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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Events
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: September 2026
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the September 2026 release (version 20.26.09) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, September 17. 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 →
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Building the Backbone of Your Course (Fall 2026)
This is the first webinar in a three-part series on course design using the New Content Experience (NCE) in D2L Brightspace. Register for the full series: Designing in the New Content Experience. The session focuses on how intentional course structure serves as a learning backbone that guides students, reduces cognitive load, and clearly communicates expectations.... Continue Reading →
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Small Steps toward Equity through Pedagogical Shifts
This 30‑minute session explores how small, intentional pedagogical shifts can advance equity in everyday teaching practice. Using the lens of Critical Open Educational Practices with examples, faculty will examine how course materials ,instructional choices, and assessment practices can either reduce or reinforce barriers for students. Rather than focusing on large‑scale redesigns, this session highlights incremental,... Continue Reading →
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Humanizing Teaching and Learning in an AI World (Fall 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 →
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Equity and Advising (Fall 2026)
September 21 - October 11, 2026 Short Course Description This asynchronous 3-week course is offered for the purpose of providing both academic and faculty advisors with the information and resources necessary to increase equity and inclusion in their work. Participants will engage in a series of activities including, but not limited to discussion, case study... Continue Reading →
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Using Pressbooks to Enhance OER Delivery (Fall 2026)
September 21 - October 11, 2026 Short Course Description Pressbooks is an online platform designed to encourage self-publication under a Creative Commons license. It is easy to use and provides... Continue Reading →
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Designing for Learning within the Course Structure (Fall 2026)
This is the second webinar in a three-part series on course design using the New Content Experience (NCE) in D2L Brightspace. Register for the full series: Designing in the New Content Experience. The session focuses on designing effective learning experiences within NCE. We will explore how to actively support student learning by creating learning paths... Continue Reading →
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2026 NED Teaching and Learning Conference
Save the Date! September 24-25, 2026 Learn more at MinnState.edu/NEDconference.
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2026 NED Teaching and Learning Conference
Save the Date! September 24-25, 2026 Learn more at MinnState.edu/NEDconference.
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Teaching and Learning Competency: Two Weekend Hybrid (Fall 2026)
September 26-27 and October 24-25, 2026 In-Person: Note, you must attend both weekends in the same semester Location: South Metro, MN This two weekend hybrid course fulfills, in part, the Teaching... Continue Reading →
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Accessible Course Documents (Fall 2026)
September 28 - October 18, 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, noisy environments, non-fluent speakers, and others. This short course will help you understand the important definitions surrounding accessible media, the existing laws and policy standards... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy/Trauma Responsive Pedagogy (Fall 2026)
Both Culturally Responsive Practices (CRP) and Trauma Responsive Practices (TRP) can offer us insight and support as we shift to bring students quality and compassionate education. Both CRP and TRP understand that when we are traumatized, marginalized or overwhelmed, our learning capacity is severely compromised. Further, both advocate that we intentionally and explicitly build safety,... Continue Reading →
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