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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Equity and Technology (Spring 2026)
March 16 - April 5, 2026 Short Course Description Learn to apply an equity lens to your teaching with technology. This course is an introduction to the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as an equity framework. Explore ways to design courses that address access, accessibility, as well as equitable learning outcomes. In this... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: March 2026
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the March 2026 release (version 20.26.03) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, March 19. Accommodations The NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events, we'd like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with H5P Series (March 2026)
Teaching with H5P Series Featuring: Paula Croonquist (Biology, Anoka-Ramsey Community College) What is H5P? H5P is a tool for creating interactive online learning content and activities. There are many interactive types: practice questions, drag and drop, image hotspot, timeline, virtual tour, branching scenario, and more. The Teaching with H5P Series explores equitable teaching methods and H5P. ... Continue Reading →
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Improving Student Learning with Retrieval Strategies (Spring 2026)
As faculty, we play a critical role not only in delivering course content but also in supporting students in transferring that knowledge into long-term memory. This webinar will explore a... Continue Reading →
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Using Strategies from Success Coaching to Support Equitable Advising (Spring 2026)
In our effort to support a diverse population of students, transactional forms of advising—those strictly limited to course selection—should be interrogated and revised where possible. A fruitful area that can... Continue Reading →
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Integrating Retrieval Practice (Spring 2026)
March 23 - April 12, 2026 Short Course Description This course is an introduction to retrieval practice teaching methods. Retrieval practice focuses on improving long-term learning. We help students retrieve... Continue Reading →
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Equity by Design Onboarding (Spring 2026)
March 23 - April 19, 2026 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... Continue Reading →
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Minnesota State REFLECT Applications Due
Faculty Learning Community 2026-2028 Cohort The Minnesota State REFLECT program brings together faculty from across disciplines, institutions, and experience to participate in a 2-year Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)... Continue Reading →
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2026 Open Education Conference
March 25-26, 2026 | Virtual Open Innovation, Collaboration, and Transformation Join colleagues from across Minnesota State for a two-day virtual conference focused on OER and innovative practices in open education... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series (March 2026)
Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series Featuring: Cody Stanley (History, Alexandria Technical & Community College) The Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series explores AI and equitable teaching. In each... Continue Reading →
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Windows, Mirrors, and Gray Matters
Minnesota State is filled with incredible faculty who are doing amazing work focused on their teaching craft. The purpose of the Network for Educational Development (NED) Excellence in Teaching Series... Continue Reading →
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To Video, or Not to Video (Spring 2026)
Videos require a significant time investment to create. This webinar will discuss pros and cons to creating instructional videos so that people can make informed decisions about when the payoff... Continue Reading →
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