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
Events
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Replay of Part 2 – Racial Justice and Disability Justice: Working Together to Free Our Minds and Bodies (Summer 2024)
OnlineDescription We will discuss the compound impact of intersections between racism and ableism within US society and why this intersect is so rarely discussed in social justice. We’ll hear from... Continue Reading →
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Replay of Part 3 – New Ways to Talk about Disability (Summer 2024)
OnlineDescription People often talk about disability in outdated ways because they have never had to question it. Such ableist language, however, is rooted in the ongoing trauma experienced by many... Continue Reading →
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Replay of Part 4 – Experience Is Our Teacher: People with Disabilities on Allyship, Advocacy, and Pride (Summer 2024)
OnlineDescription This workshop aims to teach the audience about the richness and variety in the lived disability experiences and perspectives of people with disabilities (and of their families). We will... Continue Reading →
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Replay of Part 5 – From Vision to Action: Let’s Create Inclusive Classrooms, Campuses, and Communities (Summer 2024)
OnlineDescription This practical workshop will introduce innovative approaches and tools, such as person-centered thinking and human-centered design, that can be used to improve access and meaningful inclusion of people with... Continue Reading →
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Accessible Content Pages Using HTML Templates in D2L Brightspace (Summer 2024)
This webinar will demonstration how to check (and fix!) the accessibility of your HTML Content pages in D2L Brightspace. While the pre-formatted HTML templates provide a starting point for creating... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice II (Summer 2024)
July 15 - August 8, 2024 Short Course Disability Justice II: Intersectional identities, action, and justice Description In this course, we focus on an intersectional framework centering disabled Black, brown,... Continue Reading →
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Successful Accessible Documents: An Intro (Fall 2024)
Want to know more about making your Word documents ADA compliant--accessible for all your students? This webinar will introduce you to the basics of how to make your documents accessible... Continue Reading →
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Accessible Course Documents (Fall 2024)
August 26 - September 15, 2024 Short Course Description This short course provides faculty and staff an opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use a screen... Continue Reading →
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Finding Accessible Ready-to-Go Teaching Materials (Fall 2024)
We all want to have accessible teaching materials, but sometimes lack time to make our own materials accessible--but we would use good materials that are already accessible! Between our library... Continue Reading →
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Measuring the Accessibility Status of Higher Education Institutions
Measuring the accessibility status of higher education institutions involves evaluating various aspects to ensure that students with disabilities can access educational resources and participate fully in academic activities. Here are some key factors typically considered in such measurement: Physical accessibility, technological accessibility, academic support services, communication accessibility, policy and compliance, training and awareness, feedback mechanisms,... Continue Reading →
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The Opportunities and Risks of AI in Higher Education
AI amplifies, accelerates and automates existing patterns. For anyone with learning differences AI presents both extreme opportunities and risks. AI’s powerful capabilities can bridge barriers for students with learning differences. Instructors can delegate formulaic tasks to AI assistants, freeing up time to attend to students. However, AI at its most basic is mechanised statistical reasoning... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice I (Fall 2024)
October 7 - 27, 2024 Short Course Description In this 3-week introduction to disability justice course, you will learn about disability justice, practice using inclusive language, and apply strategies to interrupt ableism. You can expect to create documents and/or find ways to apply your learning right away, including options like: Write/revise inclusive accessibility statements, Draft... Continue Reading →
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