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<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Good
Morning!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>As
you recall from an e-mail sent in mid-July eCollege has released their new
eLearning platform - .NExT. The first wave of the migration went very well and
several courses are being taught using the .NExT platform beginning Monday!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Round
two of the migration will begin September 5, 2008. This round will include all
courses offered in eCollege in the spring 2008 semester &#8211; both wholly on-line
and those that were web-enhanced. Spring 2008 courses will be migrated to a
Spring 2009 .NExT term. This wave includes more than 400 courses. As courses
are migrated those of you who taught spring 2008 courses will be asked to </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>perform a quality
assurance check on your course. This will be taking place </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>mid-September into mid-October.
Again, </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>we
ask for your patience during this time. As always, our department will be
providing ongoing communication, support, and training.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The
.NExT platform provides multiple language support, multiple platform support
(i.e. MAC), multiple operating system support (i.e. Windows Vista), multiple
time-zone support and many other great features. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>If
you have questions, please do not hesitate to phone 903-886-5511 or e-mail: <a
href="mailto:online@tamu-commerce.edu">online@tamu-commerce.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Thank
you in advance for your patience and understanding as we migrate to .NExT!<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Charlotte<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Charlotte A. Larkin, Ed.D.<br>
Director, Instructional Technology &amp; Distance Education<br>
Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce<br>
903-886-5459 (office)<br>
903-886-5991 (fax)<br>
</span><a href="mailto:Charlotte_Larkin@tamu-commerce.edu"
title="mailto:Charlotte_Larkin@tamu-commerce.edu"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Charlotte_Larkin@tamu-commerce.edu</span></a><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><a href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/itde/"><span style='font-size:
8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/itde/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

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