Archive for the 'Online University News' Category

Virtual Flight Training For Pilots

Saturday, October 13th, 2007 in Online Training, Online University News | No Comments »

Believe it or not, even pilots are now learning to fly through a portable virtual training program. This is considered an impressive innovation in aviation as well as in online learning but for pessimistic people, they may not like the idea that pilots will just undergo virtual trainings.
Of course, that will not be the case […]

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The Growing Trend For Online Programming

Saturday, October 13th, 2007 in Online University News | No Comments »

If there is one course that is perfect to be taken in online approach, many will agree that it is programming. In the recent report from Eduventures, Richard Garrett noted the growing trends of online programming especially among adult students whose age are 25 years old and above.
The above age bracket is really the ideal […]

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Why Attrition Rate In Online University Is High

Saturday, October 13th, 2007 in Free Online Education, Online University News, Online Degree Studying | No Comments »

It is true that the number of students who are enrolling in online universities is steadily increasing for several years now and because of the advantages of online education, more and more students are attracted to enroll in online colleges each year.
But then I came across this study about the high attrition rates among online […]

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An Inspiring Story From A Graduate Of Online Library Master Degree

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 in Online University News, Online Degree Studying, U.S. Online Universities | No Comments »

I stumbled upon the story of a housewife and full time employee, who managed to complete a Master Degree in Library and Information Science through online studying. Yadira Payne was able to earn the said degree in a span of one year from Drexel University Online despite of being a raising her family and taking […]

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College Holds Online Class Through YouTube

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 in Online University News, Online Studying Tips, Online Degree Studying | No Comments »

I stumbled upon this news about Pitzer College who makes use of YouTube to conduct an online class. This is actually the initiative of Alexandra Juhasz, a media studies professor at the college who wants to explore and makes use of YouTube despite the fact that she is underwhelmed on most contents that can be […]

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UC Berkeley’s Online Courses Now On YouTube

Thursday, October 4th, 2007 in Free Online Education, Online University News, Accredited Online Universities | No Comments »

In addition of UC Berkeley’s free online courses through podcasts and webcasts, they recently add another way to offer more visual and more engaging online courses by putting them at YouTube .
This means more opportunity for students and even adults to learn a wide range of science, engineering and physics courses anytime and anywhere […]

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Mid-Plains Community College Approved To Offer Online Degree

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 in Online Associate Programs, Online University News, U.S. Online Universities, Accredited Online Universities | No Comments »

Another college has joined the world of online education as Mid-Plains Community College has been recently approved to offer online degree program. The college is now approved by the Higher Learning Commission to offer an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business in online approach.
The approval notification that Mid-Plains Community College received even grant them […]

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New Online Health Courses At San Diego State University

Friday, September 28th, 2007 in Online Associate Programs, Online Nursing & Health Care Degree, Online University News, Accredited Online Universities, Online Universities | No Comments »

The College of Extended Studies of San Diego State University now offers new professional certificate programs in health care beginning this fall that will be available in both regular and online classes. So for those who want to develop or learn skills in health care check out the new online course offering of SDSU.
Among the […]

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Free Online Course For Parents

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 in Online Training, Online University News | No Comments »

There are free online courses for parents that were provided by the University of Minnesota. This is a joint venture by the University Parent Program and the department of family social science that aims to provide parents the updated and timely knowledge about the lifestyle of the children during college years.
The online courses are about […]

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Online Entrepreneurship Academy Launched Scholarship Contest

Sunday, September 9th, 2007 in Online Associate Programs, Online School Contests, Online Training, Online University News | No Comments »

Carland Academy, a newly opened online institution offering online entrepreneurship certificate programs just announced their scholarship contest that can be participated by students and professionals all over the world.The contest entails you to submit a 250-word essay describing why you need an entrepreneurship education. You can submit it via email together with your contact details, […]

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