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WCET Strategic Priorities: Practice, Policy, and Advocacy
Published by: WCET | 2/24/2015
Today we hear from Peter Smith, Founding President, Open College @ Kaplan University and chair of the WCET Executive Council. Thank you Peter for your insights today and the leadership you provide your Cooperative. It is a tremendous honor to […]
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Strong Signals for HEA Reauthorization in 2015
Published by: WCET | 1/29/2015
With great foresight into the happenings of the Hill, today Christopher T. Murray and Kenneth D. Salomon, partners at Thompson Coburn LLP, share with us what they have observed regarding Higher Ed Act Reauthorization possibilities for 2015. WCET is currently exploring ways to […]
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Open Educational Resources in ND: A Teacher’s Perspective
Published by: WCET | 1/23/2015
In a continuation of our look into the Open Educational Resources Initiative in North Dakota, today we are excited to share Teresa Tande’s, Associate Professor of English/Humanities at Lake Region State College, story of incorporating OER into her classroom. When […]
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OER Supported by North Dakota Legislators
Published by: WCET | 1/21/2015
Today we have the privilege of hearing from Tanya Spilovoy, director of distance education and state authorization at the North Dakota University System, as she shares with us the journey of an open educational resource initiative that has what we […]
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Connecting the Dots
Published by: WCET | 1/14/2015
Today we welcome our new WCET executive director, Michael D. Abbiatti, to his first post on Frontiers. Many of you know Mike from his years of active participation as a member of WCET. We invite you to take a moment […]
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Top “Ten-ish” WCET Blogs from 2014
Published by: WCET | 12/23/2014
Looking back at 2014, here are some of our most popular blog posts. There were some posts that were quite popular regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s Negotiated Rulemaking process for state authorization for distance education regulations. We’ve removed those […]
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#WCET14: Ideas Blossomed in the City of Roses
Published by: WCET | 12/4/2014
November 19-21, 2014 seasoned WCET’ers and new comers to our community gathered in Portland, OR (known the City of Roses) to exchange ideas and learn together. Invigorated by the conversations and fueled by amazing epicurean adventures, the tenor of the […]
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Exploring Portland at #WCET14
Published by: WCET | 11/18/2014
November 18, 2014 Another Portlandite, Jim Friscia, gives us a look into the fun Portland has to offer to compliment the learning at #WCET14. Who knows, perhaps the next big thing in e-learning will come from a walk in the […]
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The OER Trifecta: Access, Affordability and Student Success
Published by: WCET | 11/10/2014
A 2014 WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Award winner, the Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) OER-Based Associate Degree Project has saved its students nearly half a million dollars in its pilot year. Read on as Wm. Preston Davis, Director of Instructional […]
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Community Colleges Adapt to CBE for the Benefit of Their Students
Published by: WCET | 10/28/2014
At your cooperative, we’re always happy to share the learning of our members. Sharing with us today is Sally Johnstone, Vice President for Academic Advancement at Western Governors University, about the work WGU has done with community colleges to launch […]