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<FONT size=3>Greetings All,</FONT><BR>
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<BR><FONT size=3>Many students have already begun completing the online exercises, quizzes, and tests--having downloaded the syllabus and information that was emailed to them as well as posted to their Blackboard site.</FONT><BR>
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<FONT size=3>I am happy to say that by this time last year I had already received approximately 150 emails from "confused" students. This year, I have only received 39, most of whom simply didn't know what Blackboard is at all. Again, with 1,700 students enrolled in the D-Courses, it is inevitable to have a few who are still confused, and this number invariably tapers off as they learn how to use Blackboard. For this reason, they have until Friday, October the 13th to complete their first set of assignments.</FONT><BR>
<P class=ecmsonormal style="MARGIN: auto 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT size=3>At any rate, students who still have questions can either email me at <A href="mailto:lashervan@hotmail.com">lashervan@hotmail.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3> or </FONT><A href="mailto:lashv@ucr.edu"><FONT size=3>lashv@ucr.edu</FONT></A><FONT size=3> or they can come to my office, </FONT></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><FONT size=3>Humanities and Social Sciences 1103C (HMNSS), to see me. My office hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 8-12. Again, for the few who still have questions after reading the announcements and syllabus, they should contact me directly for clarification. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<FONT size=3>Best,</FONT><BR>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Lash Keith Vance, Ph.D., MEd </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>University of California, Riverside </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>Department of English</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Director of Computer Assisted Instruction</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>Office: Humanities and Social Sciences 1103C</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Email: lashervan@hotmail.com </FONT></DIV>
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