The Office of Distance and Extended Learning, in addition to administering the self-pacedcorrespondence, extension, and continuing education programs, provides information on Texas State's distance learning programs, courses, initiatives, and resources.

Distance education is a formal educational process in which the majority of instruction (interaction between students and instructors and among students) in a course occurs when students and instructors are not in the same place. At Texas State, most distance education courses are offered via TRACS, an Internet-based learning management system for delivering course materials, facilitating class discussions, implementing assignments and quizzes, and supporting learning outcomes. Courses typically fit into one of two categories:

Fully online course - A course which may have mandatory face-to-face sessions totaling no more than 15 percent of the planned instructional time. Examples of face-to-face sessions include orientation, laboratory, exam review, or an in-person test.

Hybrid course - A course in which a majority (more than 50 percent but less than 85 percent) of the planned instructional time occurs when the students and instructor are not in the same place. Mandatory face-to-face sessions may total up to 49 percent of planned instructional time.

Many states have prescribed an authorization process for institutions from other states that deliver online courses to their state residents. Therefore, before accepting enrollments for online and correspondence self-pacedcourses from students residing outside of Texas and not planning on relocating to Texas, Texas State must be in compliance with the distance learning regulations of the states in which students reside.

For more information on state authorization and for a list of states in which Texas State is in compliance with state authorization rules, visit the State Authorization page.

Texas State School of Social Work's online MSW (Master of Social Work) program was ranked 11th among Top Colleges for Online Social Work Programs by BestColleges.com. These rankings are based on several factors, including school and program reputation, student satisfaction, peer and instructional quality, and overall affordability.

See the Schedule of Classes for a list of courses offered online or in a hybrid format through TRACS, on evenings and weekends, and at the Round Rock Campus. Listings are divided accordingly on the Schedule of Classes main page.

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The Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) provides Texas students and schools with equitable access to quality online courses and instructors. It is a valuable resource for interactive, collaborative, instructor-led online courses taught by state-certified and appropriately credentialed teachers trained in effective online instruction.

TEA under the leadership of the commissioner of education, administers the TxVSN, sets standards for and approves TxVSN courses and professional development for online teachers, and has fiscal responsibility for the network. Education Service Center (ESC) Region 10 oversees the day-to-day operations of the TxVSN network. The TxVSN is made up of two componentsthe TxVSN statewide catalog of supplemental high school courses and the full-time TxVSN online schools program.

The TxVSN statewide course catalog provides supplemental online courses for high school graduation to public school age students. The catalog offers students across the state opportunities to enroll in high school, Advanced Placement, and dual-credit courses offered through the network by approved providers. The TxVSN catalog works in partnership with public schools to meet the needs of students. To view available courses, visit the TxVSNonline course catalog. To learn more, visit the TxVSN website.

The TxVSN Online Schools (OLS) program offers free,full-time virtual instructionto eligible Texas public school students in grades 3-12 who enroll in one of the six TEA-accredited public schools approved to participate in the program. Instruction provided through the TxVSN OLS is 100 percent virtual. Students in the program are not required to be physically present on campus during instruction.

All courses offered through the TxVSN must meet the state curriculum requirements, known as the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills or TEKS, and the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)National Standards of Quality for Online Courses (outside source).Courses are also reviewed for alignment withaccessibility standards(PDF, 232.02 KB). TxVSN courses are taught by teachers who are Texas-certified in the content area and grade level of the course or meet the credentialing requirements of the associated institution of higher education. They are also trained in best practices for delivering online instruction. Students do not need to be physically present at school during instruction of TxVSN courses.

See the following links for the law and rule about TXVSN:

LawTexas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 30A

Rule19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 70, Technology-Based Instruction, SubchapterAA

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Yoga Yoga Overview

Yoga is a systematic practice of physical exercise, breath control, relaxation, diet control, and positive thinking and meditation aimed at developing harmony in the body, mind, and environment. The practice entails low-impact physical activity, postures (called asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), relaxation, and meditation. Most people are familiar with the physical poses or yoga positions but don't know that yoga involves so much more.

In the health fields, yoga techniques are being applied in health promotion programs, substance abuse treatment programs, and as complementary treatment for diseases such as anxiety disorders, depression, coronary heart disease, cancers, and HIV/AIDS. Yoga is a low-cost self-help approach to well-being.

