the field! Agenda: State of OER AI & OER... Continue Reading →
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OER Community Conversations: October 2025
"Bring Ideas to Life: Create, Animate, Express!" Stacey Van Gelderen DNP, MS, RNC-MNN, PHN Minnesota State University, Mankato School of Nursing Unleash your creativity in this hands-on workshop that introduces you to two powerful tools from Adobe: Adobe Express and Adobe Character Animator. Whether you're an educator, content creator, marketer, or digital storytelling enthusiast, this session... Continue Reading →
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Working with Pressbooks: Discovery, Imagining, Refining (Summer 2025)
This webinar will introduce you to Pressbooks, a publishing software available in both a free and professional form to residents of Minnesota. Whether you are looking for a place to... Continue Reading →
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Using Pressbooks to Enhance OER Delivery (Fall 2025)
October 27 - November 16, 2025 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... Continue Reading →
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OER Community Conversations: December 2025
What We Can Learn from Generation Z Kelli Hallsten Erickson Lake Superior College Join Kelli Hallsten Erickson to learn more about Generation Z. Born between 1995 and 2012, this generation... Continue Reading →
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OER Learning Circles: Spring 2026
Spring 2026 OER Learning Circles February 9 - April 26, 2026 Apply by January 9 Collaborate with other Minnesota State faculty who are committed to saving students on the cost... Continue Reading →
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OER Librarian Community of Practice (January 2026)
Discuss and share UDL and pedagogy in OER with librarian colleagues. Registration Required Register for the January OER Librarian COP to receive the Zoom information. Contact Contact facilitator Etta Thornburg... Continue Reading →
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OER Community Conversations: February 2026
Unlocking OER: Tips for Finding, Using, and Creating Dr. Nancyruth Leibold, EdD, RN, MSN, PHN, CNE, AHN-BC Minnesota State University, Mankato, School of Nursing Nancyruth shares her OER tips and work in. Topics include software, evidence-based active teaching/learning practices within OERs, OER networking, Creative Commons Licenses, OER conferences, and tips for finding OERs. About the... Continue Reading →
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The Humanities and AI Prompting – What’s the Connection?? (Spring 2026)
In this webinar, we will explore "narrative prompting" as executable computer code. Because the basic concept of "prompt engineering" can only take us so far in understanding the human role... Continue Reading →
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