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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Improving Instructor-to-Student Interaction: Spring 2024
March 25 - April 14, 2024 Short Course Description By the end of this three week short course, you will be able to use D2L Brightspace tools (including Content, HTML... Continue Reading →
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OER FAQ: March
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 →
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Teaching with AI Community of Practice: March 2024
Teaching with AI Community of Practice Get connected, explore AI in Spring 2024 What is a Community of Practice? A community of practice is a group of people with a shared passion or interest. The group interacts regularly to share, support, and learn together. The Teaching with AI Community of Practice will explore equitable teaching methods and AI. What to expect? You can expect to participate in collective... Continue Reading →
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Navigating Classroom Dynamics: From Theory to Practice – Implementing Trauma-Informed Lessons in the Classroom (Session Three)
Navigating Classroom Dynamics: An Anti-Racist and Trauma-Informed Approach Join the three-part webinar series designed to revolutionize classroom discussions by introducing an anti-racist and trauma-informed approach to conflicts. We recognize that students bring their entire selves to class, encompassing bodies, emotions, and neuro-systems, often carrying traumas resulting from microaggressions, racism, religious differences, and various conflicts. Instructors... Continue Reading →
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OER Project Showcase: 1
Register for all OER Project Showcase Events Since 2018, Minnesota State faculty have been participating in the OER Learning Circles program, where they collaborate with colleagues from across the system who are committed to redesigning courses around OER and/or creating OER ancillary materials to help eliminate course material costs for students. OER are teaching, learning... Continue Reading →
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Collecting and Analyzing Classroom Data: Spring 2024
April 1- April 21, 2024 Short Course Description In this class, participants are expected to bring a specific Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Inquiry Question and preliminary literature review of the topic. From there, participants will explore evidence approaches (e.g., quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods), select an appropriate tool from that evidence approach, determine the... Continue Reading →
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Equity by Design Onboarding: Spring 2024
OnlineApril 1 - April 28, 2024 Short Course Description This four-week short course is designed to build foundational skills and knowledge for engaging in the Equity by Design methodology. Equity by Design is a Minnesota State strategic priority informed by the work of McNair, Bensimon and others, who have shown that one path toward closing... Continue Reading →
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The Beauty of Intersectionality and Disability: Voices for Justice (Option 2)
OnlineAre you ready to meet us? We are here! Explore the beauty of intersectionality. In this panel, students from across the system will share their experiences with disability and race. Panelists will have the option to respond to questions around their experiences with disability, identity, disclosure, and access. Attendees will take away an understanding... Continue Reading →
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OER Community Conversations: April
Facilitators Megan Jaunich Engineering instructor at Century College Also an advisor for the Women in STEM Club and Engineering Club, Megan's professional development activities have focused on increasing transparency and accessibility of her courses to support student success. This includes incorporating Open Educational Resources, aligning courses with Quality Matters standards, and striving for continuous improvement... Continue Reading →
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OER Learning Circles: Summer 2024
Summer 2024 OER Learning Circles May 8 – June 16, 2024 Apply by April 5 Collaborate with other Minnesota State faculty from across the system 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... Continue Reading →
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OER Project Showcase: 2
Register for all OER Project Showcase Events Since 2018, Minnesota State faculty have been participating in the OER Learning Circles program, where they collaborate with colleagues from across the system who are committed to redesigning courses around OER and/or creating OER ancillary materials to help eliminate course material costs for students. OER are teaching, learning... Continue Reading →
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Designing Your Course for Student Learning: Spring 2024
April 8 - April 28, 2024 Short Course 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 course are aligned with the learning objectives students are supposed to master. Course Learning Objectives After completing this course, you will be able... Continue Reading →
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