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<p style="font-family:Calibri" align="justify">Dear Faculty,</p>
<p style="font-family:Calibri" align="justify">The Emerging Trends lecture series offers tools to assist faculty with the use of technology in teaching. Emerging Trends is a partnership of the Office of the Provost and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. The next talk is scheduled for Friday, January 29.</p>
<p style="font-family:Calibri" align="justify"><strong>Faculty Insights to Online Instruction<br></strong>January 29, 2016<br>
1:30 - 3:00 p.m.<br>
Farish Hall, Kiva Room</p>
<p style="font-family:Calibri" align="justify">In this panel discussion, faculty members share their insights on how to design and deliver online courses.</p>
<p style="font-family:Calibri" align="justify">The panel of lecturers includes:</p>
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<li><span style="font-family:Calibri">Becky Valls and Jackie Nalett, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Dance 2307: Aesthetics</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:Calibri">Julia Kleinheider, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, WCL 2352: World Cinema</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:Calibri">Ginger Lucas, Graduate College of Social Work, SOCW 7325: Assessment in Social Work Practice</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:Calibri">Matt Franchek, College of Engineering, Subsea Engineering</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:Calibri">Nicole Andrews, College of Education, Online Master's Program</span></li>
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Paula Myrick Short<br>
Provost</p>
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