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Ratings and Rankings Game, Part 1: Postsecondary Institutional Ratings System
Published by: WCET | 2/12/2014
February 12, 2014 Hooray! College football in the United States is finally doing away with the Bowl Championship System (BCS) to anoint a national champion. Meanwhile, a mania remains for ratings and ranking systems of collegiate performance in academics, financial […]
Practice
Onsite and Online learning: A Meaningful Distinction Any Longer?
Published by: WCET | 12/7/2011
Several years ago, it became clear that eportfolios were going to have a lasting impact in higher education. At that time, WCET conducted (now dated) research on the emerging eportfolio products. As an update, we asked Trent Batson of the […]
Practice
Online Ed Needs to Be More Aggressive in the Quality Debate
Published by: WCET | 6/15/2011
Diane Goldsmith is the Executive Director of the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium. A long-time contributor to WCET activities, Diane is the current WCET Steering Committee Chair and serves on the WCET Executive Council. Maybe I’m just getting cranky, but I’m […]
Serving Adults at a Distance? Join Transparency by Design
Published by: WCET | 2/2/2011
We are happy to welcome Ed Klonoski, a long-time friend of WCET. His guest posting invites you to take another look at Transparency by Design and its College Choices for Adults website. I am Ed Klonoski, President of Charter Oak […]
Practice
Predictions and Hopes for Elearning in 2011
Published by: WCET | 1/6/2011
I thought it might be fun and informative to pose a challenge to several people whose opinions I respect. I asked them to send me: “A prediction – something that you think will happen in 2011. You can be as […]
Will Distance Ed Plans from California’s Legislators Have Broader Impact?
Published by: WCET | 11/4/2010
Containing about 12% of the population of the United States, one can’t help but feel that when California sneezes, the rest of us might catch a cold. That’s one reason we should pay attention when some big distance education strategy […]
The Quality of Elearning — The Debate Goes On
Published by: WCET | 10/14/2010
The question about the quality of learning in technology-mediated instruction still lingers. Regardless of the evidence provided (U.S. Department of Education’s meta-analysis, No Significant Difference studies) about the quality of the outcomes, there are always detractors. At the same time […]