WCET Frontiers

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Congress created a distinction between the definitions of “distance education” and “correspondence education” for purposes of federal financial aid eligibility. The distinction is that distance education courses include “regular and substantive interaction” (or RSI) whereas correspondence courses do not.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

Blogs What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape Recent releases from the Department of Education have put Online Program Managers (OPMs) front and center of the news cycle. EAB expects the recent changes will increase the likelihood of future audits for all institutions.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country. In many cases, partners jointly completed a project that benefitted both institutions. Scroll down to read about each of the capstone projects in the fellows’ own words.

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Today's Learner

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Reading Time: 5 minutes Sandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology department at Seminole State College What is a DFW rate? The term “DFW rate” refers to the percentage of students in a course or program who receive a D or F, or who withdraw (W) from the course.

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WCET Frontiers

MARCH 14, 2023

Department of Education is listening! We hope that you will take one or more of the opportunities described below to ask questions, share the impacts on students, and generally apprise the Department of practical information about the use of OPM’s and Third-Party Servicers at your institution. This provides students more choice.

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WCET Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Today, we conclude the WCET blog series on microcredentials which set out to address the inception, implementation, and evaluation of microcredentialing approaches across the higher education industry. Multiple Perspectives on Success. Three years ago, it would have been difficult to imagine that I would be where I am today.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Department of Education (ED) announced additional steps to facilitate submitting the 2024–25 FAFSA form. Last week, ED announced $50 million in funding for personnel and resources, including technical assistance and support, deployed to support institutions, students and their families with Better FAFSA®. On Monday, the U.S.

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EAB

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Blogs How to lead change when the change requires buying a new technology A step-by-step guide for change champions Leading change in any context is hard. These realities, paired with recent initiative fatigue, mean that any change that involves bringing in a new technology can feel impossible. Does the person have veto power?

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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

In this blog post, we answer that question with examples of the transformative impact that a data management platform can have on higher education. EAB's data management platform, Edify , is built specifically for higher education. Many institutions have a staff member whose primary function is to complete such reports.

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EAB

MAY 2, 2023

Reporting and compliance tasks are critical, but their time-intensive nature can bog data teams down, stifling their ability to leverage institutional data in a more strategic way. But, as the proliferation of campus technology continues to expand, the process has become increasingly difficult to manage without a true integration strategy.

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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

Case in point In 2021, EAB hosted a focus group for an institution that hoped to understand why the equity dashboard they created wasn’t being utilized. The institution partnered with EAB to develop a training handout and a digital flier they could distribute to notify their colleagues about the dashboard.

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