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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Greetings Faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In our current LMS Transition (Project NOVA) Phase I, Faculty Course Leads (FCL), with the assistance of the CFEI, are moving master courses to a staging area in eCollege called the NOVA Term. FCLs will receive
communications from their Department Heads to identify master courses to prepare for migration. To start this process, Faculty Course Leads, please fill out this
</span><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQk8sTiJlmVvQ7S0hwA4i4atyWg-Hj0I0SC7BWrnULEJ9YRQ/viewform?c=0&w=1">form</a></span></u></b><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#333333">Need help "packing" your courses for the big migration from eCollege to D2L Brightspace? Look forward to our recurring weeklong Packing Parties each semester, which is open, relaxed, self-paced lab with music,
food, goodies, and CFEI staff support. </span><span style="color:black">Or if you prefer to do this independently, refer to
</span><span style="background:white">Resource: <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#575757"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/LMS/eCollegeCoursePackingTips.pdf"><span style="color:#002949">eCollege
Course Packing Tips</span></a></span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#575757"> </span></span>(pdf)</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Note: There are two types of courses related to the LMS transition:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(1) migrated courses identified by the Department Heads for Faculty Course Leads, which will go through a conversion process and be formatted in the new LMS [if this applies to you,
<span style="color:black">fill out this </span><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQk8sTiJlmVvQ7S0hwA4i4atyWg-Hj0I0SC7BWrnULEJ9YRQ/viewform?c=0&w=1">form</a></span></u></b><span style="color:black">]</span>,
and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(2) all other courses needing to be archived outside of eCollege, which will not be migrated and will need to be rebuilt in the new LMS.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">All faculty will find beneficial information on the
</span>CFEI website<span style="color:black"> regardless of their migration role. The website includes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">the </span><b><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/LMS/default.aspx">Project NOVA</a></b><span style="color:black"> details and updates,
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/LMS/migration.aspx">Phase I: Migration Staging</a></b><span style="color:black"> in eCollege,
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">a </span><b><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/LMS/toolbox.aspx">Quality Assurance Faculty Toolbox</a></b><span style="color:black"> with resources
on </span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/LMS/toolbox.aspx/toolbox.aspx#accessibilitychecklist">Accessibility</a></span></b><span style="color:black">,
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/LMS/toolbox.aspx/toolbox.aspx#atomiclearning">Atomic Learning training videos</a></span></b><span style="color:black">,
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/LMS/toolbox.aspx/toolbox.aspx#qmreview">Custom Quality Matters Review</a></span></b><span style="color:black">,
</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Recurring “<b><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/LMS/toolbox.aspx/toolbox.aspx#pack">eCollege Packing Party</a></b>” events, and a number of other
resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/LMS/default.aspx"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="302" height="168" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image001.png@01D2CB32.BFD3AE50" alt="cid:image001.png@01D2B9C8.0F71CE00"></span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Link to Project NOVA</span></i><i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/documents/AM-CommerceAccessibilityCourseInfo_web1.pdf"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="452" height="165" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D2CB35.7044ADA0" alt="Atomic Learning logo"></span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Link to access instructions for the D2L Brightspace Orientation resource course<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/LMS/migration.aspx"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="309" height="222" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.png@01D2CB32.BFD3AE50" alt="Title: Graphic Button to website - Description: Button links to http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/LMS/migration.aspx
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Link to Faculty Course Lead instructions</span></i><i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/LMS/toolbox.aspx"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="288" height="222" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image005.png@01D2CB32.BFD3AE50" alt="Title: Toolbox button - Description: Web link to Quality Assurance Faculty Toolbox, http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/centerForFacultyExcellenceAndInnovation/LMS/toolbox.aspx
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:black">Link to Faculty resources for: Accessibility, Atomic Learning, Quality Matters, Syllabus, and more</span></i><i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you for your efforts to make this LMS transition a success!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#003E80">CFEI</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Center for Faculty Excellence & Innovation
</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">Academic Affairs
<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">Gee Library, Suite 173<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<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. 903.886.5511
</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><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#003E80">Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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