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September 2015 Edition



Worldwide eLearning News & Events

Fall 2015 eLearning Training Sessions

The fall semester is fully underway and Worldwide eLearning continues to provide support to faculty and staff as you make your Blackboard courses more interactive and accessible. Our list of events for the next semester (and beyond) has all of our training courses with links to more information.

Introducing New Staff Member Vanessa Whitledge

Worldwide eLearning welcomes Vanessa Whitledge, Unit Coordinator for Event Registration Services and CEUs, to the 5th floor of Texas Tech Plaza.


Online Programs at TTU

Ag Education Doc@Distance Program Admits New Cohort

A seventh cohort of 17 doctoral candidates was admitted into TTU CASNR's Doc@Distance program last month. 

CASNR Doc@Distance 7th Cohorth


On Accessibility

UDL and the Reality of Online Courses

How do you as instructors keep up with the various needs of special needs learners? Universal Design of Learning can help.


Instructional Design Tips

Creating Effective Discussions

Effective and engaging discussions can be achieved with some preparation. You can enhance this valuable learning element by considering some of the common attributes that have been shown to improve student learning.


At the Regional Sites

Nellis Renews McLennan Partnership in Waco

President Nellis visited Waco recently to renew Texas Tech University's partnership with McLennan Community College there. The agreement first made in 2009 established the TTU at Waco regional site.

President Nellis renews McLennan Partnership in Waco

Teens Redesign Downtown El Paso at Summer Camp

Texas Tech University Higher Education Teaching Site at El Paso was recently featured in an Architectural Record story about its CoAMP Architecture Academy summer camp for high school students. 

CoAMP Architecture Academy El Paso


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