New on WCET Frontiers
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We Can’t Go It Alone – Forging Business and Industry Partnerships to Transform Higher Education
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 1/26/2023
Today we welcome back Kara Monroe, friend of WCET and President and Founder, Monarch Strategies, to continue her discussion of the future of higher education. Specifically, today’s post focuses on institution and industry partnerships and how institutional leadership and staff […]
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Call in the Creatives! Reasons the Next Digital Learner Leader You Hire Should Come from The Arts
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 1/24/2023
Today’s post, from three inspirational leaders in the digital and eLearning fields, considers the strengths brought from those who have a background in The Arts. As a musician, theater nerd, and amateur embroiderer, I absolutely enjoyed their discussion and wholeheartedly endorse their advice! Thank you to Sasha, Jessica, and Jamie for today’s article!. Enjoy the […]
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Accountability for Higher Education Means Creating a Vital Economic Future for America
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 1/19/2023
Does anyone else feel like we are constantly on a precipice – waiting for the next “big thing” to tip us over? I do feel that way often, whether I’m thinking about my professional life, technological advances, or an innovative […]
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A Transformative Journey – Using Digital Tools in Higher Education
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 12/21/2022
Today WCET Frontiers welcomes Shani Suber, Dean of E-learning Effectiveness and Enhancement with Dallas College and member of the WCET Steering Committee! Shani joins us to talk about her transformative journey using digital learning tools to better help students achieve […]
Policy
Public Opportunity to Participate in SARA Reciprocity Policy Modifications
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 12/15/2022
A new SARA (State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements) Policy Modification Process was approved by its oversight Board last summer. This new process will offer increased transparency and public participation in the development of SARA Policy additions and revisions to manage reciprocity […]
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Helping Students Prepare for Digital Learning: Providing Information at the Time of Enrollment
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 12/13/2022
As digital learning professionals, we know that there are a variety of issues that can factor into student success in a digital course. Such issues range from access to the necessary technologies and bandwidth to better understanding instructor expectations for […]
Policy
Regular and Substantive Interaction Update: Where Do We Go from Here?
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 11/8/2022
What is “Regular and Substantive Interaction”? Congress created a distinction between the definitions of “distance education” and “correspondence education” for purposes of federal financial aid eligibility. The distinction is that distance education courses include “regular and substantive interaction” (or RSI) […]
Policy
New Federal Aid Rules Drop Proposed Change to “Distance Education” & Expand Pell Grants to Incarcerated Students
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 11/2/2022
Image by David Mark from Pixabay ‘Tis the season for all things pumpkin, brisk mornings, and the release of new U.S. Department of Education final regulations! WCET and the State Authorization Network (SAN) have been closely following and reporting about […]
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The Quality – Equity Bond: Advancing Equity and Quality in Online Learning Today
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 10/20/2022
Today I’m thrilled to help kick off our Frontiers and WCET Steering Committee working group series on equity and quality in higher education digital learning. Throughout the next several weeks, we will hear from Steering Committee members and experts in […]
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Assessment and evaluation of microcredentials: What success looks like and to whom
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 9/29/2022
Overview and Introduction Today, we conclude the WCET blog series on microcredentials which set out to address the inception, implementation, and evaluation of microcredentialing approaches across the higher education industry. We learned that there is a wide range of reasons […]