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
Disability Justice II (Summer 2026)
Disability Justice II (Summer 2026)
July 20 - August 9, 2026 Short Course Disability Justice II: Intersectional identities, action, and justice Description In this course, we focus on an intersectional framework centering disabled Black, brown, indigenous, and people of color and builds on foundational disability justice topics in the context of higher education to move equity awareness into equity action.... Continue Reading →
Monday, July 20, 2026
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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July 21, 2026 -Beyond “Allowed or Not”: Building Practical AI Literacy in the Classroom (Summer 2026)
Beyond “Allowed or Not”: Building Practical AI Literacy in the Classroom (Summer 2026)
This interactive webinar invites faculty to move beyond simple “allowed or not allowed” conversations about generative AI and toward practical, learning-centered guidance for students. Participants will practice evaluating AI-generated outputs and consider how clear expectations can help students use AI responsibly, ethically, and purposefully. Through brief examples, discussion, and a hands-on design activity, participants will... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
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Thursday, July 23, 2026
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Friday, July 24, 2026
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July 24, 2026 -From Historical Exclusion to Present-Day Barriers: Disability Justice, Race, and Higher Education (Summer 2026)
From Historical Exclusion to Present-Day Barriers: Disability Justice, Race, and Higher Education (Summer 2026)
This webinar will examine how our own historical beliefs, institutional practices, built environments, academic policies, and cultural assumptions continue to shape barriers for disabled Black, brown, Indigenous, and people of color in higher education. In this session, we will attempt to position disability justice not just as an accommodation framework, but rather as a structural critique of... Continue Reading →

