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A Road to Somewhere
Published by: WCET | 7/31/2020
Last month I asked our readers to contemplate whether or not we’re “on a road to nowhere” as we prepare for the fall and beyond. Today, I want to take a look at where we are on that road and […]
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Another Magical July 1 – Federal Regulations Now in Effect
Published by: WCET | 7/16/2020
July 1 is that magical day when Federal Regulations affecting institutions that participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs become effective for regulations that were released by the U.S. Department of Education by November 1 of last year. The […]
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Surveys Highlight Student and Faculty Experiences with Remote Learning
Published by: WCET | 7/8/2020
Two new surveys show the reactions and resilience of students and faculty in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic this spring. Overcoming conjecture and some bold (often unsupported) statements about the move to remote teaching, the survey results provide real […]
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Building Community for WCET
Published by: WCET | 6/26/2020
Today I’m here to talk about community, specifically the technical way we at WCET are working to build a community for higher education professionals and how we plan to support that community. As the Community Manager for wcetMIX, our online […]
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Avoiding a “Road to Nowhere:” What We Must Do This Fall
Published by: WCET | 6/22/2020
In 1985 The Talking Heads released “Road to Nowhere.” That song, and that metaphor, have been on my mind a lot lately as I think about where higher education is going in the fall and beyond. Photo by Illiya Vjestica […]
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Online Learning: Let Students Learn Where They Are
Published by: WCET | 6/4/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic forced colleges and universities to move their face-to-face courses to remote and online formats. Instructors heroically worked to ensure continuity of learning for their students. Considering this shift online, Anna Porcaro, the Executive Director of Online Learning […]
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Update on Federal Regulations Impacting Distance Education During the Pandemic
Published by: WCET | 5/22/2020
In Harold Ramis’ 1993 classic, Groundhog Day, Bill Murray portrays a television weatherman sent to cover Punxsutawney Phil on Groundhog Day who ends up repeating the day over and over again. At first, Murray’s character, Phil Connors, uses the time […]
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Our Reflections on a Virtual Event – the 2020 WCET Policy Summit
Published by: WCET | 5/14/2020
The WCET team enjoys planning our two live events each year. Our goal is to provide an opportunity for our community to come together to network, discuss new ideas, learn from each other, and bring important promising practices back to […]
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Fall and Beyond: Higher Education in the Age of COVID-19 and Other Disasters
Published by: WCET | 5/8/2020
Even before the COVID-19 global pandemic, higher education was struggling to make sense of what David La Piana and Melissa Mendes call a VUCA world in The Nonprofit Strategy Revolution: Real-Time Strategic Planning in a Rapid-Response World. Originally coined by […]
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Communicating About the Crisis – with Help from Cowboy Joe
Published by: WCET | 4/28/2020
Today’s installment of What’s Next comes from Katie Carroll, Assistant Director of Admissions from the University of Wyoming. Katie shares with us how Wyoming is using Cowboy Joe, the institution’s chatbot, to help students, faculty, and staff navigate many of […]