Van L Davis

Higher ed policy wonk passionate about equity, ed tech, degree completion, & affordability. Tweets are all my own opinion. Chief Strategy Officer for @wcet_info

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

@ErikaGSwain I may be cynical but I think it’s a fishing expedition to limit accessibly to federal financial aid. #negreg

[Russell Poulin @RussPoulin]

@usedgov @NCSARA_News New @usedgov #highered regs:

For #stateauthorization reciprocity: institutions must meet closure, recruitment, and misrepresentation regs for each state.

Colleges would pay tuition recovery funds & bonding for some states & meet other regs.

https://t.co/ppGGXkQRHs @NCSARA_News

[Russell Poulin @RussPoulin]

@usedgov @NCSARA_News New @usedgov #highered regs:

Programs leading to professional licensure must "satisfy" the educational prerequisites for licensure or certification in that state.

No definition for "satisfy."
What about professions that don't make a determination? https://t.co/ppGGXkQRHs

[Russell Poulin @RussPoulin]

Breaking: @usedgov releases regs for comment from last rulemaking.

Looks like it will have big impact on #onlinelearning programs using #reciprocity & on programs leading to licensure in other states. Reading thru the 1,077 pages.

https://t.co/ppGGXkQRHs #HigherEd @NCSARA_News

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

@tbcavanagh @lukedowden @OLCToday Congratulations @lukedowden Such a well deserved honor.

[Noah Geisel @SenorG]

Never take for granted the seeds you are sowing everyday for Equity

- @ItsDrMordecai recognizing that results can take time but getting to any finish line first requires us to get started #wcet2022

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

"Technology has the opportunity to remove the wall. The question is how are we going to use it." Access is more than an ideology; it's a value proposition. @ItsDrMordecai #WCET2022

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

"Digital equity is a condition in which all individuals and communities have the information technology capacity needed for full participation in our society, democracy, and economy." @ItsDrMordecai and National League of Cities #WCET2022

[WCET @wcet_info]

How are YOU promoting access? How are YOU creating new pathways toward success? How are YOU using technology to drive equity? How are YOU aligning strategic planning with resourcing? - @ItsDrMordecai #WCET2022

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

Understanding digital equity:
1) To understand digital equity, we must first understand the #digitaldivide
2) Key factors creating the #digitaldivide: age-related, socioeconomic, geographic, and racial/cultural/language @ItsDrMordecai #WCET2022

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

Access is more than just availability; it's about disaggregating data to develop new pathways for success @ItsDrMordecai #WCET2022

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

"Systems will do what they are designed to do and that is all they will do." You can't keep equity on the outside of the structures and expect that your students will be equitably served according to @ItsDrMordecai #WCET2022

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

Embracing the power of holistic student supports: structural change+process change+attitudinal change=student success breakthroughs according to @ItsDrMordecai. How can technology help us do these things while centering equity #WCET2022

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

Structural barriers for #highereducation equity: college app, financial aid, accessibility, advising, cost, dev ed, limited course offerings, lack of support, mental health, poverty, assessment, one size fits all @ItsDrMordecai #WCET2022

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

"In #highereducation, equity requires institutions to identify structural barriers facing under-served students." Can you find equity in your mission? @ItsDrMordecai #WCET2022

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

#highereducation is going to reach a value proposition crisis according to @ItsDrMordecai. If you look at New America's research, we're already there. #WCET2022

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

Failure to embrace that we are in a new era of higher education means a loss of relevance of #highereducation @ItsDrMordecai #WCET2022

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

41% of students surveyed had a preference for fully online courses and 80% prefer at least some courses to be completed online according to @AnthologyInc global higher education survey #WCET2022

[Van L Davis @historydoc]

Really excited that the Congressional E-Learning Caucus is being re-established after almost a decade. Shout out to @AnthologyInc for helping make this happen. #WCET2022

[Luke Dowden, Ed.D. @lukedowden]

Like @ErikaGSwain mention of having internal checks (including #marketresearch) before a program launches #online with or without an #opm #WCET2022