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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  • OER Basics and Beyond (Spring 2027)

    January 25 - February 14, 2027 Short Course Description This short course is sequentially designed to help faculty understand, evaluate, and effectively integrate Open Educational Resources (OER) into their teaching... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Empathy by Design (Spring 2027)

    February 1 - February 21, 2027 Short Course Description  Course Overview This online, asynchronous course is for Minnesota State faculty who want to use evidence‑based strategies to make their courses... Continue Reading →

    Currently full Free
  • Teaching with AI Course (Spring 2027)

    February 8 - February 28, 2027 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 and (re-)design a learning activity or assessment that supports AI literacy, incorporates or resists generative AI tools, and applies equitable teaching practices. At the end... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series (February 2027)

    Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series (February 2027) Featuring: Dominic Saucedo (English, Minneapolis College) The Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series explores AI and equitable teaching. In each 30-minute session a featured colleague shares how they’re using AI in their teaching. You’ll see a real example in action and hear how it supports... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Disability Justice II (Spring 2027)

    February 22 - March 14, 2027 Short Course Disability Justice II: Intersectional identities, action, and justice Description In this course, we focus on an intersectional framework centering disabled Black, brown,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Conversations with Colleagues (February 2027)

    Topic: Social Fractures and Education Beyond Utility—Why Connection Matters  Observations: Things are socially fractured, and as a result, behavior is increasingly mercenary— survive higher education (students, faculty, staff, admin). We want to do more than just survive. Students in technical programs may want to learn only to get the certification and then move on; liberal... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series (March 2027)

    Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series Featuring: Moni Islam (Computer Science, Normandale Community College) The Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series explores AI and equitable teaching. In each 30-minute session a featured colleague shares how they’re using AI in their teaching. You’ll see a real example in action and hear how it supports student... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Teaching with AI Workshop (March 2027)

    March 26, 2027 In-Person Workshop Location: Anoka Ramsey Community College (Coon Rapids, MN) This hands-on introductory workshop provides time and space for applying AI in your teaching context. Participants will... Continue Reading →

    Free

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