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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Accessible PDFs: When to Fix, Replace, or Rethink (Summer 2026)
PDFs are common in online courses, but they can also create significant accessibility barriers. This session will focus on practical decision-making: when to remediate a PDF, when to return to the original Word or PowerPoint file, when to replace a document, and when a different format may serve students better. We’ll use examples to think... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with AI Course (Summer 2026)
July 13 - August 2, 2026 Short Course This hands-on introductory workshop provides time and space for applying AI in your teaching context. Participants will collectively explore generative AI tools... Continue Reading →
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Teaching and Learning Competency and the NED – Deans, HR, and Administrators (Summer 2026, Option 2)
In this webinar, we will introduce the new course provider for the MSCF Teaching & Learning Competency, the Network for Educational Development (NED). This session is designed for Deans, Human Resources professionals, and Administrators. During the webinar, you will: Learn about the course provider for the Teaching & Learning Competency. Discover the courses offered by... Continue Reading →
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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, 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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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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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 the long run. In this short course, you’ll learn how to: Apply key principles of validity and reliability Write effective quiz and test questions Review and... Continue Reading →
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OER Learning Circles: Fall 2026
Fall 2026 OER Learning Circles September 14 – November 29, 2026 Apply by August 14 Collaborate with other Minnesota State faculty who are committed to saving students on the cost... Continue Reading →
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NED Partnership Workshop: QM – Connecting Learning Theories to Your Teaching Strategies (Fall 2026)
September 11 - October 9, 2026 Short Course Join a 4-week NED partnership workshop offered through Quality Matters (QM). QM: Connecting Learning Theories to Your Teaching Strategies– Participants in this workshop will learn about several different theories of learning and how teaching strategies based on those theories can promote learning. Format: The partnership workshop includes... Continue Reading →
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NED Partnership Workshop: OLC – Applying the Neuro, Cognitive, and Learning Sciences to Instructional Design (Fall 2026)
September 11 - October 9, 2026 Short Course Join a 4-week NED partnership workshop offered by the Online Learning Consortium (OLC). OLC: Applying the Neuro, Cognitive, and Learning Sciences to Instructional Design – Participants in this workshop will be introduced to the neuro, cognitive, and learning sciences and how they can be applied to instructional... Continue Reading →
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