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Blackboard Ally: Tackling Accessibility in Higher Education
Published by: WCET | 10/11/2017
Today we continue the WCET Frontiers series on the 2017 WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Awards. These awards honor member institutions and organizations that develop technology-based solutions to challenging educational needs. We welcome Blackboard to discuss their award winning program Ally. […]
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NC-SARA Institutions Report Enrollments
Published by: WCET | 9/18/2017
This week we are excited to work with NC-SARA to release two NC-SARA documents, the 2017 enrollment report and a paper comparing NC-SARA enrollments to IPEDS data from 2015. Today on Frontiers we welcome Marshall Hill, Executive Director of NC-SARA, […]
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Welcome Back to Fall
Published by: WCET | 8/31/2017
Traffic has increased, school supplies are in high demand, pumpkin spiced items have already hit the shelves, the marching bands are rehearsing, and there’s a hint of a chill in the air. We are heading toward my favorite season, fall, […]
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We Need YOU! …to comment on Federal State Authorization Regulations
Published by: WCET | 7/13/2017
The Department of Education seeks comments about higher education regulations that may be “appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification.” WCET and the WCET State Authorization Network (SAN) will comment about the federal state authorization regulations that are scheduled to be […]
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Digital Inclusion – Moving Towards Opportunity for All
Published by: WCET | 6/28/2017
Hello WCET, Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the GlobalMindED conference in Denver, CO to help with the presentation of the first ever Digital Inclusion award. We co-sponsored this award with GlobalMindED. All of the nominees are working […]
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Introducing WCET’s ‘Z Initiative’ on Open Textbooks and OER
Published by: WCET | 6/15/2017
Drum roll please! Welcome to WCET’s new Director of Open Policy, Tanya Spilovoy! Tanya is here on WCET Frontiers today to introduce the new WCET Z Initiative and her work with OER and Open Policy. We’re quite excited to have […]
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WCET Summer Reading List
Published by: WCET | 5/25/2017
Happy Summer! Welcome to WCET’s 2017 Summer Reading list! This year we asked for several recommendations from the WCET team, our leadership committees, and friends, and compiled this exciting list of reads. We recommend grabbing your summer hat, sunblock, some […]
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Using Artificial Intelligence for Personality Insights
Published by: WCET | 5/18/2017
This week WCET Frontiers is excited to offer something a little different… We all know and love WCET’s Russ Poulin. Here at WCET, several of us are excited about innovative activities and developments in Artificial Intelligence. This week, Rosa Calabrese […]
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New Digital Learning Compass Shows Distance Ed Enrollments Trending Upwards
Published by: WCET | 5/2/2017
Higher education enrollments for all students fell, but more students enrolled in distance education courses than ever before. This is one of the findings of the new “Distance Education Enrollment Report 2017” released by the new Digital Learning Compass partnership. […]
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OLC and WCET Ask: “What Keeps You Up at Night?” – Part 2
Published by: WCET | 4/26/2017
This is the second in a two-part series on a partnership between the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and WCET (the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies) to obtain feedback from some of our members. Part 1 focused on the outcome of […]