Published by: WCET | 4/27/2012
State regulators attending the annual NASASPS meeting earlier this week received a first draft of the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA). With funding from Lumina Foundation, the Presidents’ Forum working with the Council of State Governments developed the document as […]
Policy
Published by: WCET | 4/20/2012
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College should refund $42 million in federal financial aid dollars that it disbursed to students over a five year period. That is the finding of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of the Inspector General, which found that […]
Practice
Published by: WCET | 4/12/2012
Today Frontiers welcomes David Porter, Executive Director of BCcampus which is a publicly funded organization that uses information technology to connect the expertise, programs, and resources of all B.C. post-secondary institutions under a collaborative service delivery framework. It looks like […]
Practice
Published by: WCET | 4/3/2012
Today WCET Frontiers welcomes Dr. Robbie Melton, Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, with the Tennessee Board of Regents, eLearning Initiative, as a guest blogger. Mobilization (the use of mobile devices and apps) continues to change the way we communicate, conduct […]
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. […]
Published by: WCET | 3/14/2012
In talking to institutions about state authorization, we often get asked about the consequences to the institution for not complying with the regulations. Rarely do we get asked about the impact on students. We became aware of some instances where […]
Published by: WCET | 2/29/2012
Just when I was thinking that it was time for an update on state authorization regulations, the U.S. House of Representatives schedules a vote on the subject. Wow! Were they ever accommodating! What are next steps? What is the impact […]
Practice
Published by: WCET | 2/22/2012
Last week the Council for College and Military Educators held their annual symposium and as an attendee and concurrent session presenter, I had the opportunity to observe the many conversations those in the military voluntary education community are having that […]
Practice
Published by: WCET | 2/16/2012
Today we welcome Phil Hill, executive vice president at Delta Initiative, as a guest blogger. Phil is a consultant and industry analyst covering the educational technology market primarily for higher education. We have seen a great deal of change in […]
Practice
Published by: WCET | 2/10/2012
Today we welcome Peg Wherry, Director of Online Learning at Montana State University, as a guest blogger. Peg currently leads the WCET Academic Integrity and Student Authentication Subcommittee on Proctoring Practices and Policies and takes this opportunity to share with […]