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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  • Equity and Technology (Summer 2024)

    July 22 - August 11, 2024 Short Course Description Learn to apply an equity lens to your teaching with technology. This course is an introduction to the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as an equity framework. Explore ways to design courses that address access, accessibility, as well as equitable learning outcomes. In this... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • UDL in Assessment (Summer 2024)

    Online

    This webinar will go into Universal Design for Learning and its application in assessment. We will look at ways that use UDL to make our assessments more equitable to all... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • OER Learning Circles (Fall 2024)

    Fall 2024 OER Learning Circles September 16 – December 1, 2024 ​​​​​​​ Apply by August 16 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 →

  • Successful Accessible Documents: An Intro (Fall 2024)

    Want to know more about making your Word documents ADA compliant--accessible for all your students? This webinar will introduce you to the basics of how to make your documents accessible from the very beginning of creating them! RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. In addition to Minnesota State faculty and staff, Concurrent Enrollment... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Accessible Course Documents (Fall 2024)

    August 26 - September 15, 2024 Short Course Description  This short course provides faculty and staff an opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use a screen reader. The course introduces participants to basic techniques to using tools available in the Microsoft Office suite including Word and PowerPoint. Additionally, participants will get... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Self-Inquiry and Inclusive Teaching FLC (Fall 2024)

    September 3 - October 27, 2024 Previously titled Equity and Inclusion Faculty Learning Community Description In this course, faculty will to come together in community to explore culturally responsive teaching practices. CRP is grounded in evidence-based strategies that: Draw on the knowledge and skill our students bring to the classroom, Create supportive relationships that allow... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Equity 101 (Fall 2024)

    September 9 - 29, 2024 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 and... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Get to Know the NED (Fall 2024)

    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... Continue Reading →

    Free

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