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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Events
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Conversations with Colleagues: February
OnlineTopic: Accessible and Inclusive Event Planning Want to transform your meetings and events? Fully inclusive meetings and events consider all people - Â placing access and inclusion on the forefront of... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: April
OnlineTopic: Regular and Substantive Interaction in Distance Education The U.S. Education Department has set guidelines for distanced learning and has recently offered new guidance for what kinds of instructor-student interactions will count as regular and substantive (RSI). In our time together, we will discuss how our campuses are handling the guidelines and guidance, address questions,... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: September
Real Talk, Real Connection. Join us in conversation with educational development colleagues from across Minnesota State as we kick off this year's Conversations with Colleagues series. This year we will... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: November
Topic Why do I do a racial equity grounding every class? What do I include in it? Conversation Host: Bea DeSantiago-Fjelstad It is essential to embed foundational practices in our... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: February
February 2024 Topic:Â Finding your partners for change within your institution The work of faculty and staff can feel either stacked with required meetings or isolated with solitary tasks. Some of... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: April
This interactive conversation provides a platform for faculty members to explore students' use of AI on their educational journey. First, we will view an Educause video Students’ Perspectives on Using AI (8:16)... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: October 2024
Topic: Promoting Equity through Data Practices Hosts: Susan Parry, Hennepin Technical College and Martin Springborg, Dakota County Technical College In FY25, the Educational Development Committee is focusing on the theme... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: December 2024
Description Creating Equitable Assessments requires self-reflection, an ongoing process that one must continue to engage in to overcome intentional and unintentional barriers for our students. These barriers can arise from... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: February 2025
February Topic Our main focus is rightly on our students. But the people doing the work of teaching matter, and there is an important overlap between what’s best for our... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues: April 2025
Topic Self-Care Conversations - Empowering Well-Being at Work Join us for an engaging and supportive session dedicated to self-care and well-being. This interactive workshop is designed to help colleagues explore... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues (October 2025)
Helping Students Navigate Educational Technology Are your students struggling to keep up with the educational technology you or campus faculty are integrating into their courses? Join us for the next... Continue Reading →
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Conversations with Colleagues (February 2026)
Topic:Â Designing Accessibility from the Start In this discussion, we will focus on a proactive accessibility mindset in which we approach our materials and D2L Brightspace courses with accessibility at the forefront. Practices such as Universal Design for Learning (UDL), appropriate Word formatting, and accessible by design will be discussed. Breakouts will be collaborative with practice... Continue Reading →
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