Policy

Published by: WCET | 8/17/2016

On Tuesday, The U.S. Department of Education announced (Department press release, Wall Street Journal story) the eight partnerships that were selected in the EQUIP (Educational QUality through Innovative Partnerships) experimental sites program. The Department sought collaborations between accredited institutions that […]

Published by: WCET | 8/10/2016

Myk Garn is a long-time friend of WCET. He currently champions “new learning models” for the University System of Georgia. Myk also serves on the Board of Directors for the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN). After recent discussions about attacks on […]

Practice

Published by: WCET | 8/2/2016

I encourage you and/or your institution to submit comments on the state authorization regulation proposed recently (press release, proposed regulations) by the U.S. Department of Education. In a recent post, I gave you a “first look” at the language, included some […]

Published by: WCET | 7/28/2016

A trim hiker in black shorts and a blue sleeveless shirt stands atop a mountain, her arms raised in victory. This image literally headlines Eva Gregg’s digital eWolf portfolio. That’s her in the picture. [caption id="attachment_4598" align="alignleft" width="647"] This image […]

Published by: WCET | 7/22/2016

This morning the U.S. Department of Education released its proposed new regulations (press release, proposed regulations) for the state authorization of distance education programs. Institutional personnel and the public are invited to submit comments by August 24. This post will […]

Practice

Published by: WCET | 7/21/2016

[caption id="attachment_4566" align="alignleft" width="300"] Higher-Ed Edtech & Innovation Conferences graphic from our Friends at EdSurge HigherEd.[/caption] We have all attended a conference and had that déjà vu feeling, where you look at the program and the attendees and have the […]

Practice

Published by: WCET | 7/13/2016

For the past six weeks I have been serving as the connected learning coach for Collaborative Curiosity: Designing Community Engaged Research, a fully online, graduate level, connected learning course sponsored by the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Division of Community Engagement […]

Practice

Published by: WCET | 7/11/2016

On the last day of June, the U.S. Department of Education hosted an invitation-only session on “Reimagining Higher Education.” I was very pleased to represent WCET members. Here are some of the top takeaways and notice that they are planning […]

Published by: WCET | 6/29/2016

I have always enjoyed the “Spy vs. Spy” section of Mad Magazine. If you are not familiar with it check out this animated version.  In the wordless comic strip two spies battle it out against each other. The spies are identical […]

Practice

Published by: WCET | 6/23/2016

Earlier this month WCET’ers gathered in Salt Lake City to have frank discussions and hear from leading experts in the somewhat nebulous construct of 21st Century Credentials. There is no way I can replicate the conversations held, the discussions, the […]