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Published by: WCET | 10/9/2025

At WCET, we’re always inspired by the spaces where innovation in higher education moves from idea to action. From what we understand, the 2025 Badge Summit at the University of Colorado, Boulder, was exactly that kind of moment. What once may have felt like a specialized discussion about badges and digital credentials has grown into […]

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Published by: WCET | 10/2/2025

I’ve been thinking a lot about community lately. A few months ago, I was catching up with my Netflix on a flight home, and I watched the documentary “Join or Die.” It’s about political scientist Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone. This seminal piece argues that in the 1960s and 1970s, Americans began to move away from […]

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Published by: WCET | 9/11/2025

It comes as no surprise that Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping higher education. Much of what is emerging from the field relates to AI, whether it is news about technological advancements or questions about how we should use it. Alongside these, a wave of AI literacy frameworks has emerged, each offering its own definitions, competencies, […]

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Published by: WCET | 9/9/2025

Introducing WCET’s New Featured Member Series At WCET, our focus is on our community. Every day, our members lead the way in digital learning: innovating, problem-solving, and sharing strategies that shape the future of higher education. To celebrate and spotlight this work, we’re excited to launch a new monthly Featured Member series on WCET Frontiers. […]

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Published by: WCET | 9/4/2025

WCET has always taken accessibility seriously. When we updated our website in 2021, we worked diligently to ensure that all content, including PDFs, adhered to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, AA standards. We worked with WebAIM a few years after the website’s launch to ensure that our web-based content still complied with those standards. […]

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Published by: WCET | 8/28/2025

Imagine a student who relies on a screen reader to navigate their course or descriptive audio to better understand and follow video recordings. For that student, accessibility is a necessity. Thirty-five years ago, America made a commitment to that student when President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on a hot […]

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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 […]

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Published by: WCET | 7/31/2025

When it comes to institutional change and implementing new processes, gaining buy-in for the plan is critical. In 2022, a team at the University of Memphis (UM) made this strategy their priority. This unfolded when UM officials realized its need to rapidly transition from the Desire2Learn (D2L) Learning Management System (LMS) to the Instructure/Canvas platform. […]

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Published by: WCET | 7/17/2025

Understanding the evolving needs of online learners is essential for designing programs that truly serve today’s students (and tomorrow’s workforce). This year, WCET is pleased to help share findings from the Voice of the Online Learner report, produced by our partners at Risepoint. Now in its 14th year, the 2025 edition provides a compelling look […]

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Published by: WCET | 7/10/2025

Summer just hits different on campus, doesn’t it? Things slow down a bit, routines shift, and there’s finally a little space to breathe and think. How do you spend this time? Catching up? Planning ahead? Just trying to stay cool and keep up? In today’s post, our Executive Director, Van Davis, reflects on his own […]