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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Co-curricular Assessment (Spring 2026)
January 26 - February 15, 2026 Short Course Description Co-curricular assessment of student learning continues to be a hot topic in the higher education assessment and accreditation landscape. This 3-week course will provide participants with strategies and resources for implementing and strengthening co-curricular assessment in departments and functional areas with a unit-level focus. The course... Continue Reading →
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NED Partnership: Accessibility Core Competencies – IAAP Cohort (Spring 2026)
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 Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) prep course. You don’t need to take the CPACC exam to benefit from this course. It’s a great way... Continue Reading →
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Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Get Started with the 3Rs (2026)
Join us for a hands-on series that makes digital accessibility simple and practical! These Accessibility Remediation Sprints are your chance to learn essential strategies, explore tools, and create content that works for everyone. About this Sprint: Get Started with the 3Rs In this session, we will explore an overall approach to accessibility remediation, the 3Rs:... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series (January 2026)
Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series Featuring: Suzanne Szucs (Art, Rochester Community & Technical College) The Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series explores AI and equitable teaching. In each 30-minute session a featured colleague shares how they’re using AI in their teaching. You’ll see a real example in action and hear how it supports... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with AI Workshop (Spring 2026)
February 2 - 22, 2026 Workshop This hands-on introductory workshop provides time and space for applying AI in your teaching context. Participants will collectively explore generative AI tools and (re-)design... Continue Reading →
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Empathy by Design (Spring 2026)
February 2 - 22, 2026 Short Course Description This course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either teaching or planning to teach an online or hybrid course and... Continue Reading →
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Small Steps Towards Accessibility Support (Spring 2026)
Are you or your college struggling with figuring out what steps to take in order to address the legal and ethical issues found in becoming an accessibility-friendly college? Come and... Continue Reading →
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Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Creating Accessible PDF Files 1 (Spring 2026)
Join us as we review an accessibility report for a PDF file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and failes and provides participants with guidance on... Continue Reading →
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Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Creating Accessible Video Files 1 (Spring 2026)
Join us as we review an accessibility report for a video file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on... Continue Reading →
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Say Hi to AI: Getting Started with Copilot (February 2026)
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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Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Creating Accessible Document Files 1 (Spring 2026)
Join us as we review an accessibility report for a document file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Advising (Spring 2026)
February 16 - March 8, 2026 Short Course Description This asynchronous 3-week course is offered for the purpose of providing both academic and faculty advisors with the information and resources... Continue Reading →
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