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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Empathy by Design (Spring 2027)
February 1 - February 21, 2027 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 →
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Teaching with AI Course (Spring 2027)
February 8 - February 28, 2027 Short Course 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 the end... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice II (Spring 2027)
February 22 - March 14, 2027 Short Course Disability Justice II: Intersectional identities, action, and justice Description In this course, we focus on an intersectional framework centering disabled Black, brown, indigenous, and people of color and builds on foundational disability justice topics in the context of higher education to move equity awareness into equity action.... Continue Reading →
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Topic: Social Fractures and Education Beyond Utility—Why Connection Matters Observations: Things are socially fractured, and as a result, behavior is increasingly mercenary— survive higher education (students, faculty, staff, admin). We... Continue Reading →
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2027 Minnesota Open Education Conference
February 24-25, 2027Â |Â Virtual The Minnesota Open Education Conference focuses on expanding the use of open educational resources (OER) and open educational practices throughout Minnesota. The 2027 theme is Foundations and Futures. Learn More Learn more about the Minnesota Open Education Conference. Contact Michael Olesen Interim System Director for Student Success and Technologies Michael.Olesen@MinnState.edu |
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2027 Minnesota Open Education Conference
February 24-25, 2027Â |Â Virtual The Minnesota Open Education Conference focuses on expanding the use of open educational resources (OER) and open educational practices throughout Minnesota. The 2027 theme is Foundations and Futures. Learn More Learn more about the Minnesota Open Education Conference. Contact Michael Olesen Interim System Director for Student Success and Technologies Michael.Olesen@MinnState.edu |
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