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Dear Engineering Community, </div>
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<b><u>Blackboard is coming to an END in about 100 days.</u></b></p>
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There are only around 100 days left until UH switches from Blackboard to Canvas. June 1<sup>st</sup><span> </span>is the official end date of Blackboard after that point you will no longer be able to access Blackboard. To help you prepare for the switch you
can attend monthly Canvas training and request a practice shell to begin preparing your Summer and Fall courses.<span> </span><b><u>One thing to keep in mind, you will not have access to student data after June 1<sup>st</sup><span> </span>so if you need student
data for upcoming accreditations or for any other reason please download it before June 1, 2023</u></b>.</p>
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<b><u>Resources to prepare for Canvas</u></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px"> <span> </span></span></span></span>Monthly Calendar Training:<span> </span><a href="https://eitapps.uh.edu/calendar" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" class="" data-loopstyle="link">Training
Calendar</a></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol;margin:0px;color:rgb(37, 36, 36)"><span style="margin:0px">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px"> <span> </span></span></span></span>Weekly Canvas Office Hours (Every Thursday 10-11am):<span> </span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI", sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(37, 36, 36)"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19*3a0R-fGiWY3vETBZ3SXyMnZTiUXUYSkbA3oI0RvoppZZg1*40thread.tacv2/1668203158753?context=*7b*22Tid*22*3a*22170bbabd-a2f0-4c90-ad4b-0e8f0f0c4259*22*2c*22Oid*22*3a*22f112d557-581e-4bec-8b16-406485694063*22*7d__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!LkSTlj0I!B2lRD2J05CS8m0Z2WfJABr5tCewyjPc8u8hyRGTvWTPkGcdgkEMIcf424waXH2EndUvELR-tYmqu5ZaHQAAzxQwOwQA$" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" class="" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Semibold", sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(98, 100, 167)">Click
here to join the meeting</span></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px"> <span> </span></span></span></span>Request a Canvas practice shell:<span> </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/r/1LP9a4DgPC__;!!LkSTlj0I!B2lRD2J05CS8m0Z2WfJABr5tCewyjPc8u8hyRGTvWTPkGcdgkEMIcf424waXH2EndUvELR-tYmqu5ZaHQAAzsePyAxk$" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" class="" data-loopstyle="link">Canvas
Form</a></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px"> <span> </span></span></span></span>Faculty Resources:<span> </span><a href="https://uh.edu/canvas/faculty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="3" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" class="" data-loopstyle="link">Faculty
Help for Canvas</a></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px"> <span> </span></span></span></span>Canvas Guides:<span> </span><a href="https://www.instruction.uh.edu/knowledgebase/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="4" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" class="" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)">Knowledgebase</span></a></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol;margin:0px;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)"><span style="margin:0px">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px"> <span> </span></span></span></span>Training Videos:<span> </span><a href="https://www.instruction.uh.edu/knowledgebase/canvas-getting-started-videos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://www.instruction.uh.edu/knowledgebase/canvas-getting-started-videos/" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="5" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" class="" data-loopstyle="link">Videos</a><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol;margin:0px;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)"><span style="margin:0px">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px"> <span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;margin:0px">Prepare your courses for migration:<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.instruction.uh.edu/knowledgebase_category/canvas-transition/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="6" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" class="" data-loopstyle="link">Canvas
Transition</a><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)"></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Symbol;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman";margin:0px"> <span> </span></span></span></span>Engineering Education SharePoint Site:<span> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;margin:0px"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uofh.sharepoint.com/sites/TeachinganEngineeringOnlineCourse__;!!LkSTlj0I!B2lRD2J05CS8m0Z2WfJABr5tCewyjPc8u8hyRGTvWTPkGcdgkEMIcf424waXH2EndUvELR-tYmqu5ZaHQAAz54l2eMo$" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="7" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="link" id="OWAb4374c5b-f546-b429-c25c-7b8ce4469051">Teaching
an Engineering Online Course</a></span></p>
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As always I am here to help in any way I can to make this transition smoothly for you. Reach out to me for help and guidance:<span> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(68, 84, 106)"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="8" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" class="">jcmcdonough@uh.edu</a>;<span> </span><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="9" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline"><span style="margin:0px;color:blue">713-743-9972</span></a></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(68, 84, 106)">Joseph “JC” McDonough<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(68, 84, 106)">Instructional Designer<br>
Cullen College of Engineering<br>
</span><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;margin:0px;color:red">University of Houston<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;margin:0px;color:rgb(68, 84, 106)"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="10" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" class="">jcmcdonough@uh.edu</a><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;margin:0px"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uofh.sharepoint.com/sites/TeachinganEngineeringOnlineCourse__;!!LkSTlj0I!B2lRD2J05CS8m0Z2WfJABr5tCewyjPc8u8hyRGTvWTPkGcdgkEMIcf424waXH2EndUvELR-tYmqu5ZaHQAAz54l2eMo$" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="12" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);text-decoration:underline" id="OWA5f1ce2a9-6978-95bf-f15f-b1fb5f5bbd19" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="link">Teaching
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