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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently determined that its CAN-SPAM Act, describing the rules governing the use of commercial email messages, should apply to all associations, including higher education institutions and non-profit associations. The FTC also recently revised the effective date to March 28, 2005. Since this affects a large part of the WCET membership, WCET staff have prepared a summary of the email rules set out by the FTC CAN-SPAM Act.
- Analysis of DL elements
of The College Access and Opportunity Act
HR 4283: The College Access and Opportunity Act is legislation, proposed by the Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. WCET staff has prepared an analysis of the distance learning elements of this bill as it stands on June 18, 2004.
- Current Research on Quality in Distance
Learning
An annotated bibliography, compiled by WCET staff, of current research (papers, reviews, and books) that investigates the quality of education afforded by online learning. Also includes a list of current journals in online learning, each with a short annotation and a link to the journal website.
- Staff Presentations
Recent presentations by Sally Johnstone.
- Electronic Resources
Links to some of the best distance learning or educational technology Web sites.
- Communiqué
WCET's official newsletter (discontinued in September 2003) provided members with updates on WCET projects and activities of WCET members. The information is now sent to all members electronically through the WCET Online Community. Back issues are available free online.