Policy
Beyond Compliance: The Role of a Compliance Professional in Equity & Accessibility
Published by: ewalton | 5/12/2022 | 0 comments
Thank you to Kathryn Kerensky of WCET’s State Authorization Network for today’s blog, and thank you to Van Davis and Emilie Cook of Every Learner Everywhere for assistance and strategic direction. Enjoy! There is a role for everyone to play for higher education institutions to foster inclusive learning environments and increase access to the opportunities […]
Policy
Before and After Moments
Published by: ewalton | 5/4/2022 | 0 comments
WCET welcomes Kara Monroe, President and Founder of Monarch Strategies LLC. Today we are continuing the article series on leadership in higher education digital learning. This is the third blog post in the featured series. Enjoy the previous posts: “Shifting from Covid-normal to New Normal” and “The ‘New Normal’ and Reflections on Accessibility.” Thank you Kara […]
NetworksPractice
Every Learner Everywhere’s Equity Mission
Published by: ewalton | 1/13/2022 | 0 comments
We are happy to have Patti O’Sullivan provide us with an update on Every Learner’s advances over the past year with a special focus on their attention to increasing equity in the ways institutions serve students.WCET enjoys a dual role with Every Learner Everywhere. First, we serve as the administrative backbone host for the grant-funded […]
Practice
Continuing to Enable Difference – Where Do We Go From Here?
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 9/3/2021 | 0 comments
Today’s post from Chantae Recasner, Dean, Academic Success with Northeast Lakeview College – Alamo Colleges District and the WCET Steering Committee working group on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, who joins us to close out the Frontiers series started at the beginning of this month on “Enabling Difference.” During the month of August, members of this […]
Practice
What Tech Says About Your DEI Work: Barriers to Equitable Digital Learning and Ways We Can Remove Them
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 8/24/2021 | 3 comments
Today’s post from Anna Porcaro and Robert McGuire continues our series on “Enabling Difference.” Today’s post, a joint post with Every Learner Everywhere, focuses on technology barriers to equity students face with ideas on how to move past them. We’re so thrilled to continue this series and focus on DEI throughout this month and thank […]
Practice
Leveraging Analytics to Close DEI Access & Attainment Gaps
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 8/20/2021 | 0 comments
Today’s post from Adam Cota with the WCET Steering Committee working group on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion highlights how Adam’s institution, Western Governors University, uses data analytics to accomplish equity and diversity goals. This post continues the series started earlier this month on “Enabling Difference.” We’re so thrilled to continue this series and focus on […]
Practice
Leveraging the Strategic Planning Process for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 8/12/2021 | 3 comments
Today’s post from Janelle Elias with the WCET Steering Committee working group on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion reviews her research on how WCET member institutions are addressing equity work in strategic plans. This post continues the series started earlier this month on “Enabling Difference.” WCET leadership will continue the series throughout the month of August […]
Practice
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Digital Learning
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 8/5/2021 | 2 comments
Conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have recently taken center stage on many college and university campuses. Institutions are setting goals to make their campuses more diverse and inclusive and embarking on strategic initiatives to close equity gaps. Within these strategic imperatives, institutions are also explicitly exploring ways to create equitable and inclusive digital […]
Practice
New Tool Helps Leaders Leverage Open Educational Resources to Advance Equity
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 7/29/2021 | 0 comments
Today Frontiers is excited to welcome Rebecca Karoff, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs with The University of Texas System to tell us about the work of the DOERS3 Collaborative, specifically the OER Equity Blueprint and the Equity Through OER Rubric. WCET agrees that while higher education can see the benefits of open educational resources […]
PolicyPractice
New Report: Research Review of EdTech and Student Success for Racial and Ethnic Groups
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 5/17/2021 | 0 comments
WCET and the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) announce today’s release of a new joint report: “Research Review: Educational Technologies and Their Impact on Student Success for Racial and Ethnic Groups of Interest.” Purpose The events of the past year highlighted the inequities faced by those who have traditionally not been […]