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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  • Equity 101

    Online

    February 21 - April 2, 2023 Short Course Description This six week short course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Grade Smarter Not Harder

    Online

    March 20 - April 9, 2023 Short Course (This course was previously titled Improving Online Assessments) Description  Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but it... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Disability Justice I

    Online

    Introduction to Disability Justice March 27 - April 16, 2023 Short Course Description In this 3-week introduction to disability justice course, you will learn about disability justice, practice using inclusive... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Equity and Advising

    Online

    May 29 - June 18, 2023 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 →

    Free
  • Integrating Retrieval Practice: Summer 2023

    Online

    June 5 - June 25, 2023 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 through deliberate recall of skills and knowledge, spaced out over time, and reviewed along with other concepts. More than 100 years of educational research in... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Summer 2023

    Online

    June 5 - June 25, 2023 Short Course Description  Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our teaching practices to meet this goal? One promising path is to ground those practices in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP). In this introductory course, we’ll have... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Empathy by Design: Summer 2023

    Online

    July 10 - July 30, 2023 Short Course (This short course was previously titled Humanizing Your Online Course) Description  This course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either... Continue Reading →

    Free

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