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.

Summer 2026  |  NED Course Catalog  |  NED Resource Site

  • Procuring Accessible Video

    Online

    Online 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 →

    Free
  • Accessible Digital Media

    Online

    January 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,... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Disability Justice I

    Online

    Introduction 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 →

    Free
  • Creating Accessible Course Documents: Summer 2023

    Online

    May 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 →

    Free
  • Postponed D2L Accessibility Tools

    Online

    NED Webinar Getting to know the tools in the D2L HTML editor will help you create clear, attractive, and accessible written materials in your online world.  This brief introduction to... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Accessible Content Pages Using HTML Templates in D2L Brightspace

    Online

    NED Webinar This webinar will demonstrate 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 accessible Content pages, it is important for content creators to understand how to build upon that starting point and ensure their pages are... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • The Basic Tools For Creating Accessible Documents

    Online

    NED Webinar Working in word processing is something all educators do, but making your work accessible for people using a screen reader is a new set of skills for many.  Attend this webinar to get a first exposure to tools you may need to use in your word processing, setting you on the path to... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • Disability Justice I: Summer 2023

    Online

    Introduction to Disability Justice July 24 - August 13, 2023 Short Course Description In this 3-week introduction to disability justice course, you will learn about disability justice, practice using inclusive... Continue Reading →

    Free
  • When to Bot and When to Not: The Role of AI in Automated Captioning

    Online

    Automated or machine-generated closed captioning is a game changer for media accessibility. Learn about the pros and cons of automated captioning and transcripts and how to best utilize this developing technology. This is an improved version of Britt's previous webinar "Automated Closed Captioning: When to Bot and When to Not," with updates regarding AI's role... Continue Reading →

    Free

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