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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I can’t teach with the arts, and other academic lies we tell ourselves: Going Deeper
Minnesota 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... Continue Reading →
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Getting Started with a SoTL Study: Finding the Questions (Fall 2025)
Discover how to transform classroom curiosities into strong, researchable SoTL questions. This interactive 45-minute session introduces the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, explores frameworks for effective question design, and provides... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series (November 2025)
Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series Featuring: Rosy Hjerstad (Admissions Counselor and Community Outreach, Metro State University) The Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series explores AI and equitable teaching.... Continue Reading →
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OER Community Conversations: December 2025
What We Can Learn from Generation Z Kelli Hallsten Erickson Lake Superior College Join Kelli Hallsten Erickson to learn more about Generation Z. Born between 1995 and 2012, this generation... Continue Reading →
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Let’s Create (or edit) an Image using AI! (Fall 2025)
This session will help you experiment with Microsoft Copilot to create or edit fun & helpful images for your course, or for your general work. We will cover how to... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series (December 2025)
Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series Featuring: Quincy Foster (Information Technology Community Faculty, Minneapolis College) The Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series explores AI and equitable teaching. In each... Continue Reading →
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Philosophy of Community and Technical College Education (Fall 2025)
Registration June 1 - Dec. 15 Course opens Aug. 1 You may register for this course at anytime within the registration dates listed below. Course Terms The following table illustrates... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: December 2025
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the December 2025 release (version 20.25.12) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, December 18. RSVP Required Use... Continue Reading →
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OER Learning Circles: Spring 2026
Spring 2026 OER Learning Circles February 9 - April 26, 2026 Apply by January 9 Collaborate with other Minnesota State faculty who are committed to saving students on the cost of textbooks and course resources. There are 5 Project Types: Redesign a course around OER. Create ancillary materials to complement an existing OER. Author a... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: January 2026
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the January 2026 release (version 20.26.01) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, January 15. 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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Accessible Course Documents (Spring 2026)
January 19 - February 8, 2026 Short Course Description This three-week short course provides faculty and staff an opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use a screen reader. The course will introduce participants to basic techniques for using tools available in the Microsoft Office suite including Word and PowerPoint. Additionally, participants... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with H5P Series (January 2026)
Teaching with H5P Series Featuring: Etta Thornburg (Support & Training Librarian, PALS) What is H5P? H5P is a tool for creating interactive online learning content and activities. There are many interactive types: practice questions, drag and drop, image hotspot, timeline, virtual tour, branching scenario, and more. The Teaching with H5P Series explores equitable teaching methods and... Continue Reading →
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