{"id":26196,"date":"2026-10-29T16:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T20:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/?p=26196"},"modified":"2026-10-29T16:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T20:48:34","slug":"december-course-redesign-sprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/cfc\/blog\/2026\/10\/29\/december-course-redesign-sprint\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications Open for December Course (Re)Design Sprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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