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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#F1B20F">REMINDER: ACUE Registration is Open<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#F1B20F">It’s not too late to enroll in ACUE 2023-2024 courses!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#F1B20F"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Dear Texas A&M University-Commerce faculty<span style="color:#1F497D">,
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Texas A&M University–Commerce is excited to offer faculty
<b>two </b>opportunities to elevate your teaching practice through a program with the Association of College and University Educators (<a href="https://acue.org"><span style="color:windowtext">ACUE</span></a>).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">This email is an invitation to participate this fall in the following ACUE programming:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Effective Online Teaching Practices
</span></u></i></b><b><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">(full course: 25 weeks)
<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Through this experience, you’ll learn about and implement a series of research-based teaching practices shown to improve student outcomes in online courses. This program is professionally facilitated
and will be delivered online with a cohort of your colleagues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Upon course completion, participants will earn a nationally recognized Certificate in Effective College Instruction, the only college teaching credential endorsed by the
<a href="https://www.acenet.edu/Pages/default.aspx">American Council on Education</a> (ACE).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">This course begins August 28, 2023. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Cohorts typically complete one module per week over 25 weeks. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Internal ACUE research indicates that a faculty member spends approximately 2-3 hours of activity per week, on average, in the course. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Register Now!</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"> We have
a limited number of seats available! Interested faculty are encouraged to apply by August 1, 2023 by
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://portal.acue.org/pages/tamus-commerce">registering at the ACUE and Texas A&M University–Commerce portal.
</a><span class="normaltextrun"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><i><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;background:white">Fostering a Culture of Belonging (8-weeks)</span></u></i></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;background:white">,</span></i></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;background:white">
a newly updated micro-credential course from ACUE, will guide course-takers on how to prioritize equity and inclusion in their work with students and colleagues. In addition to highlighting practices that can be used by instructional staff, this newly updated
offering adds practices, videos, and resources that non-instructional staff and campus leaders can learn and implement allowing them to contribute to a culture of belonging across their academic institutions.</span></span><span class="scxw213798379"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">This course begins August 28, 2023. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Cohorts typically complete one module every two weeks over 8 weeks. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Internal ACUE research indicates that a faculty member spends approximately 2-3 hours of activity per week, on average, in the course. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Register Now!</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"> We have
a limited number of seats available! Interested faculty are encouraged to apply by August 1, 2023 by
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://portal.acue.org/pages/tamus-commerce">registering at the ACUE and Texas A&M University–Commerce portal.
</a><span class="normaltextrun"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">To learn more about ACUE and the ACUE course experience,
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://acue.org/information-sessions/">please attend a course information session.</a><span class="normaltextrun">
</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">For more information, please contact Laura Isbell, ACUE Campus Lead, at
</span></i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="mailto:Laura.Isbell@tamuc.edu">Laura.Isbell@tamuc.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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