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Capella University FlexPath
Published by: WCET | 10/9/2014
Capella University is a 2014 WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Award recipient for the development of FlexPath. Deb Bushway, Vice President of Academic Innovation and Chief Academic Officer shares with us today the evolution of FlexPath from pilot to celebrating its […]
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The Evolution of Education
Published by: WCET | 8/14/2014
This year, the WCET Annual Meeting will kick off with a keynote from Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY). Today she shares with us how her team is addressing three fundamental principles in education – access, completion and […]
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Glimpse into WCET Leadership Summit: Designing Alternative Pathways to Credentials
Published by: WCET | 5/20/2014
May 7th & 8th, 2014 Salt Lake City was again host to a bevy of WCET’ers, gathered to discuss how we in higher education can adopt, adapt and administer high quality credentials in new ways utilizing tools like competency based […]
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WCET Predictions for 2014 Focus on Academic Quality and Student Needs
Published by: WCET | 2/7/2014
We asked you to: “Predict something that will happen this year regarding teaching, learning, technology, business of e-learning, policy, regulations, student behavior, or other related items.” Not surprising of our followers, the bulk of the focus is on academic issues […]
The Need for Greater Productivity through Online Learning, Further Thoughts
Published by: WCET | 1/28/2014
January 28, 2014 Thank you to Tony Bates for providing his perspective on productivity and online education, including part 1 on “Main Concepts and Principles” and Part 2 on “Identifying Promising Areas of Productivity for Online Learning.” We asked five […]
The Need for Greater Productivity through Online Learning, Part 2
Published by: WCET | 1/23/2014
January 23, 2014 This is the second of two parts of a guest post by noted educational technology thinker, Tony Bates. The first part focused on Main Concepts and Principles. Again, thank you to Tony Bates for his contribution. Russ […]
The Need for Greater Productivity through Online Learning, Part 1
Published by: WCET | 1/21/2014
January 21, 2014 In some circles, online learning has become the panacea for increasing access and productivity in higher education. As distance education professionals, we’ve been comfortable with the access issue, but politicians have pulled us into the productivity mix […]
Predictions from 2013: MOOCs and Competency-based Education Top Pick
Published by: WCET | 1/7/2014
January 7, 2014 In January of last year we asked you to: “Predict something that will happen this year regarding teaching, learning, technology, business of e-learning, policy, regulations, student behavior, or other related items.” Given that broad request, it is […]
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Happy New Year from WCET – Top Blog Posts from 2013
Published by: WCET | 12/31/2013
December 31, 2013 WCET ends the year by looking back at the most popular blog posts from 2013 and in wishing you a very happy new year. Our offerings that received the most views include… Is Your Distance Education Course […]
Badges, Credits and Accreditation
Published by: WCET | 10/10/2013
Alternative credentials are a hot topic in higher education – from the new direct assessment competency based programs to badges to certify competency. Today, Anne Derryberry of Sage Road Solutions, LLC, shares with us the current thinking around how badges […]