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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Please note the information below regarding the fall 2015 administration of the Student Ratings of Teaching Effectiveness (SRTEs), often referred to as “course evaluations.”
This information is also being shared with your department head and college/department administrative assistants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:white">(<i>Paper-based, in class administration</i>)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:white">Online (Section W) Courses</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">November 11-13</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Administer SRTEs utilizing a student designee in the class<b>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Administer SRTEs – Students receive prompt to complete when logging into Pearson Learning Studio (eCollege) online course</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">All completed paper-based SRTEs will be returned to CFEI.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Consider talking with students about
<b>the value you place</b> on course evaluations. Empower students to offer constructive and thoughtful feedback by describing specific changes that you have made to your course in response to previous course evaluation results.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Thank you for your assistance.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Dave Giles, Ph.D.
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F">l</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Educational Assessment Coordinator<br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Academic Affairs
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Dave.Giles@tamuc.edu"><span style="color:blue">Dave.Giles@tamuc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">P.O. Box 3011 Commerce, Tx 75429-3011</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Tel. 903.468.8195
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F">l</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Fax 903.886.5991</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
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<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/cfei"><span style="color:blue">www.tamuc.edu/cfei</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D">Texas A&M University-Commerce</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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