The online NED Teaching and Learning Conference experience offers a focused set of live sessions designed to help educators create more accessible, effective, and equitable learning environments.
Online attendance includes:
- Keynote
- Student panel
- Tech labs
- Idea exchange and
- Optional common read discussion
Attending online makes it easy to engage with colleagues and ideas from anywhere.
This year’s sessions focus on the theme, Empowering Every Learner: Strategies for Universal Access.
Highlights include:
- From Accommodation to Access: Empowering Neurodiverse Learners Online
- Authentic Assessment Across Disciplines
- Equitable Assistive Technology Use in Higher Education: The Human Element
- Building Accessible and Interactive Lecture Content in H5P
Whether your interests lie in accessibility, assessment, student success, or inclusive course design, the online options offer practical, evidence-informed ideas you can apply immediately in your teaching.
Register for the online conference and join educators across Minnesota State to explore strategies for empowering every learner.
Note: an in-person experience is also available. Online sessions will not be recorded.
About the NED Teaching and Learning Conference
- Date: September 24-25*, 2026 (An optional in-person Pre-Conference Workshop will be held on September 23.)
- Location: North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park) and Online
- Theme: Empowering Every Learner: Strategies for Universal Access
The 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.
Find all conference details on the NED Teaching and Learning Conference page.
Free registration opportunity:
If you successfully completed 3 or more NED courses between Fall 2025 and Summer 2026, you can receive free registration to the 2026 NED Teaching and Learning Conference.
How to Claim Your Free Registration:
- Complete at least three NED short courses during the eligibility period (between Fall 2025 and Summer 2026)
- Email ned@minnstate.edu from your institutional email once you’ve met the requirement
- Attach the completion certificates
- Include the name of the courses you completed in the body of the email
Contact
Email the Network for Educational Development with questions.
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