Thursday, October 17, 2024

A Memorandum from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

What is THECB? 

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FYI: They are the people who decided that you have to take two government classes in order to graduate from a public university in Texas.


Memorandum

TO: Chief Academic Officers of Texas Public Universities and Health-Related Institutions; Chief Instructional Officers of Texas Public Community Colleges, Technical, and Lamar State Colleges

FROM: Michelle Singh, Ph.D., Assistant Commissioner; Division of Digital Learning, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

DATE: October 16, 2024

SUBJECT: Upcoming Digital Learning Events

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s (THECB) Division of Digital Learning (DDL) is proud to host two exciting upcoming events:

The 2nd annual Texas Digital Learning Week (TDLW), November 4-7, 2024
The 3rd annual Digital Learning Summit, February 11-12, 2025

Texas Digital Learning Week (TDLW), November 4-7, 2024
Join the THECB DDL for a week of community connections, events, and webinars celebrating innovations in digital learning. Explore resources and programs provided by the THECB and our digital learning community to help support and strengthen digital learning in Texas.

Register now for TDLW!

Digital Learning Summit, February 11-12, 2025

We are excited to invite proposals for the upcoming Digital Learning Summit 2025. The theme for this year’s conference is Choosing Agility: Adapting to a New Era of Innovation in Digital Learning. The hybrid conference will feature engaging sessions on foundational and advanced practices in digital learning, innovative digital pedagogy, and emerging research. Participants will collaborate and network with practitioners from institutions of higher education across Texas. Institutions will be invited to host viewing events at their campuses and a host facilitator guide will be provided.

Visit DLTX to review the call for proposals and to submit a proposal. Submit your proposal by 11:59 PM CDT on Tuesday, November 19, 2024.

Mark your calendar for these free virtual and hybrid events held November 4-7, 2024, and February 11-12, 2025. Please forward this announcement to your faculty, librarians, instructional designers, administrators, digital learning staff, and other campus leaders who may be interested in attending these events. We look forward to your institution’s participation in the Texas digital learning community.

Visit DLTX to keep up to date on Digital Learning News and Events.

If you have questions, contact Gwendolyn Morel, PhD, Director (TDLW) or Liz Tolman, PhD, Program Director (Digital Learning Summit) at digitallearning@highered.texas.gov.

c: University and CTC Liaisons
CAO-UHRI Liaisons
Digital Learning