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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
Distance Learning: Does it Make the Grade?
Have you wondered how distance degrees really stack up in real life? Does anyone actually take distance learning seriously? Can anyone really earn a college degree at home and find a worthwhile job? You may be surprised to know that distance learning is not only accepted by most colleges and universities, but it is rapidly gaining popularity among even the most elite American universities. Ivy League schools such as Cornell, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania. In fact, Columbia University … Continue reading
Does the Montessori Method Encourage Distance Learning Education?
Does the Montessori Method Encourage Distance Learning Education? Distance degrees have become very popular among today’s college students. In contrast, many preschools and elementary schools use the Montessori curriculum, to facilitate a unique learning style known as the Montessori Method. How effectively can children taught in these schools function in online education or distance programs? The answer to this question may surprise you. Montessori training actually encourages a child to become an independent, self-directed learner. Furthermore, the child develops his … Continue reading