Texas Digital Learning Association

08/17/2026

Good news for anyone who's been wanting to present at TxDLA: the call for proposals for the 2027 conference is open now.

This year's theme is From the Ground Up: Building Digital Learning for All, so we're especially interested in sessions on accessibility, universal design, and building programs that work for every learner from day one. Instructional design, leadership, EdTech tools, and student engagement sessions are all fair game too.

Present in person March 7–10 at Embassy Suites in Denton, or join us virtually March 31–April 1 if you can't make the trip. Submissions close October 1. https://www.txdla.org/call-for-speakers-digital-learning-conference-texas/

08/13/2026

Generative AI is getting harder to detect during remote testing, and a single we**am has a blind spot. Dr. Mac Adkins shares practical strategies for detecting and deterring AI use during proctored exams, including second-camera setups that widen visibility without adding friction for students. Free, Wed August 19, 12 PM CDT. https://www.txdla.org/event-listing/detecting-ai-use-proctored-exams/

08/12/2026

When's the last time you had three days just to think about where you're leading, not just what's on fire today?

The TxDLA Fall Leadership Workshop (Oct 5-7, Bryan, TX) gives you exactly that. Small group, real reflection, real time to think.

https://www.txdla.org/fall-leadership-workshop/

Registration is open.

08/11/2026

Summer Bytes is tomorrow at noon CDT. Justin Louder, EdD, and Eddie Randall of Blackboard on the LMS as a learning ecosystem: engagement, accessibility, assessment, and communication working together. Free, one hour.

Free TxDLA webinar August 12 on the LMS as a learning ecosystem, with Blackboard's Justin Louder and Eddie Randall. Register now.

08/07/2026

Registration is open for the Fall Leadership Workshop. Kassi Kincaid opens day two with Edge of Creativity and the EDGE Framework — creative leadership expert and founder of the global literacy initiative Book Days.

Three days in Bryan, TX (Oct 5-7), capped at 30-35 people so it stays small-group. Two dinners, real conversation, and a North Star Leadership Journal you'll actually use after you're home.

$349 members | $399 nonmembers. Membership's $50/year, so join first and get the member rate.

Register now — seats are moving.
https://www.txdla.org/fall-leadership-workshop/

08/06/2026

Most institutions still think of the LMS as a place to deliver courses. Justin Louder, EdD, and Eddie Randall of Blackboard make the case it's become something bigger: the connective layer across engagement, accessibility, assessment, and communication. Real examples, Wed August 12, 12-1 CDT. Free.
https://www.txdla.org/event-listing/lms-learning-ecosystem-webinar/

08/04/2026

Summer Bytes is tomorrow at noon CDT. Amy Leggat, M.Ed., on collaboration and engagement strategies for K-12 and higher ed, with real classroom examples and plenty of room for your questions. Free, one hour. https://www.txdla.org/event-listing/padlet-student-engagement-webinar/

07/30/2026

Getting students to engage is the eternal teaching struggle, whether you're wrangling third graders or grad students who've perfected the silent Zoom camera. Amy Leggat, M.Ed., taught in Texas classrooms before joining Padlet, and on August 5 she's sharing research-based strategies that give every student a reason and a place to speak up. Real classroom examples, your questions welcome, zero awkward icebreakers. Free, Wed August 5, 12-1 CDT.
https://www.txdla.org/event-listing/padlet-student-engagement-webinar/

07/28/2026

Summer Bytes is tomorrow at noon CDT. The College of Western Idaho study authors on 10,900+ analyzed tutoring sessions, the link they found to course pass rates, and what the institution changed as a result. Free, one hour.
https://www.txdla.org/event-listing/rethinking-tutoring-success-data/

04/13/2026

Are you busy tomorrow?

Because TxDLA Virtual Conference kicks off April 14 at 9 AM CT.

35+ interactive sessions on AI, accessibility, student engagement, and more.

Live presenters. Real interaction. Your digital learning community.

Register now:
https://www.txdla.org/conference-register/