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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September 2 - 21, 2025 Short Course Description Enhance your teaching toolkit with this 3-week course focused on regular and substantive interaction (What is regular and substantive interaction?). You'll apply equitable practices and technology tools to support student-instructor interaction. Whether you teach online, or you’d like to bring more interaction into your in-person courses, this... Continue Reading →
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You can leverage the power of instructor presence to strengthen relationships with students and enhance communication and engagement in your online courses. The efforts that we make to connect with... Continue Reading →
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When we ask, “What’s in a name?” in the teaching and learning context, the answer is simple: everything. We know instinctively as teachers that remembering student names is an important... Continue Reading →
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Education Developers Connect is an opportunity for educational developers at various Minnesota State System institutions to come together and collaborate on building shared knowledge and resources on teaching and learning... Continue Reading →
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September 8 - 28, 2025 Short Course Description In this course, we will review and enhance the design of your course to support student learning. We will focus on the key strategy of alignment. Alignment ensures that course content, activities, and assessments are directly connected to the learning objectives. This approach assures that students have... Continue Reading →
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What’s this about? As a Minnesota State faculty or staff member, you get a free membership to the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). This includes access to the Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) prep course. You don’t need to take the CPACC exam to benefit from this course. It’s a great way... Continue Reading →
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Say Hi to AI: Getting Started with Copilot Join us for a short, 30-minute session to learn about Microsoft Copilot—an AI tool available to everyone at Minnesota State. You’ll get... Continue Reading →
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Dates Sept 13 - 14, 2025 In-Person: Note, you must attend both weekends in the same semester Location: Hilton Garden Inn Eagan, MN This two weekend hybrid 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. Each hybrid intensive... Continue Reading →
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September 15 - November 9, 2025 Faculty Learning Community Description In this course, faculty will 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 students to take learning risks, and... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with H5P Series Featuring: Emily Houghton (Sports Management, Minnesota State University, Mankato) What is H5P? H5P is a tool for creating interactive online learning content and activities. There are many... 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 MSCF probationary... Continue Reading →
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What exactly is Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) and what does it mean for your online courses? This webinar will present an overview of RSI along with concrete, practical, small... Continue Reading →
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Recent and revised federal guidelines provide us with an upcoming deadline of April 2026 as the time when all digital materials, even password protected materials, must be accessible. This introductory... Continue Reading →
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September 22 - October 12, 2025 Short Course Description In this 3-week introduction to disability justice course, you will learn about disability justice, practice using inclusive language, and apply strategies to interrupt ableism. You can expect to create documents and/or find ways to apply your learning right away, including options like: Write/revise inclusive accessibility statements,... Continue Reading →
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Preparing an online course that’s accessible to all learners is essential—but knowing where to start can be overwhelming. This one-hour webinar is designed for faculty who are new to accessible... Continue Reading →
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Save the Date! September 25-26, 2025 More information coming soon. MinnState.edu/NEDconference
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A subtle but pernicious challenge to students from marginalized populations navigating higher education is the presence of deficit thinking in implicit and explicit forms. Advising, as a primary and ongoing... Continue Reading →
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OER Unconference Date: September 25, 2025 Time: 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Location: Zoom This informal, collaborative event is open to anyone working with Affordable Course Resources, Open Educational Resources (OER),... Continue Reading → |
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Save the Date! September 25-26, 2025 More information coming soon. MinnState.edu/NEDconference |
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September 29 - October 19, 2025 Short Course Description This asynchronous 3-week course is offered for the purpose of providing both academic and faculty advisors with the information and resources necessary to increase equity and inclusion in their work. Participants will engage in a series of activities including, but not limited to discussion, case study... Continue Reading →
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Co-Curricular assessment of student learning continues to be a hot topic in the higher education assessment and accreditation landscape. In this webinar, we'll discuss perspectives on defining what co-curricular assessment... Continue Reading →
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Date October 3, 2025 In-Person Workshop Location: Minnesota State System Office (St. Paul, MN) This hands-on introductory workshop provides time and space for applying AI in your teaching context. Participants... Continue Reading →
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