online degree information
The Wired Campus reports that Drexel University has big plans for the Internet Public Library. Drexel says it will make the popular site a “a virtual teaching and learning laboratory for digital reference.” That's good news for online learners who…
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According to a recent eLearners article, taking courses online can help parents be a better example to their children. Here's a blurb:”Instead of hearing you say, “Reading is important,” your children will see you reading. When you make time to…
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Textbooks can be a major expense for college students. Books for a single course can total in the hundreds, and a semester's worth of books can be over a thousand dollars. A recent New York Times article discusses the pitfalls…
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Many first-time distance learners assume they'll be able to breeze through an online degree. But, after their first class they realize online learning is a lot of work. An eLearners blogger describes his experiences earning an online degree at Penn…
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It can be difficult to know what to include on a resume, particularly if you have an online degree. I'm currently working on a resume overhaul, and the process can be quite an adventure (Should I include an objective? How…
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If you don't already have a high school diploma (or if you're trying to help your teen complete high school virtually), you'll want to make sure you find a school that's properly accredited. Regional accreditation is the most widely accepted…
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According to a recent O'Reilly article, the Hewlett Foundation is working with Creative Commons to create a search portal for open education courses such as MIT's Open Courseware. Here's a blurb about the open education project:”The initiative's goal is to…
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The four approaches to journal entries discussed by Dr. Anne Ruggles Gere, Professor of Education and of English, University of Michigan are: learning development, artifact, expression, and social interaction. Furthermore, I will be evaluating these four approaches so that teachers can utilize them in their classrooms. Learning languages and techniques will differ according to grade level. Only
For years the scientific community didn’t know “how blood circulates within the body.” I will attempt to reconstruct the scientific method steps that were used to establish blood circulation. First we need a hypothesis. Prior to William Harvey, many scientists hypothesized that blood didn’t move at all, but simply pulsed in response to the heart. These were good predictions, but others taught
Colorado State University is launching a new online university called CSU-Colorado. The new $12 million school will offer accredited degree programs to a wider variety of pupils including out-of-state students and non-traditional learners. Here's a blurb about CSU-Colorado from Coloradoan.com:”CSU-Colorado…
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