Every family with a child that is about to enroll at the college of his or her dreams are not aware that they do not have to spend a fortune in order to have the expenses for the studies covered in time or at all. The rising college costs continue to plague students and families…
Online education financial plan
Upgrading your skills and knowledge is always a good thing to do. The more knowledge you acquire, the better off you can be in life. It’s all about learning more, getting better skills, upgrading your knowledge. You are more desirable to companies if you obtain higher quality education or if you have extraordinary unique skills. Besides…
110 school district partners in e-homebound education
The highly individualized learning program enables school districts in order to increase engagement and academic outcomes for students away from the classroom K12 Inc., leading provider of technology-powered individualized education solutions for students in pre-kindergarten through high school, announced that since August 2012 it has signed new agreements to provide its Homebound Education and Alternative Learning (HEAL)…
Checking online students cheaters
In the last year, literally millions of students worldwide have signed up for MOOCs, short for massive open online courses. The free, web-based classes available to everyone, taught by professors at Harvard, Duke, M.I.T. and other universities. When those students take the final exam in calculus or genetics, how will their professors know that the…
Which is the best online university for you?
You are probably aware that the enhancement of internet technology leads to rapid growth of online education. Having said this it is a fact that online degree programs are increasing in popularity and creditability, where more and more online universities are available on internet offering degrees from Bachelor to MBAs and PhD and Subject areas…
Edutopia: What works best in education?
Maybe you were not aware that the famous Director George Lucas has a well established Educational Foundation called Edutopia. With a dedication to improving the K-12 learning process, they support the documenting, disseminating and advocating innovative, replicable, and evidence-based educational strategies, which prepare students to thrive in their future education, careers, and adult lives. Vision…
An affordable degree catering to the needs of a teacher
Trainers and assessors need to be trained themselves before going on to assess others. In Australia, all trainers hence must undergo a program called TAE40110 –certificate IV in Training and Assessment. There are ten parts to this program, seven of which are compulsory. The trainer (who incidentally becomes the student) learns how to plan assessment…
Is online education right for you?
Most probably the greatest benefit of online education is the incredible convenience that it offers: you can do your schoolwork and studying based on your schedule, no more 8:00 a.m. classes, no more 4-hour lectures. This has huge implications for students who have jobs, a family to take care of, or both. So, instead of…
Women vs. men in online education fields
With the society going digital, education remains one of the few fields that have not transitioned fully from traditional models to unified technological design. When we analyze the issues in education, or education gaps across race, class, and gender divides, an inevitable question arises: How will a move towards the digital influence these differences? There…
From 1200s’ up to now – evolution of MSc
It is always interesting to have a look history of Masters degree. The inforgraphic presents the development of MSc studies from 1200s’ up to now, with a brief description of each period : in 1200, 1231, 1870, 1900 and 2012. Let us know if you can add anything else.