by Vincent Kovar
If twentieth-century marketing had a problem with supply, the twenty-first is having a problem with demand. Every day new, online colleges are being established and with so much information being constantly streamed at your students, it can be difficult for them to find the classes that are right for them. Every instructor should [...]
by Diego Lugli
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by Kate
There is tons to read in college, truckloads of textbooks. Much of it so dry and coma-inspiring that its hard to get through. I’m not a lazy reader, one of my greatest pleasures in life is reading. But its easy to get overwhelmed with so many un-read chapters before you.
In grade school there was [...]
What if going to class was as easy as getting online? If attending lecture took no more effort than surfing the web? Well, wait, nevermind—the increasingly wide world of online education has already made that change, with demonstrable benefits to students. So let me revise the question.
What if attending lecture felt like surfing the web [...]
by Vincent Kovar
The traditional, hour-long lecture that’s so familiar to on-the-ground undergraduates has little place in an online learning environment. However, shorter, tightly focused lecturettes can help engage learners and add some multimedia punch to your classes. You don’t need a fancy sound-studio or even a DJ friend with an editing board to get started. [...]
by Vincent Kovar
In the real world, people use any and probably all available references and tools to complete a given task. Yet for some reason, on-ground education has traditionally relied upon memorization and “closed-book” testing. This can create confusion, both for the instructor and the students, when moving to an online model.
Teachers may find themselves [...]
In today’s latest installment of our series Heroes of the Job, we’re revisiting The Office, this time focusing on a different employee—Dwight Schrute, Assistant Regional Manager Assistant to the Regional Manager.
The paper distribution viagra business moves at a lightning pace. There is no solace for wimps or quitters in the cutthroat world of [...]
by Vincent Kovar
Set the Tone through Modeling, Not Lecture.
Over much of history, education was conducted in a traditional “lecture” format largely due to the cost of books and the centralization of information in the instructor. Even today, shifting to a non-centralized, online format can seem foreign both to students and teacher. However, a solid structure [...]
by Jarrett
Two weeks ago, I began this 3 part series on ranking my MBA on-demand experience compared to an on-campus MBA program. I’m comparing the programs based on the 3 E’s of career development. The 3E’s are:
- Education - what you know
- Exposure - who you know or who knows of you, and
- Experience - [...]
Do they still count as secret if there’s an article about them? No, but they were never truly secrets to begin with—they’re guidelines. Winners of multiple scholarships get through the application process using very similar methods. Let’s look at five, all of them closely related.
1. Apply Early. You may have a greater chance at having [...]
