September 24-25*, 2026
North Hennepin Community College (Brooklyn Park) and Online
*An optional in-person Pre-Conference Workshop will be held on September 23.
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 as we explore the theme Empowering Every Learner: Strategies for Universal Access.
Keynote
Working Together with Conflicting Access Needs

Jess Schomberg
Accessibility & Inclusion librarian at Minnesota State University, Mankato
We all have the shared goal that every student graduates successfully. To accomplish that goal, we all need to work together. But how do we as Minnesota State employees do that when we and students may have different accessibility needs and different value systems?
View the Schedule
View the full NED Conference schedule through the Guidebook mobile app or view the schedule on desktop.
We encourage those attending in-person to get the Guidebook App to view the schedule on their mobile device and add sessions to a custom “My Schedule.”
Register
Learn more and register for this conference on the NED Teaching and Learning Conference page.
Registration closes September 1, 2026.
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.
