Category: Blog
Looking Forward to the 87th Legislature
By Van L. Davis, Ph.D., Principal and Founder, Foghlam Consulting, LLC In a 1975 The Atlantic column, the late Molly Ivins described the start of the 63rd… Continue Reading
Important Events in the History of Digital Higher Education: The WBSI Adventure in Online Education
by Heather Walker, Senior Administrative Assistant, DigiTex What elements comprise the digital learning experience? For most of us, the answer would include a learning management system such as Blackboard, Canvas, or Moodle; videos, podcasts, and other media; discussion rooms; and… Continue Reading
Surviving the Pandemic: Resiliency in the Face of Continued Uncertainty
by Ursula Pike, Associate Director, DigiTex In May, four educators at DigiTex member institutions shared the ways they were coping with the first months of the pandemic. The resulting blog post, “… Continue Reading
Levels of Mediated Aliveness, Mozilla Hubs, and 1984 – Part Two
by Todd Ellis, Director of Teaching and Learning, Grayson College This post is the second in a two-part series and is, in part, a response to last month’s post, “Ready Player One, Hamilton, and Me: ‘Liveness,’ Mediated Communication, and Building… Continue Reading
Levels of Mediated Aliveness, Mozilla Hubs, and 1984 – Part One
by Todd Ellis, Director of Teaching and Learning, Grayson College This post is the first in a two-part series and is, in part, a response to last month’s post, “… Continue Reading
Ready Player One, Hamilton, and Me: “Liveness,” Mediated Communication, and Building Relationships in a Virtual World
by Judith Sebesta, Ph.D., Executive Director, DigiTex “Going outside is highly overrated.” ― Ernest Cline, Ready Player One Does anyone else… Continue Reading
Texas Learn OER: A Newbie’s Introduction to Open Educational Resources
In 2014 I retired from teaching, but even at that time, I recall hearing about Open Educational Resources and wondering what they were and why I should pay attention to them. I remember thinking at the time that free teaching resources couldn’t possibly be as good as… Continue Reading
Designing Online Courses & Road Maps
by Ursula Pike, Associate Director, DigiTex; System Lead, Texas Quality Matters Consortium “Rest Stop Map“ by QuesterMark… Continue Reading
Retain, Reuse, Revise, Remix, And Redistribute: The Launch Of Texas Learn OER
By Carrie Gits, Head Librarian, Associate Professor, Austin Community College The usefulness of an open educational resource (OER) can be measured in its ability to be adapted, modified, and reused by others to meet their unique needs. Authors and creators of… Continue Reading
“Be Responsive”: Leading Innovation For Transition And Transformation
by Judith Sebesta, Ph.D., Executive Director, DigiTex Recently, I was asked by the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies for the monthly meeting of their Consortia/System Leadership Group, of which I am a part, to share stories of recent faculty… Continue Reading