June 1st, 2009 by Brandon Buttars
So the latest craze and development at Google and on the internet now is Google Wave.
If you haven’t seen the Google Wave Developer Preview from Google I/O, you have to watch it. Google is going to change the face of the internet as we know it with Google Wave. Google Wave is going to be released open source for developers to add onto. I’m sure after you watch the Google Wave Preview you will hopefully have your mind blown and see as I see Google Wave.
One major issue that online education has is real time collaboration. Education institutions are communities to collaborate and learn from one another. People often times say the major weaknesses of online education is that you don’t learn some of the same team building skills and social skills that normal students do that get a traditional on campus degree. Depending on what career you are looking into and training for, that face to face collaboration may be important. Most collaboration now a days is either done through a digital medium or documented through some type of a digital medium. Google Wave is going to help make real time, online, cross platform collaboration a reality. It’s going to take the elements of many different applications that have been separate from one another and bring them together. It will allow the extending of other applications through the Google Wave interface.
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June 1st, 2009 by Brandon Buttars
I’m sure you’ve all seen the lists of FREE open source software and maybe even the specific lists of FREE open source software that will help students. Well that’s great and all but what happens when you jump from computer to computer? You have to install the software on those computers. Well we thought we’d put together a list of web based applications that could help students. Specifically, Google web based applications that can help students earning their online degrees. We’ve decided to create an initial list, but we’ll visit each application one at a time and explain what it does and how it can benefit students.
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Tags: applications, online degree, organization, technology
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May 28th, 2009 by Brandon Buttars
Online Distractions
I don’t know if you’re like me, but I dream of a job that give me flexibility of time and location. I find myself searching through the employment ads of Craigslist.org or our local big classifieds site on KSL.com for legitimate jobs that allow for me to stay employed at home. Most are the “business opportunities” and are scams with companies trying to take advantage of the dreamers like myself. Truth be known, I don’t know if I could handle a work at home job right now in my life. I have a three year old and a one year old at home, and a list of honey do’s that keeps growing from my wife. I find coming to an office is a break at this point in my life, but I know many people may be ready for a work from home career.
That got me thinking and wanting to help others thinking about a work from home career or even thinking about getting their online degree. Those students who are able to develop the discipline to go to school, graduate, and get their online degrees are much further ahead in their modern day work ethics. There are so many distractions at our fingertips now a days that you really have to have a plan of attack to stay focused on tasks and to do what needs to be done. I thought I would try and put together a list of things that have distracted me when working from home and/or studying from home, and actions to overcome the distractions.
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Tags: distractions, online degree, organization, work from home
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May 20th, 2009 by Kate Lehnhof
Every year People magazine announces their list of the “100 Most Beautiful People.” The list of stacked with actors, actresses, musicians, enertainers, activists and politicians. While there is no shortage of sex appeal, we aren’t so sure about smarts. Is it all brawn and no brains? We did a little investigative work for you. The entertainment industry tends to value experience over formal education; that being said, taking a few college classes never hurt anyone. Many celebs earned their degrees through online online or alternative means of education due to their irregular schedules. Check out the list below to find out which sexy celebs made the grade:
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Tags: Celebrity, college, people magazine
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May 7th, 2009 by Kate Lehnhof
Do you prefer wide open spaces over crowded city streets? Or maybe you favor the calm of the country hills to the intoxicating pulse of the city. Whatever your inclination might be, you are in luck. These days thanks to technology and the world-wide web, living in rural areas is easier to do.
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