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
Events
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A Conversation about Neurodiversity in the Classroom (Spring 2025)
Join us for a webinar with Caroline Toscano, Ph.D., Instructional Designer (Century College). Caroline will share her best practices and experiences in supporting neurodiverse students. This session is for all faculty and staff to learn about neurodiversity and explore effective teaching methods to create an inclusive learning environment. Conversation hosted by Michaela Brown (Century College)... Continue Reading →
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RSI 2: Regular and Substantive Interaction: Feedback Strategies and Tools for the Online Classroom (Spring 2025)
Take a moment to think back on your own educational experiences. When did the feedback you received from your instructor support your learning? What was it about that feedback that helped you? When did the feedback you received get in the way of your learning? What was it about the feedback that you did not... Continue Reading →
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OER Project Showcase: 3
Since 2018, Minnesota State faculty have been participating in the OER Learning Circles program, where they collaborate with colleagues from across the system who are committed to redesigning courses around OER and/or creating OER ancillary materials to help eliminate course material costs for students. OER are teaching, learning and research resources that make use of appropriate tools,... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice II (Spring 2025)
April 14 - May 4, 2025 Short Course Disability Justice II: Intersectional identities, action, and justice Description In this course, we focus on an intersectional framework centering disabled Black, brown, indigenous, and people of color and builds on foundational disability justice topics in the context of higher education to move equity awareness into equity action.... Continue Reading →
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From the Margins: Session Three (Spring 2025)
Examining Military Service From the Margins Veterans, active service members, and civilians are invited to contribute to the “Examining Military Service From the Margins” virtual discussion series. Facilitated by pairs of Discussion Leaders, each session will use guiding questions, and a set of core-shared resources like oral histories and films, to better understand how race,... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: April 2025
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the April 2025 release (version 20.25.04) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, April 17. 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.... Continue Reading →
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PressbookEDU Office Hour
Pressbooks is an open-source book publishing tool that allows you to publish content to the web and in a variety of export formats from a single source. Pressbooks is used widely in OER programs for remixing, creating, and adopting open content, but it can also be used to make other materials like syllabi, dissertations or... Continue Reading →
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OER Project Showcase: 4
Since 2018, Minnesota State faculty have been participating in the OER Learning Circles program, where they collaborate with colleagues from across the system who are committed to redesigning courses around OER and/or creating OER ancillary materials to help eliminate course material costs for students. OER are teaching, learning and research resources that make use of appropriate tools,... Continue Reading →
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OER Project Showcase: 5
Since 2018, Minnesota State faculty have been participating in the OER Learning Circles program, where they collaborate with colleagues from across the system who are committed to redesigning courses around OER and/or creating OER ancillary materials to help eliminate course material costs for students. OER are teaching, learning and research resources that make use of appropriate tools,... Continue Reading →
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Beyond Accommodations: Faces and Voices of Neurodivergent Students on the Classroom, College Life, and Campus Climate
Join us for an insightful panel where neurodivergent students from across the system share their unique experiences navigating the classroom, college life, and campus climate. Our panelists will discuss their journeys with disclosure, access, and the broader campus climate. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of these students' experiences and be invited to engage in... Continue Reading →
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OER Project Showcase: 6 (Spring 2025)
Since 2018, Minnesota State faculty have been participating in the OER Learning Circles program, where they collaborate with colleagues from across the system who are committed to redesigning courses around OER and/or creating OER ancillary materials to help eliminate course material costs for students. OER are teaching, learning and research resources that make use of appropriate tools,... Continue Reading →
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From the Margins: Session Four (Spring 2025)
Examining Military Service From the Margins Veterans, active service members, and civilians are invited to contribute to the “Examining Military Service From the Margins” virtual discussion series. Facilitated by pairs of Discussion Leaders, each session will use guiding questions, and a set of core-shared resources like oral histories and films, to better understand how race,... Continue Reading →
