Over the past decade the world has experienced a massive shift in the way we consume information. The advent of online education has proven access to quality education is now possible for anyone with an internet connection. While the future of online education is indeed bright, the road to get there hasn’t always been smooth. [...]
Few people would make the choice to set themselves up for failure or to embarrass themselves in a public venue. This is especially true in an academic context, such as an online college class. However, students exhibiting behavior that is detrimental to their individual success and often, to that of the class as a whole, [...]
Most people are aware of the importance of being academically prepared for college and the workplace. Students have it drilled into their heads, especially in high school, that they’ll need writing, math, and other such skills to succeed in postsecondary education and their future careers. Students are assessed specifically for these academic skills upon admission [...]
Josephine Nieto is a current student at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, which is located in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN. She is majoring in Computer Information Systems (CIS) major and pursuing a mathematics minor. The Beginning It was January 7, 2013, the first day of a new semester. Going into new classes not knowing what to do or [...]
Whether your online school is on the term or semester system, you feel the same overriding emotion toward the end of any course. The tediousness of starting a new term every six to ten weeks or the dragging on of a 16-week semester feels so overwhelming by the last couple of weeks in a class, [...]
If you are in the final stages of deciding to pursue a college degree, you are most likely concerned about how you will survive your edventure to end up collecting your diploma at graduation. In addition to perhaps struggling with personal issues, such as self-doubt and finances, you may also be concerned about the relentless [...]
According to The Job Outlook for the College Class of 2013 by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), nearly all of the top ten bachelor degrees for hiring in the current job market involve leadership ability. These include some of the most popular degrees offered online, such as business administration and marketing management [...]
Winner of Best Colleges Online’s 2012 Online College Professor of the Year contest LeAnne Prenovost will be blogging for Edventure Calling throughout the school year on issues that new online students face. It has been a huge honor to have been voted and received the award as the 2012 Online College Professor of the Year. [...]
Craig Gonzales has been teaching and advising students throughout the world on SAT prep, university admissions, and academic tutoring. He put together a pretty neat admissions guide & SAT prep program. He also just started a video SAT course and would love it if you’d check out the beta. I met Abhishek in 2012. He [...]
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, how much more is a video worth? Many college students are familiar with sites such as YouTube and Vimeo, but rarely do they consider the value of using screen capture software that takes both still images and video clips to help them succeed, especially in their online classes. [...]