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New Regulations Review #2: Credit Hour, Title IV Eligibility, & What Exactly is a Week?
Published by: WCET | 4/6/2020
On April 1st, the Department of Education finally released the last set of regulations from its epic 2019 negotiated rulemaking process. On April 3rd WCET posted an analysis of proposed changes to the definition of distance education including (finally) a […]
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Keeping Accessibility in Mind During the COVID-19 Conversion of Courses
Published by: WCET | 3/24/2020
We welcome today’s guest post from Cyndi Rowland, Executive Director of WebAIM (at Utah State University) which empowers organizations to make their web content accessible to people with disabilities. Cyndi gives us great and compassionate advice for teachers and faculty […]
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GI Bill Guidance Provides Some Relief and Real Challenges for Veteran Students
Published by: WCET | 3/17/2020
***Updated 3/17/2020 2:50 PM MT time*** We are pleased to share that although the guidance we referenced in the article below was provided by the Veterans Administration (VA) on March 13, 2020, the VA rescinded this guidance. Senate Bill, S.3503, […]
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Accreditation, Continuity of Operations, and COVID-19
Published by: WCET | 3/12/2020
On March 5, 2020, the Department of Education issued guidance to institutions facing possible interruptions of study because of COVID-19. WCET’s Cheryl Dowd, Director of the WCET State Authorization Network, provided an overview of the guidance for WCET Frontiers. As […]
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Breaking news: U.S. Department of Education Guidance for interruptions of study related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Published by: WCET | 3/5/2020
***Update: On March 20, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education provided updated guidance by adding an FAQ attachment to the March 5, 2020 guidance previously released. Note that this update extends the term of flexibility from being based on students […]
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Licensure Research & Disclosures: Stakeholder Meeting Tips
Published by: WCET | 2/13/2020
Hello WCET, Today’s post is a continuation from last week’s topic from the WCET/State Authorization Network (SAN) Special Interest Team. The Special Interest Teams are workgroups on a designated topic area. This particular special interest team worked on contributions for the network […]
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Licensure Research & Disclosures: Stakeholder Engagement Tips
Published by: WCET | 2/5/2020
Hello WCET, Today we have a post from the WCET/State Authorization Network (SAN) Special Interest Team. The Special Interest Teams are workgroups on a designated topic area. This particular special interest team worked on contributions for the network on the issue of […]
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What do they still need to learn? The Impact of Smartphones on Curriculum
Published by: WCET | 1/28/2020
Hold on, let me finish up one thing on my phone. Okay, I’m finished! Now, onto our post. I don’t know about you, but it can be hard for me to put my smartphone down sometimes. This relatively small device […]
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Student Engagement
Published by: WCET | 11/20/2019
At a recent #DLNChat, one of the questions, answers, and resulting discussion prompted me to ask Karen Costa (writer, faculty member, and faculty development facilitator extraordinaire) to write a piece for us on her comments. Today’s blog post is thought-provoking […]
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Hybrid Classes for Veteran Students – Cheers to the VA!
Published by: WCET | 11/15/2019
Two previous WCET Frontiers posts (post 1, post 2) addressed the issue of housing allowances for students who are Veterans and taking online courses. Today and appropriately during Veteran’s Day week, we’re happy to welcome Mark Haskins of Pierce College […]