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Order Items Online, Come To Graduation In Person!
March 31, 2016As we all know, graduation is coming up, and spring and summer graduates are gearing up for this special day. At UGA Online, we are of the firm opinion that our online students should have the same graduation experience as in-person students.
UGA faculty learn to apply the Quality Matters rubric to online courses
March 24, 2016Over 30 of the University of Georgia's faculty and staff who teach online courses participated in a Quality Matters workshop last semester offered through UGA's Office of Online Learning. Quality Matters is a faculty-centered, peer review process intended to promote the design and development of quality online courses, and the Applying the Quality Matters Rubric workshop introduces course designers to these standards.
Engaging in Sustainable Online Course Development
February 23, 2016The instructional design team at the Office of Online Learning takes pride in working with faculty to create online learning experiences that live up to the academic standards of the University of Georgia. We also consider how the environment we work in can support the continued offering of the courses we help develop. To this end, we encourage faculty to engage in sustainable course development practices for all online courses.
Financial Hardship Resources at UGA
February 16, 2016The University of Georgia recently introduced a new website to deal specifically with financial hardship issues that arise in students’ lives after they begin at UGA. Financial circumstances can change quickly, at times in ways outside of students’ control. Financial hardship creates significant stress and can impede student success. The Financial…
UGA Included in Princeton Review’s ‘Colleges That Pay You Back’ List
February 12, 2016The University of Georgia has received recognition in The Princeton Review’s new book, “The Best Value Colleges: The 150 Best-Buy Schools and What It Takes to Get In.” The book, published on Jan. 28, includes 150 academic institutions—75 public and 75 private—based on surveys The Princeton Review, an education services…
UGA Remains on Kiplinger Best Value in Public Colleges List
January 26, 2016UGA continues to rank as one of the nation's top values in higher education, according to Kiplinger,which placed UGA 12th on its Personal Finance list of 100 best values among public colleges and universities for 2016.
UGA’s Online Programs Ranked Among the Best In Nation by US News
January 12, 2016The University of Georgia has some of the best online degree programs in the nation, according to the 2016 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs Rankings. UGA is ranked No. 3 among all universities for best online graduate programs in education and No. 5 for best online bachelor's programs overall.
MIT Program Capstone Project Helps Local Organizations with Technology Needs
December 29, 2015The UGA online Master of Internet Technology program has been fully online since 2014 and is gearing up to graduate its first fully online cohort this upcoming spring. The graduating students are leaving the University of…
Guest Blog: The Move to Online Learning
September 22, 2015By: Craig Piercy, Ph.D. It seems like only yesterday since we first planned to move our Master of Internet Technology online. It’s hard to believe that we will be graduating our first cohort of fully online students in May 2016.
UGA launches Online Master of Internet Technology (MIT) degree
June 26, 2014Working professionals now have an opportunity to upgrade their business and digital skills thanks to a fully online Master of Internet Technology offered through UGA’s Terry College of Business. Starting Fall 2014, this two year program will prepare students to lead teams in their workplace with the latest technological…