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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Texas A&M University System’s Council for Academic Technology and Innovative Education (CATIE)
<span style="color:black">is conducting survey-related research to determine faculty technology needs across the Texas A&M System. Data from the survey will allow CATIE the ability to determine future faculty support initiatives. The survey data from faculty
will also provide System universities a summary of faculty needs, concerns, and perspectives regarding instructional technologies in their respective classes.
</span>The survey is anonymous and does not seek any personal information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftarleton.az1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_41ItWiegioeHHhj&data=04%7C01%7CGENTRY%40tarleton.edu%7Cd62a3fea88f147b3ab7b08d8dfe392fe%7C2c5ee638a96349c0ac26828dd9b78d5e%7C0%7C0%7C637505515822960803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=hKkHSJdSHykA9%2FGRbuR3fCgt9vU2lWaqgXXkyO7Enzk%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">Click
here to complete the Faculty Technology Needs Survey</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Dr. Jim Gentry, CATIE Faculty Task Force Chair, at
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:gentry@tarleton.edu">gentry@tarleton.edu</a>
</span>or (254) 968-9745.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Thank you in advance for your participation in this survey.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">John Humphreys<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Provost and Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Academic Affairs</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="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Faculty,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Texas A&M University System Council for Academic Technology and Innovative Education (CATIE) commissioned their Faculty Task Force to develop and distribute a survey
(link below) to provide faculty an opportunity to voice their respective experiences with instructional technology. The Faculty Task Force hopes to gain information regarding the resources and technologies used by faculty within educational institutions across
the Texas A&M System.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Data gained from the survey will allow CATIE the ability to better serve System members using faculty feedback. Data gained from this survey will be used in research
publications and presentations. The survey is anonymous and does not seek any personal information.</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="line-height:18.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftarleton.az1.qualtrics.com%2Fjfe%2Fform%2FSV_41ItWiegioeHHhj&data=04%7C01%7CGENTRY%40tarleton.edu%7Cd62a3fea88f147b3ab7b08d8dfe392fe%7C2c5ee638a96349c0ac26828dd9b78d5e%7C0%7C0%7C637505515822960803%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=hKkHSJdSHykA9%2FGRbuR3fCgt9vU2lWaqgXXkyO7Enzk%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="color:purple">Click
here to complete the Faculty Technology Needs Survey</span></a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Dr. Jim Gentry, CATIE Faculty Task Force Chair, at
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:gentry@tarleton.edu">gentry@tarleton.edu</a>
</span>or (254) 968-9745.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To learn more about CATIE, please visit
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.tamus.edu/catie/"><span style="color:purple">www.tamus.edu/catie/</span></a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.8pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.8pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CATIE Faculty Task Force</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.8pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">James Gentry, Chair (TSU); Kris Drumheller, Co-Chair (WTAMU); Kevin Williams Co-Chair (TAMUT); Sunay Palsole, Member (TAMU); Enrico Indiogine, Member
(TAMU); Joan Mileski, Member (TAMUG); Cynthia Pina, Member (TAMIU), Daniel Burt, Member (TAMUK); Lin Li, Member (PVAMU); Kathryn Falvo, Member (TAMUG).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<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="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">1122 TAMU| College Station, TX 77840-7896<br>
Tel. 979.458.6070 | Fax 979.458.6044 | <a href="http://www.tamus.edu"><span style="color:blue">www.tamus.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:#500000">The Texas A&M University System</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#500000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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