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<DIV>Our Community College president has challenged each employee to benchmark his position with the best in the country. We are asked to communicate with high achieving peers in other states, preferably at the Community College level, to find out what they are doing that we might implement in our program at Wake Tech. In the past, I know that my department head (distance education) have a very difficult time finding someone at her level to communicate with. With a great resource like this list serve, I thought I would ask if anyone in this group would be willing to participate. It will involve a brief questionnaire, and perhaps one or two follow up phone calls or video conferences over a period of several months. I'm the first accessibility specialist (distance education faculty training and support) at Wake Tech, and I would really like to raise the bar high. I'd be forever grateful to anyone willing to work with me on this project. Our school is definitely at a turning point accessibility wise as our online learning department continues to expand, and your input could be a catalyst for future ACCESSIBLE growth! Thanks so much.</DIV>
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