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Student Perspectives on Peer Learning

WGU Labs collaborated with Peerceptiv to conduct a study at the ...

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Interview with Josh Owens, Co-Founder of Boost

Josh Owens is the co-founder and CEO of Boost Education, a research-back

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Estimating Student Interest in Coaching Services

In this third phase of research, we explored students’ interests in ...

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Navigating Uncertainty: Together We Know A Lot

College Innovation Network (CIN) Members converged for our August 2021..

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Building Community into their Character Education Leadership Program

WGU Labs collaborated with WGU’s Teachers College to develop an online..

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CIN EdTech Student Survey | Summer 2021: The New Digital Divide: How EdTech Self-Efficacy is Shaping the Online Student Learning Experience in Higher Ed

College Innovation Network EdTech Student Survey 2021

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Emerging from Uncertainty Together: Priorities for the College Innovation Network 2021-2022

At CIN’s second Annual Network Needs Assessment (ANNA) convening in ...

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Dr. Vincent Tinto Shares Strategies for Creating Learning Communities That Make Students Want to Stay and Graduate

For higher education to fulfil its promise to students, institutions ...

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Improving Virtual Enrollment with the Power of Community

Implementing InScribe at WGU

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Considerations for EdTech Implementation

EdTech is an increasingly critical piece of connecting students with ...

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College Innovation Network Post-Convening Report Feburary 2021

Representatives from our College Innovation Network (CIN) member ....

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Red Flag Mania Research Report: Impact of RFM on Student Engagement and Ethics Positioning

WGU Labs partnered with Red Flag Mania (“RFM”) to assess users’ engag...

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The New Digital Divide: EdTech Self-Efficacy & Implications for Online Learning Environments

Presentation on the effects of EdTech use in online learning environ...

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Q & A with Jess Stokes, WGU Labs Director over Product Design and Development

We talked with Jess Stokes, WGU Labs Director over product design and...

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The Need to Combat a False Growth Mind-Set

Misperceptions among college instructors about the concept may ...

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Q&A with Jason Levin, WGU Labs Executive Director

WGU Labs was launched in 2018 with the vision to improve outcomes for...

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Red Flag Mania Learning Model

This logic model highlights the key components of RFM: who uses it, ...

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Designing for Equity Means Rethinking Our Approach to Empathy

As a designer, team lead, or head of a design department, you’ve ...

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Changing Social Contexts to Foster Equity in College Science Courses: An Ecological-Belonging Intervention

In diverse classrooms, stereotypes are often “in the air,” which can ...

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Maintaining Community and Retaining Students in Times of Change

In a recent webinar, three education and technology leaders discussed...

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Using the Four Pillars of Learning to Drive the Impact of EdTech

Many edtech products begin as startups...

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What Is a Learning Experience Designer (LXD)?

Learning Experience Designers seek to develop innovative ways...

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Open Science as a Solution for Rigorous and Impactful EdTech Research

High quality research is the foundation from which effective and...

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When Ed Meets Tech: A Model for Effective Early EdTech Adoption

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Scaling Career Readiness Certificates through Program Evaluation

To evaluate its Clinical Trials Management Intensive Certificate ...