NED Teaching and Learning Conference
NED Teaching and Learning Conference September 26-27, 2024
Minnesota State University Moorhead and Online
There will be an optional in-person Pre-Conference Workshop on September 24, 2025.
The Network for Educational Development (NED) Teaching and Learning Conference is an opportunity for Minnesota State educators to network, collaborate, and share their evidence-based experiences and learn from each other as we explore the theme Promoting Equity through Data Practices.
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In-Person
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Add both items to your cart to attend the Pre-Conference Workshop ($105 total). Learn more about the workshop below.
Online-Only
The keynote, student panel, and virtual concurrent sessions will be available online.
Keynote
Dr. Ronald Ferguson, sociology faculty at Ridgewater College, is the keynote speaker at the 2025 NED Teaching and Learning Conference. Dr. Ferguson has published papers in several journals including Sociological Imagination and Great Plains Sociologist. Dr. Ferguson has a long history of service throughout Minnesota on several professional associations, including a recent position as president of the Sociologists of Minnesota. He resides in central Minnesota engaging in local efforts towards positive, systemic change.
Student Panel
Hear directly from students as they share personal journeys of their educational experience, what has led to their successes, where they have encountered barriers to success, and their experiences with online learning and cultural fluency.
Concurrent Sessions
The dates and times of concurrent sessions are still being decided. Get a preview of session titles and whether they will be in-person or online in the following table.
| Session Modality | Breakout Session Title |
|---|---|
| In-Person | AI in Higher Education: Equity Consideration in Data Practices and Beyond |
| In-Person | Beyond Evaluations and Grades: Equitable Data for Real Student Progress |
| In-Person | Beyond the Bus: Virtual Field Trips for Equity |
| In-Person | Cultivating a Coaching Culture in Higher Education |
| In-Person | Data, Tools and Strategies for OER Review |
| In-Person | Dissertation Findings: Sense of Belonging Among TPT English Faculty |
| In-Person | Empowering Learning Through Custom AI Chatbots: A Progressive Approach to Enhancing Classroom Engagement |
| In-Person | Engaging with AI Refusal to Support Critical AI Literacy |
| In-Person | Fostering Care and Equity with a Liquid Syllabus |
| In-Person | How CPL Research Reveals Equity and Enhances Student Success Rates |
| In-Person | Improved Student Success: Using Good Teaching Practices and D2L Tools |
| In-Person | Innovative AI Applications in Teaching: A Campus Model for Equity |
| In-Person | Lowering Costs, Elevating Learning: Building a Z-Degree Pathway |
| In-Person | Multimodal Hyflex Teaching & Learning: By the Numbers |
| In-Person | My Professor Cares: Low-Cost Intervention to Improve Student Success |
| In-Person | Optimizing Assessment with Brightspace Learning Outcomes: Benefits and Challenges |
| In-Person | Peer-Peer Interaction in Online Logic: Students' Perceptions |
| In-Person | Post-lab “Prefect” Practice Questions Rescue Working Students from Inferior Class Outcome |
| In-Person | Reducing Barriers: Open Educational Resources, Quality Matters, and Hyflex modality |
| In-Person | Spaces Inspire: Designing for Discovery |
| In-Person | Student Course Review Data Changes Instruction |
| In-Person | Systems Thinking data-powered Reflection on Racial-Climate for Safe and Healthy Campus |
| In-Person | Teaching with AI Workshop and Data-Driven Continuous Improvement |
| In-Person | Techniques and Tools to Improve Student Reading |
| In-Person | The Accessibility Roadshow |
| In-Person | The Body as Data |
| In-Person | The Future of Learning Spaces - A Focus on Student Success |
| In-Person | The Power of Discussing Anticipated Graduation Term With New Advisees |
| In-Person | Understanding AI Usage on Campus: Perspectives of Faculty, Staff, and Students |
| In-Person | Universal Design for Learning in Assessment: Supporting Diverse Learners |
| In-Person | Using Data Dashboards to Reflect on Teaching Practices |
| In-Person | Using Data to Promote Equitable Outcomes Through Communities of Practice |
