Archive for the 'Online Education Updates' Category

Bill Gates Awards $12.9Million Towards Virtual Learning Improvements

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 in Online Education Updates, Online University News | 1 Comment »

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation which was founded in 1994 and known for its charitable contributions in and out the United States to help create and spread innovations in education, technology and world health, recently donated a total of  $12.9 million dollars to several community colleges towards virtual learning improvements.
Among the college recipients were [...]

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Online Master Students Excel In State Exams

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 in Accredited Online Universities, Online Education Degree, Online Education Updates, Online Master Degree, Online University News, U.S. Online Universities | 1 Comment »

I just featured Lamar University’s online degree programs here and then now, I stumbled upon Lamar University’s newsletter  that their online students who took the recent state principal exam ( spring and summer of 2009) obtained 20 points higher than students statewide.
The newsletter also shared that Lamar online students who are taking Masters in education [...]

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All Schools Must Have Online Learning Tool

Friday, October 9th, 2009 in Online Degree Studying, Online Education Updates, Online Studying Tips | 1 Comment »

After the H1N1 scare and several natural calamities, I think it is high time that all educational institutions must have alternative teaching system for their students during emergency situations. This will enable learning to continue despite any health or security outbreak.
Preparing an online learning tool is one of the best way to combat the unexpected [...]

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Online Learning Looks More Promising With Proposed Policy

Thursday, August 27th, 2009 in Online Education Updates | 1 Comment »

The government, particular the law makers are getting more acquainted with online learning approach. And with the continuous rise of people who are considering and already participating in online learning; many organizations are proposing for Policy and Funding Frameworks for Online Learning.
This report details many considerations  that policy makers should consider for online learning such [...]

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The Importance Of Online Associate Degrees

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 in Online Associate Programs, Online Education Updates, Online University News | No Comments »

The online Associate Degrees continuously opens a vast array of opportunity to many Americans when it comes to making a head start into employment and career advancement. Statistically, unemployment rate for those people who have an Associate Degree is 3 percent.
Whereas, for those people who are high school graduates and does not have an Associate [...]

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There’s Online Studying For High School Too!

Thursday, May 21st, 2009 in Online Education Updates | No Comments »

Online studying is not only popular in college but also in high school. Now, there is an even public online high school like the Insight Schools Inc. that provides free online education for young learners.  The Insight Schools Inc is a fully supported, diploma-granting online public high school that goes beyond traditional schooling by offering [...]

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Studying High School & College Simultaneously Is Possible

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 in Online Degree Studying, Online Education Updates, Online University News | No Comments »

At first, I thought that this is very unlikely to happen because universities only accept students who already have their high school diploma, but when I read this news about Fostorian Zack Ickes, a high school lad who is about to receive his associate’s degree in general science at Owens Community College in Toledo even [...]

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Tech Therapy As Online Degree

Sunday, May 17th, 2009 in Accredited Online Universities, Online Degree Studying, Online Education Updates | No Comments »

There is a big possibility that Tech Therapy can soon be taken and completed through online degree studying. This is because the associate vice president for academic affairs at the University of Utah, Charles A. Wight did some talks with the Tech Therapists about the growth of online learning.
The University of Utah currently teaches only [...]

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Kindle For Online Studying?

Friday, May 15th, 2009 in Online Education Updates, Online Studying Tips | 1 Comment »

Kindle, the revolutionary gadget developed by Amazon for reading electronic books and other published online reading materials just like ordinary textbook may possibly find bigger market in students especially those who are into online degree studying.
I just read here that college textbooks are soon to be converted to be viewed in Kindle. In fact, Case [...]

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Online Student Enrollees Double Up Even In High Schools

Sunday, May 10th, 2009 in Online Education Updates | No Comments »

The growth of students who want to study online is not only doubling in college and graduate schools but also in high school. Insight School of Minnesota for instance reported that the number of students who enrolled in online Minnesota high schools is now more than doubled as compared last year.
Valerie McCullough, the Executive Director [...]

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