Clayton Christensen is a proponent of disruptive change. That sounds intimidating, but it really just means the process of incorporating innovation into your business that can radically alter your work procedures yet ultimately provide you with an edge over your competitors. Christensen is applying this business principle to our educational system in the belief that even though we have computers in most schools now, we otherwise have maintained th…
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Added by Kate Catlin on June 18, 2009 at 1:14pm —
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Let’s review some of the many ways you already use your computer:
1)
To pay your bills
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To check news
3)
To settle arguments or questions with the facts
4)
To plan a visit
With all these online activities – and trust us, we know you use it for much more th…
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Added by Kate Catlin on May 13, 2009 at 3:35pm —
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College challenges students to perform to the highest standard in every class to prepare them for the rigors of the professional world. That is the popular general belief for most of us, that the educational experience offered in a university setting promotes accountability and preparation in students.
But a study by the
National Survey of Student Engagement of nearly 380,000 randomly selected freshmen and senio…
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Added by Kate Catlin on January 8, 2009 at 10:23am —
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In 2005, Stanford University introduced its innovative
Stanford on iTunes program, allowing students, alumni, and the general public to access audio content from lectures, interviews, and commencement speeches from the iTunes music store. Colleges nationwide are experimenting with this medium, proving academia’s inevitable movement to the World Wide Web. Stanford and other schools’ use of iTunes proves the undeniable attractiveness of the Internet as a l…
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Added by Kate Catlin on November 18, 2008 at 4:02pm —
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According to an April 4, 2008 article in
The Washington Post, “Nearly 50 student lenders, including some of the industry’s biggest names, have stopped issuing federally guaranteed loans in recent weeks because of paralysis in the credit markets, confronting students with higher borrowing costs just as they are starting to apply for financial assistance for the coming school year.
“These companies represented 12 percent of the market before they left,…
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Added by Kate Catlin on November 14, 2008 at 6:09pm —
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Any prospective college student and his or her family knows all too well that
higher education costs are outpacing inflation, and that even increases in state and federal aid have failed to keep up with the prices. Indeed, the
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education’s biennial report card surveyed all states on the performance of their public and…
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Added by Kate Catlin on November 5, 2008 at 6:04pm —
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Good news for those with teenagers who have high academic achievements in grade school:
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2007 that a study suggests that students who take college courses while in high school are more likely than their peers to graduate, to go on to college, and to do well in college. The study also said it benefits certain at-risk groups, such as students of lower-income families.
But taking these courses can be tricky if the res…
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Added by Kate Catlin on October 24, 2008 at 4:30pm —
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Some 50 years ago, if you were a student who transferred from a two-year community college to a four-year university program, you would have been regarded as an exception to what others were doing. Not anymore. Studies show that such transfer rates are increasing each year. Indeed, some top academic institutions such as
George Mason University receive more community college transfer students than incoming freshmen.
The reasons vary on why this trend is growing.…
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Added by Kate Catlin on October 16, 2008 at 1:59pm —
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In order to have a new company profiled by a business publication, it is not enough to simply announce that you have begun operations and are ready for customers. The media needs a hook, something distinctive about your just-opened service that makes it stand out above the pack and therefore deserves special attention from its readers.
That is why we were so pleased by this
article b…
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Added by Kate Catlin on October 8, 2008 at 3:23pm —
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The increase in
online college educational courses in recent years has been so expansive that the figures astound even some leaders in the profession. Take a look at these numbers:
• Almost 3.5 million students were taking at least one online course during the fall 2006 term, a nearly 10 percent increase over the number reported the previous year.
• The 9.7 percent growth rate for online enrollments in recent years far exceeds the 1.5 percent…
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Added by Kate Catlin on October 2, 2008 at 4:00pm —
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Thanks to popular demand, the old college world of instructors teaching students in “mortar and bricks” classrooms on campus has given way somewhat to courses being taught online by those same institutions. But there are drawbacks in using them as presently constituted.
For one, there is no guarantee the professor will be available to answer any of your questions immediately – or even at all. Unlike asking a question during class, you could spend hours, maybe days trying to track down an instru…
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Added by Kate Catlin on September 29, 2008 at 5:44pm —
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When we started StraighterLine (SL), one of our goals was to expand our offerings as we grew as part of our plan to make SL the most affordable, flexible and
convenient solution for studying introductory college courses online. Therefore, we are happy to announce that in just three months since our online education program launched, we now have a
curriculum consisting of eight courses, six of them en…
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Added by Kate Catlin on September 25, 2008 at 4:25pm —
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Textbooks. Lab fees. Student activity fees.
These words often prompt an avalanche of groans from anyone who has had to deal with them in a college setting. As if tuition and housing are not priced high enough already, you have to add these into the equation when planning to attend school, which often means another four-digit figure to consider in your expenses – even if you use none of them.
For example, you say you don’t have time or interest to use the workout facilities on campus? Don’t lik…
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Added by Kate Catlin on September 22, 2008 at 9:50am —
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