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.

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  • Get to Know the NED (Spring 2025)

    Welcome to the NED! The Network for Educational Development provides free and equitable educational development to thousands across Minnesota State.   In this webinar we invite you to get to know the NED and find opportunities that will enrich your career path. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OEN Webinar

    Open Education Network (OEN) Webinars introduce Minnesota State faculty and staff to open educational resources, creative commons licensing, and the work with the Open Textbook Library at the University of Minnesota. Attendees will receive a link to review an open textbook located in the Open Textbook Library (open.umn.edu) and receive a $200 stipend once the review... Continue Reading →

  • Inclusive Video Conferencing (Spring 2025)

    January 27 - February 16, 2025 Short Course Learn practical strategies to create equitable and engaging video conferencing classes/meetings. Experience and practice how to model and maintain equitable and accessible spaces in a video conference environment (Zoom, Teams Meetings, etc.). Participation in at least 2 of 3 weekly Zoom meetings is required to complete this... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OER FAQ: January

    Description 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 →

    Free
  • Creating a Sense of Community (Spring 2025)

    One major aspect of culturally responsive pedagogy is creating a sense of community in a course. We will focus on the benefits of developing a strong sense of community in a specific on ground course, particularly in the first two weeks of class, and discuss specific strategies that can be useful. RSVP Required Use the RSVP... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (Spring 2025)

    February 3 - February 23, 2025 Short Course Description  Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our teaching practices to meet this goal? One promising path is to ground those practices in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP). In this introductory course, we’ll have... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • From Teaching Innovation to Classroom Research: Using SoTL and IRB

    Have you ever tried something new in your teaching to improve student learning outcomes? Many instructors regularly evaluate their teaching informally but rarely share their efforts with others. Perhaps you've implemented a new grading policy, redesigned an assignment, or experimented with a new teaching method. Maybe you’ve taken part in a department- or college wide... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • College Algebra Corequisite Learning Community (Spring 2025)

    Faculty Learning Community February 10 – April 27, 2025 Registration Closes December 10 NED + Math Pathways The NED has partnered with Math Pathways staff to offer educational development opportunities tailored to support Minnesota State mathematics and statistics faculty. View the flyer. Description This faculty learning community will be a collaboration space for faculty to... Continue Reading →

    Free

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