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Should Online Courses Charge Less? It Doesn’t Just Happen
Published by: WCET | 3/22/2012
I was recently invited to address the Indiana Commission for Higher Education on this issue. They had received several proposals for distance programs in recent months. Each one was pricing its courses at a rate higher than its on-campus counterpart. […]

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Forging the Future: How Much Affordability Can Higher Education Afford?
Published by: WCET | 12/29/2011
Increased affordability is a hot topic for 2012, but just how much affordability can higher education afford? How do we increase affordability and what are the pitfalls? The Forging the Future workshop, developed and directed by Myk Garn, Southern Regional […]

State Approval: Updates, Cost to Comply, and Students
Published by: WCET | 2/24/2011
I have had many conversations on this issue in the past week. As institutions begin (or have begun) enrollment for the summer term, this issue has become very real. Students enrolling for courses beginning in June will be in courses […]

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 […]