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WCET Visiting Scholars Program
The WCET Visiting Scholars program is designed to give experienced staff at WCET member institutions as well as doctoral students an opportunity to learn about e-learning policies and practices at state, regional, national, and international levels.
If you are interested in participating in some of WCET’s cutting-edge research projects, contributing to its publications, or being actively involved in some of its other innovative initiatives, you may want to apply to the Visiting Scholars Program. This is a great way to do a sabbatical!
These positions can vary in length. Usually, they last from six months to a full year depending on the project and the scholar’s expertise. In most cases, these are unpaid positions. Some positions may be located in the WCET offices in Boulder, CO, but most are designed to allow scholars to work with the WCET staff and committees from their remote location.
Visiting scholars work with the staff to develop goals and objectives and a work plan for the duration of their term in an area of mutual interest and need.
If you would like to inquire about this program or schedule a call with a member of the staff relevant to your area of interest, contact info@wcet.info. Please provide your full contact information, area of interest, and availability for a scholar position along with a current resume.
About some of our visiting scholars
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Denise Blankenship, the assistant to the director for distance education at the University of Alaska Southeast Sitka Campus, worked with WCET staff and its consultants on the design of student services for the newly forming Western Governors University (WGU). Blankenship's overview and practical knowledge of the needs of distance students at different stages of engagement with an institution helped to shape WGU's early thinking on supporting students. |
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Richard Hacker, an attorney and law professor with the paralegal program at the University of Alaska Southeast, joined WCET at an opportune time. Hacker employed his legal and teaching skills to monitor a study of distance educational copyright issues performed by the U.S. Copyright Office. He also coordinated the responses from WCET members on the topic and testified at a hearing on the issue. |
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David Kendrick, a doctoral candidate at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, worked with staff and members of the two-year caucus to assess the need for an online tool to assist administrators in finding qualified e-learning instructors. He researched current job placement services in the marketplace and worked with committee members to identify specifications for a WCET service. An outcome of his work was the launch of AdjunctMatch as a pilot project. |
