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New WCET Distance Ed Enrollment Report Shows Continued Growth
Published by: WCET | 2/8/2016
We are pleased to announce the first issue of a new report, the “WCET Distance Education Enrollment Report 2016: Using IPEDS 2014 Fall Enrollment Data.” Based on data accumulated by the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System’s […]
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The Great LMS Review Adventure
Published by: WCET | 2/4/2016
Who wants the best LMS? We all do! How do you pick the best LMS? *cricket chirp, cricket chirp* A choice of a Learning Management System (LMS) is a critical one for colleges and universities on so many levels – it […]
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Mind the Skills Gap
Published by: WCET | 1/28/2016
In the final chapter of our three-part set of guest blog posts focusing on the future, we welcome Michelle Weise. Formerly at the Clayton Christensen Institute, Michelle now serves as Executive Director of the Sandbox CoLABorative for Southern New Hampshire […]
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Higher Education in the Year 2050: The Age of IoT Global Connectivity
Published by: WCET | 1/21/2016
Have you met Robbie Melton, Tennessee’s emerging education technologies evangelist? We sent her back to the future and an in today’s guest blog post, she shares what she found there. Thank you Robbie! What are your thoughts about the future? […]
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Emergence of the Linked Services Sector in American Higher Ed & Lifelong Learning
Published by: WCET | 1/14/2016
By now, it borders on trite to declare that American higher education, and, in fact, global higher education stands on the precipice of dynamic, revolutionary, and disruptive change. But the cards that I see being dealt as we enter 2016 […]
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WCET, OLC, & UPCEA Partner on Higher Ed Act for the 21st Century Learner
Published by: WCET | 1/12/2016
WCET partners with the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) in creating a unified voice on pending federal regulations for today’s higher education students. By working together, we can have more impact on […]
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Adaptive Learning: Standing Up to Three Major Educational Challenges
Published by: WCET | 1/7/2016
In this week’s blog on adaptive learning, I will share some benefits of using adaptive learning in higher education based upon the three major challenges Richard Culatta, former Director of the Office of Educational Technology for the U.S. Department of […]
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The Promise of Adaptivity
Published by: WCET | 12/8/2015
WCET seeks to raise awareness on the why, how and what of adaptive learning; to develop a community of faculty, administrators, designers and providers to share promising practices and ideas; and for WCET to be a valuable resource on this […]
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NROC, EdReady, and Continuous Innovation
Published by: WCET | 12/3/2015
For those who attended the annual meeting, you already had in introduction to EdReady by The NROC Project as a 2015 WOW Award winner. They created a great video that explains the basis of the project, but we asked Ahrash […]
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Serving Older Students with New Technologies: Highlights from #ACCN15
Published by: WCET | 12/1/2015
Last month, just ahead of the WCET Annual Meeting, the Adult College Completion Network held their annual Workshop, focused on garnering discussion of how we best serve adult learners and bring them back into higher education. Today, Christina Sedney, project […]