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What’s Next? Surviving in Lifeboats. Getting to Summer Term and Beyond.
Published by: WCET | 4/8/2020
This week WCET is starting a new series of blog posts on what distance education leaders should be thinking about as we move past the initial pivot to remote learning. The series, “What’s Next?” will focus on a variety of […]
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Not Fooling – A Third Package of Proposed Regs Has Arrived
Published by: WCET | 4/1/2020
**Update: On 4/2/2020, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it amended the public comment period timeline. The text below has been updated to reflect this update.** The third package has arrived! In the midst of managing rapid conversion of […]
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WCET’s EdTech Community Rallies Against COVID-19 Challenges
Published by: WCET |
The WCET member discussions over the past two weeks (has it really only been a few weeks since schools announced closures?) have vibrantly shown the collaborative and supportive nature of our community of edtech leaders and practitioners. This is an […]
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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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Support for Veterans Shown by Congress’ Quick Response to Preserve GI Benefits during COVID-19
Published by: WCET | 3/23/2020
The dynamic conversion of face-to-face courses to online format at post-secondary institutions nationwide due to the closing of campuses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic became a concern for our nation’s veterans who rely on GI Bill benefits. As we […]
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GI Bill Guidance Provides Some Relief and Real Challenges for Veteran Students
Published by: WCET | 3/17/2020
***Updated 3/17/2020 2:50 PM MT time*** We are pleased to share that although the guidance we referenced in the article below was provided by the Veterans Administration (VA) on March 13, 2020, the VA rescinded this guidance. Senate Bill, S.3503, […]