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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  • Conversations with Colleagues (February 2027)

    Topic: Social Fractures and Education Beyond Utility—Why Connection Matters  Observations: Things are socially fractured, and as a result, behavior is increasingly mercenary— survive higher education (students, faculty, staff, admin). We... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Teaching with AI Workshop (Spring 2027)

    March 26, 2027 1-Day Workshop, In-Person Anoka-Ramsey Community College This hands-on introductory workshop provides time and space for applying AI in your teaching context. Participants will collectively explore generative AI... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Inclusive Video Conferencing (Spring 2027)

    March 29 - April 18, 2027 Short Course Learn practical strategies to create equitable and engaging video conferencing classes/meetings. Experience and practice how to model and maintain equitable and accessible spaces in a video conference environment (Zoom, Teams Meetings, etc.). Participation in at least 2 of 3 weekly Zoom meetings is required to complete this... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Equity by Design Onboarding (Spring 2027)

    March 29 - April 18, 2027 Short Course Description This four-week short course is designed to build foundational skills and knowledge for engaging in the Equity by Design methodology. Equity by Design is a Minnesota State strategic priority informed by the work of McNair, Bensimon and others, who have shown that one path toward closing... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Classroom Inquiry and IRB (Spring 2027)

    April 5 - April 25, 2027 Short Course Description Participants will review Scholarship of Teaching (SoTL) premises to generate an inquiry question and a study outline grounded by consideration of equity and ethics. In doing so, participants will review what counts as valid and reliable data and two major approaches to make sense of different... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Accessible Digital Media (Spring 2027)

    April 12 - May 2, 2027 Short Course Description  Captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions make multimedia more accessible. They help provide additional access for vision or hearing impairments, learning disabilities, noisy environments, non-fluent speakers, and others. This short course will help you understand the important definitions surrounding accessible media, the existing laws and policy standards... Continue Reading →

    Free

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