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Reasons to Be Hopeful That UGA Grads Will Have An Easier Time In the Job Market
May 12, 2015UGA Today states that the recent graduates in the Class of ’15 “will enter the best job market for new college graduates since the Great Recession.” But why is it that everyone is always spreading a more gloomy message about how competitive the job market is for college graduates? As…
Watch the Spring Commencement Ceremony From Home
May 7, 2015If you are graduating and not able to make it to Athens this Friday, you can still celebrate with the rest of the UGA graduating community by watching the Spring Commencement ceremony online. The Graduate ceremony begins at 10 a.m. and the Undergraduate ceremony at 7 p.m. Both ceremonies will be broadcast…
Online Professors Bring Students into the Community
May 1, 2015Tarek Grantham and Meg Hines, online Gifted and Creative Education professors, also teach a First-Year Odyssey semester together that takes UGA freshmen into the Athens community.
How to Help Your Career While Studying Online
April 29, 2015Reaching new career goals is an aspiration for many online students. Finishing your bachelor’s degree or getting a masters degree in your field can help you qualify for new positions in your field. Besides the obvious, there are many ways that being an online student can help your career.
How to De-Stress For Exams!
April 23, 2015It is exam time once again at UGA! Exams can be very stressful for students, but ExamTime has shared some great tips to beat the stress! Below are some of the best tips for online students, but the entire list can be found on the ExamTime website. …
Online Adult Education Faculty Member Wins Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award
April 17, 2015Dr. Juanita Johnson-Bailey, who is a faculty member in the online adult education program at UGA, is the 2015 recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award. This is an award that is given by the American Association of University Women for Dr. Johnson-Bailey’s contributions to equality and education for women.
Online Music Education Faculty Brings Local Teacher and Students to UGA
April 14, 2015Dr. Legette, faculty member of the new online Master in Music Education program, was recently involved in an on campus event that brought together music education students and local children. Rachel Osborne, music teacher at Whit Davis Elementary School brought her students to the UGA School of Music to…
Online Students Can Use Class Discussion Boards to Their Advantage!
April 8, 2015Even though online classes might never meet in person, the students are still communicating with one another on discussion boards. These online boards are a great way for students to get to know one another and facilitate discussion with professors. US News and World Report shared 5…
Online Professor Makes Sure His Classes Have a Personal Touch
April 3, 2015Craig Piercy, online instructor for the Terry College of Business, makes sure that his students get the same amount of attention in an online class as they would face to face. He says that “One of the things you can’t get naturally online is the teacher-student connection. You lose that…
Professor Emeritus of LDT Co-Edited a New Book on Online Learning
April 1, 2015Dr. Thomas Reeves, Professor Emeritus of Learning, Design and Technology in the College of Education at the University of Georgia, has co-edited a book about online learning that is coming out this summer. The book, MOOCs and Open Education Around the World, goes into depth on the different applications of…