Pearson LearningStudio (eCollege) Helpdesk Email Retiring

Pearson LearningStudio’s (eCollege) email service, helpdesk@online.tamuc.org, is retiring.  In order to better meet the needs of students and instructors and encourage a quick turnaround time to the requests, Pearson will be retiring the email customer service support on August 9th. By focusing on online chat and phone, Pearson will be able to more quickly and thoroughly serve …

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Faculty LED

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The CFEI is eager to offer you the opportunity to share your scholarly work. Faculty Lion Educator Dissemination or Faculty LED events are by faculty and for faculty. The CFEI will coordinate the logistics for your Faculty LED event; announce your event; manage registrations; and set up, facilitate, and break down the event. Click on …

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Syllabus Template

Faculty have access to the most up-to-date syllabus template for TAMUC on the CFEI website.  The updated document includes current technology requirements, contact information for the Office of Student Disability Resources and Services, and University Procedures/Policies. Each term, refer to this link for the most up-to-date syllabus template.  A checklist has been provided for faculty to evaluate their …

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Learning Analytics

The Center for Faculty Excellence and Innovation website offers many resources for faculty. New to the CFEI website is information on Learning Analytics available to faculty within Pearson Learning Studio (eCollege). Analytics allow faculty to monitor student activity within PLS and review exam statistics. Both provide excellent data for measuring student success while the class is …

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Amara-Free Online Captioning Tool

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Have you ever encountered a YouTube video that you’d love to use in a course but it does not have closed captions?  As an instructor concerned with accessibility and search-ability, you may be reluctant to use it, even if it contains great information.  Closed captions and transcripts potentially benefit all learners, so including those features …

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