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Author: Lisa Tomsio

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A Quick Overview of Digital Learning

December 6, 2022 Lisa Tomsio

Written by Brian St. Amour, Director of Distance Education, Temple College A Brief History of Digital Learning Over the past…

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Posted in: Corporate, Government & Military, Higher Education, K12, Nonprofit & Museums, Professional Development

The Future of Virtual Education in Texas

May 3, 2022 Lisa Tomsio

Source: TCEA The Texas Commission on Virtual Education has been meeting to determine what virtual learning will look like in…

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Posted in: Higher Education, K12

Quality Matters Seeks Reviewers

November 30, 2021 Lisa Tomsio

Quality Matters (QM) is looking for some help. QM is a nonprofit organization that, among other things, organizes peer course…

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Posted in: K12

5 Takeaways from the Ed Dept’s Final Distance Education Rules

August 26, 2020 Lisa Tomsio

The U.S. Department of Education dropped the final versionĀ of its new regulations governing distance learning. It’s the third and finalĀ set…

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Posted in: Higher Education

The Path to Clear Communication in a Crisis Mode!

July 1, 2020 Lisa Tomsio

by Laresa Trusty, Coordinator of Technology – Enhanced Learning, Texas A&M Central Texas In the process of rapidly moving courses…

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Posted in: Higher Education, Uncategorized

U.S. Department of Education Issues Proposed Rules for Distance Learning

April 2, 2020 Lisa Tomsio

The U.S. Department of Education issued proposed rules for distance learning on April 1, 2020, following a months-long rulemaking process…

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Posted in: Higher Education

Final Federal Regulations on State Authorization and Accreditation Published by DOE

November 4, 2019 Lisa Tomsio

On Friday, November 1, 2019, the Federal Register shared the release of the long-awaited 2019 Final Federal Regulations with the…

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Posted in: Higher Education

New Website for National Standards for Quality Online Teaching

April 4, 2019 Lisa Tomsio

K-12 online programs should be aware of a new website for National Standards for Quality Online Teaching (https://www.nsqol.org/) where you…

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Posted in: K12

Ed Dept. Backpedals Its Proposed Distance Learning Stance with Latest Revision

February 18, 2019 Lisa Tomsio

The Education Department has revised its proposed rules around distance education to clarify the role of subject-matter experts and their…

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Posted in: K12

Candidate for Texas Governor Submits Policy Statement on Distance Learning

October 31, 2018 Lisa Tomsio

Last month Public Policy Chair sent letters to the campaigns of all the candidates for all state-wide offices asking for…

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Posted in: Corporate, Government & Military, Higher Education, K12, Nonprofit & Museums

US Dept of Ed Considering How to Define “Regular and Substantive” Interactions in Online Classes

August 10, 2018 Lisa Tomsio

The Trump administration is considering an overhaul of a 26-year-old federal rule that is seen variably as a barrier to innovation and an important guardrail against substandard instruction.

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Posted in: Higher Education, K12

DeVos Seeks To Rewrite The Rules On Higher Ed

Lisa Tomsio

The U.S. Education Department is going back to the drawing board on some basic rules of higher education, including one…

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Posted in: Higher Education

2-Year Delay for State Authorization Rule

May 29, 2018 Lisa Tomsio

The U.S. Department of Education (again) pushes back controversial regulation requiring online programs to gain approval from states in which…

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Posted in: Higher Education

TxDLA Modifies Name of TxSAN Community of Practice to Texas Out-of-State Activities Compliance (TxOSAC)

May 14, 2018 Lisa Tomsio

TxDLA has changed the name of the TxSAN (Texas State Authorization Network) Community of Practice to the new and improved…

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Posted in: Higher Education

How to Produce an Ed Tech YouTube Video Talk Show

April 25, 2018 Lisa Tomsio

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Posted in: Conference Media Filed under: 2 Yr Higher Ed, 4 Yr Higher Ed, Instructional Designer, Instructor, Professional Development, System Administrator

How to Produce an Ed Tech YouTube Video Talk Show

Lisa Tomsio

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Posted in: Conference Media Filed under: 2 Yr Higher Ed, 4 Yr Higher Ed, Instructional Designer, Instructor, Professional Development, System Administrator

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