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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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  • NED: Foundations

    Mid-Career Magic: How Culturally Responsive Teaching Can Keep Us Afloat (Spring 2026)

    If you’ve spent a decade or two in the classroom, you’ve likely settled into a good groove. You know what you’re doing. You’ve seen a lot of stuff. You’ve made it through a global pandemic. Congratulations! Despite all this hard-won wisdom, however, you might also feel tired. Maybe a little concerned about your students and... Continue Reading →

    Free

  • SoTL Concerns (Spring 2026)

    Minneapolis Marriott Northwest 7025 Northland Dr N, Brooklyn Park, MN, United States

    This webinar addresses the five most common concerns faculty have about Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Participants will reframe SoTL as curiosity‑driven inquiry grounded in everyday teaching practice and learn practical strategies for starting small, using existing course data, and positioning SoTL within institutional expectations. Through examples and actionable guidance, attendees will leave with... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • NED: Academic Technologies

    What’s New in D2L Brightspace: May 2026

    This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the May 2026 release (version 20.26.05) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, May 21. Accommodations The NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events, we'd like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • NED: Foundations

    The Value of Grades and Alternative Grading Methods (Summer 2026)

    What is the value of a grade? What do grades mean? Do faculty and students agree on this? Let’s talk about this and then talk about different grading methods that faculty across the system have tried, such as contract grading and ungrading. Let’s share with each other what we’ve done and how we’ve done it,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • NED: Accessibility

    Accessible Digital Media (Summer 2026)

    May 26 - June 14, 2026 Short Course Description  Captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions make multimedia more accessible. They help provide additional access for vision or hearing impairments, learning disabilities,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • NED: Academic Technologies

    Humanizing Teaching and Learning in an AI World (Summer 2026)

    This is part of a 2026 webinar series on Teaching with AI. Register for the full series. As AI tools become more visible in higher education, faculty are grappling with how to integrate them without losing what matters most: human connection, trust, and meaningful learning. In this 75‑minute interactive webinar, participants will explore how humanizing... Continue Reading →

    Free

  • NED: Foundations

    Empathy by Design (Summer 2026)

    June 1 - June 21, 2026 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

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