New on WCET Frontiers
The Need for Greater Productivity through Online Learning, Further Thoughts
Published by: WCET | 1/28/2014
January 28, 2014 Thank you to Tony Bates for providing his perspective on productivity and online education, including part 1 on “Main Concepts and Principles” and Part 2 on “Identifying Promising Areas of Productivity for Online Learning.” We asked five […]
The Need for Greater Productivity through Online Learning, Part 2
Published by: WCET | 1/23/2014
January 23, 2014 This is the second of two parts of a guest post by noted educational technology thinker, Tony Bates. The first part focused on Main Concepts and Principles. Again, thank you to Tony Bates for his contribution. Russ […]
The Need for Greater Productivity through Online Learning, Part 1
Published by: WCET | 1/21/2014
January 21, 2014 In some circles, online learning has become the panacea for increasing access and productivity in higher education. As distance education professionals, we’ve been comfortable with the access issue, but politicians have pulled us into the productivity mix […]
Accreditators are Monitoring the Changing e-Learning Environment
Published by: WCET | 10/7/2013
Today’s guest blogger is Karen Solomon of the Higher Learning Commission, one of the regional accrediting agencies. She shares some of the e-learning emerging issues that they are following. Karen also serves as the chair of WCET’s Steering Committee. Thank […]
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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, […]
Learner Progress: Capturing the Adult Learner
Published by: WCET | 12/14/2011
Cali Morrison, Transparency by Design Project Director, brings to Frontiers the process by which the Transparency by Design initiative created the recently launched learner progress metrics available on its website College Choices for Adults. The Problem Transparency by Design (TbD) […]
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WCET Awarded Bill & Melinda Gates Grant on Predictive Analytics
Published by: WCET | 5/16/2011
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) a grant to identify variables that influence student retention and progression. Announced in a May 16 press release, the findings are intended to assist institutional and […]
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 […]
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The “Connected College”: Secrets to Improving Student Retention
Published by: WCET | 9/22/2010
Shannon Meadows is one of the co-leaders of WCET’s Student Retention Common Interest Group. We were pleased that she accepted our invitation to blog about successful campus strategies that she has witnessed. Imagine a female community college student in an […]