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
Hacking Your Course Assessments (Fall 2026)
Hacking Your Course Assessments (Fall 2026)
November 2 - 22, 2026 Short Course Description How do you really know that your students are learning what you had intended? In this course, you will examine the assessments... Continue Reading →
Monday, November 2, 2026
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Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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November 3, 2026 -Co-Curricular Learning Outcome Taxonomies – Exploring Bloom’s and Fink’s (Fall 2026)
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November 3, 2026 -Yuja Panorama 101-07
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November 3, 2026 -Filling Potholes: Creating Assessments that Matter
Co-Curricular Learning Outcome Taxonomies – Exploring Bloom’s and Fink’s (Fall 2026)
Many of us in the field of assessment are familiar with using Bloom's Taxonomy that focuses on cognitive and intellectual learning. Fink's Taxonomy, which focuses on how learning can inspire holistic change across multiple dimensions of one's life, can be particularly useful in co-curricular assessment. This webinar will explore the intersections of both taxonomies with... Continue Reading →
Yuja Panorama 101-07
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... Continue Reading →
Filling Potholes: Creating Assessments that Matter
Creating a powerful learning experience that aligns with equitable teaching practices involves assuring students believe they matter: that they matter in the class community itself and that they are completing... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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November 4, 2026 -Open and Accessible: An Introduction to OER with Accessibility in Mind (Fall 2026)
Open and Accessible: An Introduction to OER with Accessibility in Mind (Fall 2026)
Open Educational Resources (OER) do more than reduce textbook costs. Because OER are openly licensed, faculty can adapt them to meet student needs, improve accessibility, and support a diverse range... Continue Reading →
Thursday, November 5, 2026
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November 5, 2026 -Words Matter: Recognizing Ableism, Interrupting Microaggressions, and Advancing Inclusive Communication (Fall 2026)
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November 5, 2026 -Conversations with Colleagues – Ideas That Support Learning in an AI World
Words Matter: Recognizing Ableism, Interrupting Microaggressions, and Advancing Inclusive Communication (Fall 2026)
Language shapes institutional culture, influences perceptions of disability, and can either reinforce exclusion or promote belonging. In higher education, ableist assumptions and disability-related microaggressions frequently appear in everyday conversations, instructional... Continue Reading →
Conversations with Colleagues – Ideas That Support Learning in an AI World
Topic: Ideas That Support Learning in an AI World Educators across Minnesota State are actively exploring how the growing availability of artificial intelligence is changing teaching, learning, and assessment in... Continue Reading →
Friday, November 6, 2026
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November 6, 2026 -Impact of AI on Today’s Workforce (Fall 2026)
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November 6, 2026 -AI: Humanizing the Thought Partner
Impact of AI on Today’s Workforce (Fall 2026)
AI is becoming part of the everyday workplace, but what does that mean for people and their work? This webinar will explore how AI is shaping jobs, skills, and workplace... Continue Reading →
AI: Humanizing the Thought Partner
AI: Humanizing the Thought Partner focuses on how instructors can help students use Copilot not as a shortcut, but as a critical companion that strengthens thinking, learning, and integrity. As... Continue Reading →
