WCET Closer Look – Virtual Labs

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 virtual labs. The guide includes:

  • a background on virtual labs,
  • equity and inclusion considerations,
  • key takeaways, and
  • curated resources.

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Managing Online Education 2013: Practices In Ensuring Quality – Final Results

The Managing Online Education survey was conducted by WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) in partnership with BCcampus, Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium, and eCampusAlberta in the Spring of 2013. The focus of this survey is on practices that promote quality in online education, especially in terms of an institution demonstrating leadership or providing services that enhance faculty and student success. Key findings include:

  • Institutions are Adopting Standards.
  • Course Completion Rates Averaged 3-5 Percent Better for On-Campus Over Online Courses.
  • Institutions Don’t Know Their Course Completion Rates.
  • Online Course Content is Developed by Faculty.
  • Many Institutions Require Faculty Development in Teaching Online and Require Reviews of New Courses.
  • Institutions are Providing Academic Support Services at a Distance. The vast majority of institutions offer library services and advising to online students. Fewer, but still a majority, offer tutoring services.
  • 24/7 Technical Services are Not the Norm. Only about one-third (30 percent) of institutions offer 24/7 technical support for students.
  • More Assistance for Those with Disabilities Needed.
  • Institutions are Working on Curbing Online Academic Cheating.
  • Student Orientations to Online Learning are Rarely Required.

 

Colleges Moving Slowly Toward State Authorization Compliance or Opting Out of States – press release from WCET, Sloan, and UPCEA

Managing Online Education 2013: Practices in Ensuring Quality – Executive Summary

The Managing Online Education survey was conducted by WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) in partnership with BCcampus, Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium, and eCampusAlberta in the Spring of 2013. The focus of this survey is on practices that promote quality in online education, especially in terms of an institution demonstrating leadership or providing services that enhance faculty and student success.

Academic Integrity Rubric

An example rubric detailing options for academic integrity violations.

Managing Online Education

The Campus Computing Project and WCET partnered in 2010 to survey colleges and universities throughout the United States. The Managing Online Education survey focuses on issues and trends in how institutions are managing and administering online programs. This document includes the executive summary and slide presentation.

Talking Points: State Authorization and Professional Licensure – The Intersection of State Authorization Agencies and Professional Licensing Boards

Comprehensive resource on State Authorization and professional licensure related to licensing boards. It includes background information, information on licensing boards, overview of state reciprocity, and important considerations for institutions.

This Talking Points document was developed in 2015 and last updated in 2017. This resource is time-bound, this specific resource has not/may not be updated to reflect current regulations and understandings.

WCET Distance Education Enrollment Report

Academic Integrity In Higher Education Technology – An interview with WCET and Tricia Bertram Gallant – Recording

This interview between WCET’s Lindsey Downs, and UCSD’s Tricia Bertram Gallant, took place at SxSWEDU in 2017, and  focuses on academic integrity in higher education, with a specific focus on the use of educational technologies, student authentication, and the various institutional roles that may impact academic integrity within an institution.

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Academic Integrity In Higher Education Technology – An interview with WCET and Tricia Bertram Gallant – Transcript

This interview transcript, between WCET’s Lindsey Downs, and UCSD’s Tricia Bertram Gallant, took place at SxSWEDU in 2017, and  focuses on academic integrity in higher education, with a specific focus on the use of educational technologies, student authentication, and the various institutional roles that may impact academic integrity within an institution.