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The Cooperative advancing the effective use of technology in higher education: WCET
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WCET is a leader in facilitating multi-state projects in telecommunicated education. 

Creating a National K-12 Online Teaching and Learning Organization

WCET is supporting the launch of a national K-12 online teaching and learning organization. The new organization will ultimately form an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Beyond the Administrative Core: Creating Web-based Student Services for Online Learners

Beyond the Administrative Core is a three-year collaborative project designed to address time- and location-independent access to student support services for distance education students.

Technology Costing Methodology Project

The Technology Costing Methodology project produced a costing methodology (and related procedures) both within an institution and across and institution. Two publications and a set of electronic spreadsheets are available for institutions to implement TCM. Also, watch for policy white papers and a technology costing policy meeting to be held in Washington, DC on May 14-15, 2002.

The Hewlett Projects: Developing the Tools, Policies, and Models Critical to the Electronic Delivery of Higher Education

WCET's "Developing the Tools" project, funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, will develop specific tools to help higher education institutions integrate online learning and the World Wide Web.

MERLOT Consortium

The Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning Online Teaching (MERLOT) consortium is a continually growing collection of online learning materials and support resources that help faculty enhance their instruction. The MERLOT mission is to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning by expanding the quantity and quality of peer-reviewed online learning materials that can be easily incorporated into faculty designed courses.

  Recent Past Projects
 

WCET has completed many projects that have benefited the educational telecommunications field. Also visit past clients of Western Cooperative Consulting for descriptions of more work performed by WCET.

Putting Principles into Practice: Promoting Effective Support Services for Students in Distance Learning Programs

Putting Principles into Practice is helping institutions develop effective approaches to providing services for distance learning students.

Balancing Quality and Access

The Balancing Quality and Access project developed the first generally accepted basis for evaluating distance learning programs, “Principles of Good Practice for Electronically Offered Higher Education Degree and Certificate Programs.”

Flashlight Program

The Flashlight Program assists institutions in studying the impact of technology on education.  Evaluation instruments, seminars, and peer-to-peer networking are the Flashlight tools. Originated as a joint project of the Annenberg Foundation and the Western Cooperative, the Flashlight Program has became part of the TLT Group’s offerings early in 1999.

Updated 11/21/2002

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