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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We would like to share some course evaluation updates you may find helpful as we move into the fall semester:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">All Course Evaluation Reports for semesters including May Mini, Summer I, Summer II and August Mini are now available. To access reports, please log in to
</span><span style="color:windowtext"><a href="http://tamuc.bluera.com/tamuc/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">http://tamuc.bluera.com/tamuc/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
with your Active Directory credentials, locate "My Reports," and choose the report you need from the list.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:red;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please visit our
<a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/facultystaffservices/academictechnology/COURSE%20EVALUATIONS/access.aspx">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Access Reports page</span></a> for more information on the types of reports we offer, accessing prior reports, requesting ad-hoc reports, and gaining access to Dynamic Report Access.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Course evaluation start date, end date, duration of evaluation varies based on multiple factors such as part of term, duration of the course, etc. Once the evaluation
is live, an email notification will be sent.</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Reminder - some courses do not qualify for course evaluations. Details about course evaluation criteria can be found on the
</span><a href="https://inside.tamuc.edu/facultystaffservices/academictechnology/COURSE%20EVALUATIONS/default.aspx"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Course Evaluations page</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
on our website.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The evaluation for full term courses will open on
<b>November 24 at 8:00 AM CST</b> and will close on <b>December 08 10:59 PM CST</b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Evaluations for College of Innovation and Design (CID) seven week courses starting in September are
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">already
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">live! They will close on
</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">October 20 at 10:59 PM, CST.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Faculty can review the response rate for courses with open evaluations using the following link,
</span><a href="http://tamuc.bluera.com/tamuc/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">http://tamuc.bluera.com/tamuc/</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
Remember, the same link will also be used to access course evaluation surveys or reports when they are available.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If faculty members need trainings on using the course evaluation dashboard, accessing evaluation QR codes, understanding reports, or any other course evaluation related assistance,
please feel free to reach out to us at <a href="mailto:Course.Evaluations@tamuc.edu">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Course.Evaluations@tamuc.edu</span></a>, and we will be glad to help.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please encourage your students to complete their evaluations to ensure that the process runs smoothly. Faculty engagement
has been shown to increase student participation and quality feedback. If you have any questions or concerns about the course evaluation process, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at
</span><a href="mailto:Course.Evaluations@tamuc.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Course.Evaluations@tamuc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">903-886-5511 |
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