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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January 26 - February 15, 2026 Short Course Description Co-curricular assessment of student learning continues to be a hot topic in the higher education assessment and accreditation landscape. This 3-week course will provide participants with strategies and resources for implementing and strengthening co-curricular assessment in departments and functional areas with a unit-level focus. The course... Continue Reading →
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What’s this about? As a Minnesota State faculty or staff member, you get a free membership to the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). This includes access to the Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) prep course. You don’t need to take the CPACC exam to benefit from this course. It’s a great way... Continue Reading →
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Join us for a hands-on series that makes digital accessibility simple and practical! These Accessibility Remediation Sprints are your chance to learn essential strategies, explore tools, and create content that works for everyone. About this Sprint: Get Started with the 3Rs In this session, we will explore an overall approach to accessibility remediation, the 3Rs:... Continue Reading →
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Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series Featuring: Suzanne Szucs (Art, Rochester Community & Technical College) The Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series explores AI and equitable teaching. In each 30-minute session a featured colleague shares how they’re using AI in their teaching. You’ll see a real example in action and hear how it supports... Continue Reading →
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AI Agents are now widely available through our Microsoft Copilot license. This session will provide an example of how AI agents can be created, and what they might mean for our work with students. Using the examples of a “Plain Language Editor” and "Image Accessibility Assistant" participants will be able to identify the responsibilities and... Continue Reading →
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February 2 - 22, 2026 Short Course Description This course is intended for Minnesota State faculty who are either teaching or planning to teach an online or hybrid course and are interested applying evidence-based strategies for humanizing the learning experience through effective facilitation and course design. The course is online and asynchronous. Although there are... Continue Reading →
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February 2 - 22, 2026 Workshop This hands-on introductory workshop provides time and space for applying AI in your teaching context. Participants will collectively explore generative AI tools and (re-)design a learning activity or assessment that supports AI literacy, incorporates or resists generative AI tools, and applies equitable teaching practices. At the end of the... Continue Reading →
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Are you or your college struggling with figuring out what steps to take in order to address the legal and ethical issues found in becoming an accessibility-friendly college? Come and check out a few legal basics, and some good basic steps you can take to increase accessibility for your college and for your courses. Accommodations... Continue Reading →
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Co-Curricular assessment of student learning continues to be a hot topic in the higher education assessment and accreditation landscape. In this webinar, we'll discuss perspectives on defining what co-curricular assessment means in the context of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and other professional organizations. Attendees will also have opportunities to share examples from their own... Continue Reading →
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Accessibility+ is a tool embedded in Brightspace that helps identify and improve the accessibility of digital course content for all learners. It scans common course materials, such as documents, presentations, videos, and PDFs, highlights potential accessibility issues based on recognized accessibility standards. This session will provide a practical overview of how the tool works and... Continue Reading →
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Note: This is a repeat of the Orientation to Accessibility+ (Spring 2026) 1 session Accessibility+ is a tool embedded in Brightspace that helps identify and improve the accessibility of digital course content for all learners. It scans common course materials, such as documents, presentations, videos, and PDFs, highlights potential accessibility issues based on recognized accessibility... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a PDF file. We’ll identify criteria in an accessibility report that commonly passes and failes and provides participants with guidance on how to make basic changes to their content that address these accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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With the New Content Experience in Content, instructors can expect a similar experience of the existing creation and editing of course materials, but with a few changes and new features. Learn more about what's no longer available, some commonly asked questions, and all the changes. Students can also expect new features and some changes to... Continue Reading →
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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 accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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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 a quick overview of how Copilot can help you work smarter. We’ll show you how to sign in with your StarID, give tips for writing... Continue Reading →
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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 how to make basic changes to their content that address these accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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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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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 holistic change across multiple dimensions of one's life, can be particularly useful in co-curricular assessment. This webinar will explore the intersections of both taxonomies with... Continue Reading →
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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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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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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 accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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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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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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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 accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a presentation 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 accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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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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With the New Content Experience in Content, instructors can expect a similar experience of the existing creation and editing of course materials, but with a few changes and new features. Learn more about what's no longer available, some commonly asked questions, and all the changes. Students can also expect new features and some changes to... Continue Reading →
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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 how to make basic changes to their content that address these accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a PDF 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 accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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Note: This is a repeat of the Orientation to Accessibility+ (Spring 2026) 1 session Accessibility+ is a tool embedded in Brightspace that helps identify and improve the accessibility of digital course content for all learners. It scans common course materials, such as documents, presentations, videos, and PDFs, highlights potential accessibility issues based on recognized accessibility... Continue Reading →
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Topic: Designing Accessibility from the Start In this discussion, we will focus on a proactive accessibility mindset in which we approach our materials and D2L Brightspace courses with accessibility at the forefront. Practices such as Universal Design for Learning (UDL), appropriate Word formatting, and accessible by design will be discussed. Breakouts will be collaborative with practice... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a presentation 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 accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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Teaching/Working with AI: Show and Tell Series Featuring: Mark Gill (Visualization Engineer, St. Cloud State University) The Teaching/Working with AI: Show and Tell Series explores AI and equitable teaching. In each 30-minute session a featured colleague shares how they’re using AI in their teaching. You’ll see a real example in action and hear how it supports... Continue Reading →
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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 how to make basic changes to their content that address these accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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Join us as we review an accessibility report for a PDF 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 accessibility standards. Although the facilitator will be unable to provide one-on-one assistance to all... Continue Reading →
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