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A Closer Look Back – Working with WCET
Published by: WCET | 7/26/2022
Today on Frontiers, we’re happy and also sad to welcome Dr. Elaine Villanueva Bernal, who, for the past several months, has served as the STEM, Digital Learning Strategist for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, here at WCET. Elaine’s post looks back […]
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Equity is Quality in Education
Published by: WCET | 6/17/2022
Next week we observe Juneteenth – a day to commemorate the announcement in Texas that slaves had been granted freedom during the Civil War, a day to reflect on the true meaning of “freedom” and cultural tradition. Inspired by this, […]
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Welcome to the new WCET Frontiers
Published by: WCET | 4/14/2022
Last fall, WCET relaunched the WCET website. And, to be honest, Frontiers got a little jealous. So, what else could we do except give Frontiers an update as well? As you can see, we’ve made several design and feature changes […]
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Together, as an Online Community: Building an Online Program from Scratch
Published by: WCET | 3/31/2022
We are pleased to welcome Ryan Faulkner of College of Eastern Idaho as today’s guest blogger. We often hear about the great things that large institutions are doing, but we have many members at smaller colleges and universities who are […]
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Six OER Student Cost Savings and Cost-Benefit Principles for Decision Makers
Published by: WCET | 3/8/2022
WCET is happy host the National Consortium of Open Educational Resources (NCOER), which facilitates collaborative efforts of the four regional higher education compacts: Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC), New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), […]
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Update on Issues Affecting Veterans Benefits
Published by: WCET | 11/11/2021
Thank you to our many military veterans! As we look forward to Veterans Day, we wish to honor the men and women who serve and who have served in the U.S. Armed Services. WCET Frontiers frequently shares information regarding Veterans […]
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#WCET2021- That’s A Wrap…Almost
Published by: WCET | 11/5/2021
The 33rd WCET Annual Meeting took place on November 2nd in our virtual platform. The event was a one-day conference which included two pre-conference workshops as well as post-conference sessions taking place this week and next. Although we were disappointed […]
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Stories from the Educational Underground – WCET Interviews Peter Smith
Published by: WCET | 10/27/2021
“Learning happens everywhere. Somehow, we have to figure out how to recognize that learning.” That was one of the closing thoughts that stuck with me when I sat in on an interview between WCET’s Executive Director, Russ Poulin, and the […]
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Leveraging the Strategic Planning Process for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work
Published by: WCET | 8/12/2021
Today’s post from Janelle Elias with the WCET Steering Committee working group on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion reviews her research on how WCET member institutions are addressing equity work in strategic plans. This post continues the series started earlier this […]
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Origins of the State Authorization Network: We Missed the Bus, But Caught the Spirit
Published by: WCET | 4/6/2021
Ten years ago on April 6th, the first meeting of the initial members of WCET’s State Authorization Network (SAN) was held in Boulder, Colorado. To honor SAN’s 10th Birthday, I asked the founder of SAN, Russ Poulin, to reflect on […]