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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Postponed Quick Wins in Designing Accessible On-Line Courses
Designing accessible online courses is essential to ensure that all students have equal access to educational resources and opportunities. Here are some quick wins to consider when designing accessible online courses: Use clear and concise language: Avoid using complex language or jargon that may be difficult for some students to understand. Use plain language and... Continue Reading →
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Integrating Accessibility Professional Education and Certification Campus-Wide
Integrating accessibility professional certification campus-wide is a great way to ensure that your campus is inclusive and accommodates students with disabilities. Here are some steps to consider when integrating accessibility professional certification campus-wide: Evaluate certification options: Research and evaluate accessibility professional certification options to identify those that best meet your campus needs. Develop a certification... Continue Reading →
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Is My Document Accessible?
This webinar is set up to guide you through three essential strategies to make your course materials more accessible using Microsoft 365 tools. We’ll be covering: How to effectively use headings How to add alt text to images How to use the Word Accessibility Checker to review documents These tools are simple to use but... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice and International Students
In this session, we’ll talk about policies and practices that create barriers for international students with disabilities as well as effective classroom interventions. Approximately 7% of international students studying in... Continue Reading →
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Making Zoom Sessions More Accessible and Inclusive (Spring 2025)
We might be used to using Zoom in our work, but not all of us, especially our students, are. In this session, we’ll look at Zoom reactions, annotations, and the whiteboard along with the benefits and barriers of those tools when meeting in Zoom. We’ll also talk about community agreements and how to create norms... Continue Reading →
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Accessible Digital Media (Spring 2025)
March 3 - March 23, 2025 Short Course Description Captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions make multimedia more accessible. They help provide additional access for vision or hearing impairments, learning disabilities,... Continue Reading →
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A Conversation about Neurodiversity in the Classroom (Spring 2025)
Join us for a webinar with Caroline Toscano, Ph.D., Instructional Designer (Century College). Caroline will share her best practices and experiences in supporting neurodiverse students. This session is for all faculty and staff to learn about neurodiversity and explore effective teaching methods to create an inclusive learning environment. Conversation hosted by Michaela Brown (Century College)... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice II (Spring 2025)
April 14 - May 4, 2025 Short Course Disability Justice II: Intersectional identities, action, and justice Description In this course, we focus on an intersectional framework centering disabled Black, brown, indigenous, and people of color and builds on foundational disability justice topics in the context of higher education to move equity awareness into equity action.... Continue Reading →
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Beyond Accommodations: Faces and Voices of Neurodivergent Students on the Classroom, College Life, and Campus Climate
Join us for an insightful panel where neurodivergent students from across the system share their unique experiences navigating the classroom, college life, and campus climate. Our panelists will discuss their journeys with disclosure, access, and the broader campus climate. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of these students' experiences and be invited to engage in... Continue Reading →
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Accessible Documents in Microsoft Word: A Webinar for Beginners (Summer 2025)
Are you wondering how to get started on making documents accessible? This webinar will introduce the features in Microsoft Word that can help you make your documents usable by everyone. 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... Continue Reading →
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Accessible Course Documents (Summer 2025)
June 9 - June 29, 2025 Short Course Description This short course provides faculty and staff an opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use a screen reader. The course introduces participants to basic techniques and available in Microsoft Word. Additionally, participants will get an opportunity to update web pages posted to... Continue Reading →
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Microsoft Word Accessibility Checker: A Live Demo (Summer 2025)
Have you heard about Microsoft Word’s Accessibility Checker? This webinar will include a demonstration of the tool and provide practical tips for its use. 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... Continue Reading →
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