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Letter to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan from OLC, UPCEA, WCET regarding regulations proposed by the Department of Education on teacher preparation program accountability.
Getting Started With Equity: A Guide for Academic Department Leaders has a very specific purpose, which is to serve as a first step for department chairs to develop and curate an educational environment that is simultaneously justice-centered and equity-advancing.
We do not contend that this is the guide for educators committed to equity-advancing work; there are many worthwhile resources and tools that illuminate and recommend best practices for equity in higher education. It is not a comprehensive handbook, but a place to start having conversations around how academic departments can work toward equity and justice in their curricula and teaching.
Student Leaders Speak 2021: Student Voices Informing Educational Strategies, conducted via surveys, interviews and informal feedback from mentors, illustrates a lack of national and collegiate preparedness to address the near-immediate shift from in-classroom to remote learning. Students reported a lack of access to an engaged faculty and essential technology while underscoring that their greatest support and strength has come from interaction and collaboration within their dedicated student community.
Are you considering enrolling in an online college program?
Here are several questions to consider as you search for a program that best meets your needs. The questions, gathered by Berkeley College, NC-SARA, OLC, QM, and WCET, are designed to help conduct your own research, narrow down program choices, and find the right program for you. Included are detailed questions to consider an a summary of the questions in an infographic.
The adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER) is on the rise, driven in part by increasing awareness of OER. But while faculty and institutions have shown increasing awareness and acceptance of OER, many remain unfamiliar with what they are, or how to utilize them. This report was jointly released by WCET and Bay View Analytics.
- Faculty who are aware of one or more OER initiatives are much more likely to be adopters of OER. This holds true for both faculty teaching introductory-level courses and the general population of faculty.
- When implemented at the institutional level, OER initiatives result in a measurable rise in the number of faculty who are aware of OER.
- Faculty who are aware of OER are much more likely to adopt OER as required course materials; those who have yet to adopt OER are much more likely to do so in the future.
- The impact of awareness of OER initiatives on adoption remains consistent across types of institutions (two- and four-year), the level of course being taught, and across regional compacts in the U.S.
This report was jointly prepared by staff from the four regional education compacts: the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC), the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). This work was supported by funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. In March 2020, the four regional compacts convened focus groups to gather insights and prepare for a national environmental scan and gap analysis. The result of the work was a better understanding of the national landscape and was used to develop this report.
Resource created based on discussions with subject matter experts (SMEs) who participated in the in-depth session on Competency-based Education at the WCET 26th Annual Meeting, November 2014 in Portland, OR. These answers are time-bound and will not be updated but provide valuable insight into the ‘how’ of competency-based education at a variety of institutions.
Publication from OLC, UPCEA, and WCET on regulations that allow states to regulate institutions that conduct instruction and other postsecondary activities within their borders. Document includes primary regulatory references, history of state authorization, definitions, state concerns, and principles of state authorization.