Posts Tagged ‘Online Education’

Psychology Degrees Through Online Education

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 40 percent of psychologists are self-employed, with clinical psychologists earning anywhere from $50,000 to over $100,000. The average salary for a psychology professor was $82, 554 for the academic year of 2005-2006, according to the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. The demand for psychology [...]

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

Top Universities Partner to Offer Online Teaching Credentials

Ashford University and Rio Salado College have partnered to offer aspiring teachers a new opportunity in online education. Ashford now offers a bachelor’s degree program designed to provide students with an accelerated way to earn their undergraduate degree and teaching certification.
“The partnership between Ashford University and Rio Salado College Online offers aspiring teachers an accelerated [...]

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

Online Education Program Is Effective Source Of Information For Heart Patients

An American Heart Association survey found that patients who used the association’s online heart disease education program were more aware of treatment options than Internet-using patients who did not use the association’s program.
Those who used the free, patient-friendly Heart Profilers(R) — an Internet-based education program that guides people through treatment options for various conditions-were also [...]

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

Online Education Puts Highly Valuable Psychology Degrees Within Reach

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 40 percent of psychologists are self-employed, with clinical psychologists earning anywhere from $50,000 to over $100,000. The average salary for a psychology professor was $82,554 for the academic year of 2005-2006, according to the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. The demand for psychology professionals [...]

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

Top Universities Partner to Offer Online Teaching Credentials

Ashford University and Rio Salado College have partnered to offer aspiring teachers a new opportunity in online education. Ashford now offers a bachelor’s degree program designed to provide students with an accelerated way to earn their undergraduate degree and teaching certification.
“The partnership between Ashford University and Rio Salado College Online offers aspiring teachers an accelerated [...]

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Online Education Increasingly Popular Among Students

Many people think about going to college. Whether they’ve never gone, have attended some college, or already obtained a degree, each person’s situation and career goals are unique.
Some students opt for a traditional school where they attend class in person, on campus. But increasingly more popular is online education. Many choose this option because they [...]

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Mesa Online Academy - Going Where No Public School has Gone Before

Mesa Online Academy, developed to assist any student world-wide who needs an alternative or supplement to traditional education, now enrolls students wherever and whenever the need arises.
Using the Global Student Network’s popular Virtual Curriculum, Mesa Online Academy offers individual or full year courses for students in grades 2-12. Based on a program established to connect [...]

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

Students Continuing Education Find Help from WorldWideLearn.com’s Online Advisor

With 31.8 million men and women with unfinished college degrees, WorldWideLearn.com and its online education advisor, Clare Kaufman, Ph.D., are helping these former students to continue their education online. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) states that 31.8 million men and women 25 years and older have some college education, and Dr. Kaufman regularly [...]

Friday, January 12th, 2007

Vantage Learning Shatters Online Education Testing Record

On the heels of a record 146 million online test transactions in 2005, Vantage Learning (www.VantageLearning.com), the world’s leading provider of online assessment tools, today announced that transaction volume grew to 193 million test transactions for 2006–63 percent above last year’s volume.
“Vantage Learning continues to be first in quality, reliability, and accuracy of assessment services,” [...]

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

Sports Psychology Program the Clear Winner on Online-Education.net

For the Americans who can’t disassociate “Happy New Year” and the start of the college Bowl Championship Series, Online-Education.net recommends that education-minded sports enthusiasts consider a course in sports psychology. Online interest in this industry is strong, with online marketing firm Overture logging over 26,000 searches for information about sports psychology careers in November. Professional-level [...]

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

Winner of $50,000 League for Innovation Scholarship Featured in Capella University’s Latest ‘Inside Online Education’ Podcast

Capella University (www.capella.edu), an accredited online university with more than 16,000 students, has released its latest podcast, which features an interview with PhD student Generosa Lopez-Molina, who is the recipient of the university’s fifth-annual League for Innovation doctoral scholarship worth $50,000. Part of the “Inside Online Education” podcast series, this installment highlights several of Lopez-Molina’s [...]

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Online schools slammed

State auditors on Monday released a blistering report on online education in Colorado, scolding the state education commissioner for a lack of oversight and calling for a halt on any new virtual schools until concerns are addressed.
The audit uncovered issues ranging from academic performance - online students perform worse on state tests, repeat grades more [...]

Thursday, December 14th, 2006