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Rio Salado: Innovation Pushes the Boundaries of Tradition
Published by: WCET | 5/3/2018
Today here on WCET Frontiers we are happy to welcome Stacey VanderHeiden Güney, the Director of the Digital Learning Solution Network. Stacey is here to discuss a recent study on higher education institutions implementing digital learning and follow-up conversations regarding […]
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Opening a New Path to Success – A Journey with Open Textbooks
Published by: WCET | 4/26/2018
Z Degrees (Zero-Textbook Cost Degrees) are what many consider the holy grail of Open Educational Resources (OER) accomplishments. Today’s guest blogger, Tanya Grosz, Ph. D., Dean of Graduate, Online & Adult Learning, led the open initiative at the University of […]
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WCET Summit: Ensuring Ethical and Equitable Access in Digital Learning
Published by: WCET | 4/24/2018
In June 2017, I had the outstanding opportunity to attend my first WCET Leadership Summit. Last year’s event focused on the essential institutional capacities needed to encourage and lead innovation. I specifically remember feeling so invigorated by every session I […]
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State Authorization for Distance Ed Federal Regulation to be Implemented 07/01/2018
Published by: WCET | 4/19/2018
Frequently Asked Questions: Overview and Direction of the Regulations The U.S. Department of Education is scheduled to implement state authorization for distance education regulations on July 1, 2018. There is still some uncertainty about whether the Department will implement the […]
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Count All Students! Outcome Measures for Community Colleges
Published by: WCET | 4/17/2018
Should we count all students when analyzing higher education, or only some of them? We think all students should be included….and community colleges are often misrepresented by not doing so. This third post in a series of posts on the […]
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Count All Students! Outcome Measures for Non-Traditional Institutions
Published by: WCET | 4/12/2018
Should we count all students when analyzing higher education, or only some of them? It’s not surprising that when you include all students, you get different results from that analysis than when you don’t. We think all students should be […]
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Count All Students! New Outcome Measures Now Include Non-Traditional Students
Published by: WCET | 4/10/2018
There is new improvement to the U.S. Department of Education’s Graduation Rate statistic. And we should all be using it. Institutions with large non-traditional student enrollments (e.g.: community colleges, online colleges, inner city universities, military-serving institutions) have not been well-represented […]
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Rigor, Meet Reality
Published by: WCET | 4/5/2018
How do you define academic rigor? I know when I was completing my undergraduate and graduate coursework, I could tell the difference between a rigorous course and one that would be a little less time consuming. I also understood, especially […]
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Teaching with Wikipedia: A High Impact Open Educational Practice
Published by: WCET | 3/29/2018
This week’s Frontiers Blog is written by one of my OER heroes, Dr. TJ Bliss. Like so many others working to reduce costs and increase open access to education, I was inspired, mentored, and empowered by TJ. In his previous […]
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OLC and WCET Need Feedback on Accessibility
Published by: WCET | 3/22/2018
Even a gazillion dollar industry like the National Football League can be blind to accessibility needs, at times. Perhaps, even, color blind. If you have not seen it, be sure to look at this video of the game in which […]