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IDD Faculty Member Named Public Service and Outreach Fellow

September 16, 2014

Theodore Kopcha, online M.Ed. Instructional Design and Technology (IDD) faculty, has been named a Public Service and Outreach Fellow for this semester. He says the fellowship “ is a way for me to learn more about what those people are doing, and offer my own insight and skills to support…

UGA Online Professor, Bonnie Cramond, Wins National Honor

September 5, 2014

Bonnie Cramond, faculty member in the online Educational Psychology, Gifted and Creative Education programs and former Director of Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development was honored by the (National Association for Gifted Children) Distinguished Service Award in November at the Celebration of Excellence. This award is presented to someone…

First Annual IDD @ UGA Conference Highlights

August 29, 2014

This past week, UGA hosted IDD @ UGA at UGA’s Gwinnett campus, the first of an annual conference showcasing innovative instructional design and serving as a new student orientation.   “There was such a wonderful energy in the air at the IDD…

Biomedical Regulatory Sciences Certificate Available to Georgia Tech Students

August 19, 2014

The Georgia Institute of Technology and The University of Georgia have partnered to make the online International Biomedical Regulatory Sciences Certificate available to Biomedical Engineering (BME) students. This unique program is the only one in the nation that covers regulatory affairs for both the medical and veterinary industry. Students also…

Exceeding Expectations

August 5, 2014

Maima Chea, a 2014 graduate of the online Reading Education Masters program at UGA, has been able to take what she has learned from her classes and use it in her own classroom. In addition to the information she gained from her professors, she also learned from the students in…

A Teacher Mentorship Leads to an Online M.Ed.

July 16, 2014

    Lindsey Horton and Sabrina Willis met in Willis’s classroom through a teacher mentorship program as Lindsey was finishing up her B.S. in English Education at UGA.  Willis loved to mentor Horton because of her enthusiasm for teaching kids. Lindsey was doing so well that “by the end of the semester,…

UGA launches Online Master of Internet Technology (MIT) degree

June 26, 2014

  Working 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…

UGAonline Student Profile: Sylvia Okada Yamada

May 19, 2014

When Sylvia Okada Yamada discovered one of her sons was a gifted learner, she decided it was time to act upon her love for teaching. A long-time champion of improved resources for gifted students, Yamada had two important requirements for the school she would ultimately attend. “I wanted to get…

UGAonline to Offer MS in Financial Planning Starting Fall 2014

May 12, 2014

  The financial industry is expected to grow at least 27 percent in the next ten years according to the US Department of Labor.  You can help meet this demand with an online master’s degree in Financial Planning starting fall of 2014.  Our faculty will not only prepare you…