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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please note that In January 2022, the university will
<b><i>no longer</i> be using YouSeeU/Virtual Classroom</b> synchronous video for online classes in D2L. Access to the tool and existing recorded meeting videos will discontinue at that point.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We will be making a change to Zoom for synchronous video purposes. To facilitate ease of access and course meeting administration, Zoom will be integrated
into the course navigation bar in D2L like the current integration with YouSeeU.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We have already started training for this upcoming change in our online learning environment. To find a training time that will work with your schedule,
please visit the Training and Development university website (<a href="https://appsprod.tamuc.edu/td/coursecalendar.aspx">https://appsprod.tamuc.edu/td/coursecalendar.aspx</a>). We have weekly sessions schedule throughout October and November titled
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you would like to go ahead and get started using the Zoom integration for D2L training sandbox or your live course, please email us at
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Online (D2L Brightspace) Help Resources</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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