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Christopher Pappas

6 Myths of Online Colleges Infographic | e-Learning Infographics - 0 views

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shared by Christopher Pappas on 06 Nov 13 - No Cached
  • Christopher Pappas on 06 Nov 13
     
    6 Myths of Online Colleges Infographic From 2002 to 2008, the percentage of students taking distance learning courses, which include online courses increased form 8 to 20% 6.7 million (32%) of the approximately 21 million college students in the U.S. were taking one online course. Myth 1: Online course credits are not accepted or respected by employees. Myth 2: Good professors don't want to teach online. Myth 3: Online classes are easier than in-person courses. Myth 4: Respected schools don't offer online courses. Myth 5: Online students aren't smart enough for traditional colleges. Myth 6: Online courses are for anti-social people. Do you agree or disagree? http://elearninginfographics.com/6-myths-of-online-colleges-infographic/ #distance #online #learning #education #college #professor #student
Joh Fra03

Will Colleges Friend Facebook? :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education's Source for New... - 0 views

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shared by Joh Fra03 on 31 Jan 09 - Cached
  • That’s not so much an oversight as a hesitation, with many institutions still debating whether to adopt social networking capabilities of their own or grit their teeth and take the plunge into Facebook, with all the messiness and potential privacy concerns that would imply.
  • privacy and authentication sought by institutions.
  • ult, Schools, upends the traditional application framework. Rather than make it available to anyone with a Facebook account
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  • ince then, several applications built on the social network’s developer platform (such as Courses 2.0) have sought to restore the functionality, but none has achieved a significantly wide user base among many campuses.
  • The university, he said, is finding it can have the benefits of “living within the Facebook world” without ignoring “prudent concern to retain Facebook as a true social networking site.”
  • With the applications, students will be able to play a “name game” to learn classmates’ names, Staton said — an idea that he suggested would also be useful to faculty members at the beginning of the semester. There would also be a campus news feed, and features that current Facebook users would find familiar, such as the ability to give gifts (like a cup of coffee) to frazzled classmates.
  • Joh Fra03 on 31 Jan 09
     
    application eases colleges' privacy worries by adding an extra layer of authentication, usually using official student IDs or e-mail addresses, and adhering to any federal privacy restriction
Joh Fra03

Thoughts on Facebook - 0 views

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shared by Joh Fra03 on 31 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Think about not only your marketability today as a cool guy or girl in your college social circle, but who you might want to be in five or ten years when posting an "identity" on the Internet. Remember, just because it is a new technology does not absolve you of the responsibility to use it in legal and appropriate ways — including taking into account your obligations regarding proper conduct as a citizen of the university.
  • even if you take it down or change it, it remains accessible to the rest of the world on the Internet anyway.
  • Don't say anything about someone else that you would not want said about yourself. And be gentle with yourself too
Linda C

Reel Education: 50 Free Open Courses for Movie Lovers - 0 views

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shared by Linda C on 12 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Linda C on 12 Apr 10
     
    "Whether you're an aspiring filmmaker, or just a major fan, you'll be pleased to find out that there are a number of open courses available to movie lovers. These courses are offered by top universities, and cover topics including film culture, visual arts, and video production. Read on to learn more about them, and get access to the courses."
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