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Can Udacity Make “Lifelong Learning” Mainstream?

Udacity believes ‘Nanodegrees’ prepare us for the jobs of tomorrow—here’s a nano report card. The pursuit of ‘lifelong learning’ has gone into overdrive in recent times, given the threat of automation and AI. Jobs of the future will be different from what they are today. YourStory recently caught up with Ishan Gupta, MD, Udacity India, […]

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Administrators Focus on Needs of Adult Learners

The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning recently shared with Education Dive the need for higher ed institutions to more effectively address the unique learning styles of older, non-traditional students. A spokesperson for the council said via email that some institutions are serving adult populations well with services like weekend and accelerated degree programs and […]

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Economics Scholar: Is Post-911 Funding Helping?

Every year, the United States spends over $10 billion on education funding through the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. But are these investments in education helping veterans in the labor market? That’s the question Andrew Barr, a professor from the Department of Economics, wants to answer. “We can use this money in lots of ways. We could […]

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Senator: Education Bill for Montana Troops Gains Advocates

(U.S. Senate) – Veterans and advocates are throwing their support behind U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s legislation to ensure that service members who often have to leave behind their jobs and homes to serve their country will not lose out on educational opportunities. Tester’s Educational Development (ED) for Troops and Veterans Act received a hearing in […]

“Boot Camp” Helps Ease Transition to University

Military veterans attending next week’s boot camp at Syracuse University will be training to succeed in the classroom, rather than in battle. The weeklong academic boot camp, coordinated by the Warrior-Scholar Project, prepares enlisted veterans for undergraduate college coursework through seminars and workshops. The program hosted by SU will begin Sunday. Read More

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Troops-to-Teachers Program Receives Grant

BOZEMAN – A Montana State University program that for more than 10 years has assisted veterans who are interested in becoming certified teachers has received a federal grant to continue its services. The U.S. Department of Defense awarded $716,000 to MSU’s regional Lewis and Clark Troops to Teachers program, making it one of only a […]

Are Veterans the Solution to Teacher Shortage?

In Afghanistan, Clayton Allen was an Army medic at a field hospital in Bagram, treating soldiers who had been maimed or wounded in combat. To unwind, Allen, a violinist, would play classical music from his tent, the tunes at times competing with the sounds of exploding bombs in the distance to fill the night sky. […]

How Online Learning Evolves

How will online education continue to grow and evolve in the coming decades? originally appeared on Quora – the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Online education is in its infancy. There are different phases: Phase 1: Simply put information on the web (e.g. […]

Grants Help Military Students Make Transition

The junior high years can be difficult for any child. But for military children, there are some additional challenges with constant moves, deployments, changes in school requirements and other things that keep the academic environment from remaining stable. Thanks to a grant from the Department of Defense, life for students from S.C. Lee and Copperas […]

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Purdue Online Degree Will Cut Cost in Half

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana residents will be able to earn a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University’s new online institution for about half the cost of tuition, room and board at its main West Lafayette campus. The trustees of the tentatively named Purdue NewU, formerly Kaplan University, announced Friday that in-state tuition for associate or bachelor’s degree […]

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Guardsmen Finishes Education He Started 38 Years Ago

ALBANY, N.Y.–Chief Warrant Officer 3 Doug Sherman started his college education in 1979. He finished on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Sherman, age 56, the warrant officer recruiter for the New York Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion graduated with a degree in business management and economics from Empire State College. It took three years […]

Thomas Edison of New Jersey Focuses on Adults

Matthew Cooper, Associate Provost, Center for Learning and Technology and August “Chip” Stoll, Associate Director, MIS, Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey (USA) speak about their strategies employed build a successful online offering. Thomas Edison State College (TESC), founded in 1972, is one of New Jersey’s 11 public higher education institutions. With a student […]

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