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.
Inclusive Video Conferencing (Summer 2026)
May 18 – June 7, 2026
Short Course
Learn practical strategies to create equitable and engaging video conferencing classes/meetings. Experience and practice how to model and maintain equitable and accessible spaces in a video conference environment (Zoom, Teams Meetings, etc.).
Participation in at least 2 of 3 weekly Zoom meetings is required to complete this course. Meeting date/times:
- May 21 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
- May 28 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
- June 4 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Learning Objectives
- Reflect on the experience of participating in inclusive video conferences.
- Adopt video conference facilitation techniques that support inclusive teaching methods.
- Practice strategies for maintaining equitable learning spaces during video conferencing sessions.
- Apply strategies to support accessible video conferencing sessions.
Suggested Audience
Faculty (Full-time and part-time), Instructional Designers and Technologists, Faculty Developers/Trainers, and Concurrent Enrollment instructors.
Estimated Time Commitment
Most participants are able to complete this course by committing 4-6 hours per week.
Reflect on your Professional Development
As you progress through this course, please consider how you can use the assignments as a way to highlight your work on your Professional Development Plan. Consider sharing your work with your leadership team.
Course Location
This course is hosted and facilitated using shared D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called, MnSite.
Accommodations
The NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate!
Machine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible.
Please, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation.
Questions?
Contact facilitator Kelli Hallsten Erickson.
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