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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Teaching with AI Course (Summer 2026)
July 13 - August 2, 2026 Short Course This hands-on introductory workshop provides time and space for applying AI in your teaching context. Participants will collectively explore generative AI tools and (re-)design a learning activity or assessment that supports AI literacy, incorporates or resists generative AI tools, and applies equitable teaching practices. At the end... Continue Reading →
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Creating Instructional Materials with AI: From Static Artifacts to Interactive Agents (Summer 2026)
This is part of a 2026 webinar series on Teaching with AI. Register for the full series. This 75 minute workshop is divided into two halves. In the first half, participants learn to prompt for the creation of traditional materials (e.g., study guides, case studies, or rubrics). In the second half, these materials are transformed... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice II (Summer 2026)
July 20 - August 9, 2026 Short Course Disability Justice II: Intersectional identities, action, and justice Description In this course, we focus on an intersectional framework centering disabled Black, brown,... Continue Reading →
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Equity 101 (Summer 2026)
July 27 - August 16, 2026 Short Course Description This short course is sequentially designed to encourage reflection about the structural conditions that inform who we are and how we relate to others. Module 1 explores our individual position within the historical and systemic structures of privilege and oppression, and how those affect our values... Continue Reading →
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Summer 2026: Philosophy of Community and Technical College Education
Registration Mar. 15 - July 30 Course opens May 15 Course Terms The following table illustrates course term and registration dates. They will occur the same dates each year. You may register for this course at anytime within the registration dates listed below. Preview the Syllabus Term Course Dates Registration Dates Spring December 15 -... Continue Reading →
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Grade Smarter Not Harder (Summer 2026)
August 3 - 23, 2026 Short Course Description Improving your assessments can do more than just measure what students know. It can also boost learning and save you time in the long run. In this short course, you’ll learn how to: Apply key principles of validity and reliability Write effective quiz and test questions Review and... Continue Reading →
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2026 NED Teaching and Learning Conference
Save the Date! September 24-25, 2026 Learn more at MinnState.edu/NEDconference.
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2026 NED Teaching and Learning Conference
Save the Date! September 24-25, 2026 Learn more at MinnState.edu/NEDconference.
