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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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2022 Digital Learning Policy Preview, Part 1: U.S. Department of Education Negotiated Rulemaking
Published by: WCET | 1/26/2022
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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Creating Accessible and Inclusive Online Courses
Published by: WCET | 11/18/2021
Today’s post looks at how accessibility can be incorporated into online experiences with some simple and actionable steps that improve learning and success for all. Thank you Brandon Smith for providing excellent strategies for improving accessibility, the importance of continuous […]
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What is “NEXUS” for higher ed? Considerations for a multi-state workforce
Published by: WCET | 9/15/2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic lurches on, many employers, including postsecondary institutions, are navigating the reality of what many feel is the future of work: remote employment. By the end of 2021, its predicted that over a quarter of the workforce […]