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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Faculty, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The A&M System Chancellor has purchased NBC Learn for all system universities. NBC Learn provides video access to stories from NBC News archives dating back to the 1930s. These historic and current events resources are generally two to six minutes in length and are available to faculty and students.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>NBC LEARN Features<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Over 10,000 primary source videos, documents, letters, and images<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Current events videos updated daily<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Resources for Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Careers, Business and more<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Historic news broadcasts and newsreels from the 1930’s – Present<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Full transcripts, bibliographic citations, and closed captioning<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Rights and Copyright cleared for classroom and online use<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Easy-to-use search and browse interface<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Flipable Cue Card Media player<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>NBC Learn On-Campus Access<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Click on the link <a href="https://highered.nbclearn.com/">https://highered.nbclearn.com/</a> . In the upper right-hand corner of the webpage you will see “Welcome, Texas A&M University Commerce.” (Note: If you wish to download the videos you will need to register with NBC Learn. The registration link is located in the upper right-hand corner of the webpage.) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>NBC Learn Off-Campus Access</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Navigate through the <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/library/findinfo/databases/">Library’s list of databases</a> and click on NBC Learn. The following link is a brief tutorial on how to navigate to the NBC Learn database. <a href="http://youtu.be/Mt3zM5e7vxg">Brief Tutorial Accessing NBC Learn via Library’s Database List</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Webinars Offered by the Texas A&M System</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>To help with the orientation of NBC Learn, the System will be offering webinars to help your faculty use this resource. The followings webinars will be offered:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>April 24<sup>rd</sup> at 10:00 am NBC Learn and the College of Education<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>April 24<sup>rd</sup> at 2:00 pm NBC Learn and the College of Science<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>April 25<sup>th</sup> at 10:00 am NBC Learn and the College of Business<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>April 25<sup>th</sup> at 2:00 pm NBC Learn and Health and Wellness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We would like for you to encourage your faculty to attend these webinars. They may go to the following web address to register for the webinars: <a href="http://www.tamus.edu/offices/academic/">http://www.tamus.edu/offices/academic/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Contact the <a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/facultyCenterForTeachingWithTechnology">Faculty Center for Teaching with Technology</a> for further information, or if you would like to schedule a webinar for your department with an NBC Learn representative. Telephone: 903.886.5511 or email <a href="mailto:FCTT@tamuc.edu">FCTT@tamuc.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>