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A Closer Look Back – Working with WCET
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 7/26/2022
Today on Frontiers, we’re happy and also sad to welcome Dr. Elaine Villanueva Bernal, who, for the past several months, has served as the STEM, Digital Learning Strategist for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, here at WCET. Elaine’s post looks back […]
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Reconnecting via RioConnect: Putting Research into Practice and Building Virtual Communities for Online Students
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 7/14/2022
While it seems we have an increasing number of options when it comes to virtual services and activities – anything from banking, to food delivery to scavenger hunts – the virtual world can be lacking when it comes to social […]
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Realizing Students’ Dreams of Success: Harnessing Course Sharing through Grant Funding
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 4/19/2022
Recently, the organization that I lead, the Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas (DigiTex), was honored to receive a grant from Greater Texas Foundation to support a two-year project, Harnessing Course Sharing to Support Texas Pathways at Scale. The funding, […]
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Together, as an Online Community: Building an Online Program from Scratch
Published by: WCET Frontiers | 3/31/2022
We are pleased to welcome Ryan Faulkner of College of Eastern Idaho as today’s guest blogger. We often hear about the great things that large institutions are doing, but we have many members at smaller colleges and universities who are […]
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Improving Student ROI Through a Public/Private Partnership at Texas Tech University
Published by: WCET Frontiers | 10/15/2021
Thank you to WCET Steering Committee member Justin Louder for the next entry in our series on student Return on Investment (ROI) in higher education and the role of digital learning in the equation. Justin shows how a creative public/private […]
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Origins of the State Authorization Network: We Missed the Bus, But Caught the Spirit
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 4/6/2021
Ten years ago on April 6th, the first meeting of the initial members of WCET’s State Authorization Network (SAN) was held in Boulder, Colorado. To honor SAN’s 10th Birthday, I asked the founder of SAN, Russ Poulin, to reflect on […]
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Open Education Week 2021: A virtual trip around the globe
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 3/5/2021
Happy #OEWeek! This week we celebrated with our WCET, higher education, and open education community on social media and learned through a wonderful guest post from Jenny Parks and Regina Gong. Check out their post for information on leveraging partnerships […]
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Engage the Expert Network with Every Learner Everywhere
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 2/19/2021
Providing and supporting education today requires instructors and practitioners to be highly knowledgeable, flexible, and adaptable, and to have a whole toolbox full of technology and teaching related skills. This is especially true now that they are teaching or supporting […]
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New Year, New Community
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 1/15/2021
As you read last week in Frontiers, my colleague Mollie McGill has retired after 32 years of dedicated service to WCET. Mollie wore many hats at WCET, including directing membership. With her exit, I’ve been gifted her metaphorically huge shoes […]
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Recapping the 2020 Election: What Higher Education Can Expect
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 11/13/2020
The election of Donald Trump in 2016 significantly impacted higher education, perhaps more than any recent election. Citing her belief that “We must expand our thinking about what education actually is, as well as resist the urge to expect all […]