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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">At the request of Dr. James Hallmark, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the following request is being distributed to all faculty.
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">The Faculty Task Force from the System-wide Council on Academic Technology and Innovative Education (CATIE) needs your feedback.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">An interdisciplinary group of faculty serving on a Task Force of the Committee on Academic Technology and Innovative Education (CATIE). The purpose
of the Faculty Task Force (FTF) is to research innovative ideas and strategies for academic technology integration. The FTF is assessing the teaching technology needs of faculty across the entire A&M System.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">You were selected as a participant because you are currently a faculty member at one of the 11 universities in the A&M System.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The link below will take you to an online survey that will provide a consent document and ask questions regarding your attitudes, needs, and behaviors related to technology use in teaching,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This anonymous survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete, and your information will be kept confidential. Once you have started
the survey, you may stop at any time as there is no obligation to complete any portion of the survey. Your participation is anonymous and will not impact your employment status.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Academic technology is becoming an important part of our jobs as faculty members. The information from this survey will be used to determine
potential barriers to use of technology, resources available for technology, training needs, and potential system level collaborative pricing for popular tools. Your participation is critical. Please consider lending your voice.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Questions about CATIE and the Task Force conducting this survey can be directed to the Principle Investigator, Lori Kupcznski, EdD at Texas A&M
University-Kingsville via email <a href="mailto:lori.kupczynski@tamuk.edu" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">lori.kupczynski@tamuk.edu</span></a><span style="color:#212121">.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#212121">T</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">his project has been reviewed and approved by the Texas
A&M – Kingsville IRB. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Link to Survey: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.surveymonkey.com_r_FacTechUse&d=DwMF-g&c=ODFT-G5SujMiGrKuoJJjVg&r=Pi6OFpqxw1zFGVlXcgrEBUQXjCJ0iZb_-zTfBxmRheo&m=BFpYpjNBEiij5D_SiFwwdouNdTcp3asAFMYD0Zs9DKY&s=fkmHfFNJ_SFjRDQ0mEEfGWqx972ggdQeTaeeFf5z0V8&e="><b><span style="color:blue">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FacTechUse</span></b></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dr. James Hallmark | Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Office of Academic Affairs</span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:jhallmark@tamus.edu"><span style="color:blue">JHallmark@tamus.edu</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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