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
Events
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D2L: New Content Experience
OnlineBrightspace is getting a refresh of its Content experience. D2L suggests they have focused on a clean visual presentation of content for educators and learners. D2L has developed an experience... Continue Reading →
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New Content Experience (repeat session)
OnlineBrightspace is getting a refresh of its Content experience. D2L suggests they have focused on a clean visual presentation of content for educators and learners. D2L has developed an experience... Continue Reading →
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UDL: Ideas that can be incorporated into your online courses.
OnlineUniversal Design for Learning can be very overwhelming when looking at the big picture. Our goal is to give faculty some ideas on items that can be easily integrated into their online courses. As you start looking at these small changes you can start to see other changes that will fit your students' needs more... Continue Reading →
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2024 BOT Awards Information Session: March
OnlineNominations for the 2024 Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence are due November 1, 2023 at 5:00 pm. At this information session, learn about the nomination guidelines for the 2024 Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence, review the rubric, and ask questions regarding nomination content or submission process. Nominees, local campus nominating committee members, and staff... Continue Reading →
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The Faculty Journey Mid-Career: Session One
OnlineMinnesota State is filled with incredible faculty who are doing amazing work focused on their teaching craft. The purpose of the Network for Educational Development (NED) Excellence in Teaching Series is to continue honoring and showcasing the experience and expertise of the Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence Educators of the Year through the opportunity... Continue Reading →
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ChatGPT and Syllabus Considerations
OnlineChatGPT and other artificial Intelligence (AI) already are having an impact on teaching and learning. Maybe you have already experimented with their capabilities or are ignoring it with hopes that it will be short term and fade away (it won’t!). Regardless of your familiarity or discomfort, instructors need to consider how to address AI in... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice I
OnlineIntroduction to Disability Justice March 27 - April 16, 2023 Short Course Description In this 3-week introduction to disability justice course, you will learn about disability justice, practice using inclusive language, and apply strategies to interrupt ableism. You can expect to create documents and/or find ways to apply your learning right away, including options like:... Continue Reading →
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OER FAQ: March
OnlineDescription In this webinar, host Karen Pikula and a panel from the system office will answer questions about open educational resources, intellectual property, Creative Commons licenses, Z-degrees, and more! Submit a question here beforehand. Time will be allotted toward the end to answer any participant questions that were not answered. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below... 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... Continue Reading →
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The Faculty Journey Mid-Career: Session Two
OnlineMinnesota State is filled with incredible faculty who are doing amazing work focused on their teaching craft. The purpose of the Network for Educational Development (NED) Excellence in Teaching Series is to continue honoring and showcasing the experience and expertise of the Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence Educators of the Year through the opportunity... Continue Reading →
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Minnesota State REFLECT 2023 Applications Due (Learning Community)
Online2023-2025 Cohort The Minnesota State REFLECT program brings together faculty from across disciplines, institutions, and experience to participate in a 2-year Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) faculty learning community. Minnesota State REFLECT scholars will be supported as they develop, implement, and present research results at a conference or in a journal. SoTL studies will... Continue Reading →
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Writing Effective Assessments and Test Questions
OnlineStructured planning and design of assessments coupled with effective question writing strategies can help improve the reliability and validity of assessments. This webinar we will introduce strategies for assessment planning and design. The focus will be on assessment and format specifications; sharing assessment descriptions with students; writing effective multiple choice, true/false, essay and completion questions;... Continue Reading →
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