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Practice
Using Telehealth to Reimagine Online Nursing Education at Ohio State
Published by: WCET | 5/17/2019
Today we welcome Susan Neale, senior writer and editor for The Ohio State University College of Nursing. She explores a non-traditional approach to teaching remote nursing students the nuanced skills and tools needed to succeed in the field. Telehealth technology […]
Practice
Expanding access, success, and equitable outcomes through the effective implementation of digital learning
Published by: WCET | 2/21/2019
A Sense of Urgency Many public colleges and universities have embraced the mission of increasing access to higher education by recruiting more diverse student populations. Unfortunately, institutions continue to see significant persistence and completion gaps for their low-income students, students […]
Practice
The value of micro-credentials and badging needs continual clarification
Published by: WCET | 12/14/2018
Welcome today to David Porter, CEO of eCampusOntario, who joins us to discuss the value of micro-credentials and badging. After an intriguing keynote presentation at an educational event, David reached out to several education colleagues who work and research in […]
Practice
Regional Collaboration in Promoting OER Adoption
Published by: WCET | 12/12/2018
Today WCET Frontiers is excited to showcase the recent Open Educational Resources (OER) Implementation and Policy Summit for the MHEC States. This multi-state OER meeting brought together OER advocates from across campuses, legislatures, faculty, students, and more to collaboratively learn […]
Practice
Marketable Skills + Credentialing = the Value of Signals
Published by: WCET | 12/6/2018
What signals do you use to showcase your skills and expertise? Our students need a way to let future employers know about their collegiate experiences and accomplishments. Today we welcome Mike Simmons from University of North Texas to discuss their […]
Practice
Accessibility & Procurement: What do we need to know?
Published by: WCET | 11/14/2018
WCET and the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) jointly offer this blog post on a topic of national interest to education communities. This post is part of the on-going collaboration on accessibility issues between WCET and OLC. Thank you to Kelly Hermann, University […]
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The Role of Procurement in Digital Accessibility
Published by: WCET | 10/23/2018
WCET and the Online Learning Consortium (OLC), in conjunction with the National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE is a partner with WebAIM), jointly offer this blog post on a topic of national interest to education communities. This […]
Practice
UNLV Pays a Cost for Not Notifying Students about Charges for Proctoring Services
Published by: WCET | 10/17/2018
Cheryl Dowd, Director of the State Authorization Network, and I have been presenting this summer about the status of the federal state authorization regulation. In those presentations we remind people about other federal regulations that remain in place. The one […]
Policy
The Department of Education’s Plans for Overhauling Accrediting and Innovation Regulations
Published by: WCET | 10/15/2018
On Friday, October 13, the U.S. Department of Education published the unofficial version of its plan to establish an “Accreditation and Innovation” negotiated rule making committee. The final version should be published in the Federal Register today and includes the […]
Practice
Promising Practices and the Future of Dual Enrollment
Published by: WCET | 8/23/2018
In our last dual enrollment post, we discussed the various types of dual enrollment courses, impact of these courses, who’s taking and offering these courses, and the pros and cons of dual enrollment. This week we’re looking at some promising […]