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SARA Update: All Dressed Up and Raring to Go
Published by: WCET | 7/17/2013
In recent weeks I have received several inquiries about that status of SARA – the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement. Since the national meeting in April, there has been activity, but it has been slower than hoped. To be clear, I […]
Fraud & State Authorization Focus of WCET’s Testimony at ED’s Rulemaking Hearing
Published by: WCET | 6/10/2013
In May, WCET sought your input regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s announcement of a new round of negotiated rulemaking. Such “rulemaking” is the first step in the Department possibly creating new regulations or refining old ones. Most notable to […]
Ed Department Delays State Authorization Deadline – What Does that Mean?
Published by: WCET | 5/20/2013
On Tuesday, May 21, the U.S. Department of Education is officially releasing a new ‘Dear Colleague’ letter on state authorization. I thought it might be helpful to put this new announcement into context. But first, let me start with a […]
Seeking Your Input on Fraud, State Authorization, and Other Regulatory Issues
Published by: WCET | 5/2/2013
In mid-April of this year, the U.S. Department of Education announced an “intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to prepare proposed regulations for the Federal Student Aid programs…” Through this process, the Department is visiting or revisiting several issues […]
Highlights from the National Meeting on State Authorization Reciprocity
Published by: WCET | 4/18/2013
A national meeting on next steps in state reciprocity was held in Indianapolis on April 16 and 17. The purpose of the event was to serve as an initial introduction to representatives from each state about next steps in reciprocity. […]
Navigating the Current State Authorization Kerfuffle for On-Campus Instruction
Published by: WCET | 4/5/2013
This week both the Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed have reported on a developing issue with the federal regulations on state authorization. From your emails to me, these stories have been a bit confusing and confounding to […]
State Authorization: New Reciprocity Draft, Call for SAN Members, & Workshop Invite
Published by: WCET | 2/26/2013
There are plenty of activities on the State Authorization front this week. Below are announcements about: State Authorization Network Year 3 — Call for Members State Authorization Compliance Workshop — April 21, 2013 Latest State Authorization Reciprocity Draft Released — […]
Practice
E-learning Predictions for 2013: Will Institutions Be Turned Upside Down?
Published by: WCET | 1/31/2013
A few weeks ago 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.” Some people see big changes for higher education. Will higher […]
New State Authorization ‘Dear Colleague’ Letter NOT Focused on Distance Ed
Published by: WCET | 1/25/2013
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Education released a new “Dear Colleague” letter regarding the upcoming deadlines regarding state authorization. The letter was sent to the attention of the “State Education Agency Administrators” and the governors of each state. […]
Practice
Universities Rebranding with Competencies in Mind: Top Prediction for 2012
Published by: WCET | 1/10/2013
Early in 2012 we asked WCET members and other notable thinkers to provide predictions for postsecondary e-learning for the year. From a OMG-it’s-all-over-the-media point-of-view, it’s quite clear that MOOCs were the big story this past year. None of our prognosticators […]