Archive for 'education industry'
The Benefits of Online School Directories
Posted on Jan 16, 2010.
Sites like DegreeGo allow the prospective college student to find the ideal school for them within a set of given parameters; for instance, a student looking for an online school that offers a degree in marketing may use the search tool on DegreeGo to look up the schools within those prerequisites and do further research to find which college works the best. That’s only the beginning of the benefit of online school directories, though.
These online directories also provide a wealth of knowledge for the prospective college student; students that are at a directory are typically making school choices and thus need to educate themselves on things like accreditation, the differences between distance and traditional education, and the different types of degree levels available. Rather than read about these things over several Google searches and article searching, online school directories provide the answers right at the student’s fingertips in a convenient, one-stop source.
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Education in the 1800s
Posted on Jan 15, 2010.
What was education like in the 1800s? DegreeGo takes a look at an old educational time line to give students a little bit of history about the college and education of the past; it puts into perspective the amazing advancements education has made up to today and how distance education really is an evolutionary step in how we learn.
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The Best Gizmos and Gadgets for College
Posted on Jan 09, 2010.
Technology brought online education to the forefront of the college community, but that doesn’t mean it is the only advancement seen in how students learn. The gizmos and gadgets created by innovators across the world allow students to read e-books with ease, learn through games, and improve their overall educational experience.
Here are articles DegreeGo’s written in the past about gadgets and how they may improve your educational experience. Consider looking into these devices before starting your educational career (or investing in them now if you are already in college).
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Not All Master’s Degrees Are Created Equal
Posted on Dec 08, 2009.
You’ve probably heard it before: the higher the education you have, the more your salary delivers. When the economy takes a slump, students turn to the education industry as a means to evacuate their unemployment (or less-than-desirable income from their current job); a great thing for colleges that are struggling with the economy themselves and need the student body. It’s a win-win situation, right? And what with everyone walking around with a Bachelor’s Degree these days, the Master’s Degree is the next on the academic food chain. Master’s Degree enrollment rates are higher than ever.
But not all degrees pay out their investment. A Master of Arts in Literature, for example, isn’t going to glean much benefit unless the graduate is the next best-selling novelist; better off that a B.A. in English pursue a Master’s Degree in education. M.A.’s in the social sciences generally don’t do well either, at least not as well as the C.S.W. or, better yet, the M.B.A. When students pursue a Master’s Degree program, it should be perceived as more than the educational evacuation port from the bad economy.
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The Ten Recommended Reads at DegreeGo
Posted on Nov 09, 2009.
The DegreeGo blog‘s been providing valuable resources for current and future college students since April 2009. This Sunday, the DegreeGo blog is celebrating a half year’s worth of blogging to the college community by reflecting on all the blog’s accomplishments thus far.
To illustrate the wealth of the knowledge here at DegreeGo, we’ve put together a Wordle of all the topics we’ve discussed: