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.
Fall 2026  | NED Course Catalog |  NED Resource Site
Week of Events
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (Fall 2026)
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (Fall 2026)
October 5 - 25, 2026 Short Course 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 (CRP). In this introductory course, we’ll have the... Continue Reading →
Monday, October 5, 2026
No events on this day.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
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October 6, 2026 -Yuja Panorama 101-05
Yuja Panorama 101-05
This session introduces faculty and staff to YuJa Panorama, an accessibility platform integrated within D2L Brightspace, which helps create more inclusive and accessible course content. Participants will learn how Yuja Panorama automatically identifies accessibility issues in course materials, provides guidance for remediation, and offers alternative formats to support diverse learner needs. The session will provide... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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October 7, 2026 -No artificial ingredients! Keeping it real in the age of AI (Fall 2026)
No artificial ingredients! Keeping it real in the age of AI (Fall 2026)
This is part of a 2026 webinar series on Teaching with AI. Register for the full series. Empowering students to trust their own skills can help foster learning, agency, and authenticity in your course. This webinar will explore some tools you can use immediately, as well as build your confidence as an instructor for new... Continue Reading →
Thursday, October 8, 2026
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Friday, October 9, 2026
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October 9, 2026 -Best Newer Books for Teaching Composition (Fall 2026)
Best Newer Books for Teaching Composition (Fall 2026)
As students increasingly juggle more demands on their time (working, parenting, family and community obligations), and as we grow more addicted to our screens, it can be hard to have students read long-form books and novels for composition classes. However, there are many benefits of pushing them to do so, and to write compelling and... Continue Reading →

