Image via Wikipedia The Federation of American Scientist is an independent think tank that is committed to helping education policymakers, the public, and the next generation of science leaders. Their purpose is to create a secure and better science educated world. To accomplish this, the organization has collected in a Wiki, 167 virtual worlds on [...]
Financial Aid for Employed Students
Getting an education is one of the best things you can do to further your career or find better employment. Employers want to hire people who have an education because it usually translates into better work and more skilled employees. Many people are hesitant about going to college, however, because of the costs. You can [...]
Classroom Innovation: Computers
It was once a collection of pages, the gather of ink and stale recitations. Knowledge was bound to books, and classrooms were bound therefore to dull expectations. Students couldn’t absorb information (if only because they couldn’t interact with it). The lack of relevancy made an education difficult to achieve. The introduction of instructional technology has [...]
Benefits of Online Education
Many people did not take to the idea of online education when it first emerged. However, over time and online institutions actually getting a lot of accreditation and acceptance, more and more people are choosing online education. The main differentiating factor is that online education can be attained from anywhere. The principal aspect of socialization [...]
Learning Matters, so Take it Seriously
Image by Getty Images via @daylife When it comes to learning, too many people just do what they have to do in order to get by. They don’t take it seriously, and they don’t think they’ll really use it once they graduate. After they get out into the real world, they soon find that they [...]
Online Learning: A Great Way to Schedule Your Time
Image by Getty Images via @daylife If you’re interested in getting a degree but you aren’t sure how you’ll ever make time for it, you may want to think about learning what you need to know online. That way, you don’t have to go to a traditional classroom and try to schedule your life around [...]