Yearly Archives: 2008
Have Online Degree Programs Quashed Scholarship?
One of the hottest debates surrounding the field of education today is how the so-called “data deluge” has affected student scholarship. Some experts argue that the overwhelming flood of information available to scholars and students has caused them to stop thinking in terms of meta-theories, algorithms, models, or even the scientific method. Instead, they think in terms of data bytes and clips of information that help them digest bits and pieces of information. Distance learning degree programs have contributed to this … Continue reading
Teachers: What Online Degree Program will Help your Career?
If you just graduated from a Bachelor Degree program and are beginning your career in teaching, you may get only one or two job offers your first year. Don’t be discouraged, though – you have to start somewhere. Rather than wait another year or two while you finish a Master Degree, take that entry level job and start working on advancing your career. Before you resign yourself to being stuck in a deadend job for years, though, get more information … Continue reading
Distance Learning Degree Programs gain National Recognition
For the first time in three years, an educational organization in the United States has been awarded the coveted Baldridge Award. Three different organizations received this award in 2008, and the North Carolina Iredell Statesville School District (I-SS) was among them. The other two organizations that were so honored including a healthcare business and a food industry giant. The Baldridge Award was developed in 1987. It is given with the intent to honor service and performance excellence, as well as strategic … Continue reading
President Obama: Will he Help or Hurt Distance Learning Degrees?
President-elect Barack Obama claims to support distance learning degree programs, citing technological advances as one means of assisting students to enter 21st century classrooms and benefit from increased access to learning technologies. However, he vocally criticizes for-profit educational institutions, such as online degree universities, explaining that they are responsible for draining public education funds. His approach to distance degree programs seem ambivalent at best. Further, he strongly advocates expanding the services of colleges traditionally serviced by the United Negro College … Continue reading
Teach by Example: Earn a College Degree at Home
As parents, we spend countless hours focused on our children’s education. We make sure they go to bed on time, eat breakfast before school, and do their homework each afternoon. We put our efforts and energy into making sure they get a good education, so that they are ready to enter a college degree program right after graduating from high school. Do we ever stop to think, though, that the best way to teach is by modeling an example? Our … Continue reading
An Online Degree Education in Real Life Lessons: Second Life
You’ve probably heard of Second Life, the online reality simulation that allows people to build characters who fall in love, pursue careers, buy and sell property, and even become virtually famous. But what does this reality game actually have to do with real life? This game, according to national economic experts, teaches real-life distance learning lessons that help students of the American economy to better understand, and avoid, financial mistakes. No, this virtual reality game cannot award real-life distance degrees, … Continue reading
Recession Sends People Back to School for a Degree
Experts tell us that the U.S. economy is facing perhaps the most serious recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Prices are deflating, banks are in crisis, and many businesses are looking at bankruptcy. Surprisingly, though – or perhaps not so surprisingly, tens of thousands of people are returning to school to get a college degree. Recently, the administrators of Degree.com did an informal survey of visitors to the website. During this survey, they learned that nearly half – … Continue reading
Online Degree Program Graduates: What to Include on a Resume
If you just graduated from a traditional or distance degree program, you’re probably ready to write – or update your resume. How do you know what to include – and what not to share? Here are a few tips to help you get started. First, leave out any personal information such as your age, height, date of birthday, weight, etc. Don’t, however, omit any contact information that may be helpful to the potential employer – such as address, telephone number, … Continue reading
Got your Online Degree? Ready for a Job Interview?
Have you graduated from, or will soon graduate from, a traditional or distance learning degree program? Do you know what you’re going to say in response to the interviewer’s questions? Here are a few ideas on what NOT to share with your prospective employer: First, when asked why you left a previous position, or want to leave your current job, don’t talk about how much you dislike your work, the people with whom you work, and most especially, don’t diss … Continue reading
Distance Learning Degree Programs: Knowing the Lingo
The increasing popularity of distance degrees has resulted in the creation of many new words. Both learners and educators have coined new terms to communicate new concepts and ideas that are completely unique to online degree programs. How well can you speak the distance learning lingo? Are you familiar with audiographics? This is an audio technology that utilizes phone lines to relay information contained in graphs and charts. Of course, you’ll need a line that can deliver information at a high … Continue reading