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color:green;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:auto;language:en-US'>Spring 2009 Term—Totally .NExT</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>The Instructional Design Team has been busy preparing for the spring 2009 term. We look forward to assisting you this se­mester as you develop and teach your online or web-enhanced courses. </span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>The spring 2009 semester marks the be­ginning of our offering all online and web-enhanced courses on the </span></font><b><font
size=2 color="#0033cc" face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;color:#0033CC;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>new .NExT eCollege platform</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>. This new version of the eCollege provides additional enhance­ments. Please note the following tools that we have made available to assist you in your transition to use of .NExT.</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
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color="#00cc00" face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:
Arial;color:#00CC00;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>.</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=green face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>NExT Quick Guide</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>A 6-page guide with step-by-step instruc­tions on how to perform basic functions on the .NExT platform. Pick up your copy from an Instructional Design Team mem­ber at your convenience. An electronic copy is also available at </span></font><a
href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/itde/documents/NExT_Quick_Guide.pdf"><font
size=2 color="#0033cc" face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;color:#0033CC;text-decoration:underline;language:en-US'>http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/itde/documents/ NExT_Quick_Guide.pdf</span></font></a><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>. </span></font></p>
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color="#00cc00" face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:
Arial;color:#00CC00;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'> </span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
color:green;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>.NExT Tutorial and Video</span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>eCollege has enrolled each of our faculty in a course titled “.NExT Tutorial.” The course is accessible to you under “special courses” in your eCollege My Course List. A 10-minute video is available to you in this special course. To view the 10-minute .NExT video, enter the .NExT Tuto­rial course, scroll down on the course </span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>home page, and click on the link to the tutorial labeled “.NExT Video.” </span></font></p>
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color="#00cc00" face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:
Arial;color:#00CC00;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>.</span></font></b><b><font
size=2 color=green face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;color:green;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>NExT Informal Hands-On Overviews</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Four 1-hour informal overviews are sched­uled for faculty who would like to walk through the new .NExT platform under the guidance of an Instructional Design Team member. Dates and times are as follows:</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
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font-size:13px;language:en-US;color:black'>1.</span><span style='width:14px'> </span><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>January 15, 10:00-11:00, Commerce, AGIT 221</span></font></p>
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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>January 16, 1:00-2:00, Mesquite, Room 126</span></font></p>
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font-size:13px;language:en-US;color:black'>3.</span><span style='width:14px'> </span><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>January 22, 3:00-4:00, Commerce, AGIT 221</span></font></p>
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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>January 28, 2:00-3:00, Commerce, AGIT 221</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Register for a .NExT Informal Overview at </span></font><a
href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/itde/admin/traininglist.asp"><font size=2
color="#0033cc" face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:
Arial;color:#0033CC;text-decoration:underline;language:en-US'>www.tamu-commerce.edu/itde/admin/ traininglist.asp</span></font></a><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Contact us if you would like to schedule a </span></font><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>one-on-one </span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>session, or feel free to </span></font><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>come to our lab </span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>(AGIT 221), which is adjacent to our offices, to work on the your course under the assistance of one of the team members. We’re also available to answer questions by phone (903.886.5511) or by email at </span></font><a
href="mailto:online@tamu-commerce.edu"><font size=2 color="#0033cc"
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
color:#0033CC;text-decoration:underline;language:en-US'>online@tamu-commerce.edu</span></font></a><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>. </span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Your success is our success!</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
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right'><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US
style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;language:en-US'>Julie A. McElhany, Ed.D.</span></font></i></p>
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style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;language:en-US'>Coordinator for Instructional Design</span></font></i></p>
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size=3 color="#0033cc" face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:16px;
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Internet Explorer 7.0</span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>IE 7.0 will launch certain frames in sepa­rate windows unless the user has set the security settings according to the process described below. </span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
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font-size:13px;language:en-US;color:black'>1.</span><span style='width:14px'> </span><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>Navigate to </span></font><b><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Tools > Internet Op­tions > Security Tab > Custom Level Button</span></font></b></p>
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font-size:13px;language:en-US;color:black'>2.</span><span style='width:14px'> </span><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>Browse to </span></font><b><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Miscellaneous</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'> heading.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px;margin-left:24px;text-indent:
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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>Set the </span></font><b><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Navigate sub-frames across different domains</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'> to enable (or prompt if you would prefer to manually accept every time).</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Re-uploading a MS Word Syllabus</span></font></b></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>If you experience difficulty in uploading your MS Word syllabus, try the following:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px;margin-left:24px;text-indent:
