1. Introduction E-Learning is a young and ground-breaking phenomenon for serving the needs of learners. The use of technology and new communication channels allow teachers and learners to experience a social, interactive and vibrant learning environment. Governments invest in E-Learning initiatives for making education accessible to everyone by lowering the barriers of time and place and providing flexibility and affordability especially for those could not enter traditional programs. (Bichsel,…
College: Is It Worth It? College is a huge part of life now and everyone is starting to realize it. Everyone has their own different opinions about college education and whether it is worth it, or if it is for everyone. The education debate remains unsolved about many things, in general, higher education; but more specifically: the quality of education, the overall worth of education, and whether or not college is for everyone, and though participants have achieved stasis about what higher…
want to accomplish and make of yourself in life. Everyone comes to college for a reason they might not know what they want to be in life or what they want to do but there is a reason behind them coming to college. I know that my reasoning is to get a degree so that I can get a job in the field that I have always wanted to be in. After taking into consideration the fact that I could be anything I wanted to be and not have to worry about money at all. I would want to open my own daycare center.…
The value of a college education has been scrutinized for years, in “Stop Scaring Students,” by Devorah Lieberman and “College Is a Waste of Time and Money,” by Caroline Bird, both authors give their detailed opinions on the value of college and give insight to both sides of the argument. College can be extremely rewarding for some students but they do not always take into consideration the hardships that occur in college, and in return tend to feel overwhelmed in debt and upset that they are…
Business Administration, International Business. However, I was unsure of what to do afterwards. I hadn’t applied for any jobs or received any job offers. I was worried that I’d graduate and have nothing to do. I was twenty years old about to earn a degree with no plan. I received an email about an opportunity to become an English teaching assistant in France. I had studied in Lyon, France the semester before and was dying for the opportunity to go back. I missed the food, the people, and the…
When I think about my future I think of the things that I have always wanted for myself: a big house, a husband, a dog, and kids are usually what I come up with. The only thing left to figure out is what career do I want to have? I have never wanted to be a doctor or a lawyer, and being an astronaut seems too scary. For a while I thought that I could be a vet, or a composer, or a teacher, first tried working with animals; however, I was not very good and soon realized I was allergic to dogs……
Community and Customer As of January 1, 2016 there are nearly 323 million people in the United State; with a birth occurring every 8 seconds and a death every 10 seconds (Ramos, 2015). The population is steadily increasing, in a minute there is an average of 6 deaths and 8 births. With the diversity of Pearson’s products and services every person is a potential customer. Especially the youth who are the future of the United States. The success of the country depends on their achievements and…
Suggested Financial Strategies for Stressed Higher Education Institutions Kelly Canavin Regent University Abstract Suggested Financial Strategies for Stressed Higher Education Institutions Throughout this country and the world schools are suffering and in search of ways to rise above financial struggles and become the great institution they once were. Among my research I found as though I really enjoyed learning ways to help schools who are suffering. As though…
Education, it serves as a key to success for millions of individuals across the country. A high school education alone can lead to an increased probability of getting a job, but a college degree, or even some college can exponentially increase your chances of getting a job and making a decent living. The way our society looks at prisoners is unfavorable to say the least. Studies have shown that ex-felons (particularly African American men) have a severely lower chance of getting a job over those…
6). ♣ 13% of American Indian students received undergraduate degrees in education from a MSI (p. 6). • What can we learn from MSIs about cultivating student success? o To reach the degree attainment goals advanced by the Obama Administration, we will need to graduate far more students (p. 18) o Institutions of higher learning must be prepared to support and educate students who are diverse, not only with respect to race, ethnicity…