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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><sup><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#F1B20F">Last Day to Register for ACUE!</span></sup></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Dear Texas A&M University-Commerce faculty</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1F497D">,</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Today is the final day to register for ACUE.</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> Texas A&M University–Commerce is offering
faculty these <b>two </b>opportunities to elevate your teaching practice through a program with the Association of College and University Educators (</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://acue.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">ACUE</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">). </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">This email is an invitation to participate this fall in the following ACUE programming:</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Effective Online Teaching Practices </span></u></i></b><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">(full course: 25 weeks)</span></u></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">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.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Upon course completion, participants will earn a nationally recognized Certificate in Effective College Instruction, the only college teaching credential endorsed by
the </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.acenet.edu/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">American Council on Education</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> (ACE).</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">This course begins August 28, 2023. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Cohorts typically complete one module per week over 25 weeks. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="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 style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Register Now!</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> We have a limited number of seats available! Interested faculty are encouraged to apply by </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://portal.acue.org/pages/tamus-commerce" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">registering
at the ACUE and Texas A&M University–Commerce portal. </span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;background:white">Fostering a Culture of Belonging (8-weeks)</span></u></i></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;background:white">,</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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 style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">This course begins August 28, 2023. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Cohorts typically complete one module every two weeks over 8 weeks. </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="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 style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Register Now!</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> We have a limited number of seats available! Interested faculty are encouraged to apply by </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://portal.acue.org/pages/tamus-commerce" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">registering
at the ACUE and Texas A&M University–Commerce portal. </span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">To learn more about ACUE and the ACUE course experience, </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://acue.org/information-sessions/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">please
attend a course information session.</span></a></span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">For more information, please contact Laura Isbell, ACUE Campus Lead, at </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:Laura.Isbell@tamuc.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Laura.Isbell@tamuc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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