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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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 evaluate online experiences from a student perspective. Participants will learn about quality standards in online course design and the basic principles of backwards design and... 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 reflect and identify the instructional objective first and consider the best tool for the job. By the end of this three–week course you will be able... 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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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: June 2022
OnlineDescription This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the June 2022 release (version 20.22.06) that you’ll see in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, June 16. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to... Continue Reading →
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Skills to manage course dates to improve student engagement: Summer 2022
OnlineJune 20 - July 10, 2022 Short Course Description By the end of this three-week course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including the Import/Export/Copy Components, Manage Dates, and Brightspace Pulse) to effectively course facilitation for student motivation. You will be provided with efficient ways to offset dates from previously offered courses,... Continue Reading →
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Using Pressbooks to Enhance OER Delivery: Summer 2022
OnlineJune 21 - July 10, 2022 Short Course Description Pressbooks is an online platform designed to encourage self-publication under a Creative Commons license. It is easy to use and provides a variety of options for including media such as images and videos. This short course will introduce you to the platform, walk you through creating... Continue Reading →
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Applying Content Page Templates in D2L Brightspace 1
OnlineThis webinar will demonstrate how you can use the pre-formatted HTML templates as a starting point for creating Content pages in D2L Brightspace. The templates provide you with example materials and page layouts that you may copy and edit as appropriate for your needs. This webinar walks through the steps of selecting and revising the... Continue Reading →
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Lecture Recording: Best Practices
OnlinePre-recorded lectures can be extremely helpful for student learning, but not all lectures are equally effective. In this webinar, we will explore what research says does and does not work well to improve student learning regarding video lectures. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Technology Webinar 2
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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Cut the Craptions: Closed Captioning Quality Guidelines
OnlineJoin an informative overview of closed captioning quality expectations, including common pitfalls and tips for DIY captioning success. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to your calendar. Campuses may want to know if their faculty are... Continue Reading →
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Empathy by Design: Zoom Meetings
OnlineHow can you design your next Zoom meeting to create a caring, compassionate, empathetic experience for your students? In this webinar, we will demonstrate and discuss leading, evidence-based practices for designing your next Zoom meeting to maximize your presence, empathy, and awareness of your student's needs. You won't need to become a different person or... Continue Reading →
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A framework for antiracist praxis: Summer 2022
OnlineThis webinar will introduce antiracist pedagogy and the continuous cycle of antiracist praxis. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to your calendar. Campuses may want to know if their faculty are using the educational... Continue Reading →
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