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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  • Small Steps toward Equity through Pedagogical Shifts​

    This 30‑minute session explores how small, intentional pedagogical shifts can advance equity in everyday teaching practice. Using the lens of Critical Open Educational Practices with examples, faculty will examine how course materials ,instructional choices, and assessment practices can either reduce or reinforce barriers for students.​ Rather than focusing on large‑scale redesigns, this session highlights incremental,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Alternative Formats: UDL, YuJa, and Yu

    This session introduces Universal Design for Learning as a proactive approach to accessibility, emphasizing flexible design over retrofitted accommodations. Participants will explore the connection between UDL and accessibility through real-world... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Filling Potholes: Creating Assessments that Matter

    Creating a powerful learning experience that aligns with equitable teaching practices involves assuring students believe they matter: that they matter in the class community itself and that they are completing work that matters. In this webinar, participants will learn how mattering aligns with authentic assessment practices and the process for creating an authentic assessment. Outcomes... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • AI: Humanizing the Thought Partner

    AI: Humanizing the Thought Partner focuses on how instructors can help students use Copilot not as a shortcut, but as a critical companion that strengthens thinking, learning, and integrity. As AI tools become easier to access, students often default to asking for answers or full drafts—reducing productive struggle, originality, and meaningful engagement with ideas. In... Continue Reading →

    Free

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