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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Week of Events
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Learning Community
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy Learning Community
January 30 - April 23, 2023 Faculty Learning Community Description Our chancellor has given us the challenge of eliminating our equity gaps by 2030. How can we, as instructors, shift our teaching practices to meet this goal? One promising path is to ground those practices in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. In this course, we’ll have the... Continue Reading →
Monday, January 30, 2023
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January 30, 2023 -Create materials with HTML and HTML Content templates
Create materials with HTML and HTML Content templates
Get a jump-start on creating your course Content by making use of some pre-built HTML template files available to you when building your online course materials. This webinar will walk... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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February 1, 2023 -Creating Equity Through Connection: Connecting with your institution
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February 1, 2023 -Manage Dates in D2L Brightspace
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February 1, 2023 -OER FAQ: February
Creating Equity Through Connection: Connecting with your institution
Faculty Developer's Series Creating Equity Through Connection: Connecting with your institution February 1 @ 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Virtual Register for the other events in the series: October... Continue Reading →
Manage Dates in D2L Brightspace
The Start, End, and Due dates from most tools in D2L Brightspace can be managed on a single screen in the Manage Dates tool. Instead of going to each individual... Continue Reading →
OER FAQ: February
Description In this webinar, host Karen Pikula and a panel from the system office will answer questions about open educational resources, intellectual property, Creative Commons licenses, Z-degrees, and more! Submit... Continue Reading →
Thursday, February 2, 2023
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February 2, 2023 -OER Librarians Community of Practice: February 2023
OER Librarians Community of Practice: February 2023
Discuss with librarian colleagues how to support instructional design principles and diversity through open and affordable resources. We will start with a brief introduction to the topic by Carrie Miller, an instructional designer, then we will share concerns and best practices. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details... Continue Reading →
Friday, February 3, 2023
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February 3, 2023 -The D2L Announcement Tool: Tips for Improving Instructor Communication
The D2L Announcement Tool: Tips for Improving Instructor Communication
This webinar explores how to maximize the D2L Announcement tool for increased instructor-to-student interaction. Scheduling and personalizing announcements, as well as embedding images and linking course content within the message will be covered. Participants can expect to quickly incorporate these tips into their current communication toolbox and reflect on how announcements may be used in... Continue Reading →

