Tag: Distance Education

Policy

Published by: WCET | 8/21/2025

Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant possibility on the higher education horizon. It’s here. And it is reshaping how institutions operate, teach, and support learners (in fact, I’d say it is changing the way most places operate, whether they’re ready for it or not). Since WCET’s first AI survey in 2023, the pace of […]

Policy

Published by: WCET | 8/13/2025

Another year, another round of U.S. Department of Education Negotiated Rulemaking, and once again, the results could have a big impact on students and the institutions serving them through distance education. On July 25, 2025, the Department released Public Hearing; Negotiated Rulemaking Committees. Two committees will be formed to develop future regulations affecting Title IV […]

Policy

Published by: WCET | 8/11/2025

On July 22nd, the White House released its national AI action plan, and, on the same day, the Department of Education followed up with the release of both a Dear Colleague Letter on the use of federal funds for Artificial Intelligence (AI) as well as a call for public comment on the Secretary’s supplemental priority […]

Practice

Published by: WCET | 7/31/2025

When it comes to institutional change and implementing new processes, gaining buy-in for the plan is critical. In 2022, a team at the University of Memphis (UM) made this strategy their priority. This unfolded when UM officials realized its need to rapidly transition from the Desire2Learn (D2L) Learning Management System (LMS) to the Instructure/Canvas platform. […]

Practice

Published by: WCET | 6/12/2025

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in our personal and professional lives, higher education must take a strategic, coordinated approach to help students develop essential AI literacies. In this timely post, Gloria Niles, WCET Steering Committee Vice Chair, and the Director of Online Learning with the University of Hawai’i System, reflects on the 2025 EDUCAUSE […]

Practice

Published by: WCET | 6/5/2025

Back before the pandemic, I embarked on a western U.S. camping trip I lovingly referred to as my “midlife crisis trip.” One of the few national parks I got to visit before the pandemic forced me back home was Zion National Park in southwestern Utah. If you’ve spent any time at Zion, you are likely […]

Practice

Published by: WCET | 5/29/2025

At WCET, we know that leading in digital learning takes strength, strategy, and sometimes even a warrior’s mindset. That’s why we’re thrilled to share this post about the Annual Summit for Women in eLearning (ASWE). ASWE, held in conjunction with WCET 2025, is a post-conference-conference and a growing community dedicated to lifting women up in […]

Practice

Published by: WCET | 5/8/2025

When institutions come together with a shared vision, remarkable things can happen—especially in online education. This week on Frontiers, WCET Steering Committee member Theresa Umscheid, Executive Director of the Iowa Community College Online Consortium (ICCOC), shares how a commitment to equity, consistency, and student success guides the ICCOC’s approach to course sharing. In her post, […]

Practice

Published by: WCET | 5/1/2025

It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since the sudden shift to remote learning in spring 2020. Institutions, faculty, and staff scrambled to keep courses going—and they did, under incredibly tough circumstances. But as time passed, many of the critiques of that emergency shift unfairly landed on online learning as a whole. In today’s […]

Practice

Published by: WCET | 4/24/2025

The WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Award honors exceptional initiatives by our WCET member institutions and organizations. We use the WOW Award program to showcase important and innovative projects from all over the US. As we’ve celebrated just over two decades of WOW Award winners (whoa!), I wanted to take a moment to look back at […]