NED Events Calendar

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.

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  • Accessible Word Documents: Five Habits That Make Course Materials Easier to Use (Summer 2026)

    Accessible Word documents do not have to be complicated. This session will focus on five practical habits that make course materials easier for students to navigate and use: headings, lists, descriptive links, images and alt text, and the built-in accessibility checker. We’ll look at examples and discuss how small changes in everyday documents can improve... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Informal, Inclusive, and Impactful Faculty to Faculty Mentoring (Summer 2026)

    Dr. Odessa Luna will provide her perspectives on their personal experiences with mentoring and being mentored at the graduate and early career levels. She will also discuss the challenges she experienced, and how they combated these barriers. Finally, Dr. Luna will present recommendations and practical strategies to urge all faculty, regardless of status or level,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • What’s New in D2L Brightspace: June 2026

    This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the June 2026 release (version 20.26.06) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, June 18. 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... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Recovering Deleted Objects or Activities in your D2L Course (Summer 2026)

    Want to recover accidentally deleted content in your D2L course with confidence? Join this webinar to learn how to use the Restore option in D2L to quickly and effectively recover course items. Through a guided, step-by-step demonstration, you’ll discover how to restore objects and activities across multiple tools—helping you save time and avoid frustration when... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Designing for Learning within the Course Structure (Summer 2026)

    This is the second webinar in a three-part series on course design using the New Content Experience (NCE) in D2L Brightspace. The session focuses on designing effective learning experiences within NCE. We will explore how to actively support student learning by creating learning paths rather than simple collections of content. We will also discuss how... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Discussion Boards: Integrating Choices for Modality (Summer 2026)

    Discussion boards for online classes can be a powerful modality for students to strengthen critical thinking, engage in collaboration, and share different and common ideas regarding the course content. Despite the benefits of discussion boards, instructors must enhance and adjust discussion boards to ensure students not only self-evaluate and take an approach in cultural humility,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Simplify Office Hours with Microsoft Booking (Summer 2026)

    Learn how to use Microsoft Bookings to simplify how students can schedule time for your office hours. Through a guided, step-by-step demonstration, you’ll discover how to create a personal scheduling page, set availability, and share booking links with students in your D2L course—reducing endless emails. Accommodations The NED is committed to providing universal access to all... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • UDL and Continuous Improvement (Summer 2026)

    This webinar will introduce Universal Design for Learning as a foundation for making simple changes to your course design. The emphasis will be on brainstorming and working through some ideas for changes you might make almost immediately – perhaps you already have some in mind that you want to share with others and refine. After... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Designing Courses for Sustainability and Accessibility (Summer 2026)

    This is the third webinar in a three-part series on course design using the New Content Experience (NCE) in D2L Brightspace. The session focuses on how to design effective, future-ready courses using NCE, with an emphasis on sustainability and accessibility. Participants will learn how modular organization, consistent layouts, and streamlined navigation support long-term course maintenance.... Continue Reading →

    Free

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