Posts Tagged Colleges And Universities
Distance Learning – Education for the 21st Century
Chances are you know someone who is working toward a college or post-college degree via the Internet. Perhaps you yourself have attended online classes to continue your education, obtain a certification, or to improve you chances for advancement in your job.
More and more people are finding they can earn their degree from an accredited online university which offers the same challenge and quality of a traditional classroom in an environment which allows them to fit education into a life that might be too busy for a more conventional method of instruction.
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What Are the Benefits of Online Education?
The future of education is looking bright. Despite the outrageous costs associated with many colleges and universities, online learning has never been easier – and getting a fully accredited online degree – never more affordable. There is a reason why online education has had a steady growth of 9.2% every year since 1999. Now, about 20% of all students enrolled in higher education do so online.
There are so many benefits to online education, I barely know where to begin… but I’ll give it my best shot:
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Quality in College Teaching
Introduction
All of the same principles of brain-friendly teaching apply to teaching college students and other adults as much as they apply to K-12 students. However, for years, the problem of NOT observing the principles had been more pervasive in some colleges than in others. Too frequently, there has been an emphasis on just lecturing and even on use of unqualified teaching assistants in a number of college programs. Fortunately, a growing number of colleges and universities are now beginning to focus very strongly on the quality of teaching. This article is intended to assist in that focusing.
Questions on Quality
Consider the difference between a “yes” answer or a “no” answer to each of the questions for a professor who teaches in a college or university: Read the rest of this entry »
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