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
Events
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Equity and Technology (Spring 2026)
March 16 - April 5, 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... Continue Reading →
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Integrating Retrieval Practice (Spring 2026)
March 23 - April 12, 2026 Short Course Description This course is an introduction to retrieval practice teaching methods. Retrieval practice focuses on improving long-term learning. We help students retrieve... Continue Reading →
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Equity by Design Onboarding (Spring 2026)
March 23 - April 19, 2026 Short Course Description This four-week short course is designed to build foundational skills and knowledge for engaging in the Equity by Design methodology. Equity... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with AI Workshop (March 2026)
March 27, 2026 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 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... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with Video Technologies (Spring 2026)
March 30 - April 19, 2026 Short Course Description You may have used Kaltura MediaSpace as the quickest way to record your screen for a lecture, or as a place to... Continue Reading →
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Classroom Inquiry and IRB (Spring 2026)
March 30 - April 19, 2026 Short Course Description Participants will review Scholarship of Teaching (SoTL) premises to generate an inquiry question and a study outline grounded by consideration of... Continue Reading →
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Grade Smarter Not Harder (Spring 2026)
April 13 - May 3, 2026 Short Course Description Improving your assessments can do more than just measure what students know. It can also boost learning and save you time... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with AI Course (Summer 2026)
July 13 - August 2, 2026 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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