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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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 →
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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 →
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June 2 – August 3, 2025 (Break 6/30 – 7/6) Long Course The Foundations of Teaching Online long course will help faculty build well-designed online experiences for their students, and deans evaluate online experiences from a student perspective. Participants will learn about quality standards in online course design and the basic principles of backwards design... Continue Reading →
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June 3 – August 4, 2024 (Break 7/1 – 7/7) Long Course The Foundations of Teaching Online long course will help faculty build well-designed online experiences for their students, and deans evaluate online experiences from a student perspective. Participants will learn about quality standards in online course design and the basic principles of backwards design... Continue Reading →
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Are you wondering how to get started on making documents accessible? This webinar will introduce the features in Microsoft Word that can help you make your documents usable by everyone.... Continue Reading →
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June 5, 2025 4-Part Virtual Series 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... Continue Reading →
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June 9 - June 29, 2025 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 and available in Microsoft Word. Additionally, participants will get an opportunity to update web pages posted to... Continue Reading →
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In this webinar, we will introduce the new course provider for the MSCF Teaching & Learning Competency, the Network for Educational Development (NED). This session is designed for Deans, Human... Continue Reading →
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June 12, 2025 4-Part Virtual Series 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... Continue Reading →
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As faculty, our role extends beyond delivering course content—we are also essential in helping students consolidate knowledge into long-term memory. However, without effective feedback, students' metacognitive awareness may remain inaccurate,... Continue Reading →
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This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the June 2025 release (version 20.25.06) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, June 19. Accommodations The NED is... Continue Reading →
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Empathy is about course design and beyond; it is within every communication we have with learners (verbal and nonverbal)! In this webinar, we’ll explore consistent and compassionate communication strategies for... Continue Reading →
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June 18, 2025 4-Part Virtual Series 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... Continue Reading →
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We know that we assess because we want to see what students are learning. Feedback on those assessments plays a critical role in learning. It can be an opportunity to... Continue Reading →
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This webinar provides an opportunity to discuss antiracist practices for search committee service. Part of academic equity work is to ensure that students can see themselves reflected in the faculty... Continue Reading →
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Building community in the classroom is an essential starting point for applying antiracist pedagogy. Join instructors of the Introduction to Antiracist Pedagogy short course in a discussion of community building,... Continue Reading →
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As faculty, we play a critical role not only in delivering course content but also in supporting students in transferring that knowledge into long-term memory. This webinar will explore a... Continue Reading →
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June 26, 2025 4-Part Virtual Series 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... Continue Reading →
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Have you heard about Microsoft Word’s Accessibility Checker? This webinar will include a demonstration of the tool and provide practical tips for its use. Accommodations The NED is committed to providing... Continue Reading →
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