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.
Fall 2026 | Spring 2027 | NED Course Catalog | NED Resource Site
Events
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Collaborate + Create: AI Agent in a Day Workshop (Fall 2026)
October 23, 2026 In-Person Workshop Location: Minnesota State System Office (St. Paul, MN) Join us for a one-day, in-person workshop (8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.) at the Minnesota State system office in St. Paul. You will work in a small group (3–4 people) to design, build, and test a simple AI agent using Microsoft Copilot. Groups will... Continue Reading →
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AI: Strategies for Instructors
Are you noticing changes in student engagement, wondering how AI is showing up in student work, or questioning whether your activities still align with course outcomes? In this practical session,... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with AI Course (Fall 2026)
October 26 - November 15, 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 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 →
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OER Basics and Beyond (Fall 2026)
October 26 - November 15, 2026 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 →
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Yuja Panorama 101-06
OnlineThis session introduces faculty and staff to YuJa Panorama, an accessibility platform integrated within D2L Brightspace, which helps create more inclusive and accessible course content. Participants will learn how Yuja Panorama automatically identifies accessibility issues in course materials, provides guidance for remediation, and offers alternative formats to support diverse learner needs. The session will provide... Continue Reading →
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Using AI as Faculty: Practical Tools for Teaching and Everyday Tasks (Fall 2026)
Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to change how we work, teach, and communicate. But how can faculty use AI to make everyday tasks easier while still maintaining control over their courses and instructional decisions? In this webinar, we will explore practical ways faculty can use AI to support their day-to-day responsibilities, including creating and improving assignments,... Continue Reading →
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Beyond Compliance: Applying Disability Justice and Universal Design in Higher Education (Fall 2026)
Accessibility in higher education must extend beyond legal compliance and individual accommodations to address systemic barriers that affect participation, learning, and belonging. This webinar explores how disability justice principles and Universal Design for Learning can inform more equitable teaching practices, course design, and campus environments. Participants will examine how institutional policies, instructional technologies, assessment practices,... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy/Open Educational Pedagogy (Fall 2026)
Both Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) and Open Educational Pedagogy (OEP) can offer us insight and support as we shift to bring students quality education. CRP advocates that education utilize student’s lived experience; OEP advocates that education empower students as partners in the creation of course materials and disciplinary knowledge. When we understand these as two... Continue Reading →
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Hacking Your Course Assessments (Fall 2026)
November 2 - 22, 2026 Short Course Description How do you really know that your students are learning what you had intended? In this course, you will examine the assessments... Continue Reading →
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Co-Curricular Learning Outcome Taxonomies – Exploring Bloom’s and Fink’s (Fall 2026)
Many of us in the field of assessment are familiar with using Bloom's Taxonomy that focuses on cognitive and intellectual learning. Fink's Taxonomy, which focuses on how learning can inspire holistic change across multiple dimensions of one's life, can be particularly useful in co-curricular assessment. This webinar will explore the intersections of both taxonomies with... Continue Reading →
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Yuja Panorama 101-07
OnlineThis session introduces faculty and staff to YuJa Panorama, an accessibility platform integrated within D2L Brightspace, which helps create more inclusive and accessible course content. Participants will learn how Yuja Panorama automatically identifies accessibility issues in course materials, provides guidance for remediation, and offers alternative formats to support diverse learner needs. The session will provide... Continue Reading →
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Filling Potholes: Creating Assessments that Matter
Creating a powerful learning experience that aligns with equitable teaching practices involves assuring students believe they matter: that they matter in the class community itself and that they are completing work that matters. In this webinar, participants will learn how mattering aligns with authentic assessment practices and the process for creating an authentic assessment. Outcomes... Continue Reading →
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