Category Archives: Education
Earn a Degree Online and Protect your Family's Future
Despite the promises offered by President Obama’s leadership, the economy is looking worse than ever after 116 days of the new administration. Chrysler has filed bankruptcy proceedings, and GM is facing probable bankruptcy as well. For many years, our country’s workforce has depended for stability on the automobile and transportation industry, and it is becoming more obvious than ever that this just isn’t going to continue to be a viable possibility. So what’s going to happen to the tens of … Continue reading
Hot Jobs still Hiring: Earn a Degree Online Today
In a few days, we’ll have a new president of the United States, and we’ll have a chance to see what kind of impact he has on the economy, and how this impact will affect students who want to earn a degree online. This will help us advise students regarding what online degree programs are likely to offer the most (and best) job opportunities in the next few years. In the meantime, though, let’s take a look at the jobs … Continue reading
The Truth about Top Online Schools
Just how important is it, anyway, to be accepted at an elite college or university and get your degree? Does a business degree from Harvard really matter more than a business degree from the local community college or online degree university? Unfortunately, it really does. Most of us, though, aren’t likely to enroll in Harvard University any time soon, so what other options do we have for getting a good education online? Probably the most important fact in any distance … Continue reading
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
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
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
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