Archive for July, 2009
Wind Technician Training a Growing Interest at Trade Schools
It’s an exciting time for new technology, especially in the field of energy production. Businesses everywhere are investing in new ways to produce cleaner and greener energy, and wind energy is on the top of the list. At the Cleveland Examiner, reports are that ADI has received over $150,000 this year from the Lorain County [...]
Online Classes Give San Francisco High School Kids a Second Chance
Like virtually all urban centers, San Francisco has a unified school district that is belabored with students who were not raised in a learning environment. Some of these kids come to high school with little interest in the academics; some lose a year to peer distractions or drug use.
The resulting Ds and Fs of [...]
Drexel University Adds New Graduate Program in E-Learning Leadership to Course Catalog
In this day and age, with the advent of online education and the recent revamping of distance learning in general, one of the most important aspects that often goes overlooked is the need for more professors to keep online education at the top of its game. It requires more than just expertise in the subject [...]
Online Education a Growing Feature of Military Service
Distance learning has become a widespread activity in the United States military. While all four service branches offer guidance and financial assistance to their men and women on active duty the, the highest level of distance learning activity is found among the Army’s troops. Just three years after the United States Army started [...]
Baltimore Welcomes New Pharmacy School
Congratulations, Baltimore! You are now home to the first pharmacy school in the United States to be established on an all-women’s college campus. That college in particular is the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, and its new School of Pharmacy is already creating quite a buzz. College communication director Theresa Wiseman, who spoke to [...]
Tuition Assistance now Available for all Military Spouses
For some time the Department of Defense has had a pilot program in operation that provides up to $6,000 in educational funding support for the spouses of military personnel on active duty. The program is called the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account – or if you chose to utilize the DoD acronym, the MyCAA. [...]
Visibility Vs. Quality: Which Makes the Better College?
How often are high school students told that, in order to be successful, they must attend a college that is above all things instantly recognizable? While high visibility is usually a great indicator that a school is quality material, there are many other factors that may balance out or even outweigh elements like visibility alone. [...]
Online Education Upgrades Becoming a Recession Trend
The Hartford Courant is carrying a story about the trend toward additional education during this recession and the role that online classes are playing in it. Both public and private institutions in Connecticut are seeing a rapid rise in online course enrollment by adults seeking expanded opportunities through additional education.
Shirley Adams, the provost of [...]
Enrollment on the Rise at Community Colleges
Community colleges have been a hot button issue in the education world since the announcement of Obama’s “American Graduation Initiative” two weeks ago, and they continue to dominate the spotlight this week. Across the country, tech school and community college enrollment is on the rise, reaching record highs in many areas as the economy forces [...]
Harvard University Opens its Doors to Online Education
Maybe you have to be on the right mailing list, but it came as news to me the other day when I learned that one of the thirteen colleges on the Harvard campus is the Harvard University Extension School. It has apparently been in existence for close to a century, focusing on continuing education [...]
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