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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Accessible Digital Media: Summer 2022
OnlineJuly 25 - August 14, 2022 Short Course Description Captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions make multimedia more accessible. They help provide additional access for vision or hearing impairments, learning disabilities, noisy environments, non-fluent speakers, and others. This short course will help you understand the important definitions surrounding accessible media, the existing laws and policy standards... Continue Reading →
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The Basic Tools For Creating Accessible Documents
OnlineThis webinar will be an introduction to the editing tools that will help you create documents that are user-friendly for people using a screen reader, or have low vision, or need help moving around a document easily. This overview will cover the steps that you can take to improve user interaction with your documents, and... Continue Reading →
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Creating Accessible Course Documents: Fall 2022
OnlineAugust 29 - September 18, 2022 Short Course Description This three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use... Continue Reading →
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Audio Description 101
OnlineAudio description—what is it, and how do you ensure it’s available on your videos? It’s easier than you might think! Join this webinar to learn about ways to ensure your videos are effectively described and adhere to WCAG 2.0 AA standards. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how... Continue Reading →
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Is Time an Issue? Finding Accessible Materials
OnlineThis webinar will show you how to look for teaching materials that are already ADA accessible--whether you need captioned videos, screen reader friendly websites, or documents that will be easy to use for everyone! Many great sources exist through universities, museums, libraries and more--so come take a quick cruise through some great options and start... Continue Reading →
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Procuring Accessible Video
OnlineOnline streaming video offers nearly limitless opportunities for learning and inspiration--fast, free, and at your fingertips! But not all streaming media is created equally, and some can be downright dangerous. Tune in to this webinar to learn about accessible media procurement, focusing on the video elements you should seek out and those you should avoid.... Continue Reading →
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Accessible Digital Media
OnlineJanuary 24 - February 12, 2023 Short Course Description Captions, transcripts, and audio descriptions make multimedia more accessible. They help provide additional access for vision or hearing impairments, learning disabilities, noisy environments, non-fluent speakers, and others. This short course will help you understand the important definitions surrounding accessible media, the existing laws and policy standards... Continue Reading →
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Lights! Camera! Caption! Creating Effective and Accessible Video
OnlineLearn core principles for creating high-impact and effective accessible media, along with best practices for planning, scripting, filming, and sharing your productions. RSVP Required Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite with details on how to join will be sent to you, please add this event to your calendar. Accommodations: If you require accommodations (live... Continue Reading →
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UDL: The Basics and how can you implement it into your courses
OnlineWe all keep hearing about Universal Design for Learning, but what is it? If you try to do some research on it, you will find textbooks written about it. We are looking to break it down to some basic ideas and give faculty some ideas on how to get started without getting overwhelmed. RSVP Required... Continue Reading →
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UDL: Ideas that can be incorporated into your online courses.
OnlineUniversal Design for Learning can be very overwhelming when looking at the big picture. Our goal is to give faculty some ideas on items that can be easily integrated into their online courses. As you start looking at these small changes you can start to see other changes that will fit your students' needs more... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice I
OnlineIntroduction to Disability Justice March 27 - April 16, 2023 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:... Continue Reading →
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Creating Accessible Course Documents: Summer 2023
OnlineMay 30 - June 18, 2023 Short Course Description This three week short course provides faculty and staff and opportunity to practice making digital materials accessible to those who use a screen reader. The course will introduce participants to basic techniques for using tools available in the Microsoft Office suite including Word and PowerPoint. Additionally,... Continue Reading →
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