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.
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Events
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Say Hi to AI: Getting Started with Copilot (February 2026)
Say Hi to AI: Getting Started with Copilot Join us for a short, 30-minute session to learn about Microsoft Copilot—an AI tool available to everyone at Minnesota State. You’ll get... Continue Reading →
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Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Creating Accessible Document Files 1 (Spring 2026)
Join us as we review an accessibility report for a document file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on... Continue Reading →
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Captioning with Kaltura Closed Caption Editor (Spring 2026)
This hands‑on session introduces faculty and staff to the captioning tools available in Kaltura Media Space. Participants will learn how automatic captions are generated, why they must be reviewed for accessibility, and how to use the Kaltura Closed Caption Editor to correct errors and improve accuracy. The workshop will walk through essential editing features including... Continue Reading →
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Co-Curricular Learning Outcome Taxonomies – Exploring Bloom’s and Fink’s (Spring 2026)
Many of us in the field of assessment are familiar with using Bloom's Taxonomy that focuses on cognitive and intellectual learning. Fink's Taxonomy, which focuses on how learning can inspire... Continue Reading →
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Equity and Advising (Spring 2026)
February 16 - March 8, 2026 Short Course Description This asynchronous 3-week course is offered for the purpose of providing both academic and faculty advisors with the information and resources necessary to increase equity and inclusion in their work. Participants will engage in a series of activities including, but not limited to discussion, case study... Continue Reading →
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Accessible Digital Media (Spring 2026)
February 16 - March 8, 2026 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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Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Creating Accessible Video Files 2 (Spring 2026)
Note: This is a repeat of the Creating Accessible Video Files 1 (Spring 2026) session. Join us as we review an accessibility report for a video file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on how to make basic changes to their content that address... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with H5P Series (February 2026)
Teaching with H5P Series Featuring: Catherine Haslag (Chemistry, Riverland Community College) What is H5P? H5P is a tool for creating interactive online learning content and activities. There are many interactive types: practice questions, drag and drop, image hotspot, timeline, virtual tour, branching scenario, and more. The Teaching with H5P Series explores equitable teaching methods and H5P. ... Continue Reading →
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What’s New in D2L Brightspace: February 2026
This webinar will focus on new features and changes in the February 2026 release (version 20.26.02) that will be available in D2L Brightspace starting Thursday, February 19. 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... Continue Reading →
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Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Creating Accessible Video Files 3 (Spring 2026)
Note: This is a repeat of the Creating Accessible Video Files 1 and 2 Join us as we review an accessibility report for a video file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and fails and provides participants with guidance on how to make basic changes to their content that address these... Continue Reading →
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Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Creating Accessible Presentation Files 1 (Spring 2026)
Join us to review an accessibility report for a presentation file. In this session, we will look at criteria that commonly pass or fail in an accessibility report. You will learn simple ways to update your content so it meets basic accessibility standards. The facilitator cannot give one‑on‑one help to everyone, but you will have... Continue Reading →
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OER Community Conversations: February 2026
Unlocking OER: Tips for Finding, Using, and Creating Dr. Nancyruth Leibold, EdD, RN, MSN, PHN, CNE, AHN-BC Minnesota State University, Mankato, School of Nursing Nancyruth shares her OER tips and work in. Topics include software, evidence-based active teaching/learning practices within OERs, OER networking, Creative Commons Licenses, OER conferences, and tips for finding OERs. About the... Continue Reading →
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