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22nd Annual WCET Conference – Get Connected
Published by: WCET | 11/9/2010
WCET hosts its 22nd Annual Conference in La Jolla this week. For those of you who wanted to be connected to what’s happening, you need to know: The MobileApp – A mobile app with the conference schedule, participant information, presentations, handouts, […]
Will Distance Ed Plans from California’s Legislators Have Broader Impact?
Published by: WCET | 11/4/2010
Containing about 12% of the population of the United States, one can’t help but feel that when California sneezes, the rest of us might catch a cold. That’s one reason we should pay attention when some big distance education strategy […]
Distance Ed Institutions May Need More State Approvals
Published by: WCET | 10/28/2010
The U.S. Department of Education may be requiring institutions that offer distance education courses to meet the state approval requirements for each state in which the institution enrolls students. This morning, I have been sifting through a new “Program Integrity […]
The Quality of Elearning — The Debate Goes On
Published by: WCET | 10/14/2010
The question about the quality of learning in technology-mediated instruction still lingers. Regardless of the evidence provided (U.S. Department of Education’s meta-analysis, No Significant Difference studies) about the quality of the outcomes, there are always detractors. At the same time […]
For-Profit Hearing: Legislation Might Include All Colleges & Greed is Good
Published by: WCET | 9/30/2010
“I can assure you that this committee will be exploring legislative changes.” That statement came from Sen. Tom Harkin (IA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee at the end of the third hearing on for-profit […]
Serving Ready Adults – Resources from Non-Traditional No More Project
Published by: WCET | 9/17/2010
I spent the last two days at the Non-Traditional No More meeting in Denver. Funded by Lumina Foundation for Education, this WICHE-run project works with five states – Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Dakota – to identify their “ready […]
La Jolla – Welcome to the Jewel City for WCET’s Annual Conference
Published by: WCET | 9/9/2010
La Jolla (pronounced la HOY ya), the location of this year’s WCET Annual Conference, is nicknamed “Jewel City.” Best known for its beautiful beaches, upscale homes, boutique shopping, galleries and elegant dining with breathtaking views, when you are in […]
Last Day of Attendance: Audit Results Should Have You Check Your Aid Procedures
Published by: WCET | 8/27/2010
Just a hint…you may want to review your financial aid processes for distance education. Thank you to Michael Jortberg from Acxiom for alerting me to a small item in this morning’s Chronicle of Higher Education postings: Audit Finds Errors in […]
Senate ‘For-Profit’ Hearings: We ALL Need to Pay Attention
Published by: WCET | 7/21/2010
If you have not heard about it, there are several links below to coverage of the U.S. Senate’s hearing last week regarding for-profit institutions. I could not make it to DC for the hearing, but I followed the tweets and […]
Sutter’s Mill All Over Again: The Univ. of California Discovers Gold in Online Ed
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You will find some very humorous, although sometimes unintentionally so, quotes in the article about the University of California outlining an online learning program in the face of a fiscal crisis. First there is the interesting observation from a University […]