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  • NED: Academic Technologies

    Humanizing Teaching and Learning in an AI World (Summer 2026)

    This is part of a 2026 webinar series on Teaching with AI. Register for the full series. As AI tools become more visible in higher education, faculty are grappling with how to integrate them without losing what matters most: human connection, trust, and meaningful learning. In this 75‑minute interactive webinar, participants will explore how humanizing... Continue Reading →

    Free

  • NED: Foundations

    Empathy by Design (Summer 2026)

    June 1 - June 21, 2026 Short Course Description  Course Overview This online, asynchronous course is for Minnesota State faculty who want to use evidence‑based strategies to make their courses more human-centered through thoughtful facilitation and design. Course Format The course has no scheduled class meetings. You will work on your own schedule to complete... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • NED: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

    Collecting and Analyzing Classroom Data (Summer 2026)

    June 1 - June 21, 2026 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... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • NED: Academic Technologies

    Build Your Course Essentials (Summer 2026)

    June 8 - 28, 2026 Short Course In this three-week short course you will learn essential strategies for building an effective course with technology (D2L Brightspace). Each module includes two key strategies for student success: Module 1: Planning to Build and Start Here Module Module 2: Welcoming Course Homepage and Grades and Feedback Module 3:... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • NED: Accessibility

    Accessible Course Documents (Summer 2026)

    June 15 - July 5, 2026 Short Course Description  Captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions make multimedia more accessible. They help provide additional access for vision or hearing impairments, learning disabilities, noisy environments, non-fluent speakers, and others. This short course will help you understand the important definitions surrounding accessible media, the existing laws and policy standards... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • NED Themes

    Teaching and Learning Competency: Weeklong Intensive (Summer 2026)

    Dates June 22 to June 26, 2026 In-Person: Note, you must attend the full week Location: Central Lakes College Brainerd, MN This weeklong intensive course fulfills, in part, the Teaching and Learning Competency requirements. The requirements apply to Minnesota State college faculty completing the System Procedure 3.32.1, Part 8. The weeklong intensive is Monday through... Continue Reading →

    Free

  • NED: Academic Equity

    Equity and Technology (Summer 2026)

    July 6 - 26, 2026 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 course,... Continue Reading →

    Free

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