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WCC Expertise
WCET consultants—drawn primarily from the staff of WCET and its more than 200 member organizations—have extensive expertise in the many diverse areas of distance learning. Among the members, that expertise comes from the practical experience of managing the day-to-day operations of distance-learning programs in many settings—from those in small independent colleges to statewide or regional programs to national and international programs. Areas of Western Cooperative Consulting’s expertise include:
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Policy: Advising institutions and states about policy options in response to the changing realities of higher education.
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Assessment: Evaluating initiatives, organizational structures, and proposed purchases.
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Program Evaluation: Evaluating program effectiveness and assisting ongoing planning through both formative and summative evaluation.
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Planning: Assisting in the creation of programs that work for all stakeholders on projects that range in scope from statewide initiatives, to interinstitutional collaborations, to single institutions moving into distance education, or organizations dealing with specific technical or other issues.
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Software Selection: Matching software systems to the needs of the student, the program, and the institution.
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Technology: Matching institutions with technology that is appropriate to their programs, works for faculty and student alike, provides a high degree of reliability, and can evolve with technological change in a field that seems to change almost daily.
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Support Services for Distance Students: Assuring that off-campus students have access to those services routinely available to their on-campus peers, ranging from registration and advising to bookstore and library services. See » WCET Auditing Services: Evaluating college and university online student services.
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Authoring: Preparing everything from student guides and planning workbooks to draft requests for proposals and multiparty agreements.
