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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Faculty,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Texas A&M University-Commerce and Sloan-C have entered a collaborative agreement for the upcoming Sloan-C/MERLOT conference on Emerging Technologies for Online Learning <a href="http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2014/et4online/welcome">http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2014/et4online/welcome</a> to be held at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas April 9-11, 2014. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>As a result, we are excited to announce that all TAMU System staff/faculty may take advantage of the following discount codes to register for the conference (1 code can be used per registrant):<br><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'>· </span><span style='color:#222222'> TAMU Onsite Attendee ($75 discount): 2014ET4TAMUOnsite<br></span><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'>· </span><span style='color:#222222'> TAMU Individual Virtual Attendee ($25 discount): 2014ET4TAMUVA<br></span><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'>· </span><span style='color:#222222'> TAMU Institutional Virtual Package ($250 discount): 2014ET4TAMUIVP<br></span><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'>· </span><span style='color:#222222'> TX-OK-AR Single Day ($25 discount): 2014ET4REGSD<br> <br></span>Here is the conference registration information: <span style='color:#222222'><a href="http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2014/et4online/registration">http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2014/et4online/registration</a>. If you have any registration questions, email</span> <a href="mailto:conference@sloanconsortium.org">conference@sloanconsortium.org</a>. The conference team monitors this email box. <span style='color:#222222'><br></span><br>Join your colleagues from across the US at this conference which had over 900 attendees last year. The conference received a wealth of praise from last year’s participants for the quality, breadth, and depth of its many professional development services for higher education.<br><br><b>Learn What You Need:</b> The Emerging Technologies for Online Learning conference provides opportunities for you to learn from expert practitioners of innovations in online learning and teaching. Some of the key topics areas showcased at the conference are:<br><br>Conference activities focus on emerging and innovative uses of technology designed to improve teaching and learning online. The ET4Online conference provides invaluable information and networking opportunities for faculty, librarians, instructional designers and technologists, and academic administrators engaged in:<br><span style='font-family:Symbol'>· </span> Curriculum and course redesign<br><span style='font-family:Symbol'>· </span> Improving student completion rates in online courses<br><span style='font-family:Symbol'>· </span> Integrating e-textbooks and open resources<br><span style='font-family:Symbol'>· </span> Accessibility and digital content<br><span style='font-family:Symbol'>· </span> Mobile apps in class and online<br><span style='font-family:Symbol'>· </span> Learning space redesign<br><br>Please give this conference strong consideration and remember there is also a virtual attendance option if you are unable to attend in person. Visit the Sloan-C/MERLOT Conference <a href="http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2014/et4online/welcome">http://sloanconsortium.org/conference/2014/et4online/welcome</a> website for registration and program information. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=200 height=36 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CF49A6.0D86CA90" alt="Description: cid:image001.png@01CF48E9.F321C450"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:Symbol;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>