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Many online students are beginning a new semester this coming week. If you're wondering how to make this year your best yet, take a look at my article: The 10 Most Important Things You Can Do During Your First Week in an Online Class.
Here's a blurb:
“The first week in an online class can be a little disorienting. New students must learn to navigate a virtual “classroom,” interact with their [...]

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The Universities Weblog recently published an interesting post discussing colleges that require certain behavior from their students – even in their personal lives.
Online college students should be aware that some virtual programs also mandate that students meet their standards, no matter where they are.
The virtual degree completion program at BYU, for example, requires that students follow a strict honor code. Here's a few of the standards that [...]

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A recent study found that two thirds of colleges are currently using some type of environmentally friendly technology, such as the implementation of online classes.
Green.TMCnet.com reports:
“Based on the findings of a recent study by the member schools of the Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education (ACUTA), two-thirds of colleges and universities are leveraging green technologies to save energy and aid the environment.
According to the surveys findings, [...]

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Learning how to set a personal schedule is one of the most difficult challenges online learners face. Many virtual colleges have lax deadlines, allowing students the flexibility to learn at their own pace. However, when faced with work routines, family obligations, and other obstacles, far too many students fail to complete their coursework all together.
Pick the Brain recently published a useful article called How to Stay Productive When You [...]

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Oftentimes, stupidity needs no explanation:
Iowa Central Community College President Robert Paxton will collect $400,000 from the school in return for his resignation.
After 13 years as president of the Fort Dodge school, Paxton resigned Wednesday, one day before the school’s board of trustees was scheduled to discuss an undisclosed “personnel matter.”
The special meeting was called after The

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