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Monday, November 4, 2024

Horizons of Digital Learning in Texas: 2024 Edition

        Dr. Michelle Singh, Assistant Commissioner, Digital Learning, Texas Higher Education Coordinating

        Board

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Navigating Confusing, Choppy Waters: The Federal Regulatory Outlook for Distance Education

        Dr. Van Davis, Chief Strategy Officer, WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies)

Prioritizing Digital Accessibility for Culture and Compliance: Lessons from UT Austin and UTSA’s Journey

UT Austin: Navigating Digital Accessibility Compliance: Lessons from UT Austin’s Journey

        Dr. Jeff Freels, Director of Institutional Assessment, The University of Texas at Austin

UTSA: Incorporating Digital Accessibility & Equity into OER at UTSA   

        DeeAnn Ivie, OER Coordinator & Communication Librarian, The University of Texas at San Antonio

        Vanessa Garza, Learning Accessibility Specialist, The University of Texas at San Antonio

        Abena Akesseh, OER Student Assistant & Graduate Student in Cybersecurity, The University

        of Texas at San Antonio

Unpacking the New Texas Institutional Plan for Distance Education (IPDE) Process

        Dr. Andrew Lofters, Director, Academic and Health Affairs, Texas Higher Education Coordinating

        Board

        Dr. Kylah Torre, Senior Director, Digital Learning, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

        Dr. Poonam Kumar, Associate Provost for Online and Continuing Education, The University of Texas

        at Tyler

        Dr. Sarah Lee, Campus Provost, iCollin Virtual Campus - Collin College

        Dr. Robert Greene, Executive Director, Lone Star College System

        Janet Kamps, Director, Office of eLearning, Del Mar College

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

How AI Meshes With How People Learn

        Dr. Julie Schell, Assistant Vice Provost of Academic Technology and the Director of the Office of 

        Academic Technology, The University of Texas at Austin

AI in Action: Streamlining Instruction and Connecting with Students in the Age of AI

        Bhavani Kola, Department Chair, Mathematics, Tarrant County College - Connect Campus

        Harmeet Singh, Lecturer, Texas A&M-Kingsville

        Jerald Hughes, Associate Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Experimenting with AI: Building ChatBots

        Tim Mousel, Kinesiology Professor Department Chair: Chemistry, Kinesiology & Physics, Lone

        Star College - Online

AI Readiness Panel: Strategies for the Future

        Dr. Judith Sebesta, Founder & Principal, Sebesta Education Consulting LLC

        Dr. Michelle Singh, Assistant Commissioner, Digital Learning, Texas Higher Education Coordinating

        Board

        Dr. Melissa Vito, Vice Provost of Academic Innovation, The University of Texas at San Antonio

        Patrick Pluscht, Executive Director, DSI Digital Growth, The University of North Texas

Experimenting with AI: Strategy and Capacity Building for AI and Beyond Workshop

        Dr. Aleyda Cantu-Lee, Director, Digital Learning, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

        Dr. Gwen Morel, Director, Digital Learning, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Building AI Agility: Human Flourishing in the AI Economy

        Todd McLees, Founder, HumanSkills.AI

Thursday, November 7, 2024

Texas Open Education Community Town Hall - Part II

        Carrie Gits, Director, Digital Learning, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

        Dr. Kylah Torre, Senior Director, Digital Learning, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Empowering Texans Through Digital Information Literacy

        Amy Wang, Ph.D. Candidate in Human Resource Development, Texas A&M University

        Linda Smarzik, Dean, Digital Fluency and Innovation, Austin Community College

        Tara Carlisle, Director, TAMU-CC's Quality Enhancement Plan, I-Know, Texas A&M University

         Corpus Christi

         Wes Kerr, Director, Community Solutions, Connected Nation

         Dr. M. Sidury Christiansen, Associate Professor of TESL/Applied Linguistics, The University of

         Texas at San Antonio

         Heather Gate, Executive Vice President, Digital Inclusion, Connected Nation

On Being a Higher Education Student in the Era of GenAI - Student Panel

        Esmeralda Gonzalez. Undergraduate Student, Civil Engineering, The University of Texas Rio Grande

        Valley

        Eliron Rosen, Undergraduate Student, Economics, St. Phillip's College

        Logan Martinez, Undergraduate Student, Political Science, Palo Alto College

        Timothy Smith, Graduate Student, Educational Leadership, Lamar University

        Suyosha Acharya, Undergraduate Student, Computer Science, University of North Texas