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DECEMBER 2017
NDLW Open House

TTU Worldwide eLearning Staff Members Earn Blackboard Certification

Leslie DeBusk and Chyrel Mayfield, staff members at Texas Tech University eLearning & Academic Partnerships, recently received their Blackboard Trainer Certificates. Read more about the certificate, how they earned it and what possessing the certificate means for them.

Brazil and Business

Former TTU K-12 students Rafael Andrade and Pedro Egidio participate in the Red Raider Startup at the Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business.

Texas Tech University Named in America’s Most Military-Friendly Colleges

BestColleges.com recently released a list of the most military-friendly colleges for 2018, highlighting not for profit educational institutions that offer online programs for military and veteran students. Texas Tech University was named on the list, highlighting a commitment to providing a high quality online education to students.

Texas Tech University Ranked No. 3 in Top 20 Best Online Colleges in Texas List

Online College Planner recently ranked Texas Tech No. 3 on the list of "Top 20 Best Online Colleges in the State of Texas." Statements from both Dr. Melanie Hart and Dr. Justin Louder about the achievement were featured in a news release from Texas Tech Today.

Fall 2017 eLearning Training Opportunities

eLearning offers multiple training classes throughout the semester to assist faculty as they develop new high quality online, hybrid, or web-supported classes. In addition to these training courses, we provide information about other relevant happenings in our list of events.

Online Course Quality Review Rubric

Online Course Quality Review Rubric to Consider

There is an online course review rubric gaining national attention. With many institutions adopting and using this rubric, it is worth some time considering it for your next online course update!

Screen Assignments for Originality Using SafeAssign

SafeAssign plagiarism detection tool is available to TTU faculty for Blackboard courses.

Getting Into the Accessibility Mindset (pdf)

Accessibility is a major concern these days. It can feel overwhelming. That's why Kaltura wrote a handy whitepaper "Getting in the Accessibility Mindset: A Guide to Making Educational Video Accessible (pdf)." It breaks down one area, video accessibility, into manageable chunks. Get the details on what you need to do to get into the accessibility mindset for video.

TTU Regional Sites

TTU Center at Junction: Trail of Lights

The Llano River Field Station at Texas Tech University Center at Junction will hold the fifth annual “Trail of Lights” on December 14.

Texas Tech University at Waco Set to Expand Partnership with McLennan Community College

Texas Tech University at Waco and McLennan Community College hope to help meet the growing educational and economic needs of the Waco area by expanding their partnership. With hopes to build a new facility, add degree programs and boost enrollment, the future is looking very bright for TTU at Waco and MCC.

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