Distance Ed at a Crossroads: The Changing Landscape of New Regulations

Significant changes are being proposed for distance education courses and programs. If implemented, these new regulations will majorly affect your online courses, programs, and services to students. Join the...

DOJ’s New Guidelines for Accessibility

WCET 36th Annual Meeting

Join us for the WCET 36th Annual Meeting in Long Beach, California, October 8-10, 2024.

ASWE Book Club and Gathering

Celebrating OERth Week

Open Educational Resources (OER) – freely accessible and openly licensed text, media, and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes – have made education more achievable and equitable for...

New Year, New NCOER Initiative (National Consortium for Open Educational Resources)

State leaders, postsecondary education institutions, and education leaders are working across state lines to promote the adoption of open educational resources (OER) to help millions of students access high-quality learning materials that are free to use, customize, and share....

OER Challenges and Opportunities

With expert panelists Elaine Thornton, Will Cross, and Jennryn Wetzler, we explored a variety of topics related to Open Educational Resources for the Fall term, including: OER and distance education. Guidance on where to find quality OER materials. Inclusivity...

What Campus Leaders Need to Know about Copyright and Intellectual Property

With the rapid move to online learning, many questions have arisen around copyright and intellectual property. What are the policy implications when moving from face-to-face to online? What are essential principles you and your staff need to know to...

Leading Large-Scale OER Initiatives: Stories from the Top

In 2018, we saw an increase in the number of institutions, systems, and states implementing open educational resource initiatives. This webinar featured three WCET members who have been part of successful scaling OER. Panelists discussed the policies and plans,...

eLearning Consortia Innovations from CA and NY

WCET has long supported multi-institution consortia in their collective efforts to improve services for their member institutions and, ultimately, their students. In this webcast, we heard about innovations at two of the largest consortia in North America. The California...