Developing Trends In Online Education
This article was authored by Justin Herbert, writing for DegreeJungle.com. The Information Age has ushered in a period of dramatic restructuring and innovating change in the world of higher education....
View ArticleHow Students can Market Themselves Better to Gear up for Their Careers
This article was authored by Lucy Wright, writing for The Icon Companies. The career market is wide open for students who work hard to earn their educations and identify their strengths. Yet, even for...
View ArticleTo Degree or Not To Degree: Online Education
Some rights reserved by giulia.forsythe During the Roman period, students who brought a tablet with them was considered cool. At that time, most students used a roll of parchment for writing. Until the...
View ArticleWill the Increase in Interest Rates Burst the Education Bubble?
Two weeks ago, The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007’s progressive reduction on interest rates for government subsidized Stafford student loans came to an end due to Congressional inaction....
View ArticleSchool Saps Children of their Creative Gift, says Ken Robinson
To watch Ken Robinson’s TED Talk, go to: http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html Gingko Tree’s support of utilizing Open Educational Resources (OERs) in the classroom...
View ArticleHow Detroit’s Bankruptcy Might Influence Education
This article first appeared on Today’s Campus on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 On Thursday afternoon, Detroit became the largest city in United States history to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection....
View ArticleLinkedIn Announces University Pages
On Monday morning, LinkedIn announced its entry to the university world with the creation of University Pages, a portal for colleges to market their name and recruit students as young as 14 years old....
View ArticlePros and Cons: Online Degrees vs. Traditional Degrees
Reyna Ramli is a writer for CyberCoders.com, a technology company that is dedicated to match skillful job seekers with great companies. When Reyna is not writing, she enjoys cooking, working out, and...
View ArticleHire Education
Yes, pun intended. Today’s post features a unique higher education program that aims to educate people for career-specific skills. The name is Grand Circus, and it is a school taking over three...
View Article4 Things 4-Year Students MUST do Before They Graduate
Reyna Ramli is a writer for CyberCoders.com, a technology company that is dedicated to match skillful job seekers with great companies. When Reyna is not writing, she enjoys cooking, working out, and...
View ArticleOER of the Week: Investopedia
This week’s OER is going green, and not in the environmental way. Investopedia’s finance-focused website is all about the Benjamin’s! Investopedia.com is a website dedicated to educating the world...
View ArticleThe Success of the Fearless
Strong leadership requires many things: a vision, the right personality, passion, the ability to persuade others, relating well to others, and drive, among others. However, more difficult, but...
View ArticleThe Best and Worst Times to Post on Social Networks
Hey social media fans! Did you know that certain times of day are most conducive for reaching large audiences? It isn’t entirely surprising, but the tricky part is understanding that each social...
View ArticleA Historical Look at College Student Debt
Maxine Wells is a freelance writer who has covered a wide variety of subjects from education to finance. As a mother she knows how important saving for your child’s college tuition is and encourages...
View ArticleFun Fact Friday 1/24/14
Did you know that the richest 1% of the world’s population holds 46% of the global wealth? With 7 billion people in the world and $241 trillion, 70 million currently hold over $110 trillion in wealth....
View ArticleJob Experience > Four Year College
Currently, on average, a community college graduate is earning more than a graduate of a four year college! Is it because community college students are graduating with less debt pressure or because...
View ArticleFun Fact Friday 2/21/14
In 2012 there were 1,267,700 college teaching jobs in the United States. These post-secondary educators work in public and private colleges, universities, professional schools, junior or community...
View ArticleIn Debt $11.52 Trillion
“Total consumer debt at the end of 2013 was $11.52 trillion.” (Forbes) According to Forbes, the increasing debt might actually be a good sign! More debt means more spending, and in theory, this should...
View ArticleGrad School
Wondering about going back to school? Grad school that is! Maybe you are interested in a higher degree to increase your current wage, change careers or to bring more knowledge back to your current...
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