Published by: WCET | 12/21/2010
Okay, I have to confess that I created the title for the December 7 webcast “Clarifying New Federal Regulations on State Approval for Distance Education.” I really appreciated the willingness of Fred Sellers from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) […]
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Published by: WCET | 12/13/2010
Watch for more information about the regulations regarding state approval of distance education coming soon. Meanwhile, I am pleased to introduce this guest posting about developing online adjunct faculty. Faculty development for distance teachers has long been thought to be […]
Published by: WCET | 12/2/2010
The U.S. Department of Education recently released new regulations regarding the state approval of out-of-state institutions operating in each state. These regulations put some expectations both on states in regulating those out-of-state institutions and the institutions in meeting the regulations […]
Published by: WCET | 11/19/2010
Want to share all the great things you saw with your colleagues back home? Look no further than our archives! View the General Session Presentations Thanks to our friends at Sonic Foundry, the conference general sessions will be available to […]
Published by: WCET | 11/9/2010
WCET hosts its 22nd Annual Conference in La Jolla this week. For those of you who wanted to be connected to what’s happening, you need to know: The MobileApp – A mobile app with the conference schedule, participant information, presentations, handouts, […]
Published by: WCET | 11/4/2010
Containing about 12% of the population of the United States, one can’t help but feel that when California sneezes, the rest of us might catch a cold. That’s one reason we should pay attention when some big distance education strategy […]
Published by: WCET | 10/28/2010
The U.S. Department of Education may be requiring institutions that offer distance education courses to meet the state approval requirements for each state in which the institution enrolls students. This morning, I have been sifting through a new “Program Integrity […]
Published by: WCET | 10/14/2010
The question about the quality of learning in technology-mediated instruction still lingers. Regardless of the evidence provided (U.S. Department of Education’s meta-analysis, No Significant Difference studies) about the quality of the outcomes, there are always detractors. At the same time […]
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Published by: WCET | 10/7/2010
Original post from Ellen Wagner on her eLearning Roadtrip blog: As I have been immersing myself in the issues, politics and nuances of post-secondary educational online learning this past year, I have come to appreciate the role that a cooperative […]
Published by: WCET | 9/30/2010
“I can assure you that this committee will be exploring legislative changes.” That statement came from Sen. Tom Harkin (IA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Committee at the end of the third hearing on for-profit […]