-24px'><span style='direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;font-family:Arial;
font-size:13px;language:en-US;color:black'>1.</span><span style='width:14px'> </span><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>Change one character in the file name and re-upload.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px;margin-left:24px;text-indent:
-24px'><span style='direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;font-family:Arial;
font-size:13px;language:en-US;color:black'>2.</span><span style='width:14px'> </span><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>Avoid inserting pictures into the Word </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>document. If you wish to post your picture as instructor for the course, either create your syllabus using the Compose Text Item (Visual Editor) syllabus feature, or insert your picture on the course welcome page.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Assignment Drop Boxes</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Assignment drop boxes are automatically hidden and noted with an * when the as­signment dropbox content item for the week is hidden.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Displaying Long Content Item Names</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Display longer content item names in the left navigation bar by applying the follow­ing setting:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px;margin-left:24px;text-indent:
-24px'><span style='direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;font-family:Arial;
font-size:13px;language:en-US;color:black'>1.</span><span style='width:14px'> </span><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>Select </span></font><b><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Course Admin</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px;margin-left:24px;text-indent:
-24px'><span style='direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;font-family:Arial;
font-size:13px;language:en-US;color:black'>2.</span><span style='width:14px'> </span><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>Select </span></font><b><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:
Arial;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>General Information & Set­tings</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px;margin-left:24px;text-indent:
-24px'><span style='direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed;font-family:Arial;
font-size:13px;language:en-US;color:black'>3.</span><span style='width:14px'> </span><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>Place a check mark in both boxes to turn on the </span></font><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Navigation</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'> settings.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=3 color=white
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;
color:white;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Formative and Summative Surveys</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Spring 2009-W1(Jan 20-May 8) </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Formative</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Students Surveyed: February 4-9</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Reports Available to Faculty: Feb. 10</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Spring 2009-W1 (Jan 20-May 8) </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Summative</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Students Surveyed: April 22-April 27 </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Reports Available to Faculty: June 1</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Spring 2009-WI (Jan 20-Mar 13) </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Summative</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Students Surveyed: March 4-9</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Reports Available to Faculty: March 30</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Spring 2009-WJ(Mar 23-May 15)Summative</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Students Surveyed: April 22-April 27</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Reports Available to Faculty: June 1</span></font></p>
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<td width=252 height=36 valign=Top colspan=8 bgcolor=green>
<div style='padding-left:2px;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=3 color=white
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;
color:white;font-weight:bold;text-shadow:auto;language:en-US'> Announcements </span></font></b></p>
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<td width=235 height=36 valign=Top colspan=10 bgcolor=green>
<div style='padding-left:2px;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=3 color=white
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:16px;font-family:Arial;
color:white;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Support Staff</span></font></b></p>
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<div style='padding-left:2px;padding-right:2px;padding-top:2px'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Spring 09 Courses Populated</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Spring 2009 courses have been popu­lated with students. Students will </span></font><b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>not</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'> be able to enter their courses until the first day of the term, which is January 20th.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold;language:en-US'>Web-Enhancing a Spring 2009 Course?</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Complete the online course copy request form found at </span></font><a
href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/itde/copyrequest.asp"><font size=2
color="#0033cc" face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:
Arial;color:#0033CC;text-decoration:underline;language:en-US'>www.tamu-commerce.edu/ itde/copyrequest.asp</span></font></a><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;
font-family:Arial;language:en-US'>. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Charlotte Larkin, Ed.D.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Director of ITDE</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Julie McElhany, Ed.D.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Coordinator for Instructional Design</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Dean Aslinia, M.S.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>eLearning Support Specialist</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Alan Francis, M.B.A.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>eLearning Administrative Specialist</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>Jess Lamphere, B.S.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=left style='margin:0px'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
language:en-US'>eLearning Support Specialist</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:Arial;
font-style:italic;language:en-US'>**** A PDF version of this newsletter is available at </span></font></i><a
href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/itde/newslettersArchive.asp"><font size=2
color="#0033cc" face=Arial><span lang=en-US style='font-size:13px;font-family:
Arial;color:#0033CC;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;language:
en-US'>www.tamu-commerce.edu/ itde/newslettersArchive.asp</span></font><font
size=2 color="#0033cc" face="Times New Roman"><span lang=en-US
style='font-size:13px;color:#0033CC;text-decoration:underline;language:en-US'>.</span></font></a><font
size=2 color="#0033cc" face="Times New Roman"><span lang=en-US
style='font-size:13px;color:#0033CC;language:en-US'> </span></font></p>
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