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College Gets Grant to Turn Veterans into Teachers

SRU received a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to prepare military veterans for teaching positions in school districts and subjects that are needed for certified teachers. Monique Alexander, SRU assistant professor of elementary education and early childhood education, is serving as grant director and said that the grant was given on November 2017 […]

December 19, 2017

Faculty Research Benefits the Military

Like many universities across the country, Boise State has a proud tradition of honoring our student veterans, not only by recognizing Veterans Day but by making our campuses welcoming places for veterans to learn. This is vital, as more than 1,200 U.S. veterans currently are pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees at BSU. In Idaho and […]

December 19, 2017

Tech Firms Bypass Universities to Create Courses

Scott Gordon had just arrived in his job as provost of Eastern Washington University when an alumnus approached him at a meet-and-greet in the Skyline Ballroom of Spokane’s Hotel RL. The event was new, too. Called the Eagle Summit after the public university’s athletics mascot, it was meant to build enthusiasm among the school’s supporters. […]

December 19, 2017

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Texas A & M Getting Special Officer for Military, Veterans

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) – The Department of Veterans Affairs will be sending Texas A&M University an officer with the program called VITAL, or the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership. This is the 94th position of its kind across the United States, and the second in Texas. A VITAL officer’s goal is to provide world […]

December 15, 2017

MOOCS Struggle to Make MSW Feasible

Since their explosion in 2012, massive online open courses (MOOCs) and online degrees have stood as viable forms of education for certain subjects. Among STEM fields, and computer science particularly, many learners believe that a MOOC can replace a traditional class. As online educators have begun to learn more about their audience, they have improved […]

December 15, 2017

Do We Need Woz U.?

At an October tech conference in Arizona’s Paradise Valley, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced a new online technology education platform called Woz U. He expressed hope it would revolutionize the industry and become the standard for software and technology education. “Our goal is to educate and train people in employable digital skills without putting them […]

December 15, 2017

Online Students Can Build In-Person Relationships

Even in an online degree program, whether you live close to the school’s campus or hundreds of miles away, you have ways to meet classmates, faculty and alumni in person. If your main hesitation in pursuing an online education is the fear of being isolated, know that you will likely have opportunities to engage with […]

December 14, 2017

Is MOOC Leader Alison the Answer to World’s Needs

With nearly 12 million registered learners, 1.5 million graduates, and 1,000 free courses, the first ever massive open online course (MOOC) Alison has become one of the world’s largest players in online education – and one of the world’s largest certifiers of educational and skills attainment. Founder Mike Feerick’s model for equal access to learning […]

December 14, 2017

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Skills Learned in Service Go a Long Way

Serving in the United States Armed Forces offers an experience like no other. Aside from the opportunity to work with incredibly dedicated people in locations most will never see, military service builds a unique range of skills that can help veterans find success after service. The skills our men and women in uniform gain during […]

December 14, 2017

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Army Cyber Command Eyes University Partnerships

ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia and the U.S. Army’s Cybersecurity Command could soon be exchanging students and workers. A civilian Army official, Ronald Pontius, says the command would take up University of Georgia Vice President for Research David Lee’s offer during a UGA conference on informatics, or big data. Pontius is deputy to […]

December 14, 2017

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Where Opportunity Knox Opens Doors

Where Opportunity Knox is graduating its fourth group of veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce Friday. Launched in September 2014, Where Opportunity Knox was created in partnership with Fort Knox Education Services to connect transitioning veterans and military spouses to jobs and careers. With approximately 100,000 soldiers transitioning from active duty through the Army Transition […]

December 12, 2017

Airmen Take a Step Outside Leadership School Cadre

As Airmen, professionals and future leaders, trainees’ development depends on the mentors they meet and the Professional Military Education they receive throughout their Air Force careers. Airman Leadership School is the first interaction enlisted members receive with the Enlisted PME program. ALS delivers both basic and comprehensive learning requirements necessary to supervise and promote. Read […]

December 12, 2017

Company Raises $1.5 M to Support Online Students

UP AND UP: Do online-only college students receive less support than their on-campus peers? That’s a theory held by Melvin Hines, co-founder and CEO of Austin-based Upswing, an online tutoring and support company for students, advisors, instructors and others that work in online education. Originally a video platform for online coaching, Upswing’s pivot into academic […]

December 8, 2017

10 Free “Deep Learning” MOOCS

To compile this list, we explored deep learning MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) published by top universities, colleges, and leading tech companies. Dedicated to beginners, intermediate, and advanced learners, and covering most concepts of Deep Learning, from the most basic to the cutting-edge, all of these courses are free and self-paced, and some of them […]

December 8, 2017

Program Paves the Way for Transitioning Soldiers

Navy veteran B’Jard Jones was wary of asking for help with his academic career at The University of Texas at Dallas because he had been trained in the military to know how to figure things out. After serving 14 years in the Navy, the newly discharged corpsman wanted to earn a biology degree in the […]

December 8, 2017

How Important is Regional Accreditation?

The most important insight about accreditation: Regional accreditation is the gold standard! Regionally accredited institutions usually only accept transfer credits from other regionally accredited institutions. Regionally accredited schools are recognized as giving a comprehensive education and allow for easy transfer of credits between institutions, should a student want to change schools or enroll in a […]

December 8, 2017

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Tennessee County Recognized for Supporting Soldiers

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — (CLARKSVILLENOW) Fort Campbell and Montgomery County, Tennessee live side-by-side as neighbors and partners. On December 4, Montgomery County was one of only seven Army communities worldwide to be recognized in Washington, D.C. by the U.S. Army with an Army Community Partnership Award – an award that celebrates partnerships that enhance Army readiness […]

December 8, 2017

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Educator Recognized for Work with Military

Seventy years after its founding as a school for World War II veterans, UNCW continues its strong support of Americans who serve in the armed forces. Ashley Adamovage, military liaison and program manager in the UNCW Office of Military Affairs, serves as president of the Southeastern Council on Military Education. The organization supports military education […]

December 7, 2017

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