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2022 SANsational Award Winners Present Promising Compliance Solutions
Published by: WCET | 1/4/2023
Three postsecondary institutions each earned a 2022 SANsational Award for the creation of innovative processes and structures to manage state and federal regulatory compliance for out-of-state activities of the postsecondary institution. Since 2015, the State Authorization Network (SAN), a division […]
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A Transformative Journey – Using Digital Tools in Higher Education
Published by: WCET | 12/21/2022
Today WCET Frontiers welcomes Shani Suber, Dean of E-learning Effectiveness and Enhancement with Dallas College and member of the WCET Steering Committee! Shani joins us to talk about her transformative journey using digital learning tools to better help students achieve […]
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Helping Students Prepare for Digital Learning: Providing Information at the Time of Enrollment
Published by: WCET | 12/13/2022
As digital learning professionals, we know that there are a variety of issues that can factor into student success in a digital course. Such issues range from access to the necessary technologies and bandwidth to better understanding instructor expectations for […]
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We Missed You WCET! – Our fav moments from #WCET2022
Published by: WCET | 12/2/2022
Each year (except for a few recent years that we don’t want to think about) WCET community members, higher education practitioners, and the WCET staff join together to celebrate, collaborate, share, learn, and laugh at the WCET Annual Meeting. After […]
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The Quality – Equity Bond: Advancing Equity and Quality in Online Learning Today
Published by: WCET | 10/20/2022
Today I’m thrilled to help kick off our Frontiers and WCET Steering Committee working group series on equity and quality in higher education digital learning. Throughout the next several weeks, we will hear from Steering Committee members and experts in […]
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Georgetown University’s Trek to Turn Refugees into Students
Published by: WCET | 10/13/2022
Today WCET Frontiers welcomes Kelly Otter, Dean of the School of Continuing Studies at Georgetown University, to discuss the University’s program to assist refugees in the Middle East. This outstanding work will have an incredible impact for refugee students, and […]
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Assessment and evaluation of microcredentials: What success looks like and to whom
Published by: WCET | 9/29/2022
Overview and Introduction Today, we conclude the WCET blog series on microcredentials which set out to address the inception, implementation, and evaluation of microcredentialing approaches across the higher education industry. We learned that there is a wide range of reasons […]
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Lessons Learned – The Implementation Stage of Microcredentials
Published by: WCET | 9/22/2022
Welcome to the continuation of the WCET + WCET Steering work group series focused on microcredential initiatives. This series explores microcredential adoption, implementation, and evaluation. Previously, the series has reviewed the importance of understanding the strategic goals of microcredential projects, […]
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Definitions of Digital and Distance Education Spotlighted by WCET this Fall
Published by: WCET | 9/15/2022
What term do you use to describe a course where technology allows faculty and students to connect over space and time? Any/all of these? Distance learning. Online learning. Blended learning. Hybrid learning. Hyflex learning. Digital learning. Remote learning. Emergency remote […]
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A Hopefully Interesting Introduction to Passwords
Published by: WCET | 9/8/2022
Password security is, simultaneously, one of the most important and most hated aspects of cybersecurity. To many – myself included – it’s frustrating and confounding that everyone should need so many passwords, each of which contain more complex characters, just […]