New on WCET Frontiers
Finding Your Way Through Financial Aid
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 6/8/2017
This month WCET is focusing on a complex component of student participation in higher education: financial aid. We are very appreciative of our friends at the National Association for Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) for providing two blog posts giving […]
The Military Advances on Credentialing and Quality Reviews: Pay Attention
Published by: Russ Poulin | 3/13/2017
Military personnel and veterans are eager to learn…and most of them do so using educational technologies and distance learning. Given that the United States has been involved in two wars for more than a decade, how do they defend the […]
Connecticut’s One-Stop Service Increases Enrollment and Retention
Published by: Russ Poulin | 3/8/2017
WCET has long been a champion of e-learning consortia, multi-institution efforts to partner to do more together than can be done by an individual campus. Today we feature one of them. In the past, the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium (CTDLC) […]
Education Department Clarifies Its Intent on State Authorization Reciprocity
Published by: Russ Poulin | 1/9/2017
To paraphrase Mark Twain: “The report of SARA’s death was an exaggeration.” Department of Education officials recently told me that they recognize the hard work over many years in creating interstate reciprocity agreements for state authorization. They also expressed surprise […]
Department of Education State Authorization Regs – Reactions and What’s Next?
Published by: Russ Poulin | 12/21/2016
It has been a busy few days since the U.S. Department of Education released the final version of its “State Authorization of Postsecondary Distance Education, Foreign Locations” regulations. You can see Cheryl Dowd’s and my initial take on the final rules, in […]
A Lump of Coal for SARA and Other Goodies in the State Authorization Regulations
Published by: Russ Poulin | 12/16/2016
The U.S. Department of Education released its final version of the its long-awaited regulations on “State Authorization of Postsecondary Distance Education, Foreign Locations” earlier today. They will be published next week with an effective date of July 1, 2018. What […]
Virtually Inspired Website Showcases Practical Innovations
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 12/8/2016
This week we welcome Dr. Susan Aldridge, President of Drexel University Online, and Marci Powell, Chair Emerita of the U.S. Distance Learning Association, to discuss Drexel’s success in teaching and learning in virtual environments. Their story is not only “virtually […]
Will Higher Ed Regulations Weather the Perfect Storm Prepared to Sink Them?
Published by: Russ Poulin | 11/21/2016
Even George Clooney could not save the day as three storm fronts converged on his doomed fishing boat in 2000’s The Perfect Storm. Similarly, a new Republican President, Republican Congress, and an obscure law will come together to sink eight […]
Six Ideas to Innovate Higher Ed Conferences
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 11/2/2016
Leading up to the 2016 Annual Meeting, the WCET team and Steering Committee discussed making future conferences more of an experience that includes facilitated discussions, loosely organized conversations around key edtech topics, and other session types to make the event […]
The Future of Learning and Work
Published by: Russ Poulin | 9/28/2016
Today’s guest blogger is Jeremy Walsh of Learning House. He has spent his career helping organizations to reach their potential. As a dynamic leader, business developer, former pastor, small business owner, entrepreneur, and business consultant, he has a unique perspective on […]