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How Our Understanding of Academic Rigor Impacts Online Learning

Published by: WCET | 6/2/2022

We live in a drastically different world than we did just a few years ago. In particular, the higher education part of the world has seen some challenges – and has changed in response. Today’s higher education environment has shifted, […]

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Institutional Accreditation in the Midst of COVID-19

Published by: WCET | 11/6/2020

In response to the pandemic, accrediting agencies acted creatively in applying their quality assurance processes in an uncertain and changing world. Today’s guest post provides insights about how one accrediting agency (the Higher Learning Commission) responded to this challenge and […]

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MonsterBash: Data Protection and Privacy Unmasked

Published by: WCET | 10/31/2018

It is getting scary out there! What a spooky coincidence that October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month! It is 2018, is your institution or organization’s data protected? How do you know the goblins, ghouls, and trolls are not already […]

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Sweeping Changes Proposed by the Department of Education

Published by: WCET | 8/3/2018

Ready to change higher education, as we know it, in the United States? Based on two announcements from the U.S. Department of Education on July 31, Betsy DeVos and company seem poised to do so. [caption id="attachment_10159" align="alignright" width="259"] Photo: […]

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DEAC Announces Peer Review Process for Non-traditional Distance Ed Providers

Published by: WCET | 4/16/2015

How do students judge the quality of distance education courses?  The Distance Education Accrediting Commission’s (DEAC) new quality review process helps students to make that evaluation. Traditional colleges have accreditation. Accrediting agencies traditionally provide peer-review evaluations to (according to the […]

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Opening the Doors to Education: Ensuring Accessibility in Open Textbooks

Published by: WCET | 4/1/2015

Accessibility is a concern across all of technology-enhanced education.  At BCcampus, they wanted to help content creators incorporate accessible practices into their open materials. Amanda Coolidge, Open Education manager at BCcampus, shares with us how they crafted the BC Open Textbook […]

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