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Accreditation, Quality, and Changes in Digital Learning
Published by: ewalton | 5/17/2022 | 0 comments
The changing nature of digital learning and postsecondary education in the post-COVID era has brought new opportunities and challenges for the quality assurance provided by the accreditation process. In a preview of a plenary session to be held at the WCET Annual Meeting (October 19-21 in Denver), this post features the thoughts of the leaders […]
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Working Toward Equity in Online Education
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 10/1/2020 | 0 comments
Editors note: An earlier edition of this article was published with a different title. Our team needed to make some updates to the content. We apologize for any disruption to reading the post. Online education has a problem and it’s time we admit it. Many of our students, especially some of our most vulnerable students, […]
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Join WCET for an exciting 2020!
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 1/17/2020 | 0 comments
Happy new year! WCET is excited for 2020. Today, we want to share our plans, priorities, and some coming attractions for the year. Members – It’s All About Our Members WCET’s emphasis has always been serving the needs of our cooperative. A great 2020 motto for our team is that “it’s all about our members.” […]
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Connecting with Community – WCET 2019
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 12/6/2019 | 0 comments
Welcome to the Annual Meeting Annual Summary Blog Post.! This year, I’ve focused it more on different topics of interest from the meeting, rather than going through a play-by-play of the week. I hope this year’s summary post is intriguing and fun, and either reminds you of a great week at #WCET19, provides you with […]
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Three Keys to Opening the Door for OER
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 11/6/2019 | 0 comments
Today marks the finale for our 2019 WOW Award series. The WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Awards honor member institutions and organizations that develop technology-based solutions to challenging educational needs. As we mentioned last week, we have three outstanding award winning initiatives this year: the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s OER Council, Granite State College, and […]
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Final Federal Regulations for State Authorization Released!
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 11/4/2019 | 15 comments
Without a moment to spare, on Friday, November 1, 2019, the Federal Register shared the release of the long awaited 2019 Final Federal Regulations with the official and concise title: Student Assistance General Provisions, The Secretary’s Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, The Secretary’s Recognition Procedures for State Agencies. These regulations are the final form of the […]
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Granite State College’s Approach to Distance-Based Teacher Preparation in New Hampshire
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 11/1/2019 | 0 comments
Today we continue our 2019 WOW Award series. The WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Awards honor member institutions and organizations that develop technology-based solutions to challenging educational needs. As we mentioned earlier this week, we have three outstanding award winning initiatives this year: the Colorado Department of Higher Education’s OER Council, Granite State College, and Rio […]
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Assessing Soft Skills is Hard Work: One College’s Approach to Achieving Equitable Learning Outcomes
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 10/30/2019 | 0 comments
Each year I am so happy to coordinate the WCET Awards initiative, through which our cooperative honors institutions and individuals for exciting work in technology-enhanced learning. One of my favorite aspects of this initiative is working with our WOW Awards. The WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Awards honor member institutions and organizations that develop technology-based solutions […]
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Make Space for Innovation in Curriculum
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 10/23/2019 | 1 comments
Cleaning up….is definitely not my favorite activity. But, I understand a clean home and an organized workspace can be important for a healthy and effective life. Today’s guest author, Maria Andersen, the CEO of Coursetune, is here to discuss the importance of tidying up our curriculum, especially to make space for innovation in curriculum design. […]
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Real Talk: What is Your Employability Strategy?
Published by: Lindsey Rae Downs | 10/18/2019 | 0 comments
In just a few short weeks WCET will convene this year’s Annual Meeting in beautiful Denver, CO. This year’s meeting promises to be full of outstanding sessions and great networking opportunities. One of the sessions will be offered by one of our sponsors, Cengage: “Transforming Students to Employees – Highlights of the Most In-Demand Employability […]