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Serverless Application: Walking into the Cloud at the University of Georgia
June 28, 2017An online P.E. course presented a creative opportunity and some challenges to instructional designers at the University of Georgia. The course was designed to manage students’ heart rate activity, but the challenge was that students had to manually download the data from their fitness trackers to send to the instructor.
6 Tips for Maintaining Cyber Security
June 28, 2017Cyber security is one of the hottest topics around right now because hackers, as well as threats from both insiders and outsiders, are constantly evolving. Life is increasingly digital and online students in particular access the internet for a multitude of reasons every day. It can never hurt to find a new…
MIT Program changes its name to Master of Business and Technology
June 27, 2017The Terry College’s online Master of Internet Technology degree program has been renamed the Master of Business and Technology to more accurately reflect the nature of the program and current industry practices. Designed for working professionals, the part-time program is offered entirely through online courses and can be completed in…
Phillip Manville Q&A Profile
June 21, 2017Phillip Manville attended the University of Georgia as a graduate student, earning a Master of Business and Technology degree. Phillip chose to pursue an online degree due to the difficulty of traveling away from his job as a web developer at Central Georgia Technical College. He attributes his positive…
How to Interview Well
June 19, 2017You only have one chance to make an impression when meeting a hiring manager. Getting to the interview stage of the hiring process can be tough, but once you land an interview you have the opportunity to potentially get the job. Learning how to impress the hiring manager or team…
June: Pride Month at UGA
June 14, 2017June is LGBTQA Pride Month, celebrated to honor the 1969 Stonewall Manhattan riots. All over the world, celebrations of pride are held throughout the month, as well as memorials to those lost from hate crimes. The University of Georgia is no exception.
5 Tips to Sharpen Key Intangible Soft Skills
June 13, 2017Having a college degree and work experience may prove necessary to getting a foot into the employment door. However, during the hiring phase, employers will make final hiring decisions based on a person’s intangible skills. Additionally, these intangible skills will encourage continued growth as a person as well as when…
Kali Koppen Q&A Profile
June 6, 2017Kali Koppen attended the University of Georgia as an undergraduate student, earning a Middle Grades Education degree. Afterwards, she decided to continue her education at the University of Georgia with the online M.Ed. Reading Education program. Q: Where are you from? Kali: I am from Augusta, but I…
Dr. Mary Ann Johnson, FACS Professor, Named ASN President
June 5, 2017Starting this past week, University of Georgia professor Mary Ann Johnson (Ph.D.) became the new president of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN). Johnson is the Flatt Professor in the College of Family Consumer Sciences Foods and Nutrition department, as well as the associate director of the University of…
Nailing the UGA Online Graduate Program Application
May 31, 2017The University of Georgia’s online graduate program applications do not have to be daunting. Here are some tips to ensure that the process moves smoothly: Understand why you are applying There are lots of reasons why you might decide to apply to grad school. Perhaps the reason is that a…