Education Trends
Save the Date for #DES23!
We are excited to announce the date of the highly anticipated 12th Digital Education Summit (#DES23)! The summit is scheduled to take place on Friday, September 22, 2023. This free one-day event is dedicated to promoting the best practices and methodologies in online education.
Online Program Insights
Supporting Academic Success in Online Courses
Supporting academic success in online learning is a crucial part of this growing and ever-evolving mode of education. Online education has been on the rise in recent years and has seen a significant boost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the widespread availability of high-speed internet and the proliferation of online learning platforms, online education has become more accessible and convenient for learners of all ages and backgrounds.
Voices of Online Students
Organization: The Key to Success As an Online Student
This piece by doctoral student Diana Lopez is the first of several articles submitted by students following our call for submissions in the February issue of SHSU Online Newsletter. We hope that these student voices will help faculty and staff members better understand our students' perspective on their various online learning journeys.
Tools and Services
Leveling the Field with Open Educational Resources (OER)
Open Educational Resources, also known as OER, are pedagogical materials intentionally created to reside in the public domain or exist under an open license. OER material varies in presentation, occurring in many forms and mediums.
Training/Faculty Development
TSUS Faculty Development Day for Digital Education – July 14, 2023
In support of digital teaching and learning in The Texas State University System, SHSU Online is hosting the annual TSUS Faculty Development Day for Digital Education.
Online Program Insights
Going from Good to Great: Rethinking Exceptional Course Design
In Academic Year 2021, SHSU Online partnered with the College of Criminal Justice to reimagine the design and delivery of online, undergraduate CJ courses. The result was a new online course design framework locally dubbed as “premium.”.
Training/Faculty Development
Top 10: New Things You Can Do in Blackboard Learn Ultra Today
Blackboard Learn Ultra is an evolving learning management system with noticeable improvements since its first debut in May of 2022. In addition, the development team at Anthology considers feedback from the Blackboard Community into account as it has worked on the software.
Welcoming New Staff
Staff News
The 24/7 Online Support Desk would like to introduce Alissa Cavazos. Alissa is joining the Online Support Desk as a Technology Support Analyst.
