Archive for March, 2009
Distance Learning Comes to Navajo Nation
Communication can be hard in rural areas, and in some cases — like that of Navajo country in Arizona, where the distance from one town to another can be over a hundred miles across unpaved roads — getting out and toward diverse education can be a daunting task. Now, however, a group of eight rural [...]
Acceptance and Rejection in the Digital Age
Whether you’re a teenager applying for the first time, or a seasoned veteran taking a stab at a continuing degree, waiting to hear back from the colleges of your choice can be incredibly nerve-wracking. That said, it has always been a more private matter — until today, when social networks like Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, and [...]
Second Life Makes Med School More Interesting?
Imperial College London is giving its medical students a whole new take on the hospital experience — class is going virtual, with students using digital avatars to treat digital patients within an online world called Second Life. It’s a new program, currently tested with the school’s third-year students, but professors have high hopes that the [...]
Applications: The Hidden Costs of College and How to Save
Everyone talks about the cost of college itself, from classes to dorms and how to find scholarships and loans, but in reality the cost of college starts long before you even get accepted. At Today on MSNBC, college admissions expert Katherine Cohen, PhD, explains how to budget for the college application process and all of [...]
Midwestern College Program Introduces More Children to College Life
Earlier this week we reported on the KinderCaminata event hosted by Orange County’s community college district. It seems that such events are not contained to the west coast, because this week also saw Newark’s Central Ohio Technical College opening its doors to children as part of its first extended-session CollegeASPIRE program.
[Caroline Metzler] and her [...]
Enrich Your Dorm Life With Pets (But Do It Right!)
College life can be confusing and chaotic, especially if you are just moving into a lonely dormitory filled with tons of other disheveled college kids you may never mesh well with. Sometimes you just want some unconditional love and companionship, and that’s when you buy a brand new puppy… only, wait! You can’t have a [...]
Kindergarteners Get An Early Taste of College Life
What would you have known about college when you were five years old? Maybe you know a little bit — perhaps a sibling is attending, or perhaps your parents are alumni and holds their alma mater very dear, or perhaps you simply live in an active college town. Many children, however, grow up knowing nothing [...]
Ashworth and the Army Team Up For Education
Distance learning beacon Ashworth College has just announced that it will be teaming up with no less than the United States Army to offer online education opportunities to active duty servicemembers and their families via a new site, GoArmyEd.com.
“As a leader in distance education, Ashworth College is able to easily deliver degree and course [...]
From Soldier To Student: One Veteran’s Journey
Thousands upon thousands of today’s military service members have seen tours of duty in places like Iraq and Afghanistan — but what happens when the tour is over? For those whose service in the military is over, rebuilding a life apart from the military tends to be a top priority and, for many, college is [...]
Florida Students Taking the Online Route: Video
Online college enrollment is up in Tennessee, as it is across the country, and the Jackson Sun is at the scene, giving us a detailed written article on the flexibility and social (and financial) freedom that an online education can afford. Following the experience of online student Tammie Swaney, a married mother working toward a [...]
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