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Considering the Future, Now!
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 4/21/2020
I don’t know about you, but the last few weeks (months?) have felt surreal. Not only on a professional level, but on a personal one as well. That uncanny feeling I have about ‘these times’ has continued as our local […]
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California to Open a New Community College and Progress at the Other 114
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 9/30/2019
If you could start completely from scratch, how would you design an institution of higher education? The California Community College System plans to open its 115th institution in October. And it is an interesting answer to that question. Based upon […]
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An Inspired Strategic Plan
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 7/17/2019
Welcome to Judith Sebesta Executive Director of the newly minted Digital Higher Education Consortium of Texas, who is here today for a followup to her post a few months ago. Today’s post discusses the strategic planning process for the former […]
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Connected Devices, Connected Colleagues
Published by: WCET Frontiers | 7/31/2015
You will not want to miss the WCET Annual Meeting in Denver at the beautiful Westin Downtown, November 11-13. Though the fall meeting schedule is packed, a recent attendee said, “WCET is the one meeting on my agenda that I WILL […]
How a Technical Call Center Added Financial Aid Calls – and Thrived!
Published by: Russ Poulin | 7/16/2015
After 10 years of providing technical support for e-Learning solutions, the Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium’s (CTDLC) Call Center was presented with an interesting opportunity. The CFO of our parent organization, Charter Oak State College, approached us to ask whether we […]
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This Summer, Online Collaborating is Hot!
Published by: Russ Poulin | 7/24/2014
It has been a good summer and a good year for colleges finding ways to work together online. I’ve been meaning to note this development for some time, but this week’s developments with California State University Online prompted me to […]
Limited Time Offer!: Using Retail Marketing Tactics to Get Adults Back to College
Published by: Russ Poulin | 6/24/2014
Connecticut’s innovative new program to attract students with some credits, but no degree has had amazing success in grabbing the attention of its target audience. Thank you to Ed Klonoski, President of Charter Oak State College, who describes “Go Back […]
Seeking Your Input on Online Consortia and Online Community Colleges
Published by: Russ Poulin | 4/9/2014
State U Online: An Overview Last year, New America published State U Online, a report I wrote after over a year of research. The project, which was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Lumina Foundation, was based […]
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Wisconsin’s Flexible Option: A System Approach to Competency-Based Education
Published by: Russ Poulin | 9/19/2013
In earlier Frontiers blog posts, we heard about developing competency-based programs at Northern Arizona University and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. WCET is also currently partnering with Mozilla, Blackboard, and Sage Road Solutions in offering a MOOC on badges […]