Announcements

ODEL Offers New Courses for Instructors Seeking Online Teaching Certification

The Office of Distance and Extended Learning is pleased to announce the launch of two new courses designed to provide Texas State University instructors with additional opportunities to obtain their Online Teaching Certification. 

1. The first course is an asynchronous, self-paced course consisting of several modules through Canvas, the institution's new learning management system (LMS). Faculty can enroll in the course through August 31. 
2. The second course is a hybrid course in Canvas consisting of both asynchronous and synchronous learning opportunities. Topics covered in the synchronous session, held via Zoom, are meant to complement the modules completed in Canvas prior to the synchronous meeting. Synchronous sessions, along with Canvas course enrollment, will occur in June and August.

More information about both courses can be found on ODEL's Online Teaching Certification page, including information on how to signup for either course. 

June 16: Suspension of Enrollments in 6-Month Correspondence Courses

Because of Texas State's transition from TRACS to Canvas as our learning management system for self-paced correspondence courses, enrollments for 6-month correspondence courses in TRACS will be suspended on June 16, 2020. Students who need to enroll in one of these 6-month courses will need to do so before June 16, 2020.

The 6-month correspondence courses are expected to reopen, with enrollment in Canvas, by mid to late Summer 2020.

For more information on Canvas and the migration from TRACS to Canvas, please visit the Department of Information Technology's Canvas Information webpage.

March 11: Suspension of Enrollments in 9-Month Correspondence Courses

Because of Texas State's transition from TRACS to Canvas as our learning management system for self-paced correspondence courses, enrollments for 9-month correspondence courses in TRACS will be suspended on March 11, 2020. Students who need to enroll in one of these 9-month courses will need to do so before March 11, 2020.

The 9-month correspondence courses are expected to reopen, with enrollment in Canvas, by early Summer 2020.

For more information on Canvas and the migration from TRACS to Canvas, please visit the Department of Information Technology's Canvas Information webpage.