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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Week of Events
Monday, February 23, 2026
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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February 24, 2026 -Orientation to Accessibility+ (Spring 2026) 3
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February 24, 2026 -Conversations with Colleagues (February 2026)
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February 24, 2026 -Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Creating Accessible Presentation Files 2 (Spring 2026)
Orientation to Accessibility+ (Spring 2026) 3
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 →
Conversations with Colleagues (February 2026)
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 →
Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Creating Accessible Presentation Files 2 (Spring 2026)
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 →
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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February 25, 2026 -Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series (February 2026)
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February 25, 2026 -Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Creating Accessible Document Files 3 (Spring 2026)
Teaching with AI: Show and Tell Series (February 2026)
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 →
Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Creating Accessible Document Files 3 (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 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 →
Thursday, February 26, 2026
No events on this day.
Friday, February 27, 2026
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February 27, 2026 -Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Creating Accessible PDF Files 3 (Spring 2026)
Accessibility Remediation Sprints: Creating Accessible PDF Files 3 (Spring 2026)
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 →
