U.S. Department of Education’s Latest Proposed Changes
In recent rulemaking, the U.S. Department of Education proposed significant changes affecting institutions’ distance education offerings including state authorization, reciprocity for distance education, attendance taking requirements, and digital learning materials. The proposed changes will dramatically change the way we serve online learners.
The U.S. Department of Education aims to protect students as consumers and ensure that federal financial aid funds are spent appropriately. These are important goals, but there will be additional consequences for students, faculty, and staff.
Join this Closer Conversation to discuss how these changes may affect your institution. Topics of discussion include:
- Requiring attendance taking for all distance education courses,
- categorizing all distance education programs as a “virtual location,”
- changes to state authorization and out-of-state distance education reciprocity, and
- substantially changing “inclusive access” programs that include books and resources in tuition and fees.
Registration is free and open to current WCET members but limited to the first 75 registrations. Because registration is limited, we ask that members send one representative so more institutions can have an opportunity to learn and ask questions. If capacity allows additional participants to register, we will notify WCET members via our weekly NEWS email on April 24.
Participants are invited to interact via video and/or chat. Closer Conversations are not recorded. Resources shared during the Closer Conversation will be emailed to registrants following the event.
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