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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  • Conversations with Colleagues: April 2025

    Topic Self-Care Conversations - Empowering Well-Being at Work Join us for an engaging and supportive session dedicated to self-care and well-being. This interactive workshop is designed to help colleagues explore and enhance their self-care practices, fostering a healthier and more balanced work environment. Session Highlights: We will share our understanding of the importance of self-care... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Educational Developer Meeting (April 2025)

    An open invitation for self-identified Educational Developers on campuses. Educational Developers are individuals on campus who identify, coordinate, lead, and/or facilitate educational development opportunities on campus that support teaching and learning. At these Educational Developer meetings, engage in the community by networking with peers, resource sharing, engaging in meaningful conversations, and learning how NED resources... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Hacking Your Course Assessments (Summer 2025)

    May 19 - June 8, 2025 Short Course Description How do you really know that your students are learning what you had intended?  In this course, you’ll get an opportunity examine the learning objectives in your course (something your students should know or be able to do) and the assessments that are aligned to help... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • PressbookEDU Office Hour

    PressbookEDU Office Hour

    Pressbooks is an open-source book publishing tool that allows you to publish content to the web and in a variety of export formats from a single source. Pressbooks is used widely in OER programs for remixing, creating, and adopting open content, but it can also be used to make other materials like syllabi, dissertations or... Continue Reading →

  • Teaching with AI Workshop (May 2025)

    Date May 23, 2025 In-Person Workshop Location: Winona State University 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... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Using Pressbooks to Enhance OER Delivery (Summer 2025)

    May 27 - June 15, 2025 Short Course Description Pressbooks is an online platform designed to encourage self-publication under a Creative Commons license.  It is easy to use and provides a variety of options for including media such as images and videos.  This short course will introduce you to the platform, walk you through creating... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Empathy by Design (Summer 2025)

    May 27 - June 15, 2025 Short Course Description  This course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either teaching or planning to teach an online or hybrid course and are interested applying evidence-based strategies for humanizing the learning experience through effective facilitation and course design. The course is online and asynchronous. Although there... Continue Reading →

    Free

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