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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Collecting and Analyzing Classroom Data (Summer 2025)
July 14 - August 3, 2025 Short Course Description In this class, participants are expected to bring a specific Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Inquiry Question and preliminary literature... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101 (Summer 2025)
July 14 - August 3, 2025 Short Course Description This short course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we... Continue Reading →
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Build Your Course Essentials (Summer 2025)
July 21 - August 10, 2025 Short Course In this three-week short course you will learn essential strategies for building an effective course with technology (D2L Brightspace). Each module includes... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning (Summer 2025)
July 28 - August 17, 2025 Short Course Description In this course, we will review and enhance the design of your course to support student learning. We will focus on... Continue Reading →
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Summer 2025: Philosophy of Community and Technical Colleg​e Education
OnlineRegistration opens March 15 Course opens May 15 You may register for this course at anytime within the registration dates listed below. Course Terms The following table illustrates course term... Continue Reading →
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Accessible Course Documents (Fall 2025)
August 25 - September 14, 2025 Short Course Description This three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use... Continue Reading →
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Regular and Substantive Interaction (Fall 2025)
September 2 - 21, 2025 Short Course Description Enhance your teaching toolkit with this 3-week course focused on regular and substantive interaction (What is regular and substantive interaction?). You'll apply... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning (Fall 2025)
September 8 - 28, 2025 Short Course Description In this course, we will review and enhance the design of your course to support student learning. We will focus on the... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice I (Fall 2025)
September 22 - October 12, 2025 Short Course Description In this 3-week introduction to disability justice course, you will learn about disability justice, practice using inclusive language, and apply strategies... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Advising (Fall 2025)
September 29 - October 19, 2025 Short Course Description This asynchronous 3-week course is offered for the purpose of providing both academic and faculty advisors with the information and resources... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (Fall 2025)
October 6 - 26, 2025 Short Course Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our teaching... Continue Reading →
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Co-curricular Assessment (Fall 2025)
October 13 - November 2, 2025 Short Course Description Co-curricular assessment of student learning continues to be a hot topic in the higher education assessment and accreditation landscape. This 3-week... Continue Reading →
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