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Fight the FoMO: Catch up on OER
Published by: WCET | 10/26/2017
Greetings from beautiful Denver, CO, where WCET Frontiers is joined by our Director of Open Policy, Tanya Spilovoy. Read on to catch up with Tanya on OER events, the Z Initiative, and how you can connect with her (either here […]
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New Survey Tracks Online and Distance Education in Canada
Published by: WCET | 10/19/2017
Congratulations to our Canadian friends on releasing the results of their first survey of online learning activities throughout their country. Released on Tuesday of this week at the ICDE World Conference on Online Learning, the report (“Tracking Online and Distance […]
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Blackboard Ally: Tackling Accessibility in Higher Education
Published by: WCET | 10/11/2017
Today we continue the WCET Frontiers series on the 2017 WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Awards. These awards honor member institutions and organizations that develop technology-based solutions to challenging educational needs. We welcome Blackboard to discuss their award winning program Ally. […]
Policy
The OIG Report on WGU, Part 2: React…But Don’t Overreact
Published by: WCET | 10/3/2017
It has been more than a week since the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued its Final Audit Report declaring that “Western Governors University Was Not Eligible to Participate in the Title IV Programs.” Both of […]
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WOW Award: Oregon State University’s Virtual Microscope for Distance Students
Published by: WCET | 9/21/2017
This year I had the exciting opportunity to coordinate our WCET Awards initiative. The most valuable aspect of this initiative was the chance to learn about the meaningful, student-focused work being done by various institutions and organizations in higher education. […]
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Leadership From the Place You Stand
Published by: WCET | 9/7/2017
Welcome to Kate Jordahl the Director of Strategic Planning & Operations for the California Community Colleges Online Education Initiative. Kate is here to discuss opportunities to help our students and our higher education communities by stepping up to lead. Whether you choose […]
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Increasing Online Accessibility and Design Quality in your Online Courses
Published by: WCET | 8/24/2017
Thank you to today’s guest blogger, Jackie Luft, Online Accessibility Specialist for Texas Tech Worldwide eLearning. As we start the new academic year, the issue of assuring that our courses are accessible arises anew. Jackie gives us great resources and […]
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Oh, What’s in a Name? – Definitions of Distance Ed
Published by: WCET | 5/11/2017
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) And by name, I mean definition. And by definition, I mean the definition of distance education. […]
Practice
OLC and WCET Ask: “What Keeps You Up at Night?” – Part 2
Published by: WCET | 4/26/2017
This is the second in a two-part series on a partnership between the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) to obtain feedback from some of our members. Part 1 focused on the outcome of […]
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OLC and WCET Ask: “What Keeps You Up at Night?” – Part 1
Published by: WCET | 4/20/2017
This is the first in a two-part series resulting from a partnership between the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies). These posts provide you timely insights from your peers and seek to obtain your […]