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.

Summer 2026  |  NED Course Catalog  |  NED Resource Site

  • Quick and Effective Feedback

    Description Grading isn't just about giving your students a numerical score. It's also about providing formative feedback to help students improve their learning. During this session we will review some... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • D2L Brightspace Workshop: Gradebook

    St. Cloud State University - Miller Center, Room B31 (basement) 400 6th St. S., St. Cloud, MN, United States

    Have you always wanted to find the most efficient way to set up your gradebook in Brightspace?  Have specific questions you’d like answered?  Join us for the Gradebook workshop where... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • D2L Brightspace Workshop: Rubrics

    St. Cloud State University - Miller Center, Room B31 (basement) 400 6th St. S., St. Cloud, MN, United States

    Do you want to provide consistent feedback to students in a timely manner?  Do you get bogged down in the process of evaluating and commenting on student work?  Learn how... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • CTE Works! Summit

    In-Person

    CTE Works! Summit: Connecting Learning to Earning The annual Minnesota CTE Works! Summit connects educators, advisors, and administrators from high schools and colleges with workforce developers, business and industry partners, and our... Continue Reading →

  • HTML Editor Tips and Tricks

    Online

    Description Is the HTML editor a mystery to you? Learn to use it in the WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) view with all its bells and whistles,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Learning Objectives: What, Why, Where & How

    Online

    Well-written learning objectives establish the foundation upon which courses are designed and delivered.  They form the basis for the instructional materials and assessments that are included in the course. They... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Humanizing your Course Facilitation

    Online

    Humanizing your Course Facilitation November 7, 2019  |  11:00-11:50am Get a taste of the 3-week short course Humanizing Your Course coming in December 2019. Instructor Amy Jo Swing and Coach Consultant Ken Graetz will preview some strategies to make your online teaching more human and more engaging. Based on Michelle Pacansky-Brock’s work on instructor presence... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Rubrics to Save Time Evaluating Student Work

    Online

    Description Learn how to make the most of Rubrics to engage learners in all stages of assignments and discussions from start to finish. Rubrics can be utilized as both a valuable evaluation tool and a meaningful communication tool. It saves you time evaluating and grading while providing quality and objective feedback on student assignments. Attend... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Accessibility Webinar – Evaluating and Repairing Word and PowerPoint Files – Part 1

    Online

    Topic: Evaluating and Repairing Word and PowerPoint Files – Part 1 Recorded Presenter: Jonathan Whiting, Director of Training & Evaluation, WebAIM In this hands-on workshop, learn to evaluate and repair common accessibility issues in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Additional information available at the Evaluating and Repairing Word and Power Point Files – Part 1 breakout... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Group Discussions to Promote Student Engagement

    Online

    Description Want to encourage your students to interact more and share ideas and perspectives? Leverage the discussion tool to its greatest potential to enable students to enage in meaningful conversations that can take place over a period of time, allowing for reflection and thoughtful interaction. Attend this webinar to watch an overview of how to... Continue Reading →

    Free

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