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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 […]
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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 […]
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2020 Top 10 Frontiers Blog Posts
Published by: WCET | 12/18/2020
It’s that time again – let’s take a look at 2020’s Top 10 Frontiers blog posts based on views by you, our readers! Thank you for your support of WCET Frontiers through your subscriptions, comments, sharing, and guest authoring! 2020 […]
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Structure Your Accessibility Work
Published by: WCET | 12/4/2020
The following special topic paper originally appeared in the publication Pursuing Regulatory Compliance for Digital Instruction in Response to Covid-19: Policy Playbook, which was published by the Every Learner Everywhere Network and develop and edited by WCET. The Playbook gives background on several […]
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Unprecedented Times Surprised Some Institution Staff with State Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Published by: WCET | 11/10/2020
These unprecedented times raised regulatory compliance challenges that may have surprised some institution personnel. However, some of these regulatory compliance challenges were not actually unprecedented. The COVID-19 pandemic induced institutions to shift from in-person to remote instruction. As a result, […]
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Institutional Accreditation in the Midst of COVID-19
Published by: WCET | 11/6/2020
In response to the pandemic, accrediting agencies acted creatively in applying their quality assurance processes in an uncertain and changing world. Today’s guest post provides insights about how one accrediting agency (the Higher Learning Commission) responded to this challenge and […]
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Did Your Course Go Digital Due to COVID-19? Playbook Advises on Regulations When Making the Switch
Published by: WCET | 11/4/2020
The spring 2020 term saw an unprecedented response to an unprecedented challenge as virtually every U.S. higher education institution offering face-to-face instruction rapidly switched to remote instruction, many in as little as one to two weeks and some in a […]
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Exemplars in the Fight against Syndicate Cheating
Published by: WCET | 10/30/2020
Over the past two weeks, Frontiers has featured its series on academic integrity and cheating syndicates. The first post considered the spectrum of threats facing higher education and our students and the second looked at the practices cheating sites use […]
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Season Shifts and Policy Changes: Important Rule Changes You May Have Missed
Published by: WCET | 10/23/2020
Have you had the opportunity to notice that some parts of the U.S. have seen a change in the weather and the trees? To say that this fall has been busy is quite an understatement! We know that everyone has […]
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How Third-Party Cheating Sites Entice and Impact Students
Published by: WCET | 10/21/2020
Today is the 5th Annual International Day of Action Against Contract Cheating. We join with the International Center for Academic Integrity (ICAI) to participate and encourage other organizations, college’s and universities to sign up and participate in ICAI’s website. As […]