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Digital Learning: A Mystery about Pending Federal Rules

Published by: WCET | 6/14/2022

It has been an action-packed year thus far on the Federal regulatory front. In January, we shared a preview of the “coming attractions” and encouraged you to grab some popcorn and watch along with us. And, while we’re only through […]

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Before and After Moments

Published by: WCET | 5/4/2022

WCET welcomes Kara Monroe, President and Founder of Monarch Strategies LLC. Today we are continuing the article series on leadership in higher education digital learning. This is the third blog post in the featured series. Enjoy the previous posts: “Shifting from […]

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The State Authorization Network (SAN) – Meeting an Important Need

Published by: WCET | 4/21/2022

An urgent need caused the creation of the State Authorization Network (SAN) by our parent organization WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies). In October 2010, to the great surprise of many institutions and states, the U.S. Department of Education […]

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Federal Policy Surprises! Updates and a Call to Action

Published by: WCET | 2/22/2022

How many of you like surprises? Surprises can be great fun, but let’s be clear that rulemaking surprises are sometimes more like encountering the clown from IT. Not to be left out, Congress is also providing its own surprise so […]

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OER Zero to Sixty in Five Years: One University’s Pathway to 60% Participation

Published by: WCET | 2/3/2022

The University of Arkansas Cossatot is a small community college in the southwest corner of Arkansas with approximately 1,400 students. Among two-year colleges in Arkansas, we lead in OER usage, but it didn’t happen overnight. It took collaboration between college […]

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2022 Digital Learning Policy Preview, Part 2:  Federal and State Rules

Published by: WCET | 1/27/2022

The self-proclaimed “policy nerds” at WCET and WCET|SAN began looking forward to 2022, and we started to marvel at all the policy issues for digital learning in higher education that will be in play this year. Some significant changes for […]

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Announcing the 2021 SANsational Award Winners

Published by: WCET | 12/9/2021

Institutional procedures to comply with state and federal law are unique to an institution’s activities and administrative structure. Regardless, much can be gained from observing the work of exemplars and sharing practical strategies deployed at other institutions. The State Authorization […]

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SUNY Online is Pleased to Announce the Release of OSCQR 4.0!

Published by: WCET | 12/1/2021

This week’s WCET Frontiers blog is written by guest author Alexandra M. Pickett, Director, SUNY Online Teaching, SUNY Online with The State University of New York. The blog features updates to The SUNY Online Course Quality Review Rubric, OSCQR. OSCQR […]

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