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A Road to Somewhere

Published by: WCET | 7/31/2020

Last month I asked our readers to contemplate whether or not we’re “on a road to nowhere” as we prepare for the fall and beyond. Today, I want to take a look at where we are on that road and […]

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Surveys Highlight Student and Faculty Experiences with Remote Learning

Published by: WCET | 7/8/2020

Two new surveys show the reactions and resilience of students and faculty in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic this spring. Overcoming conjecture and some bold (often unsupported) statements about the move to remote teaching, the survey results provide real […]

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Fall and Beyond: Higher Education in the Age of COVID-19 and Other Disasters

Published by: WCET | 5/8/2020

Even before the COVID-19 global pandemic, higher education was struggling to make sense of what David La Piana and Melissa Mendes call a VUCA world in The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution: Real-Time Strategic Planning in a Rapid-Response World. Originally coined by […]

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Promising Practices for Navigating “What’s Next”

Published by: WCET | 4/23/2020

I have long marveled at how quickly and effectively WCET pivots to support its members when we most need assistance. Remember the announcement of new guidelines that regional accreditors were going to use to evaluate distance education (CRAC-2001)? State authorization […]

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Considering the Future, Now! 

Published by: WCET | 4/21/2020

I don’t know about you, but the last few weeks (months?) have felt surreal. Not only on a professional level, but on a personal one as well. That uncanny feeling I have about ‘these times’ has continued as our local […]

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Keeping Accessibility in Mind During the COVID-19 Conversion of Courses

Published by: WCET | 3/24/2020

We welcome today’s guest post from Cyndi Rowland, Executive Director of WebAIM (at Utah State University) which empowers organizations to make their web content accessible to people with disabilities. Cyndi gives us great and compassionate advice for teachers and faculty […]

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Accreditation, Continuity of Operations, and COVID-19

Published by: WCET | 3/12/2020

On March 5, 2020, the Department of Education issued guidance to institutions facing possible interruptions of study because of COVID-19. WCET’s Cheryl Dowd, Director of the WCET State Authorization Network, provided an overview of the guidance for WCET Frontiers. As […]

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Hybrid Classes for Veteran Students – Cheers to the VA!

Published by: WCET | 11/15/2019

Two previous WCET Frontiers posts (post 1, post 2) addressed the issue of housing allowances for students who are Veterans and taking online courses. Today and appropriately during Veteran’s Day week, we’re happy to welcome Mark Haskins of Pierce College […]

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