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Thinking Strategically About Student Belonging in Online Learning
Published by: WCET | 4/13/2023
The feeling of belonging is, in my opinion and experience, a truly important factor for anyone’s success in an educational or even professional environment. The courses that I remember the most, the ones that I felt made the greatest impression […]
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Increasing Access to Learning by Creating a Custom Online Lab Platform
Published by: WCET | 4/6/2023
A few weeks ago we started our feature of recent WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Award winners. Today we continue that feature with one of our WOW Honorable Mentions – Oregon State University Ecampus and their outstanding work developing a custom […]
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The Shift in Digital Learning Modalities: Is Higher Education Ready?
Published by: WCET | 3/30/2023
As we travel further into this post-pandemic era, I am struck by a recurring theme. The mix of courses with digital components demanded by students and offered by institutions has changed. And this shift is having real impact on campuses. […]
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Indigenous Ways of Knowing, a Faculty’s Journey to Redesign Native American Art Online Course
Published by: WCET | 3/16/2023
Each year, I have the honor of coordinating the WCET Awards initiative. The goal of our awards program is to highlight those doing great work in higher education digital learning. I feel so lucky to get the chance each year […]
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Where’s the Beef? Having Fun Teaching and Ensuring Regular and Substantive Interaction
Published by: WCET | 2/28/2023
I know, I know, many of you are questioning the title of today’s post … “having fun?” plus “regular and substantive interaction” … what? But, as our authors will show you, it’s totally possible. And a great idea, for your […]
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ChatGPT’s Take on the WCET Spring Virtual Summit
Published by: WCET | 2/21/2023
So, this post was written(?) generated(?)by ChatGPT. Mostly, but not fully. If you’re like us, you’re reading many of the articles and news about ChatGPT with excitement, sometimes confusion, and often apprehension. Many of the WCET team members have accessed ChatGPT […]
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Three Ways to Make Distance Learning Actually Work
Published by: WCET | 2/16/2023
Today’s blog emphasizes the need to continue iterating on how digital learning works and how we can leverage technology to deliver successful outcomes for learners. Thank you to Katie Brown, founder of EnGen, for this look at the shift to […]
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Don’t Let the Urgency Fool You! – Cybersecurity Introduction Part III
Published by: WCET | 2/9/2023
I’ve written a couple blog posts already introducing different aspects of cybersecurity, including a general introduction to the topic and a description of common password issues. Today I want to talk to you about a certain kind of cybersecurity threat […]
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Put Down the Shiny Object: The Overwhelming State of Higher Education Technology
Published by: WCET | 2/2/2023
At this year’s WCET Annual Meeting, Brandon Karcher, the Manager of Instructional Technology at Bucknell University, facilitated an unconference session titled “Higher Ed Technology: Innovative or Overwhelming.” A thought-provoking Twitter thread flowed from the session, further considering the proliferation of […]
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We Can’t Go It Alone – Forging Business and Industry Partnerships to Transform Higher Education
Published by: WCET | 1/26/2023
Today we welcome back Kara Monroe, friend of WCET and President and Founder, Monarch Strategies, to continue her discussion of the future of higher education. Specifically, today’s post focuses on institution and industry partnerships and how institutional leadership and staff […]