New on WCET Frontiers
Fraud & State Authorization Focus of WCET’s Testimony at ED’s Rulemaking Hearing
Published by: WCET | 6/10/2013
In May, WCET sought your input regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement of a new round of negotiated rulemaking. Such “rulemaking” is the first step in the Department possibly creating new regulations or refining old ones. Most notable to […]
The Community College Journey to Predictive Analytics
Published by: WCET | 6/5/2013
This week, Luzelma Canales, Executive Director, Resource Development & Administration, Lone Star College System brings us along the path that her system has followed to adopting predictive analytics. Luzelma and others will share more about their analytics journey at the WCET Leadership […]
How Online Ed Helped a Veteran Meet His Goals and How He Helps Others
Published by: WCET | 5/30/2013
In honor of Memorial Day in the United States, our guest blogger is Gregory Barber who is retired from the U.S. Air Force. While learning online at the University of Maryland University College, he has lead in helping other veterans […]
Ed Department Delays State Authorization Deadline – What Does that Mean?
Published by: WCET | 5/20/2013
On Tuesday, May 21, the U.S. Department of Education is officially releasing a new ‘Dear Colleague’ letter on state authorization. I thought it might be helpful to put this new announcement into context. But first, let me start with a […]
Five more years of inaccessibility?
Published by: WCET | 5/16/2013
WCET welcomes Lauren McLarney of the National Federation of the Blind in giving us some recent history of and the next steps for proposed regulations regarding accessibility to educational technologies for those with disabilities. Thank you Lauren. I was in […]
Reflections of Hurricane Sandy Six Months Later
Published by: WCET | 5/8/2013
Just days before Halloween in 2012, the residents of New Jersey faced the high winds, storm surge, and flooding from Hurricane Sandy. We asked Sheri Prupis from NJEDge to give us an update on how New Jersey’s colleges and universities […]
Seeking Your Input on Fraud, State Authorization, and Other Regulatory Issues
Published by: WCET | 5/2/2013
In mid-April of this year, the U.S. Department of Education announced an “intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to prepare proposed regulations for the Federal Student Aid programs…” Through this process, the Department is visiting or revisiting several issues […]
Concerning Online Learning: Experience Matters
Published by: WCET | 4/25/2013
After I published my blog piece that analyzed the Community College Research Center’s (CCRC) new research on online students, Mac Adkins of Smarter Services contacted me about research based upon the experiences of institutions using their services. Mac was invited […]
Highlights from the National Meeting on State Authorization Reciprocity
Published by: WCET | 4/18/2013
A national meeting on next steps in state reciprocity was held in Indianapolis on April 16 and 17. The purpose of the event was to serve as an initial introduction to representatives from each state about next steps in reciprocity. […]
Navigating the Current State Authorization Kerfuffle for On-Campus Instruction
Published by: WCET | 4/5/2013
This week both the Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed have reported on a developing issue with the federal regulations on state authorization. From your emails to me, these stories have been a bit confusing and confounding to […]