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.
Spring 2026 | Summer 2026 | NED Course Catalog | NED Resource Site
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Setting up Assignments in D2L Brightspace
There are multiple options for collecting student work for assessment. The Assignments tool in Brightspace offers a single location for different types of assessment, including traditional file submissions, media submissions, and hands-on, face-to-face assessment. Learn how to use the Assignments tool in online, hybrid, or face-to-face classes. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to... Continue Reading →
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Click with Care: Ensuring Multimedia Accessibility Through Informed Choice
At its core, ensuring accessibility in course content is a matter of choice. Decisions on how to create, use, procure, and share multimedia directly impact student access and, ultimately, student success. This webinar explores how instructors and course designers can mitigate access barriers through informed decision-making and inclusive planning. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool... Continue Reading →
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Generative AI Workshop Series: Essays and Long-answer Assignments
Generative AI Workshop Series Does the rapid emergence of generative AI applications like ChatGPT have you rethinking your course assignments? Have you moved from, “What’s ChatGPT?” to “How do I encourage authentic writing when all of my students are using ChatGPT?” Join us this fall for a series of conversations about the impact of generative... Continue Reading →
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OER and Affordability Off-Roadshow: Day 2
Association of College and Research Libraries OER and Affordability Off-Roadshow September 27 and 29, 2023 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MnPALS Librarians are invited to join the ACRL’s virtual two-part OER and Affordability Off-RoadShow on September 27 and 29 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Targeted specifically for Minnesota, learn the basics of OER and... Continue Reading →
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Copy, Export, and Reuse Previous Course Material and Manage Dates Effectively in D2L Brightspace: Fall 2023
Re-purpose and share course material from semester to semester and campus to campus by using Import/ Export/ Copy Course Components in D2L. After importing old material, save time by using... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with Video Technologies: Fall 2023
October 2 - October 22, 2023 Short Course Description You may have used Kaltura MediaSpace as the quickest way to record your screen for a lecture, or as a place to... Continue Reading →
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Create Quizzes in D2L Brightspace
The Quizzes tool in D2L Brightspace provides a way for you to assess students with an online exam. Learn how you can utilize question layout, dates and time restrictions, and... Continue Reading →
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Assessing Quizzes in D2L Brightspace
The Quizzes tool in D2L Brightspace provides different methods of feedback when assessing students for an online exam. You can choose how to score quiz questions: automatically, manually, and/or with... Continue Reading →
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Psychological Safety in the Context of Academic Equity: Fall 2023
This webinar will introduce the concept of psychological safety and its three levels of practice: individual, team, and organizational. Then, it will provide guidance on how faculty can leverage psychological... Continue Reading →
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Generative AI Workshop Series: Lab and Study Reports
Generative AI Workshop Series Does the rapid emergence of generative AI applications like ChatGPT have you rethinking your course assignments? Have you moved from, “What’s ChatGPT?” to “How do I... Continue Reading →
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Explore D2L Brightspace Pulse: Mobile App for Increased Student Engagement
Pulse is a D2L Brightspace mobile app that helps students keep track of important dates. It brings news, deadlines, and grades from all courses together in one place so they... Continue Reading →
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SoTL Toolkit: Primer on Institutional Review Boards: Fall 2023
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) guides us as instructors to engage in continuous review, revision, and renewal of our teaching practices to support student learning. With SoTL, we... Continue Reading →
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