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.
Events
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Creating Instructional Materials with AI: From Static Artifacts to Interactive Agents (Summer 2026)
This is part of a 2026 webinar series on Teaching with AI. Register for the full series. This 75 minute workshop is divided into two halves. In the first half, participants learn to prompt for the creation of traditional materials (e.g., study guides, case studies, or rubrics). In the second half, these materials are transformed... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice II (Summer 2026)
July 20 - August 9, 2026 Short Course Disability Justice II: Intersectional identities, action, and justice Description In this course, we focus on an intersectional framework centering disabled Black, brown,... Continue Reading →
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Beyond “Allowed or Not”: Building Practical AI Literacy in the Classroom (Summer 2026)
This interactive webinar invites faculty to move beyond simple “allowed or not allowed” conversations about generative AI and toward practical, learning-centered guidance for students. Participants will practice evaluating AI-generated outputs and consider how clear expectations can help students use AI responsibly, ethically, and purposefully. Through brief examples, discussion, and a hands-on design activity, participants will... Continue Reading →
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From Historical Exclusion to Present-Day Barriers: Disability Justice, Race, and Higher Education (Summer 2026)
This webinar will examine how our own historical beliefs, institutional practices, built environments, academic policies, and cultural assumptions continue to shape barriers for disabled Black, brown, Indigenous, and people of color in higher education. In this session, we will attempt to position disability justice not just as an accommodation framework, but rather as a structural critique of... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101 (Summer 2026)
July 27 - August 16, 2026 Short Course Description This short course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we relate to others. Module 1 explores our individual position within the historical and systemic structures of privilege and oppression, and how those affect our values... Continue Reading →
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UDL Starts with the Syllabus (Summer 2026)
Our syllabus is our introduction to our students. Making adjustments to the tone and presentation of our syllabus can be a very good way of engaging with our students immediately, and this sets a good foundation for their future learning. After a short introduction to UDL and the Accessible Syllabus, we’ll spend our time reviewing... Continue Reading →
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Summer 2026: Philosophy of Community and Technical College Education
Registration Mar. 15 - July 30 Course opens May 15 Course Terms The following table illustrates course term and registration dates. They will occur the same dates each year. You may register for this course at anytime within the registration dates listed below. Preview the Syllabus Term Course Dates Registration Dates Spring December 15 -... Continue Reading →
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Assessing Learning in the Age of AI (Summer 2026)
As AI becomes part of students’ learning workflows, traditional assessments may no longer provide sufficient evidence of what students know and can do. Come explore how AI is reshaping assessment... Continue Reading →
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From Awareness to Action: Building Disability Justice Advocacy Plans in Higher Education (Summer 2026)
This webinar will focus on how we are translating disability justice and antiracist commitments into practical advocacy, redesign, and collective action. It will emphasize personal examples of action planning that center disabled... Continue Reading →
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Grade Smarter Not Harder (Summer 2026)
August 3 - 23, 2026 Short Course Description Improving your assessments can do more than just measure what students know. It can also boost learning and save you time in... Continue Reading →
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Accessible Course Prep Workshop (Fall 2026)
Get your courses ready for fall. Learn simple ways to make your materials more accessible. In this half-day workshop on Zoom, you will: Review your course materials for accessibility Find common issues in documents, videos, and audio Get tools and resources to make improvements After a short presentation, you’ll have time to work on your... Continue Reading →
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Strategies for teaching creative writing at the two-year college
Creative writing is a discipline that can help people tell their own stories, connect to others, and build community. But teaching these classes to new college students presents its own challenges. Longtime creative writing instructor and writer will take you through some strategies for engagement and achievement that have worked in her classes, and offer... Continue Reading →
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