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E-books Move Through the Educational System
Posted on Sep 01, 2009.
Heated debates are rampant across the Internet for trying to get a Kindle into the hands of every student–or some other e-book alternative. The discussion about e-books being offered at the college level has also come up. Whether it is at the K-12 public school level, at primary education private schools, or at the higher education level, e-books are taking the educational system by storm and slowly evolving into the new “must have” for the students of this generation.
This isn’t new. Digital books have been taking over the publishing industry for quite some time, causing debates whether books should be published immediately in e-book format on hardback release date or not (which can lead to a probable decline in hardcover sales for the book stores.) E-books are simply education getting on the electronic book bandwagon.
Some schools, like American Sentinel University, were offering free Kindles to students that enrolled before the end of last August. Not surprising, considering the same colleges are going through an e-book reform so that they may offer course material to their students without the back-breaking weight on their shoulders or the extraneous costs of printed reading.
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Same-Sex Schools
Posted on Aug 19, 2009.
Most schools are coeducation, meaning male and female students. Single-sex education, however, is still an option available. What are the advantages and disadvantages of attending a single-sex school?
In a different generation, colleges were mostly men, and young girls and boys went to separate boarding schools. It took a tail dive when the movement against sexism peaked and now it is common for there to be a balance of female and male students. The clear disadvantage to single-sex education that caused it to lower to begin with is gender inequality.
For many, coeducation means equality, the chance for everyone to learn the same things. It also gives an additional environment for different gender friendships and relationships. Schools that offer single-sex environments no longer operate under the assumption that genders are not equal, however; it is rather a personal choice, a decision to study in a particular environmental.
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Discover Online Learning
Posted on Aug 14, 2009.
The DegreeGo Blog partners with Discover Online Learning to bring prospective and current college students the resources needed to research online degrees in the healthcare and business industries, as well as in hot degree subjects like Information Technologies and Criminal Justice. Discover Online Learning brings several blogs together in one, comprehensive source for the prospective college student.
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Must-Have Tech Devices For College Students
Posted on Aug 07, 2009.
Prospective college students these days have quite the list of school supplies. Beyond your classic pencil and paper, college students have bills racked high with textbooks, living expenses, and transportation.
But what are the must-haves for college students in the tech world? For students that like to see technology work hand-in-hand with their college education, DegreeGo unveils tech devices that are sure to be a benefit as you pursue your campus college degree or your online college degree.
Of course, keep in mind that if you are a campus-attending student rather than an online student, you may have to power done some of your tech devices when attending classes. Students see schools as inhibiting learning technologies, but that’s just part of the transitory stages of technology and education.
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Take Leadership in the Education Industry
Posted on Jul 30, 2009.
Looking for an online master degree that puts you in a different leadership role than a manager? The online master degree in education is designed to offer prospective graduate students the training they need to become successful leader models in the education industry.
The education industry has experienced a decline in the economy, as have most other industries. The subsector of the education industry that is still thriving, however, is private schools. Private schools make up over 90,000 establishments and helped attributed to 57,000 new jobs in the education industry in May 2009 alone.