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California Switches Driver on Road to Future of Higher Education
Published by: WCET | 1/15/2013
In dealing with tight budgets, limited access to courses, growing costs to students, and concerns about educational quality, we’re noticing that governors and legislators in states and provinces are asking tough questions. Many see technology as part of the answer […]
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Universities Rebranding with Competencies in Mind: Top Prediction for 2012
Published by: WCET | 1/10/2013
Early in 2012 we asked WCET members and other notable thinkers to provide predictions for postsecondary e-learning for the year. From a OMG-it’s-all-over-the-media point-of-view, it’s quite clear that MOOCs were the big story this past year. None of our prognosticators […]
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Transforming the Developmental Math Experience
Published by: WCET | 11/8/2012
The WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Award recognizes exceptional efforts by WCET members in implementing technology in higher education, especially in outstanding innovation, quality improvement, or achievements in using educational technology tools, techniques, or services. Guest Blogger Claudia L’Amoreaux describes the […]
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Let’s Work Together to Improve College Completion and Affordability
Published by: WCET | 9/19/2012
At last year’s WCET Annual Meeting, the “Forging the Future” preconference engaged participants in addressing the question of whether a $10,000 degree was doable. Together, the participants developed fascinating options on how an institution could be created to address this […]
Reduced Pell Grants for Distance Students? We Need Your Help.
Published by: WCET | 7/11/2012
Deep within an appropriations bill that was recently passed by the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations is a provision that could have a deep financial impact on the most cash-strapped undergraduate distance students. The bill proposes to disallow counting the […]
It’s Coming: The Next Higher Education Act Reauthorization
Published by: WCET | 5/23/2012
As you may have noted, we are still addressing federal regulatory issues that resulted from the last round of Higher Education Act reauthorization. While we will continue to address what’s in place, it’s also time to look forward. We invited […]
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WCET Digital Learning Content Summit: Second Day & Free-range Learning
Published by: WCET | 5/11/2012
Yesterday we completed WCET’s Leadership Summit on New Directions for Digital Learning Content. We had great conversations with academic leaders, elearning professionals, and corporate executives about educational digital resources of all kinds. Thank you to T.J. Bliss, doctoral candidate at […]
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WCET Digital Learning Content Summit: First Day Highlights
Published by: WCET | 5/10/2012
Greetings from Salt Lake City where WCET is holding its Leadership Summit on New Directions for Digital Learning Content. Academic leaders, elearning professionals, and corporate executives are sharing advances in both proprietary and open digital resources. Below is a taste […]
Should Online Courses Charge Less? It Doesn’t Just Happen
Published by: WCET | 3/22/2012
I was recently invited to address the Indiana Commission for Higher Education on this issue. They had received several proposals for distance programs in recent months. Each one was pricing its courses at a rate higher than its on-campus counterpart. […]
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Forging the Future: How Much Affordability Can Higher Education Afford?
Published by: WCET | 12/29/2011
Increased affordability is a hot topic for 2012, but just how much affordability can higher education afford? How do we increase affordability and what are the pitfalls? The Forging the Future workshop, developed and directed by Myk Garn, Southern Regional […]