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From Student to Professor, Then Back Again: Dr. Iris Saltiel’s Unusual Journey
June 10, 2015Dr. Iris Saltiel is a dynamic woman who has been teaching online since 1998 at Troy University and Columbus State University. But the switch from professor to student provided a surprising, yet welcome, challenge in the fall of 2014 when she began taking courses online in UGA’s Graduate Certificate…
Guest Blog: Media Producer Stephen Bridges Talks Instructional Media
June 4, 2015By: Stephen Bridges Media Producer, UGA Online One of the greatest challenges of teaching lies in the creation of engaging instruction. The most effective teachers are those who can take their instructional content and present it in such a way that is easy to understand, as well as intriguing and…
Challenges of Pursuing an Online Grad Degree in Education, and Solutions to Help
June 2, 2015According to a 2014 survey by Aslanian Market Research and The Learning House Inc., two out of every nine online graduate students are specializing in education. Even though it is so prevalent, these students still face a lot of challenges. US News & World Report lists these four obstacles and talks about how some students have overcome them. We'd like to tell you how UGA's online degree programs and their structure helps you overcome them.
Online Student Profile: Marissa Munroe, M. Ed in Learning Design and Technology
May 28, 2015Marissa Munroe is completing her first year in the M. Ed Learning Design and Technology online degree program. She is scheduled to graduate after Summer 2016. She is originally from New Jersey, but got her B.A. in English and Psychology at Georgia State
Spotlight on Culture: Visit the Georgia Museum of Art and the Georgia Botanical Gardens
May 26, 2015Online students, we know that you’re busy during the year, since most of you are juggling a career, school and family, among other things. But, in light of the perfect weather that we’ve been enjoying in Athens, it’s only appropriate that we highlight two of Athens’ cultural hubs: the…
An Education Isn’t All M.S. Pharmacy Student Melinda Smith Gets From Her Online Program
May 21, 2015Melinda Smith, a student of the Master of Science in Pharmacy with an emphasis in BioPharma Regulatory Affairs program, is currently over ten years into her career, and holds the position of Director of Quality and Regulatory Devices at NeoMed, but she’s still attaining her master’s degree. This…
Kelly Meyer, Distance Learning Coordinator for Grady College, Recognized by Past Student
May 18, 2015Kelly Meyer is the Distance Learning Coordinator for Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, and is also instrumental in the administration of the low residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing program.
Online Student’s Love of Technology Leads to an Online Program
May 14, 2015UGA online student, Ben Hall, is applying his life-long passion for technology to his studies in the online M.Ed. Learning Design and Technology (LDT) program.
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…