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Creating a Productive Home Study Space
August 17, 2018It’s difficult as an online student to find a place to study and complete assignments. If you have kids, you know storage is limited and kids’ things are everywhere. However, for online students, a nice study space is a necessity. Follow these five tips to create the best home…
John T. Edge Reveals the History of Southern Cooking in “The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South”
August 13, 2018John T. Edge, a nonfiction mentor in our low-residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing, recently published a book that has been named one of the ten best summer reads by Publisher’s Weekly. Southeastern Booksellers Association also made “The Potlikker Papers” an Okra Pick. “The Potlikker Papers”…
Making Online Courses Accessible For Everyone
August 10, 2018Technology has made vast improvements in the lives of people with disabilities. However, with new technology, accessibility has often been overlooked. In the world of online education, more efforts have been made for professors and instructional designers to make courses accessible for all. It is vital that online educators work…
It’s Never Too Late to Go Back to College
August 7, 2018Firefighter, Dusty McHenry needed to complete his degree and the search for online programs proved overwhelming. When he found out he could finish what he started 10 years ago at the University of Georgia, his search was over.
Meet Patrick Reidenbaugh, Your Distance Librarian
August 5, 2018What types of assistance/resources can online students receive from UGA libraries? When it comes to resources, what differs for distance learning students versus students on campus is when you need an article, book chapter or entire book the library only has in print. If you are off-campus, you can still get…
Registering for Online Courses with Ease
July 31, 2018Fall is quickly approaching which means classes are about to start. When the first week of classes start, it’s also drop/add week. This means you can drop and add classes without any consequences of withdrawing. Drop/add is the perfect time to pursue the flawless schedule of classes that works…
3 Ways to Break Into the Atlanta Film Scene
July 26, 2018Georgia is quickly growing in the film industry and now is the fourth largest filming location in all of North America. Atlanta is No. 1 in the world for taping international films. The University of Georgia offers a low-residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing designed to equip writers for long…
Ruth Harman Granted 2018 Engaged Scholar Award
July 19, 2018Ruth Harman, an associate professor in the College of Education, is the 2018 recipient of the Engaged Scholar Award. Harman teaches Endorsement in English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and the graduate certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) online as…
Top 3 Resources for UGA Online Faculty
June 27, 2018There are many concepts to consider when developing an effective online course or program and the Office of Online Learning is here to help you. We’ve created an online learning faculty teaching portal full of resources that will help plan, promote, develop, teach and assess online courses. The portal…
Top 3 Reasons to Pursue A Nonprofit Management and Leadership Career
June 15, 2018Pursuing a career in nonprofit can have its adversities and obstacles, but it can also have unmeasurable rewards. Making an actual difference and change in the world is not only fulfilling in a career, but also self-gratifying in life. Salary Benefits One main reason people believe they can’t…