Title: Week 1 Introductions
Course: Dev_TOPKIT_SAMPLE_COURSE_Bauer_S_67 > Section: Week 1 - Navigating the Online Environment

This section should be reserved to host a welcome message from institute executives that are supporting your institution's online initiative and professional development offerings.

It is suggested that:

- You use a video (if possible) but a welcome letter would do as well.
- The invited speaker addresses your institution's online learning initiative. Suggested topic could be where institution's online initiative is currently and where they see online at your institution in 5 years.

Suggested participants:

- Institution's President - discussing their support for the course, history of institution online, and campus initiative of online education for your institution now and in the future.
- Distance Learning Leader/Executive (Sample Welcome Letter: CDLAVP Letter.pdf)

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