Start or continue your OER journey with OER Learning Circles

Collaborate with Minnesota State faculty who are committed to saving students on the cost of textbooks and course resources by using open educational resources (OER). There are several project types to choose from like redesigning a course, creating ancillary materials, or authoring course resources. Learn more and apply by August 15, 2025.

Fall 2025 NED Opportunities Now Available

The Minnesota State Network for Educational Development is pleased to offer a series of short courses, long courses, workshops, and faculty learning communities on the NED Events Calendar for the Fall 2025 term. Plan ahead for your professional development.

Educational Development Digest: May 2025

This month's Educational Development Digest is now available. Find tips on reflecting on your pedagogy in practice and a tool to help organize your reflections and notes. Plus, the annual "NED Year in Review" statistics are in! Digital Accessibility Tip: Use bookmarks or a table of contents on lengthy documents.

Educational Development Digest: April 2025

This month's Educational Development Digest is now available. Stories include using exam/cognitive wrappers as a study tool, how the H5P Documentation Tool can be used as an exam/cognitive wrapper, and resources to support basic needs, mental health, and wellness. Digital Accessibility Tip: Share resources in advance.

Ask C-PLAN Webinar: CPL Academy for Faculty by Faculty

April 10 from 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Take a tour of the newly revised and re-launched CPL Academy, a professional development resource. Developed by Minnesota State faculty, the CPL Academy provides a solid foundation in credit for prior learning principles and practices, for faculty, staff, and administrators working in various aspects of CPL processes.

Summer 2025 NED Opportunities Now Available

The Minnesota State Network for Educational Development is pleased to offer a series of short courses, long courses, workshops, and faculty learning communities on the NED Events Calendar for the Summer 2025 term. Plan ahead for your professional development.

Copilot Evaluation Program Showcases

The Educational Development and Technology unit at Minnesota State launched the Copilot Evaluation Program in 2024, an initiative dedicated to planning for, developing, deploying, and evaluating the effectiveness of generative AI in instructional and non-instructional settings. Join one or all upcoming project showcases to get an overview of the exploratory work conducted this academic year with a special emphasis on insights and lessons learned.

Announcing New Z-Degree Awardees

Z-degrees are a complete associate or bachelor’s degree program that exclusively use course resources that are no cost to students. With these additions, eleven (11) Minnesota State campuses currently offer Z-degrees and sixteen (16) are in process of exploring or implementing Z-degrees.

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