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Does Financial Need and Aid Differ for Online and On-Campus Students?
Published by: WCET Frontiers | 10/8/2021 | 0 comments
It started before COVID-19. Students, families, businesses, and those considering college questioned the value, the “return on investment” (ROI), of postsecondary education. Could they do better doing something else? Was the debt worth it? Is college for them? Those questions loomed larger during the pandemic and we know they will keep coming in the future. […]
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The “Angels of UND’s TTaDA” – Working Magic in the Face of Adversity
Published by: WCET Frontiers | 10/1/2021 | 0 comments
Welcome to our continued celebration of 2021 WOW awardees! We’re joined today by Jenny L. Reichart, who is the Faculty Development Specialist and Inclusion Ambassador with the Teaching Transformation and Development Academy (TTaDA) at the University of North Dakota (UND). The TTaDA team was selected as a WOW recipient this year due to their innovative […]
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The Bigger Shift: Student ROI for higher education…and the role of digital learning
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 9/29/2021 | 0 comments
It started before COVID-19. Students, families, businesses, and those considering college questioned the value, the “return on investment” (ROI), of postsecondary education. Could they do better doing something else? Was the debt worth it? Is college for them? Those questions loomed larger during the pandemic. They will continue to haunt us moving forward. The WCET […]
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“I’m Sick with COVID – but I’ll Get Caught up this Week” – Supporting Students Through a Pandemic with CTU Messenger
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 9/28/2021 | 0 comments
Welcome to our continued celebration of 2021 WOW awardees! We’re joined today by Connie Johnson and Ellise Farber, both from Colorado Technical University, who were nominated this year for the Messenger app via CTU Mobile, which provided real time communication opportunities and help to struggling students. Frontiers is currently hosting our annual blog post series […]
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A Network Rooted in Quality & Innovation
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 9/23/2021 | 0 comments
Welcome to our continued celebration of 2021 WOW awardees! We’re joined today by Melissa Vito and Claudia Arcolin, both from The University of Texas at San Antonio who shared the following post about UTSA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Their “non-negotiable objective” was to “continue to innovate and deliver a high-quality education despite the unprecedented […]
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Lessons Learned Providing Instructional Design and Technology Support at the Onset of COVID-19
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 9/22/2021 | 0 comments
Welcome to our continued celebration of 2021 WOW awardees! We’re joined today by Alicia Montgomery Dunlap and Aimee Greene both from the University of Louisville, who wrote the following post about the outstanding work from the staff with Louisville’s Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning. Alicia and Aimee share several lessons learned from the remote […]
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New Report: Research Review of EdTech and Student Success for Racial and Ethnic Groups
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 5/17/2021 | 0 comments
WCET and the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA) announce today’s release of a new joint report: “Research Review: Educational Technologies and Their Impact on Student Success for Racial and Ethnic Groups of Interest.” Purpose The events of the past year highlighted the inequities faced by those who have traditionally not been […]
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Thoughts on the Next Frontier of Higher Ed Digital Learning, Delivery Modalities, and WCET Summit 2021
Published by: Lindsey Downs | 5/7/2021 | 0 comments
This month WCET wrapped its two-part epic mini-series Practical Considerations for an Uncertain Future. Both sessions were filled with, as our Executive Director put it, never-ending and only slightly miserable chess/Queen’s Gambit, Star Wars, and Star Trek references plus amazing sessions and discussions with the superstars of digital learning in higher education. Episode 1 – […]
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Engage the Expert Network with Every Learner Everywhere
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 2/19/2021 | 0 comments
Providing and supporting education today requires instructors and practitioners to be highly knowledgeable, flexible, and adaptable, and to have a whole toolbox full of technology and teaching related skills. This is especially true now that they are teaching or supporting teaching in remote, online, or blended environments. These challenges are why I’m so thrilled about […]
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“60 Minutes” on Online Education – Reflections on a Story from 2001
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 2/18/2021 | 1 comments
So, how did the mass media view online education two decades ago? On February 18, 2001, the CBS news magazine 60 Minutes ran the segment “Online U,” which discussed the emergence of online offerings at the University of Phoenix and Duke University. Also interviewed were critics of these innovations and those challenging higher education to […]