The origin is a Sanskrit word Yog meaning union. Yoga is a union of the organ systems in the body with the consciousness in the mind. Philosophically, yoga produces a union of body, mind, and energy (or soul or spirit) to bring about a state of equanimity (calmness). Progressing to an even more advanced state, blending science and philosophy, one experiences a union of body, mind, internal energy, and the all-pervading cosmic energy, resulting in better physical health, mental control, and, ultimately, self-realization.

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No one knows exactly when Yoga began, but it certainly predates written history. Stone carvings depicting figures in Yoga positions have been found in archeological sites in the Indus Valley dating back 5,000 years or more. There is a common misconception that Yoga is rooted in Hinduism; on the contrary, Hinduisms religious structures evolved much later and incorporated some of the practices of Yoga. (Other religions throughout the world have also incorporated practices and ideas related to Yoga.)

The tradition of Yoga has always been passed on individually from teacher to student through oral teaching and practical demonstration. The formal techniques that are now known as Yoga are, therefore, based on the collective experiences of many individuals over many thousands of years. The particular manner in which the techniques are taught and practiced today depends on the approach passed down in the line of teachers supporting the individual practitioner.

One of the earliest texts having to do with Yoga was compiled by a scholar named Patanjali, who set down the most prevalent Yoga theories and practices of his time in a book he called Yoga Sutras (Yoga Aphorisms) as early as the 1st or 2nd century B.C. or as late as the 5th century A.D. (exact dates are unknown). The system that he wrote about is known as Ashtanga Yoga, or the eight limbs of Yoga, and this is what is generally referred to today as Classical Yoga. Most current adherents practice some variation of Patanjalis system.

The eight steps of Classical Yoga are 1) yama, meaning restraint refraining from violence, lying, stealing, casual sex, and hoarding; 2) niyama, meaning observance purity, contentment, tolerance, study, and remembrance; 3) asana, physical exercises; 4) pranayama, breathing techniques; 5) pratyahara, preparation for meditation, described as withdrawal of the mind from the senses; 6) dharana, concentration, being able to hold the mind on one object for a specified time; 7) dhyana, meditation, the ability to focus on one thing (or nothing) indefinitely; 8) samadhi, absorption, or realization of the essential nature of the self. Modern Western Yoga classes generally focus on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th steps.

Yoga probably arrived in the United States in the late 1800s, but it did not become widely known until the 1960s, as part of the youth cultures growing interest in anything Eastern. As more became known about the beneficial effects of Yoga, it gained acceptance and respect as a valuable method for helping in the management of stress and improving health and well-being. Many physicians now recommend Yoga practice to patients at risk for heart disease, as well as those with back pain, arthritis, depression, and other chronic conditions.

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Trying to explain or define Zen Buddhism, by reducing it to a book, to a few definitions, or to a website impossible. Instead, it freezes Zen in time and space, thereby weakening its meaning.

Defining Zen is like trying to describe the taste of honey to someone who has never tasted it before. You can try to explain the texture and scent of honey, or you can try to compare and correlate it with similar foods. However, honey is honey! As long as you have not tasted it, you are in the illusion of what honey is.

The same goes with Zen, because Zen Buddhism is a practice that needs to be experienced, not a concept that you can intellectualize or understand with your brain. The information that we'll give here won't cover all of what of Zen is, but is a starting point to the Zen experience.

Zen Buddhism a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism, but it is, first and foremost, a practice that was uninterruptedly transmitted from master to disciple, and that goes back to the Awakening of a man named Siddhrtha Gautama (Shakyamuni Gotama in Japanese) - The Buddha - 2500 years ago in India.

The practice of Zen meditation or Zazen (za meaning sitting, and Zen meaning meditation in Japanese), is the core of Zen Buddhism: without it, the is no Zen. Zen meditation, is a way of vigilance and self-discovery which is practiced while sitting on a meditation cushion. It is the experience of living from moment to moment, in the here and now. It is throught the practice of Zazen that Gautama got enlightened and became the Buddha.

