Monthly Archives: November 2008
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
The Soaring Popularity of Online University Degree Programs
Imagine a 12% return on your investment. In today’s struggling economy, that kind of return is something like financial wizardry. Distance learning degree programs, however, are continuing to experience that kind of phenomenal market growth. The latest distance learning degree program surveys, conducted by the Sloan Consortium, however, concluded that enrollment in online degree courses throughout the country had in fact increased by 12 percent during the last year. As a result, more than 4 million people nationwide are enrolled … Continue reading
Will "No Child Left Behind" Hurt Future University Students?
In his last term of office, President Bush “blessed” our country with educational legislation designed to help American students keep pace with foreign degree students. But will “No Child Left Behind” actually help – or hurt future university degree program students? One of the key goals of this legislation is to help offer students gain more access to educational programs. How? By advancing the right of any student to enroll in any degree course and to “learn” from that course. … Continue reading
Success or Failure: Are you a Good Distance Learning Student
Online degree programs sound attractive, convenient, and exciting. But how do you know whether you can make the grade? What kind of student does it take to succeed in distance learning degree programs? Are you a stay at home mom? Do you have plenty of free time while the children are in preschool or taking their naps? If you’d like to advance your career with an online university degree program, you’re probably an ideal student. Of course, you have to … Continue reading
Online Education Opportunities for Teachers
For more than a century, America has been referred to as a “melting pot” with regard to its cultural diversity. This diversity, however, is often not appreciated or understood. Now, a prominent legal organization is offering grants to primary and secondary school teachers interested in increasing their students knowledge of immigration and cultural issues. The American Immigration Law Foundation has offered grants of up to $500 to teachers who develop projects designed to education students about current issues in immigration … Continue reading