WCET Events
WCET hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including webcasts, seminars, and exclusive events for WCET members. We are always adding new opportunities to engage and learn with the WCET community, so be sure to check back frequently or sign up for our email list to learn about upcoming events.





Some WCET events are reserved for attendees from WCET member institutions/organizations. These include webcasts on digital learning practice, informal topic-focused discussions, and policy seminars. Some of these events are also open to SAN members.
The WCET Annual Meeting is held in the fall and brings together higher education professionals to share advances in digital learning practices and to explore emerging policy challenges facing institutions and organizations today.
WCET Summits are hosted in the spring and focus on a designated topic around major issues facing digital learning.
WCET webcasts are typically hosted on the third Thursday of the month and feature topics in the industry and expert presenters. While most are free and open to everyone, some are reserved for WCET and SAN members.
The Annual Summit for Women in eLearning is a community to connect, learn, share ideas, and support others in the field of digital learning. Held in conjunction with the WCET Annual Meeting, ASWE hosts a social gathering in even years and the full Summit in odd years.
Upcoming Events
Previous WCET Events
A Conversation with Peter Smith about “Free-Range Learning in the Digital Age”
According to Allen Tough, adult learners spend an average of 15 hours per week, nearly 800 hours annually, participating in self-directed learning*. Motivations to begin such a learning journey...
Using Behavioral Analytics to Support Student Retention
Behavioral Analytics gathers student engagement data to inform recruitment, enrollment, and retention. It can allow institutions to learn the strengths, skills, and preferences of students, helping them to have...
Organizing and Supporting Successful Multi-Institution Consortia
By working together, we can accomplish more than we can on our own. That is the goal of multi-institutional consortia. This was the first in a series of webcasts...
Accessibility in Courses and Services: The Exploration Begins
In 2018, OLC and WCET explored several issues on which they could partner to better serve our membership communities. Assuring the accessibility in courses, websites, student services, and all communications rose...
Collaborative Degree Design
Improving student success is a challenge faced by many colleges and universities across the country and commands innovative solutions. Portland State University (PSU) embraced this challenge and deployed a...
Postsecondary Institution Data Security Overview & Requirements
A WCET and State Authorization Network (SAN) collaboration webcast. As institutions move from the Information Age to the Virtual Age, cyberthreats are a certainty. It isn’t a...
The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence for Teaching and Learning
What should higher education leaders be doing now to prepare for a future where Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a growing role? This webcast provided a survey of the state...
Issues and Trends in Edtech in 2018
In 2017, trends in edtech included an increasing emphasis on open educational resources, adaptive learning, and stackable credentials. What edtech trends and issues did leaders think would impact our...