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The Future of Learning and Work
Published by: WCET | 9/28/2016
Today’s guest blogger is Jeremy Walsh of Learning House. He has spent his career helping organizations to reach their potential. As a dynamic leader, business developer, former pastor, small business owner, entrepreneur, and business consultant, he has a unique perspective on […]
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21st Century Credentials: Telling the Story of the Whole Student
Published by: WCET | 6/23/2016
Earlier this month WCET’ers gathered in Salt Lake City to have frank discussions and hear from leading experts in the somewhat nebulous construct of 21st Century Credentials. There is no way I can replicate the conversations held, the discussions, the […]
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Edtech is a Human Experience: My First SXSWedu
Published by: WCET | 3/14/2016
Sometimes you have to start at the end to see the beginning more clearly. On my {somewhat delayed} journey home from SXSWedu, our Mike Abbiatti posed the question, “if technology is all it’s cracked up to be, why do we spend so […]
Teacher Prep Regulations and Distance Education: We’ll Soon Need Your Input
Published by: WCET | 3/3/2016
The U.S. Department of Education’s long-delayed “Teacher Prep” regulations look like they will soon be back in the limelight. In a subtle addition to the Department’s web page that tracks the progress of this proposed regulation, the following statement was […]
Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact Promotes Interstate Distance Ed and Telehealth
Published by: WCET | 11/11/2015
Thank you to Nancy Spector for her guest blog post. You can see her in the WCET Annual Meeting session on Interstate Agreements in State Authorization on Wednesday, November 11 at 3:30. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing […]
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Sustaining Innovation: Tips for Leading a Maturing Entity
Published by: WCET | 9/2/2015
Note: This blog post is for those managers of online learning or extended learning units who are in maturing organizations. If you have started an online learning unit or recently been asked to transition an operation to partially or fully […]
Goodbye Lake Wobegone: Proposed Teacher Prep Regulations and Distance Ed
Published by: WCET | 12/12/2014
December 12, 2014 It was a quiet week in Lake Wobegone… …and then new Teacher Prep regulations were released. On December 3rd, the U.S. Department of Education released proposed new accountability regulations for teacher preparation programs. Public comment will be […]
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The Evolution of Education
Published by: WCET | 8/14/2014
This year, the WCET Annual Meeting will kick off with a keynote from Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY). Today she shares with us how her team is addressing three fundamental principles in education – access, completion and […]
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The Starbucks Plan: A Big Step Forward, But Challenges Remain
Published by: WCET | 7/31/2014
Our WICHE Colleague, Patrick Lane, senior policy analyst and the project coordinator for the Adult College Completion Network, shares with us today a recap, originally posted on the ACCN blog, of what the Starbucks-ASU partnership means for employees and how […]
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Glimpse into WCET Leadership Summit: Designing Alternative Pathways to Credentials
Published by: WCET | 5/20/2014
May 7th & 8th, 2014 Salt Lake City was again host to a bevy of WCET’ers, gathered to discuss how we in higher education can adopt, adapt and administer high quality credentials in new ways utilizing tools like competency based […]