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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Improving Your Online Course 1 (2 week short course)
OnlineFebruary 22 - March 7, 2021 Description The “Improving Your Online Course” workshop explores the QM Rubric and provides a framework to improve the quality of online courses. Participants use... Continue Reading →
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Humanizing Your Online Course (3 week short course)
OnlineFebruary 22 - March 14, 2021 Description This course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either teaching or planning to teach an online or hybrid course and are... Continue Reading →
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Applying the QM Rubric 2 (2 week short course)
OnlineMarch 8 - March 20, 2021 Description QM’s flagship workshop on the QM Rubric and its use in reviewing the design of online and blended courses is intended for a... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction (3 week short course)
OnlineMarch 8 - March 28, 2021 Description By the end of this three-week course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Classlist, Email, Intelligent Agents, personalized Announcements,... Continue Reading →
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Improving Online Assessments (3 week short course)
OnlineMarch 22 - April 11, 2021 Description Not only can improving online assessments more accurately capture what students know, but it can also increase learning, deter student cheating, and save... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Pedagogy 2 (3 week short course)
OnlineMarch 29 - April 18, 2021 Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our teaching practices... Continue Reading →
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D2L Brightspace: Improving Student-to-Content Interaction (3 week short course)
OnlineApril 5 - April 25, 2021 Description By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML Editor, and... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning (3 week short course)
OnlineApril 12 - May 2, 2021 Description This 3 week short course provides participants an opportunity to review the design of their course so that the assignments they have planned in a... Continue Reading →
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Improving Your Online Course 2 (2 week short course)
OnlineApril 12 - April 25, 2021 Description The “Improving Your Online Course” workshop explores the QM Rubric and provides a framework to improve the quality of online courses. Participants use... Continue Reading →
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Culturally Responsive Teaching for Biology Faculty
OnlineMay 19 - June 9, 2021 Description Faculty members teaching within the discipline of Biology are invited to join colleagues in this three week short course to explore and apply elements of... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning: Summer 2021 (3 week short course)
OnlineMay 24 - June 13, 2021 Description This 3 week short course provides participants an opportunity to review the design of their course so that the assignments they have planned in a... Continue Reading →
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Applying Templates in D2L Brightspace: Summer 2021 (2 week short course)
OnlineJune 1 - June 13, 2021 Description Whether you are new to online teaching and learning or an experienced user of D2L Brightspace, you can use the pre-formatted HTML Templates... Continue Reading →
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