<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Samantha Eastman</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:samantha.eastman@ucr.edu">samantha.eastman@ucr.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Jul 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM<br>Subject: Research Invitation: Up to $100 for sharing your teaching with smartphones experiences<br>To: <br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#ff0000">Good afternoon, Faculty Colleagues! I'm in a mobile learning special interest group that is entering the next phase of our research project, funded by the University of California Online's "Digital Inclusion" awards, and we're inviting instructors to participate in our research!</font><div><font color="#ff0000"><br></font></div><div><font color="#ff0000">Please refrain from promoting this opportunity through social media, although direct emails to friends and acquaintances are highly encouraged (we ask that you include this statement with any messages you pass along).<br><br>Thank you for your consideration!<br><br>Best,<br>Samantha<br><br>Samantha Eastman<br>Senior Learning Experience Designer<br>Division of Undergraduate Education<br>XCITE Research, Teaching, & Learning<br>Rivera 133, XCITE Sandbox | Exploration Center for Innovative Teaching & Engagement<br>University of California, Riverside</font></div><div>____________________________________________________________</div></div><div><br></div><div><span id="m_5875496991129635862m_-334710958287092093gmail-docs-internal-guid-b116db9e-7fff-f2fc-e3b5-17b7b81b9428"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear College or University Instructor,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are a </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/ucr.edu/mobile-learning-spotlight/home" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">higher education research team that studies mobile learning</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and we want to know how you and your students use smartphones to support student learning whether in in-person, hybrid, or fully online classes! Please take 10-15 minutes to complete our </span><a href="https://ucsb.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8BKyZHduBIEWVCe" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">anonymous online survey</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. The first 100 instructors who </span><a href="https://ucsb.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8BKyZHduBIEWVCe" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">complete the survey</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> will be eligible for a $25 (USD) Amazon gift card. At the end of the survey you can indicate whether you would like to participate in a short follow-up interview for an additional $75 (USD) gift card. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Your perspective as a college instructor is invaluable to </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/ucr.edu/mobile-learning-spotlight/home" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">our research</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and will help other instructors create mobile-friendly courses and learning activities. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you so much for your time in taking the “</span><a href="https://ucsb.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8BKyZHduBIEWVCe" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Using Smartphones to Support Teaching and Learning” survey</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">!</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please share this opportunity with any other higher education instructors in the US. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Samantha Eastman</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">P.S. If you’d like to invite students to also participate in this research and be eligible for a $15 gift card, please share the </span><a href="https://ucsb.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ezagWdQ8m9Yls5U" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">student version of the survey</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">! Please note that students' participation and responses will not be shared with you. </span></p><br><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Investigators </span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mindy Colin, PhD, UC Santa Barbara: </span><a href="mailto:mcolin@ucsb.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">mcolin@ucsb.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> or 805-293-2828</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Alex Rockey, PhD, Bakersfield College: </span><a href="mailto:alexandria.rockey@bakersfieldcollege.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">alexandria.rockey@bakersfieldcollege.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> or 661-395-4493</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Samantha Eastman, M.Ed., UC Riverside: </span><a href="mailto:samantha.eastman@ucr.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">samantha.eastman@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> or 951-827-6481 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Margaret Merrill, PhD, UC Davis: </span><a href="mailto:mmerrill@ucdavis.edu" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">mmerrill@ucdavis.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> or 530-752-3059</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mariah Cladis, MA, UC Riverside</span></p></span></div></div>
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