| In-Person | Using Real-Time Formative Assessment Data to Create an Inclusive Classroom |
| In-Person | Using Student Feedback for Equity-Focused Curriculum Redesign |
| In-Person | Where is the instructor in the data? Anti-biased assessment practices |
| Online | Assess Student Learning through Retrieval Practices, an Equitable Teaching Strategy |
| Online | Data-Driven Trauma-Informed Teaching for Neurodivergent Students |
| Online | From Classroom Innovation to Research: Navigating SoTL and the IRB |
| Online | How Does Artificial Intelligence Impact Teacher Preparation? |
| Online | Introducing Faculty to Open Educational Resources (OER) Across Career Phases |
| Online | Navigating Emotions on Race: The Impact of Teaching Emotional Literacy |
| Online | Preparing Neurodivergent College Students for the Transition to the Workplace |
| Online | Self Reflection: Strategies for building a student’s value of and comfort with career-readiness content |
| Online | Student Expectations and Engagement in Online Public Speaking |
| Online | Teaching with AI project: Maintaining Authenticity When Using AI Assist |
| Online | The Impact of Video Coaching on Preservice Teachers' Confidence to Plan and Implement Interactive Read-Aloud |
| Online | Weekly Videos Increase Student Engagement and Connectedness in Online Asynchronous Courses? |
AI in Education: From Faculty Tools to Campus-Wide Implementation
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Sample how faculty are using AI to promote student learning and increase digital access. Examine one campus model to collaboratively develop equitable AI guidelines.
The option to join this interactive pre-conference workshop, hosted by faculty from St. Cloud State University, is available for in-person attendees.
Add this workshop registration to your NED Conference registration for an additional $30. Space is limited.
Pre-Conference Workshop Description
In this 3.5-hour workshop we explore AI's transformative potential in higher education. If you’ve been intending to experiment with AI, but can’t seem to find the time, this workshop is for you!
In the morning session (1.5 hours) participants will view demonstrations from faculty in the humanities and sciences showing current and potential uses of AI in teaching and learning. They will gain hands-on experience using AI for creating rubrics, quizzes, image generation, summaries, alt text, document summaries, images, and course outlines.
After lunch, participants will extend their learning (2-hour afternoon session) by developing a brief AI training to teach colleagues how to implement these AI tools on their own campuses.
Throughout the workshop, we examine possibilities, address equity issues, and showcase AI applications in teaching and learning. Drawing from our spring 2024 faculty survey, this session provides a platform for participants to develop approaches to help them become AI champions at their institutions.
Courtyard by Marriott Fargo-Moorhead
- Address: 1080 28th Avenue South Moorhead, Minnesota, USA, 56560
- Dates: Wednesday, September 24 - Friday, September 26
- Group Rate: $139.00 USD per night
Book the group rate for Minnesota State Block by Thursday, September 11, 2025.
Additional hotel information coming soon.
Avoid an out of state travel form by staying in a hotel in Minnesota.
There is a registration fee associated with this conference.
- $75 In-Person (Includes access to online sessions)
- $30 Pre-Conference Workshop (In-Person)
- $25 Online Only
Cost covers:
Thursday, September 25
- Continental Breakfast (Pre-Conference Workshop only)
- Lunch (Pre-Conference Workshop only)
- Snack and Beverages
- Parking
Friday, September 26
- Continental breakfast
- Beverages
- Boxed lunch
- Morning and afternoon snacks
- Parking
What is Provided
In-Person
- An ASL interpreter will be at all large group sessions.
- Elevators/ramps
- All-gender restrooms
- Mother's room
- Quiet room
Online
- An ASL interpreter will be available for all large group sessions.
- Machine generated captions are available in real-time for all online events (hosted in Zoom).
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Contact
If cost is a barrier to attendance or you have further questions, please email the Network for Educational Development.
The NED was established to provide 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.
Learn more on the NED Events Calendar or view the NED Course Catalog.