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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

Case study

Scaling Career Readiness Certificates through Program Evaluation

To evaluate its Clinical Trials Management Intensive Certificate ...

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3 ways college students are feeling about online learning in 2022

Students say online learning is improving, but they also believe they ..

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7 'Wicked Problems' Facing Higher Education and Solutions to Address Them in 2023

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Lessons for Developing Community Programs to Increase Persistence of Underrepresented Minorities in STEM

The “leaky pipeline” in science, technology, engineering, and math...