New on WCET Frontiers

Policy
Insights into AI’s Transformative Role in Higher Education: WCET’s 2025 Survey
Published by: WCET | 8/21/2025
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant possibility on the higher education horizon. It’s here. And it is reshaping how institutions operate, teach, and support learners (in fact, I’d say it is changing the way most places operate, whether they’re ready for it or not). Since WCET’s first AI survey in 2023, the pace of […]

Practice
1984 to 2025: What Four Decades of Technology Taught Me About AI’s Promise
Published by: WCET | 8/7/2025
I didn’t realize at the time the extent to which technology would consume my professional and personal lives, but I do remember the wonder of exploring that computer and creating things that I never imagined. Fast forward to 2025, where the smartphone that I carry in my pocket can store seven million times more data […]

Practice
Celebrating Innovation: AI Week 2025 at Oregon State University
Published by: WCET | 6/26/2025
Artificial intelligence has quickly shifted from abstract theory to an everyday tool—and few places is that shift more visible than in higher education. Here on WCET Frontiers, we’re always excited to showcase institutions that are leading the way in thoughtfully integrating AI into teaching, research, and campus operations. This week’s post highlights Oregon State University’s […]

Practice
Making Accessibility the Assignment: What First-Year Writing Students Taught Me About Inclusive Pedagogy
Published by: WCET | 5/15/2025
What happens when we stop seeing accessibility as just a checkbox and start seeing it as a part of good communication practices? Or a core teaching practice? In this week’s post, Stacia Moroski-Rigney from Michigan State University shares how a seemingly simple first-year-writing class assignment that included required captions turned into something much more—an opportunity […]

Practice
Charting the Course for Academic Innovation: Reflections from the 100 Year Ed Tech Project
Published by: WCET | 4/3/2025
The future of education really isn’t that far away, especially when you consider that it is being shaped right now through the ideas, innovations, and voices of all of us. That’s why WCET wanted to be a part of an outstanding event held last week, the 100 Year Ed Tech Project’s 2025 Design Summit. This […]

Event
Bringing us Humans Back to EdTech: Highlights from WCET’s 2025 Virtual Summit
Published by: WCET | 3/14/2025
If you joined us at this year’s WCET virtual summit, The Elements of Humanizing EdTech in Higher Education – thank you. We appreciate the chance to learn and discuss the essential elements of digital education today with you all. It wasn’t just another Zoom marathon; dynamic panelists shared their thoughts about the critical components of […]

Practice
Digital Learning Challenges and Opportunities in Higher Education in 2025
Published by: WCET | 3/6/2025
Hello WCET Community! As the WCET Steering Committee Chair, I am honored to work with our members to help guide the content, themes, and activities that inform WCET’s work throughout 2025. Collectively, the Steering Committee selected two key topics to focus on this year: Over the next several months, the Steering Committee work groups will […]

Practice
Using AI to Empower Learning
Published by: WCET | 5/9/2024
Journalists are currently facing an unprecedented challenge. The relentless 24/7 news cycle, coupled with layoffs, an uncertain business model, and a growing public distrust of media, is putting immense pressure on us. This comes at a time when the world is becoming increasingly complex, and journalists need to contextualize fast-paced news and help a divided […]

Practice
Beyond the Divide: Advancing Digital Equity and Access
Published by: WCET | 4/11/2024
The Foundations of Higher Education in America Considered the cornerstone of the American higher education system, community colleges have made post-secondary education more accessible and affordable since the early 1900s. However, it is essential to remember that higher education in this country was not created to advance equity and opportunity for commoners. It would not […]

Policy
Unveiling the Highlights: WCET’s 2024 Virtual Summit
Published by: WCET | 3/7/2024
A few short weeks ago, WCET staff, presenters, and members joined together for presentations and discussions about the policy and practice of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education. The event, which was exclusively offered to WCET members, took place on February 22, 2024. I was not involved in the planning and implementation of this Summit, so […]