Tag: LMS

Spring Beta: Nerves

Fresh spring leaves

The start of term is always a nerve-wracking time for me. For one thing, it’s definitely the busiest time of year here in Academic Technology – we’re flooded with requests for course shells, resets, instructor changes, and student enrollments. Plus, this is often the time of year when I’m gearing up to teach another semester …

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Your Invitation to the “eCollege Packing Party”

eCollege Packing Party. May 1st-5th, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., CFEI, Library Suite 173. Snacks will be provided.

Course Preparation: It is recommended to remove any unwanted or unused content and organize the remaining content in your courses, which will be migrated to D2L Brightspace. It is also recommended to save all course content from your archived courses, which will not be migrated, possibly saving your content using the university share drive, an …

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Counting down with Project NOVA

Project Nova in 3, 2, 1...

The sun is setting on Pearson LearningStudio (eCollege) and rising on D2L Brightspace. The University’s journey to D2L Brightspace, our new Learning Management System (LMS) encompasses: (1) LMS selection [completed and determined to be D2L Brightspace], (2) project team/D2L implementation planning stage [now engaged], (3) software implementation, (4) migration, and (5) training. This journey is …

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Welcome (back) faculty!

Welcome (back) faculty! Start of Term - http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/sot.aspx Course Copy - http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/educationalTechnology/learningStudioCourseCopy.aspx Pearson LearningStudio - http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/educationalTechnology/default.aspx Start of Term Surveys - http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/EducationalAssessment/sot.aspx Multimedia Production - http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/elearning/multimediaProduction.aspx Events - https://appsprod.tamuc.edu/CMS/CFEIEventSessions/ Here are quick links to a few of the services & resources available to you at the CFEI. Let us help you get ready!

The CFEI wishes you a productive and successful Spring 2017 semester! To help you, the attached PDF document highlights important start-of-term CFEI services and resources. Click on the icons to direct you to the appropriate services and resources. Welcome (back) faculty (pdf download)   Also, please don’t hesitate to contact the CFEI with your teaching, scholarship, …

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Join the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Online Courses COMMUNITY OF LEARNING

Join today! NEW Community of Learning in 2017. COL Leaders: Dr. Donna McCrary, COEHS C&I, Dr. Beth Jones, COEHS PCS. Topic: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Online Courses. Features: Interdisciplinary faculty group, leadership and service, scholarship/research, incentives, budget, learning activities, mentorship, collaboration. For more information, contact CFEI: Gee Library, Suite 173, CFEI.FacultyDev@tamuc.edu, 903-886-5511

  For more information about faculty Communities of Learning, click here. To join this community, contact Felicity Grandjean, 903-468-8792 or felicity.grandjean@tamuc.edu. All faculty and adjunct faculty are welcomed to join. The community will be limited to 15 members. Reserve your seat today! The community will begin in 2017.

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