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California Governor Envisions a New Online Community College

Published by: WCET | 1/11/2018

[caption id="attachment_9366" align="alignright" width="114"] CA Governor Brown[/caption] Governor Jerry Brown proposed a new community college that would be online, competency-based, offer sub-associate credentials, and focused on serving working learners. The idea was included in his budget request that he delivered […]

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A Look Back at 2017 for WCET Frontiers: It’s Been Weird

Published by: WCET | 12/21/2017

What a weird year for news. Comic actress Melissa McCarthy won an Emmy Award for her Saturday Night Live portrayal of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. It is hard to say which was more surreal, her version of “Spicey” […]

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3rd Annual SANsational Awards

Published by: WCET | 12/7/2017

This year’s Award Season included the recognition of the award winners for the 3rd Annual SANsational Awards. Today, we’re excited to welcome Cheryl Dowd, Director of the State Authorization Network, to introduce this year’s SANsational Award winners. Congratulations to these […]

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House HEA Proposes Changes for Distance Ed, CBE, and State Authorization

Published by: WCET | 12/4/2017

In a new bill regarding higher education rules proposed in the House of Representatives: all federal state authorization rules are ended, competency-based education gets a boost with “regular and substantive interaction” being redefined and expanded accreditation oversight, accreditation reviews for […]

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Introducing the Online Learning Efficacy Research Database

Published by: WCET | 11/30/2017

WCET is thrilled to welcome Mary Ellen Dello Stritto and Katie Linder, from the Oregon State University Ecampus, to introduce the new Online Learning Efficacy Research Database. This database will help you find citations for higher education studies that compare […]

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What is Distance Education? – Definitions and Delineations

Published by: WCET | 11/7/2017

Close your eyes (not for too long) and answer the question: “What is distance education?” Did you envision the same concept and experiences as I did? Even though more than one-quarter of all higher education students in the United States […]

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Research Preparation and Engagement of Instructional Designers

Published by: WCET | 11/2/2017

WCET was thrilled to help recruit participants for the Spring 2017 Oregon State University Ecampus Research Unit national study on the research engagement and training of instructional designers in institutions of higher education. Today we welcome the authors of the […]

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Fight the FoMO: Catch up on OER

Published by: WCET | 10/26/2017

Greetings from beautiful Denver, CO, where WCET Frontiers is joined by our Director of Open Policy, Tanya Spilovoy. Read on to catch up with Tanya on OER events, the Z Initiative, and how you can connect with her (either here […]

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New Survey Tracks Online and Distance Education in Canada

Published by: WCET | 10/19/2017

Congratulations to our Canadian friends on releasing the results of their first survey of online learning activities throughout their country. Released on Tuesday of this week at the ICDE World Conference on Online Learning, the report (“Tracking Online and Distance […]

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