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.
Spring 2026  | Summer 2026  | NED Course Catalog |  NED Resource Site
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Join us for a hands-on series that makes digital accessibility simple and practical! These Accessibility Remediation Sprints are your chance to learn essential strategies, explore tools, and create content that... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series Featuring: Suzanne Szucs (Art, Rochester Community & Technical College) The Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series explores AI and equitable teaching. In each... Continue Reading →
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AI Agents are now widely available through our Microsoft Copilot license. This session will provide an example of how AI agents can be created, and what they might mean for... Continue Reading →
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Are you or your college struggling with figuring out what steps to take in order to address the legal and ethical issues found in becoming an accessibility-friendly college? Come and... Continue Reading →
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Co-Curricular assessment of student learning continues to be a hot topic in the higher education assessment and accreditation landscape. In this webinar, we'll discuss perspectives on defining what co-curricular assessment... Continue Reading →
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Accessibility+ is a tool embedded in Brightspace that helps identify and improve the accessibility of digital course content for all learners. It scans common course materials, such as documents, presentations,... Continue Reading →
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Note: This is a repeat of the Orientation to Accessibility+ (Spring 2026) 1 session Accessibility+ is a tool embedded in Brightspace that helps identify and improve the accessibility of digital... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a PDF file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and failes and provides participants with guidance on... Continue Reading →
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With the New Content Experience in Content, instructors can expect a similar experience of the existing creation and editing of course materials, but with a few changes and new features.... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a video file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on... Continue Reading →
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Say Hi to AI: Getting Started with Copilot Join us for a short, 30-minute session to learn about Microsoft Copilot—an AI tool available to everyone at Minnesota State. You’ll get... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a document file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on... Continue Reading →
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Many of us in the field of assessment are familiar with using Bloom's Taxonomy that focuses on cognitive and intellectual learning. Fink's Taxonomy, which focuses on how learning can inspire... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a video file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with H5P Series Featuring: Catherine Haslag (Chemistry, Riverland Community College) What is H5P? H5P is a tool for creating interactive online learning content and activities. There are many interactive types:... Continue Reading →
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This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the February 2026 release (version 20.26.02) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, February 19. Accommodations The NED is... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a video file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a presentation file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on... Continue Reading →
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Unlocking OER: Tips for Finding, Using, and Creating Dr. Nancyruth Leibold, EdD, RN, MSN, PHN, CNE, AHN-BC Minnesota State University, Mankato, School of Nursing Nancyruth shares her OER tips and... Continue Reading →
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With the New Content Experience in Content, instructors can expect a similar experience of the existing creation and editing of course materials, but with a few changes and new features.... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a document file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a PDF file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on... Continue Reading →
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Note: This is a repeat of the Orientation to Accessibility+ (Spring 2026) 1 session Accessibility+ is a tool embedded in Brightspace that helps identify and improve the accessibility of digital course content for all learners. It scans common course materials, such as documents, presentations, videos, and PDFs, highlights potential accessibility issues based on recognized accessibility... Continue Reading →
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Topic:Â Designing Accessibility from the Start In this discussion, we will focus on a proactive accessibility mindset in which we approach our materials and D2L Brightspace courses with accessibility at the... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a presentation file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on how to make basic changes to their content that address these accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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Teaching/Working with AI: Show and Tell Series Featuring: Mark Gill (Visualization Engineer, St. Cloud State University) The Teaching/Working with AI: Show and Tell Series explores AI and equitable teaching. In each 30-minute session a featured colleague shares how they’re using AI in their teaching. You’ll see a real example in action and hear how it supports... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a document file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on how to make basic changes to their content that address these accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a PDF file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on how to make basic changes to their content that address these accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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