Category: News and Events
DigiTex Connections – May 2021
This month’s edition of DigiTex Connections is chock full of information. From an introduction to one of the great tools available to members of the Texas Quality Matters Consortium, to an overview of the free membership in the State Authorization Network that is offered to all of our DigiTex member… Continue Reading
Open Texas 2021 Reflections
by Ursula Pike, Associate Director, DigiTex On March 11 and 12, DigiTex joined with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Digital Library to… Continue Reading
Important Events in the History of Digital Higher Education: The Andrew Project at Carnegie Mellon University
Groundbreaking though it was, the communication potential that was exhibited by ARPANET was constrained by the prohibitive expense of computers as well as their relatively limited functionality at the time. It wasn’t until October 1981, when President Richard Cyert of Carnegie Mellon University created a project task force to study the future of computing at the university, that networked computing began to enter a new phase. Continue Reading
DigiTex Connections – April 2021
Spring is in the air, and our April edition of DigiTex Connections is full of information to help you get the season off to a great start! For an engaging recap of the first Open Texas conference, an introduction to the QM Instructional Designers Association, and much more,… Continue Reading
Webinar: The Relationship between Pedagogy and Educational Technology
Please join us for the seventh FREE webinar in our series Hot Topics in Texas Digital Higher Education, coming up on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at 1:00 PM CDT. This exciting webinar, co-hosted and co-organized with DigiTex partner STARLINK, examines the intersection of… Continue Reading
DigiTex Connections – March 2021
Our latest edition of DigiTex Connections is hot off the press! This month’s newsletter includes information about our new OER development small grant program, our new series of case studies on digital higher education in Texas, an exciting membership discount opportunity with the Community College Consortium for Open… Continue Reading
March Trainings from Starlink
Our partner Starlink has recently released new trainings for the month of March. For more information, please visit their website. Continue Reading
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
DigiTex Connections – February 2021
It’s a new month, and a new edition of DigiTex Connections! This month’s newsletter includes an important announcement about the opening of registration for Open Texas 2021, as well as updates on TxQMC resources, a new partnership for DigiTex, and more. You can access this latest edition… 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