Zazen is an attitude of spiritual awakening, which when practiced, can become the source from which all the actions of daily life flow - eating, sleeping, breathing, walking, working, talking, thinking, and so on.

Zen Buddhism is not a theory, an idea, or a piece of knowledge. It is not a belief, a dogma, or a religion; but rather, it is a practical experience. We cannot intellectually grasp Zen, because human intelligence and wisdom is too limited - the dojo (the hall where Zazen is practiced) is different from the university.

Zen is not a moral teaching, and as it is without dogma, it does not require one to believe in anything. A true spiritual path does not tell people what to believe in, rather it shows them how to think; or, in the case of Zen - what not to think.

Zen Buddhism is not interested in metaphysical theories and rituals, and focuses entirely on the mindful practice of Zazen. Zen is very simple. It is so simple, in fact, that it's very difficult to grasp.

In order to find the true essence of Zen, go beyond this website, travel to Japan, and practice with a real Zen Master.

In the silence of the dojo or temple, simply sit down, stop moving, and let go your thoughts. Focus just on your Zazen posture and your breathing. Keep your back straight. Let your ego and your unconscious mind melt away, merge with the universe.

This is Zen.

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Contemporary Examples

But the Buddha condemned both extreme luxury and extreme poverty as obstacles to enlightenment.

After all, beauty contests are not widely regarded as templates of enlightenment.

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We must write to discover such charm, as they are the root of entertainment and enlightenment.

You attribute a part of the decline of violence to the forces of modernity and enlightenment.

Historical Examples

He pondered the situation deeply; he evolved many foolish schemes to compass his own enlightenment, and dismissed them one by one.

Such was Omai, a dark-minded savage, amidst civilisation and enlightenment.

"I notice that you and our friends have been busy hereabouts in our absence," he added, hinting at an enlightenment.

Great was his anxiety, and fervent were his prayers for enlightenment.

The force of circumstances; the enlightenment of the age has compelled them to move forward.

British Dictionary definitions for enlightenment Expand

the act or means of enlightening or the state of being enlightened

(Buddhism) the awakening to ultimate truth by which man is freed from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations to which all men are otherwise subject

(Hinduism) a state of transcendent divine experience represented by Vishnu: regarded as a goal of all religion

the Enlightenment, an 18th-century philosophical movement stressing the importance of reason and the critical reappraisal of existing ideas and social institutions

wisdom or understanding considered as the goal of Buddhist contemplation

Word Origin

from Sanskrit praj, from prajnti he knows

Word Origin and History for enlightenment Expand

1660s, "action of enlightening," from enlighten + -ment. Used only in figurative sense, of spiritual enlightenment, etc. Attested from 1865 as a translation of German Aufklrung, a name for the spirit and system of Continental philosophers in the 18c.

enlightenment in Culture Expand

An intellectual movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries marked by a celebration of the powers of human reason, a keen interest in science, the promotion of religious toleration, and a desire to construct governments free of tyranny. Some of the major figures of the Enlightenment were David Hume, Immanuel Kant, John Locke, the Baron de Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Voltaire.

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Rarely will you find a community so conveniently located. Our magnificent 7,500 square foot waterfront clubhouse as the center of activities featured in our residents' monthly newsletter. This impressive structure contains a huge central dance/theater area (ideal for Bingo, holiday parties, etc.) surrounded by separate library, exercise equipment, art, craft, woodworking, hobby, card, table tennis and billiard rooms. A complete, modern serving kitchen for hosting potluck and holiday events, and laundry facilities are also included for residents' use.

Just outside the clubhouse is Lake Evelyn, one of two lakes within Crystal River Village, well stocked with fish and containing many trophy size bass waiting to test your skill. To add variety to your activities we also offer a heated swimming pool with water aerobics classes, screened lanai, lighted shuffleboard courts, horseshoe pits, lawn croquet, and many other activities organized by the Crystal River Village Home Owner's Association.

Speaking of sports, how about joining our golf league for a round of golf at the beautiful 18-hole public course, at the Plantation Inn and Country Club, just across U.S. 19 a half mile from your door, or a couple of sets of tennis at the public courts just down the street from our entrance. Florida's best fresh & salt water fishing is only minutes away and Gulf of Mexico beaches are just 7 miles from the community.

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