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Enabling Difference – Stories of Equity in Higher Education
Published by: WCET | 6/11/2021
The WCET team has committed to working toward a more equitable world through our work on digital learning in higher education. This fall we will dedicate the month of August to discussion of equity and inclusion in higher education, planned and […]
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New Report: Research Review of EdTech and Student Success for Racial and Ethnic Groups
Published by: WCET | 5/17/2021
WCET and the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) announce today’s release of a new joint report: “Research Review: Educational Technologies and Their Impact on Student Success for Racial and Ethnic Groups of Interest.” Purpose The events […]
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How Social Scientists Can Contribute to Online Teaching and Learning: Research, Teaching, and Mentorship
Published by: WCET | 5/14/2021
Today’s guest authors, Mary Ellen Dello Stritto and Rebecca Thomas from the Ecampus Research Unit with Oregon State University’s Ecampus are here to discuss how social scientists can contribute to online teaching and learning research. Thank you to both of […]
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“What is College Worth?” – Postsecondary Value Commission Addresses that Question
Published by: WCET | 5/12/2021
What is the value of a college education? The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Postsecondary Value Commission released today the first in a series of reports, data tools, and action agendas to address this elusive question. Students, parents, employers, and […]
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Thoughts on the Next Frontier of Higher Ed Digital Learning, Delivery Modalities, and WCET Summit 2021
Published by: WCET | 5/7/2021
This month WCET wrapped its two-part epic mini-series Practical Considerations for an Uncertain Future. Both sessions were filled with, as our Executive Director put it, never-ending and only slightly miserable chess/Queen’s Gambit, Star Wars, and Star Trek references plus amazing […]
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Racism in the Educational Cyberspace
Published by: WCET | 4/23/2021
Last semester, I began a graduate program to study Technology, Cybersecurity, and Policy. I have also, like many other people, been digging deeper into learning about anti-racism since the summer of 2020. As my learning about these two topics coincided, […]
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Origins of the State Authorization Network: We Missed the Bus, But Caught the Spirit
Published by: WCET | 4/6/2021
Ten years ago on April 6th, the first meeting of the initial members of WCET’s State Authorization Network (SAN) was held in Boulder, Colorado. To honor SAN’s 10th Birthday, I asked the founder of SAN, Russ Poulin, to reflect on […]
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Extra Extra! Read All About It (these books)
Published by: WCET | 4/2/2021
There are always new books. Several books have either come across my desk or caught my attention this year. Wish I (and all of you) had more time to get all the reading done that we would like to accomplish. […]
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Modern Mentoring – and Thoughts on What That Is
Published by: WCET | 3/26/2021
Later today WCET will be hosting the first of its new member only events called Closer Conversations. These events are meant to foster active engagement and discussion between several higher education digital learning experts and attendees. in honor of International […]
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“What is Past is Prologue”: Reading Thelin During a Pandemic
Published by: WCET | 3/19/2021
Highsmith, C. M., photographer. Sculptor Robert I. Aitken’s statue, “The Future,” Recently, Josh Kim in his Inside Higher Education blog, Learning Innovation, suggested that any discussion of the future of higher education should be informed by an understanding of the […]