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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Logins and Captions and Breakouts, Oh My!
OnlineA look at common issues in Zoom and how to avoid them. Has anyone ever entered your room without your permission when you thought you had the waiting room enabled? Want to know why some students can choose their own Breakout rooms and others can't? Do you want to create an equitable learning experience for... Continue Reading →
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Finding and Using Open Educational Resources
OnlineLooking for that perfect image to insert into your PowerPoint slide? Searching for a soundtrack for your course welcome video? If you mix Creative Commons licensed work into your own creations, how do you cite that work? Can you share copies of it? In this webinar, we will explore some popular repositories of Creative Commons... Continue Reading →
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Applying Content Page Templates in D2L Brightspace 2
OnlineThis webinar will demonstrate how you can use the pre-formatted HTML templates as a starting point for creating Content pages in D2L Brightspace. The templates provide you with example materials and page layouts that you may copy and edit as appropriate for your needs. This webinar walks through the steps of selecting and revising the... Continue Reading →
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D2L: Improving Student to Content interaction: Summer 2022
OnlineAugust 1 - August 21, 2022 Short Course Description By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML Editor, and Release Conditions) to improve the student-to-content interaction. You will be provided with efficient ways to create and add existing content materials in the... Continue Reading →
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Grade Smarter Not Harder: Summer 2022
OnlineAugust 1 - August 21, 2022 Short Course (This course was previously titled Improving Online Assessments) Description Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but it can also increase learning, deter student cheating, and save you time over the long term. In this short course, you’ll examine and apply principles of... Continue Reading →
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Humanizing Technologies in the Higher Education Classroom
OnlineLearn how to be intentional in choosing classroom technologies based on a humanizing perspective. We will explore how technologies can be used to humanize a course and which technologies can do it better than others. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: May – July 2022
OnlineGet up to date on all the changes to Brightspace that were implemented over the summer of 2022. This session will include updates that occurred from May 2022-July 2022. (The August update features will be covered in the "What's New" session on Monday, August 15). RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace Overview
OnlineIf you are new to using D2L Brightspace, or would like a refresher, attend this overview session where we will take a look at some of the most commonly used tools and features in Brightspace: Announcements, Content, Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes, and Grades. (This webinar will be offered on August 8 and again on August 10--we... Continue Reading →
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Application of antiracist pedagogy: Summer 2022
OnlineThis webinar will introduce how to apply antiracist values and praxis into classroom teaching, with a specific focus on community building. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to your calendar. Campuses may want to... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace Overview
OnlineIf you are new to using D2L Brightspace, or would like a refresher, attend this overview session where we will take a look at some of the most commonly used tools and features in Brightspace: Announcements, Content, Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes, and Grades. (This webinar will be offered on August 8 and again on August 10--we... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: August 2022 (20.22.08)
OnlineThis webinar will focus on new features and changes in the August 2022 release (version 20.22.08) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, August 18. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Copy Course Components
OnlineCopy Course Components is a tool in D2L Brightspace that enables you to copy materials from your existing courses into another course. When copying components, you can choose all or select individual items to copy into your course. Learn how you can save time by re-purposing course material. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below... Continue Reading →
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