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Open Educational Resources in ND: A Teacher’s Perspective
Published by: WCET | 1/23/2015
In a continuation of our look into the Open Educational Resources Initiative in North Dakota, today we are excited to share Teresa Tande’s, Associate Professor of English/Humanities at Lake Region State College, story of incorporating OER into her classroom. When […]
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OER Supported by North Dakota Legislators
Published by: WCET | 1/21/2015
Today we have the privilege of hearing from Tanya Spilovoy, director of distance education and state authorization at the North Dakota University System, as she shares with us the journey of an open educational resource initiative that has what we […]
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#WCET14: Ideas Blossomed in the City of Roses
Published by: WCET | 12/4/2014
November 19-21, 2014 seasoned WCET’ers and new comers to our community gathered in Portland, OR (known the City of Roses) to exchange ideas and learn together. Invigorated by the conversations and fueled by amazing epicurean adventures, the tenor of the […]
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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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Open Educational Resources: How Broward College Online Took the Dive
Published by: WCET | 5/1/2014
Today we welcome guest author, David Shulman, Campus President, Broward College Online, as he shares with us how Florida’s Global Campus made the commitment to and implemented open educational resources and other no-cost course materials. Background It’s no secret that […]
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WCET Predictions for 2014 Focus on Academic Quality and Student Needs
Published by: WCET | 2/7/2014
We asked you to: “Predict something that will happen this year regarding teaching, learning, technology, business of e-learning, policy, regulations, student behavior, or other related items.” Not surprising of our followers, the bulk of the focus is on academic issues […]
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The Audacity of MOOCS
Published by: WCET | 9/30/2013
After last week’s blog posting from David Cillay, Richard Katz (former WCET Executive Council member) and I had a great discussion via email. I invited Richard to provide his viewpoint. Richard served 14 years as vice president of EDUCAUSE and […]
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It’s Time to Redirect the Conversation about MOOCs
Published by: WCET | 9/26/2013
So many exciting things are happening in higher education these days, it could make a guy’s hair fall out (see my photo at the bottom of this post). Most of the headlines have been about “massive” education and the stories […]
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WCET Digital Learning Content Summit: Second Day & Free-range Learning
Published by: WCET | 5/11/2012
Yesterday we completed WCET’s Leadership Summit on New Directions for Digital Learning Content. We had great conversations with academic leaders, elearning professionals, and corporate executives about educational digital resources of all kinds. Thank you to T.J. Bliss, doctoral candidate at […]
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What’s on your open agenda?
Published by: WCET | 4/12/2012
Today Frontiers welcomes David Porter, Executive Director of BCcampus which is a publicly funded organization that uses information technology to connect the expertise, programs, and resources of all B.C. post-secondary institutions under a collaborative service delivery framework. It looks like […]