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Practice
The Bigger Shift: Student ROI for higher education…and the role of digital learning
Published by: WCET | 9/29/2021
It started before COVID-19. Students, families, businesses, and those considering college questioned the value, the “return on investment” (ROI), of postsecondary education. Could they do better doing something else? Was the debt worth it? Is college for them? Those questions […]
Policy
“Show me the money”: Proposed federal investments in postsecondary education
Published by: WCET | 4/16/2021
During the 2020 presidential campaign, then candidate Joe Biden released a sweeping higher education platform that, in addition to free community college, included calls for increased federal investment in minority serving institutions (MSIs), doubling the Pell grant, and increasing workforce […]
EventPractice
Modern Mentoring – and Thoughts on What That Is
Published by: WCET | 3/26/2021
Later today WCET will be hosting the first of its new member only events called Closer Conversations. These events are meant to foster active engagement and discussion between several higher education digital learning experts and attendees. in honor of International […]
Practice
Four Common Strategies for Delivering and Sustaining Virtual Student Support
Published by: WCET | 3/11/2021
One of my favorite parts of the work I get to do for WCET is helping to honor our members and colleagues in the field that accomplish outstanding acts of service dedicated to improving student success in higher education. That’s […]
Practice
Open Education Week 2021: A virtual trip around the globe
Published by: WCET | 3/5/2021
Happy #OEWeek! This week we celebrated with our WCET, higher education, and open education community on social media and learned through a wonderful guest post from Jenny Parks and Regina Gong. Check out their post for information on leveraging partnerships […]
Practice
Leveraging Regional Partnerships for a State-wide OER Community
Published by: WCET | 3/3/2021
Happy Open Education Week! What can be accomplished when we all work together for educational equity? This week’s blog post by Jenny Parks and Regina Gong answers that question (Hint: the answer is going to blow your mind and make […]
Practice
Engage the Expert Network with Every Learner Everywhere
Published by: WCET | 2/19/2021
Providing and supporting education today requires instructors and practitioners to be highly knowledgeable, flexible, and adaptable, and to have a whole toolbox full of technology and teaching related skills. This is especially true now that they are teaching or supporting […]
Practice
“60 Minutes” on Online Education – Reflections on a Story from 2001
Published by: WCET | 2/18/2021
Cover of the 60 Minutes transcript So, how did the mass media view online education two decades ago? On February 18, 2001, the CBS news magazine 60 Minutes ran the segment “Online U,” which discussed the emergence of online offerings […]
Practice
Higher Ed Expert’s Predictions for 2021
Published by: WCET | 2/5/2021
2020 sure was challenging, difficult, unique, interesting (?), and [insert other adjectives here]. Now that we are in a new year, (but are, sadly, still facing similar issues as we were just a few months ago) WCET is curious what […]
Practice
A Call to Celebrate Digital Learning Heroes…on Groundhog’s Day
Published by: WCET | 1/22/2021
For much of 2020, the pandemic had us trapped in Blursday…the nagging feeling of déjà vu that one day is very much like every other. If you’re like me, you probably expect to wake up each morning to “I’ve Got […]