Are Your Online Students Really the Ones Registered for the Course? Student Authentication Requirements for Distance Education Provider

WCET paper on student authentication requirements for distance education providers, based on regulations and policies at the time of writing in spring 2008, created by members of the WCET Steering Committee and WCET staff.

Best Practice Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity in Online Education, Version 2.0

This list of best practice strategies was created in June 2009 and was based on “Institutional Policies/Practices and Course Design Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity in Online Education,” produced by WCET in February 2009 and updated in April 2009. This resource reflects the combined contributions of WCET, the UT TeleCampus of the University of Texas System, and ITC and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States license.

WCET Closer Look – Alternative Assessments

WCET Closer Look guides provide essential information for digital learning in higher education. These member-only resources include topic overviews, equity and inclusion implications, and accessibility considerations.

This Closer Look guide is focused on alternative assessments. The guide includes:

  • “The Nuts and Bolts of Alternative Assessments,”
  • an introduction and overview of blockchain use in higher education,
  • Practical Considerations for Alternative Assessments – Accreditation,
  • equity considerations,
  • WCET created content, and
  • curated resources.