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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…

UGA Makes List of Public Ivy Schools

August 15, 2014

The University of Georgia once again made the list of “Public Ivy Schools” by Education Quest. “The major point is that a Public Ivy must not only attract and retain excellent students; it must also educate them for significantly less than those students would pay to attend an Ivy…

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…

62 or Older in Georgia? Earn Your UGA Degree For Free!

August 1, 2014

Monica Kaufman Pearson graduated from the University of Georgia today with a masters degree from Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Even though she is a very accomplished journalist with many years of experience at WSB-TV in Atlanta, she still found it important to continue her education. Any resident…

Five Tips to Improve Your at Home Study Space

July 29, 2014

For online students, a nice study space is a necessity. Follow these tips to increase your productivity! 1. Have a little bit of noise. Have you ever wondered why studying in your favorite coffee shop can be so productive? Surprisingly enough, a space that is too quiet…

Online Learning Myths Dispelled

July 17, 2014

1. Online degrees don’t carry the same respect The bottom line is employers value online degrees every bit as much as a degrees earned in a traditional setting. In fact, many business leaders believe that individuals who pursue additional education or degrees while effectively balancing job and family responsibilities…

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 Online Ranked 5th Best Online School by BestColleges.com

July 8, 2014

BestCollleges.com ranks colleges every year and in 2014, UGA Online made the top 10, ranking 5th. The website searches through 7,684 different schools to determine their rankings. Acceptance rate, enrollment rate, retention rate and graduation rate were all taken into consideration when compiling the list. The University of Georgia has…