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New Federal Regulations Ready for Your Comments – State Authorization and Student Notifications
Published by: WCET | 6/13/2019
The Federal Rulemaking process has taken its next step. The U.S. Department of Education released in the Federal Register a portion of the proposed regulations. This first set of regulations focuses on accreditation and state authorization. The proposed language came […]
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Augmented Reality Adventures in Teaching Horticulture
Published by: WCET | 5/22/2019
Today we welcome Shannon Riggs, Executive Director of Course Development and Learning Innovation for Oregon State University Ecampus. She is also the author of the forthcoming Thrive Online: A New Approach for College Educators (Stylus, 2019). Shannon shares with us […]
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Using Telehealth to Reimagine Online Nursing Education at Ohio State
Published by: WCET | 5/17/2019
Today we welcome Susan Neale, senior writer and editor for The Ohio State University College of Nursing. She explores a non-traditional approach to teaching remote nursing students the nuanced skills and tools needed to succeed in the field. Telehealth technology […]
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Restructuring Our Faculty Learning Community
Published by: WCET | 5/14/2019
In today’s blog, we welcome Laura Sankovich from Capella University. It is increasingly difficult to create and maintain community with adjunct faculty members who work remotely and yet this is a reality in higher education. In this blog, Laura discusses […]
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Negotiated Rulemaking: Accreditation, Student Identity Verification, Student Disclosures, and Other Proposed Regulations
Published by: WCET | 5/10/2019
This is the fourth and final post in our blog post series on the results of the U.S. Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking process. You may recall that there were many issues covered by the negotiated rulemaking committee and to […]
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State Authorization Lawsuit: Court and Ed Department Need to Work Together to Avoid Causing More Confusion for Students and Institutions
Published by: WCET | 4/30/2019
As one of my favorite columnists, Dave Barry, used to say, “I am not making this up!” Maybe what I am about to share isn’t as exciting to you as last week’s release of “Avengers: Endgame” or Sunday’s “Game of […]
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Negotiated Rulemaking: The Complexity of “Regular and Substantive Interaction”
Published by: WCET | 4/26/2019
This is the third in our blog post series on the results of the U.S. Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking process. The first in the series focused an overview of process, issues, and next steps. The second covered rules for […]
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The University of Missouri System Seeks Success in eLearning Through Innovative, Needs-Based Approach
Published by: WCET | 4/24/2019
Today we welcome Steven Chaffin, Research Consultant, and Steve Graham, Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, both from the University of Missouri System. Online learning is an increasingly attractive alternative for students and educational institutions, and yet, to be […]
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Finding Inspiration for Strategic Planning
Published by: WCET | 4/19/2019
Today we welcome Judith Sebesta, Executive Director of Virtual College of Texas as she shares a poignant, entertaining story of valuing strategic planning and the many benefits it offers all organizations, particularly those that receive state legislative appropriations. Enjoy! -Erin […]
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Negotiated Rulemaking: What Happened with State Authorization and Licensure Notifications?
Published by: WCET | 4/17/2019
In this second of our blogs dedicated to exploring the outcomes of the recent negotiated rulemaking sessions, Cheryl Dowd and Russ Poulin focus on the state authorization for distance education language that transpired from those conversations. They also share some […]