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.
Spring 2026  |  NED Course Catalog |  NED Resource Site
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning (Fall 2025)
September 8 - 28, 2025 Short Course Description In this course, we will review and enhance the design of your course to support student learning. We will focus on the... Continue Reading →
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NED Partnership: Accessibility Core Competencies – IAAP Cohort (Fall 2025)
What’s this about? As a Minnesota State faculty or staff member, you get a free membership to the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). This includes access to the Certified... Continue Reading →
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Say Hi to AI: Getting Started with Copilot (September 2025)
Say Hi to AI: Getting Started with Copilot Join us for a short, 30-minute session to learn about Microsoft Copilot—an AI tool available to everyone at Minnesota State. You’ll get... Continue Reading →
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Teaching and Learning Competency: Two Weekend Hybrid (Weekend 1, Fall 2025)
Dates Sept 13 - 14, 2025 In-Person: Note, you must attend both weekends in the same semester Location: Hilton Garden Inn Eagan, MN This two weekend hybrid course fulfills, in part, the Teaching and Learning Competency requirements. The requirements apply to Minnesota State college faculty completing the System Procedure 3.32.1, Part 8. Each hybrid intensive... Continue Reading →
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Self-Inquiry and Inclusive Teaching FLC (Fall 2025)
September 15 - November 9, 2025 Faculty Learning Community Description In this course, faculty will come together in community to explore culturally responsive teaching practices. CRP is grounded in evidence-based... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with H5P Series (September 2025)
Teaching with H5P Series Featuring: Emily Houghton (Sports Management, Minnesota State University, Mankato) What is H5P? H5P is a tool for creating interactive online learning content and activities. There are many... Continue Reading →
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Teaching and Learning Competency and the NED – MSCF Probationary Faculty (Option 2)
In this webinar, we will introduce the new course provider for the MSCF Teaching & Learning Competency, the Network for Educational Development (NED). This session is designed for MSCF probationary... Continue Reading →
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10 Small Steps You Can Take to Support RSI in Your Courses (Fall 2025)
What exactly is Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) and what does it mean for your online courses? This webinar will present an overview of RSI along with concrete, practical, small... Continue Reading →
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Digital Accessibility: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How
Recent and revised federal guidelines provide us with an upcoming deadline of April 2026 as the time when all digital materials, even password protected materials, must be accessible. This introductory webinar discusses digital accessibility and how to get started achieving that. The webinar will especially helpful to individuals and campuses who are just getting started... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice I (Fall 2025)
September 22 - October 12, 2025 Short Course Description In this 3-week introduction to disability justice course, you will learn about disability justice, practice using inclusive language, and apply strategies to interrupt ableism. You can expect to create documents and/or find ways to apply your learning right away, including options like: Write/revise inclusive accessibility statements,... Continue Reading →
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Accessibility Check-Up with the Quality Matters Rubric (Fall 2025)
Preparing an online course that’s accessible to all learners is essential—but knowing where to start can be overwhelming. This one-hour webinar is designed for faculty who are new to accessible course design and want to build confidence using the Quality Matters (QM) 7th Edition Rubric, specifically General Standard 8, to evaluate and improve the accessibility... Continue Reading →
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2025 NED Teaching and Learning Conference
Save the Date! September 25-26, 2025 More information coming soon. MinnState.edu/NEDconference
