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 | Summer 2026 | NED Course Catalog | NED Resource Site
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning: Summer 2022
OnlineMay 23 - June 12, 2022 Short Course Description This 3 week short course provides participants an opportunity to review the design of their course so that the assignments they have planned in a course are aligned with the learning objectives students are supposed to master. Course Learning Objectives After completing this course, you will be able... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning Webinar 2
OnlineSpend some time creating aligned module objectives for your class! In this 1 hour webinar, we will go through a brief overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy, practice writing learning objectives and then have an open forum to get feedback on your newly written objectives. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a... Continue Reading →
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Creating Accessible Course Documents: Summer 2022
OnlineMay 31 - June 19, 2022 Short Course Description This three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use a screen reader. The course will introduce participants to basic techniques for using tools available in the Microsoft Office suite including Word and PowerPoint. Additionally,... Continue Reading →
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Integrating Retrieval Practice: Summer 2022
OnlineMay 31 - June 19, 2022 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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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Learning Community: Summer 2022
OnlineMay 31 - August 21, 2022 Faculty Learning Community Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Technology Webinar 1
OnlineThis webinar will focus on ways in which Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can be applied as an equity framework to support the use of digital technology for teaching and learning. We will look at the ways in UDL can go wrong if not applied with an intentional equity lens and examples of best practice... Continue Reading →
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Using Zoom in Hybrid and Hyflex Classrooms
OnlineIn a hybrid class it takes deliberate effort to keep your online students feeling connected and engaged with your face-to-face class. Join this webinar to learn what to expect when facilitating a hybrid or HyFlex course and receive some recommendations for creating an equitable experience for all students. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101: Summer 2022
OnlineJune 6 - June 26, 2022 Short Course Description This course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we relate... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Technology: Summer 2022
OnlineJune 6 - June 26, 2022 Short Course Description Learn to apply an equity lens to your teaching with technology. This course is an introduction to the principles of Universal... Continue Reading →
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Foundations of Teaching Online: Summer 2022
OnlineJune 6 - August 7, 2022 (Break 7/4 - 7/10) Long Course The Foundations of Teaching Online course will help faculty build well-designed online experiences for their students, and deans... Continue Reading →
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Aligning Instructional Strategies with Zoom: Summer 2022
June 13 - July 3, 2022 Short Course Description You may have used Zoom as the quickest way to record a lecture or try to replicate a synchronous discussion. Now is the time to... Continue Reading →
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Hacking Your Course Assessments: Summer 2022
OnlineJune 13 - July 3, 2022 Short Course (This course was previously titled Assessment of Student Learning) Description How do you really know that your students are learning what you had intended? In this course, you’ll get an opportunity examine the learning objectives in your course (something your students should know or be able to do)... Continue Reading →
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