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How to Help Your Career While Studying Online
April 29, 2015Reaching new career goals is an aspiration for many online students. Finishing your bachelor’s degree or getting a masters degree in your field can help you qualify for new positions in your field. Besides the obvious, there are many ways that being an online student can help your career.
How to De-Stress For Exams!
April 23, 2015It is exam time once again at UGA! Exams can be very stressful for students, but ExamTime has shared some great tips to beat the stress! Below are some of the best tips for online students, but the entire list can be found on the ExamTime website. …
Online Adult Education Faculty Member Wins Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award
April 17, 2015Dr. Juanita Johnson-Bailey, who is a faculty member in the online adult education program at UGA, is the 2015 recipient of the Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award. This is an award that is given by the American Association of University Women for Dr. Johnson-Bailey’s contributions to equality and education for women.
Online Music Education Faculty Brings Local Teacher and Students to UGA
April 14, 2015Dr. Legette, faculty member of the new online Master in Music Education program, was recently involved in an on campus event that brought together music education students and local children. Rachel Osborne, music teacher at Whit Davis Elementary School brought her students to the UGA School of Music to…
Online Students Can Use Class Discussion Boards to Their Advantage!
April 8, 2015Even though online classes might never meet in person, the students are still communicating with one another on discussion boards. These online boards are a great way for students to get to know one another and facilitate discussion with professors. US News and World Report shared 5…
Online Professor Makes Sure His Classes Have a Personal Touch
April 3, 2015Craig Piercy, online instructor for the Terry College of Business, makes sure that his students get the same amount of attention in an online class as they would face to face. He says that “One of the things you can’t get naturally online is the teacher-student connection. You lose that…
Professor Emeritus of LDT Co-Edited a New Book on Online Learning
April 1, 2015Dr. Thomas Reeves, Professor Emeritus of Learning, Design and Technology in the College of Education at the University of Georgia, has co-edited a book about online learning that is coming out this summer. The book, MOOCs and Open Education Around the World, goes into depth on the different applications of…
Master of Music Education Program Starts Online This Summer
March 26, 2015The University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music will offer its first online program this summer. The Master of Music Education online degree program is already taking applications. Director of the Hodgson School, Dale Monson said “Offering an online degree will open the doors of opportunity to those otherwise…
UGA Students Can Use Lynda.com for More Online Learning
March 20, 2015All University of Georgia students have access to the online training site, lynda. Lynda has over a thousand videos that teach everything from coding, to business skills. Any online students are encouraged to take advantage of this resource during their time at UGA. Dr. Lloyd Rieber, Professor in the…
One Online Student Spends Time in Classrooms, But Not as a Student!
March 18, 2015Online Bachelor of Science in Special Education student, Nancy Kimbrell, still spends a lot of time in a classroom. Kimbrell might not be taking classes on campus, but she is a full time employee with Gwinnett County School Systems and she is also student teaching.