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Defining Distance Education in Policy: Announcement and Call to Action

Published by: WCET | 3/7/2023

As previewed in a fall WCET Frontiers post, WCET and SAN have been conducting an analysis of “distance education” definitions used by federal agencies, states, accreditors, and others. The purpose of this review is to highlight the challenges and risks […]

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Ed Department Shakes Up OPMs and Third-Party Servicers: This Is Huge

Published by: WCET | 2/22/2023

Did you hear that loud noise last Wednesday? For those in the middle of the country, it was the Kansas City Chiefs victory parade. For those in higher education, the U.S. Department of Education created its own rumblings by releasing […]

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Strategies for Success Through Digital Learning 2023

Published by: WCET | 1/17/2023

Professional development is a highly important factor to our success. This is why we are sharing information on Every Learner Everywhere’s upcoming series “Strategies for Success Through Digital Learning.” This program includes access to a community of practice. Today, we’re […]

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Public Opportunity to Participate in SARA Reciprocity Policy Modifications

Published by: WCET | 12/15/2022

A new SARA (State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements) Policy Modification Process was approved by its oversight Board last summer. This new process will offer increased transparency and public participation in the development of SARA Policy additions and revisions to manage reciprocity […]

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Update the GI Bill for the Online Era

Published by: WCET | 11/21/2022

We normally do not repost content from other sources, but today’s Frontiers entry is a notable exception. November brings us in the United States two great holidays focused on giving thanks. This week is Thanksgiving, but we also are very […]

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Regular and Substantive Interaction Update: Where Do We Go from Here?

Published by: WCET | 11/8/2022

What is “Regular and Substantive Interaction”? Congress created a distinction between the definitions of “distance education” and “correspondence education” for purposes of federal financial aid eligibility. The distinction is that distance education courses include “regular and substantive interaction” (or RSI) […]

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Coming Attractions: Can’t Miss Features from WCET this Fall

Published by: WCET | 8/25/2022

The one constant in life is change. The variable is the pace of change. And lately, it seems change has accelerated. Image by Andreas Glöckner from Pixabay The academic year has either just started, or you are preparing for it […]

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