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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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... 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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Postponed D2L Accessibility Tools
OnlineNED 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 →
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Accessible Content Pages Using HTML Templates in D2L Brightspace
OnlineNED 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... Continue Reading →
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The Basic Tools For Creating Accessible Documents
OnlineNED 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. ... Continue Reading →
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Disability Justice I: Summer 2023
OnlineIntroduction 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 →
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When to Bot and When to Not: The Role of AI in Automated Captioning
OnlineAutomated 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... Continue Reading →
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Accessible Digital Media: Fall 2023
OnlineAugust 28 - September 17, 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 →
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Click with Care: Ensuring Multimedia Accessibility Through Informed Choice
At its core, ensuring accessibility in course content is a matter of choice. Decisions on how to create, use, procure, and share multimedia directly impact student access and, ultimately, student... Continue Reading →
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The Basics of Accessible Documents: Spring 2024
Creating digital materials that are easy for people using assistive technology to use should not be scary. Most of what you need to know how to do you are likely already doing! We will take a quick look at 7 basic tools in Word that you can use to make your work accessible: Headings Lists... Continue Reading →
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Finding Accessible OERs: Spring 2024
All of us want to make our courses student friendly. We would love to use low or zero cost materials, and we would like to make sure that they are Creative Commons licensed, high quality, and accessible. But having the time to find these materials is a struggle. This webinar will introduce you to a... Continue Reading →
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