Wicked Problem: The Learning Experience

August 31, 2023

“No Strings Attached” Financial Aid from HEERF III Shows 11.2% Boost in Graduation Rates for Low-Income Students

July 31, 2023

Help to Stay the Course: The Impact of HEERF III Unrestricted Aid Support at WGU

In June of 2021, WGU received $39M from the third wave of the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF III) to support financially constrained students. This aid, which was part of the $1.9T American Rescue Plan, was meant to help students persist and complete their degrees through the immediate and ongoing economic challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 29, 2023

OPINION: College access saves money, prevents crime and gives prisoners a second chance

WGU Labs Founder and Director Jason Levin comments on the opportunity universities and colleges to build the prison-to-school pipeline with the revitalization of Second Chance Pell.

May 24, 2023

San Francisco’s first-in-the-nation free tablet program is a novel approach to rehabilitation in local jails

San Francisco has launched a first-in-the-nation tablet program that is completely free to all people in local jails. The program fits into ongoing efforts to lower the costs inmates bear while incarcerated. This article highlights the work one of our Accelerator clients, Nucleos, has done in San Francisco jails.

May 1, 2023

Moving Curriculum Forward With Backward Design

Putting backward design into practice requires a mind shift across the educational institution. But doing so yields student-centered experiences that are rich, and authentic, and support stronger outcomes.

July 25, 2022

It may be time to rethink the ‘edtech adoption curve’

A new survey of higher ed faculty reveals more early adopters of edtech than previously thought, says Nicole Barbaro, PhD.

July 6, 2022

Ep. 252: Faculty Perceptions on EdTech and Online Learning w/ Dr. Nicole Barbaro

Dr. Nicole Barbaro, Sr. Communications Content Manager at WGU Labs returns to the podcast to discuss their follow-up study on faculty perceptions of EdTech and online learning, as well as how we can better learn off our peer institution’s tech learning curves.

June 30, 2022

Enhancing Course Engagement with Harmonize at Piedmont Community College

The College Innovation Network (CIN) evaluated how students engaged with multimedia discussion forums and how faculty creatively used the product in their teaching practice.

October 20, 2020

The Need to Combat a False Growth Mind-Set

Misperceptions among college instructors about the concept may actually be harming some students in their moments of greatest need, warns Omid Fotuhi.

September 29, 2020

Red Flag Mania Learning Model

This logic model highlights the key components of RFM: who uses it, how it is used, and its impact.