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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Attention Faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">There are some upcoming changes in D2L that will impact your teaching experience during the Fall 2024 semester and beyond. These involve a new “Creator+” tool
and a new content layout through the New Learner Experience (NLE). Training for both changes should start as early as March 20<sup>th</sup>, and upcoming semester courses should be available in D2L by March 8<sup>th</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What does this mean for you?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You will need to become familiar with NLE and be prepared to use its new layout in all courses starting with the Fall 2024 semester. You are also encouraged
to learn about the Creator+ tool and see how it can be used to enhance the learning opportunities provided to students within your courses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What is NLE, and when will this happen?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">D2L has made strides to make numerous course design improvements through this new experience, and D2L intends to make NLE the default experience for the content
tab in all courses. It also works well with the new Creator+ tool. This should be a seamless change for any existing content, but it will change some of the processes you use to navigate and modify content within the “Content” tab.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Implementation of NLE will result in a new look for the “Content” tab in every course starting with the Fall 2024 semester. Training on NLE should be available
as early as March 20<sup>th</sup>, but you can access the following video link about NLE to see a quick overview demonstrating some of the key changes:
<a href="https://youtu.be/7E5ChiJqoAA?si=94h0wpjO6CdURcQE">https://youtu.be/7E5ChiJqoAA?si=94h0wpjO6CdURcQE</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What is Creator+, and when can I use it?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Creator+ is a new tool that allows new ways to present information within courses including some interactive formative self-assessment options. The tool is
used within the standard text box and can be used with existing text, images, and embedded videos. You can take a peek at some of the Creator+ features through a one-minute promotion video found on the following link:
<a href="https://videos.d2l.com/watch/m6THm9cZTV9aMDguvSdsCG?">https://videos.d2l.com/watch/m6THm9cZTV9aMDguvSdsCG?</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Creator+ will only be available within semester courses to everyone starting in Fall 2024, but training will begin as early as March 20<sup>th</sup>. Creator+
access within Summer I and Summer II courses will be limited to a small number of pilot participants. Some pilot participants have already been invited, but there should also be room for a few volunteers. Please contact Brett Murrey (<a href="mailto:Brett.Murrey@tamuc.edu">Brett.Murrey@tamuc.edu</a>)
if you would like to volunteer as a pilot participant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Access to upcoming semester courses in D2L<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">All courses for the May Mini, Summer I, Summer II, August Mini, and Fall 2024 semesters that are listed in Banner should be available in D2L by March 8<sup>th</sup>.
A notification will be sent out after that process is completed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please e-mail us at
<a href="mailto:online@tamuc.edu">online@tamuc.edu</a> if you have questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OAT Staff
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