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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Course shells for the May-Mini, Summer I, Summer II, August-Mini, and Fall 2024 terms have been created in myLeo Online/D2L. These are
<b><i>blank </i></b>course offering shells, and the term is indicated at the front of the course name.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Resources to assist with the preparation of your course shell:<o:p></o:p></span></b></h2>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Import Your Course Content:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The<b>
<a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/academictechnology/_documents/d2l/CourseCopy-ImportCourseComponents.pdf">
Import Course Material-Help Document</a> (PDF) </b>is available to help import content from another D2L course you can access.<o:p></o:p></span>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Remember to adjust due dates, modify quiz access, and check course links accordingly after the import is completed. By default, quizzes are set to inactive upon import.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Request Another Instructor’s Course Content:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Submit a
<b><a href="https://dms.tamuc.edu/Forms/D2L-CourseCopyRequest">Laserfische request form</a></b> if you want to request assistance copying content from a course you cannot access.
<o:p></o:p></span>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Approval from the instructor of that course or the related department head is required to process the request.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Remember to adjust due dates, modify quiz access, and check course links accordingly after the import is completed. By default, quizzes are set to inactive upon import.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">TA/GA Enrollment Request:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Submit a
<b><a href="https://dms.tamuc.edu/Forms/Graduate-Assistant-Enrollment">Laserfische request form</a></b> if you want to add a TA/GA within a D2L course.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;text-autospace:none">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Changes for All Fall 2024 Courses:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Remember that some things will be different starting
in the Fall 2024 semester for all courses. Please read through the email or D2L announcement sent out earlier this week for more details about the New Learner Experience (NLE) and Creator+.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Office of Academic Technology is here to help you with your online courses. 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>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OAT Staff
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="204" height="86" style="width:2.125in;height:.8958in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D8DC83.9D6B21A0" alt="Description: Academic Technology-Two Color-Digital"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">903-886-5511 |
</span></b><a href="mailto:online@tamuc.edu"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">online@tamuc.edu</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"> |
</span></b><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/oat"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">www.tamuc.edu/oat</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"> |</span></b><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/facultyStaffServices/academictechnology/d2l/default.aspx"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">myLeo
Online (D2L Brightspace) Help Resources</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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