New on WCET Frontiers
Competency-Based Learning at Northern Arizona University (& New USDOE Rules)
Published by: WCET | 3/19/2013
We had planned this blog to run today, but did not know that the U.S. Department of Education would choose March 19 to release its new “Dear Colleague” letter on “Applying for Title IV Eligibility for Direct Assessment (Competency-Based) Programs.” In […]
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The Significance of CCRC’s New Research on Online Ed
Published by: WCET | 2/21/2013
Last Sunday, a New York Times editorial educated us on “The Trouble with Online College.” When the editorial focuses on the results of a longitudinal study by Columbia University’s Community College Research Center (CCRC). While they make some good points, […]
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E-learning Predictions for 2013: Will Institutions Be Turned Upside Down?
Published by: WCET | 1/31/2013
A few weeks ago we asked you to: “Predict something that will happen this year regarding teaching, learning, technology, business of e-learning, policy, regulations, student behavior, or other related items.” Some people see big changes for higher education. Will higher […]
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Universities Rebranding with Competencies in Mind: Top Prediction for 2012
Published by: WCET | 1/10/2013
Early in 2012 we asked WCET members and other notable thinkers to provide predictions for postsecondary e-learning for the year. From a OMG-it’s-all-over-the-media point-of-view, it’s quite clear that MOOCs were the big story this past year. None of our prognosticators […]
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The Chaotic MBA Experience: Online Learning in a Time-starved World
Published by: WCET | 12/12/2012
Earlier this year, I was on a plane that was delayed for unknown reasons. During the several hour delay I had the pleasure of meeting Sean Baxter, an up-and-coming executive with ITriage. In our discussion we solved many world problems […]
Partnering to Better Serve Adults
Published by: WCET | 11/15/2012
Our colleague from across the building, Patrick Lane, joins the Frontiers blog today to share the resources from the recent meeting of the Adult College Completion (ACC) Network. The ACC Network aims to unite organizations and agencies working to increase […]
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Morphing Virtual into Reality – Building the “Virtual College”
Published by: WCET | 8/23/2012
Last fall, I had the pleasure of meeting President Lee Lambert and Ann Garnsey-Harner of Shoreline Community College after they presented on their ambitious plans to create a virtual college. I was taken by the visionary leadership of President Lambert […]
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Online Ed: Changing the Face of Summer Session
Published by: WCET | 8/9/2012
Robert Griggs is the Interim Vice President for Innovation and Extended Learning at Bemidji State University, which is located in northern Minnesota. Bob has a long history of experience with online education. We asked him to comment on trends that […]
USDOE Will Not Enforce Its Distance Ed State Authorization Regs, but Questions Remain
Published by: WCET | 7/30/2012
In a “Dear Colleague” letter issued on July 27, the U.S. Department of Education revealed that it will NOT enforce the controversial distance education provision of the state authorization regulations. To verify this news, Megan Raymond and I called Sophia […]
Visualizing Assessment
Published by: WCET | 7/26/2012
Sharing his vision with us today is Dr. Mark Sarver, the CEO of eduKan, a consortium of colleges delivering online education. Do you ever look at something and know it doesn’t look right, but you just cannot figure out why? […]