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Investigation of IPEDS Distance Education Data: System Not Ready for Modern Trends
Published by: WCET | 9/25/2014
After billions of dollars spent on administrative computer systems and billions of dollars invested in ed tech companies, the U.S. higher education system is woefully out of date and unable to cope with major education trends such as online & […]
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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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You can learn THAT online?!?!?
Published by: WCET | 8/7/2014
Online learning has been popularized through programs in business, technology, education and even nursing. However, over the years, the diversity of programs you can take online – even those which require extensive clinical hours – has grown. For a little […]
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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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Where in the World Are Our Distance Education Students?: IPEDS Reality Check
Published by: WCET | 3/7/2014
This is the second in a series of blog posts examining data recently released by the U.S. Department of Education’s IPEDS survey on distance education enrollments. Our first blog post in this series looked at the percentage of students enrolled […]
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25 Years of Advancing Excellence in Technology-enhanced Teaching and Learning
Published by: WCET | 9/9/2013
In 1989 a group of people committed to improving access to higher education across the western region met in Denver to form a cooperative organization to leverage technology for distributed education and to advance excellence in technology-enhanced teaching and learning […]
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The Significance of CCRC’s New Research on Online Ed
Published by: WCET | 2/21/2013
Last Sunday, a New York Times editorial educated us on “The Trouble with Online College.” When the editorial focuses on the results of a longitudinal study by Columbia University’s Community College Research Center (CCRC). While they make some good points, […]
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California Switches Driver on Road to Future of Higher Education
Published by: WCET | 1/15/2013
In dealing with tight budgets, limited access to courses, growing costs to students, and concerns about educational quality, we’re noticing that governors and legislators in states and provinces are asking tough questions. Many see technology as part of the answer […]
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The Chaotic MBA Experience: Online Learning in a Time-starved World
Published by: WCET | 12/12/2012
Earlier this year, I was on a plane that was delayed for unknown reasons. During the several hour delay I had the pleasure of meeting Sean Baxter, an up-and-coming executive with ITriage. In our discussion we solved many world problems […]
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Morphing Virtual into Reality – Building the “Virtual College”
Published by: WCET | 8/23/2012
Last fall, I had the pleasure of meeting President Lee Lambert and Ann Garnsey-Harner of Shoreline Community College after they presented on their ambitious plans to create a virtual college. I was taken by the visionary leadership of President Lambert […]