Higher education institutions are rapidly adapting to meet the needs of today’s students. TxDLA for Higher Education strives to provide you with resources and information that help you to provide quality programs and services to distance education students.
Latest Updates for Higher Ed
5 Takeaways from the Ed Dept’s Final Distance Education Rules
The U.S. Department of Education dropped the final version of its new regulations governing distance learning. It’s the third and final set…
Read MoreThe Path to Clear Communication in a Crisis Mode!
by Laresa Trusty, Coordinator of Technology – Enhanced Learning, Texas A&M Central Texas In the process of rapidly moving courses…
Read MoreU.S. Department of Education Issues Proposed Rules for Distance Learning
The U.S. Department of Education issued proposed rules for distance learning on April 1, 2020, following a months-long rulemaking process…
Read MoreFinal Federal Regulations on State Authorization and Accreditation Published by DOE
On Friday, November 1, 2019, the Federal Register shared the release of the long-awaited 2019 Final Federal Regulations with the…
Read MoreCandidate for Texas Governor Submits Policy Statement on Distance Learning
Last month Public Policy Chair sent letters to the campaigns of all the candidates for all state-wide offices asking for…
Read MoreUS Dept of Ed Considering How to Define “Regular and Substantive” Interactions in Online Classes
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.
Read MoreDeVos Seeks To Rewrite The Rules On Higher Ed
The U.S. Education Department is going back to the drawing board on some basic rules of higher education, including one…
Read More2-Year Delay for State Authorization Rule
The U.S. Department of Education (again) pushes back controversial regulation requiring online programs to gain approval from states in which…
Read MoreTxDLA Modifies Name of TxSAN Community of Practice to Texas Out-of-State Activities Compliance (TxOSAC)
TxDLA has changed the name of the TxSAN (Texas State Authorization Network) Community of Practice to the new and improved…
Read MoreDistance Education Rules May Be Delayed
A federal requirement for online colleges to tell students whether their academic programs meet state licensing requirements may be postponed.…
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