Will Online Education Make Us Smarter?

Will Online Education Make Us Smarter? - Predictions are 1/2 of higher Ed will be online in the next 10 years. K-12 will follow by 2019.  How do we assess quality with all of the online education providers that are out there? Small start ups and giant MOOCS. Think a lot about how to get personalized support to individuals. Think about scaling content while not losing the focus on the individual.

Adult learning space, higher Ed, and K-12 all have different needs so they create different markets. All of the panelists are from companies that connect teachers directly to students. InstaEdu - even split between high school and college with about 10% adult learners. Students come at first for immediate need and then wind up staying because they build a relationship with the tutor. Teachers are students at high end universities.

Course Hero - 80% higher Ed students. Building learning content that students can access on their own. Building quality content from students and teachers takers time. Requires feedback from students.

Udemy - 80% male because focuses on tech space. Adult learners adding to skill sets or learning about hobbies. Students like the on demand aspects of the learning. Teachers are industry experts, half of whom have some sort of previous education experience. Motivated by reach they have and ability to share their passion. A few instructors have earned $100,000.

Important to get feedback from students through surveys to assess quality of teaching and content. Make sure reviews are available to future students. Can base revenue sharing on popularity/effectiveness of teacher.

Also important to support course developers/teachers with instructional design training since many may not come from education backgrounds.

Certification: In some cases, must have gone to a particular school (top colleges) and have prior experience in tutoring. See very few problems after getting through the initial screening process for tutors.

How do you know it is working? Re-engagement is huge. If students are willing to pay more for more tutoring, that's a good sign. Comments and reviews from students are also important. Survey students to see if they feel they have improved in their understanding or have gotten other benefits such as job advancement or career change.

What is the motivation for online learners? Often it's increasing a grade or obtaining a certification.

What is on the horizon for building the online learning space? We are still in the early days - 1st or 2nd inning. To get more mainstream: build quality content in multiple languages, bring down costs, provide more certificates/certifications. Mobile devices will help integrate online learning into people's busy lives. Need to watch for over-regulation and under-regulation.

Q From audience: How do you scale giving rich feedback to thousands of students with budget constraints for hiring staff?

A: Peer to peer tutors or peer grading can help. One to one teaching will never be free. It is a tough problem.

Q: Any unexpected gains from online tutoring?

A: Learning is on demand any time you need it. Can take courses in subjects not available locally. Badges make it fun for students to learn beyond basic requirements.

Q: How can online learning help students that traditional schooling fails?

A: More diverse set of teachers to choose from so more chance of connecting. Online learning in conjunction with in person can help support students. Finding niche content that engages students in ways that in-person only schools with more limited offerings can't. Offer practical, job-focused and passion focused content to students.

Q: Are any courses accepted by colleges?

A: Udemy has a few professors who use their online courses as part of blended learning. Not transferable to just any institution though. People are willing to pay for high quality content even without a degree plan.

Q: What about copyright?

A: Instructor is responsible for content copyright. If company receives a DMCA notice they remove the content. Course Hero runs a filter to detect content that might be a copyright violation and works with instructor to verify.

Q: How do you avoid mistakes in growing your company?

A: There will be mistakes. And it takes time to build success. You can't do everything overnight but you can do a lot over a longer period of time.

Q: How do you deal with communication problems from students?

A: Try having visual elements with text. And don't forget in person tutoring might be the best if there are communication/language barriers.

Online Psychology Schools - Pursuing a Higher Education

Different schools and colleges are now providing an easier way for students to obtain the education necessary for a career though online learning. You can begin pursuing a higher education by researching online psychology schools. Accredited programs allow you to select the path that will benefit you individually. You can obtain a quality education in this field by studying at your own leisure from just about anywhere.

In order to allow those who cannot attend traditional classes the chance to obtain an education, accredited psychology schools are offering online training. You can choose the career that you would like to pursue in this field and begin studying today. Different options exist when it comes to the field of psychology, allowing you to select from a number of occupations. You can train for a career as a:

• Social Service Worker
• Psychologist
• Counselor
• Marriage and Family Therapist

The prospective career that you choose can help you obtain the skills to carry out various tasks. Accredited online psychology schools can give you the training you need by offering different levels of educational training.

The career that you decide to pursue will provide a number of degree possibilities. Higher learning programs allow you to select from a variety of degrees depending on the career you choose to enter. You can enroll in a psychology program online to begin training for the degree of your choice. Accredited programs can offer the chance for you to choose from a:

• Bachelor
• Master
• Doctorates

...degree program when pursuing an education in psychology. After deciding on the occupation you will be training for you can select the degree level that will help you prepare. Online training can last anywhere from four to eight years in length, and will cover different topics throughout coursework and training.

The coursework that will be covered can help you obtain the skills to work with groups and individuals to help them create goals, overcome obstacles, and more. You can begin the journey by enrolling in an online school that offers psychology training. This will provide you with the opportunity to study online for social services, counseling, family therapy, communication, and more. Online studies may also cover behavioral sciences training as well as a number of other relevant topics. Enrolling in an accredited psychology school or degree program will give you the chance to obtain knowledge in a variety of subjects so that you can help others.

Apply To Teach Yoruba and Hausa In USA

Apply to teach Yoruba and Hausa in USA  - Fulbright FLTAP rogram The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy Abuja invites applications from qualified Nigerians wishing to teach Hausa or Yoruba languages and cultures to American students in U.S. universities and colleges.

The Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) program is a nine month non-degree course funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Institute of International Education. The objective of the program is to strengthen foreign language instruction at U.S. colleges, universities, and some high schools, while providing

future teachers from abroad the opportunity to refine their skills, increase their English language proficiency, and expand their knowledge of U.S. society and culture. FLTA fellows must return to their home countries upon completion of their programs to teach English at the secondary or university level.

All applications must meet the following criteria:

Applications must be completed and submitted online.
Applicants should request that the academic office of their institution send a stamped copy of their transcripts in a sealed envelope to: The Public
Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive, Central Area, Abuja, Attention: Cultural Affairs Officer.
Other documents to be submitted include academic credentials, signed and stamped letters of reference, and the photo page of a valid Nigerian passport.
The application can be accessed at http://apply.embark.com/student/fulbright/flta
Applicants must be teachers of English or in training to become teachers of English.
Applicants must possess a university degree in English, Language Arts, or combined honors.
Applicants must be fluent in English, demonstrated by a TOEFL score of 79-80 (Internet based testing) or 6.0 (overall score International English Language Testing System-IELTS).
Applicants must be between 21 and 29 years old at the time of application.
Applicants must demonstrate maturity, dependability, integrity and professionalism.
Applicants must be physically present in their home country throughout the nomination and selection process.

Application opens: January 1, 2013

Application Closes: April 30, 2013

For further inquiries, please contact Cultural Affairs Assistant, U.S. Embassy, Plot 1075 Diplomatic Drive, Central Area, Abuja.
Email:CulturalAbuja@state.gov or U.S. Consulate General, #2 Walter Carrington Crescent, Victoria Island, Lagos;

Best Universities In Louisiana, United States 2013

Here is the list of the Best Universities In Louisiana, United States :

» Tulane University

Located in the city of New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana, has more than 11,000 students, of which 4% are foreigners from 100 countries. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs in various specialties. It has 11 academic divisions: College of Architecture, School of Business, School of Engineering, School of Law, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, School of Social Work,

Summer School, Tulane School (second level studies) and Tulane College (technical studies).

• More information:
Phone: +1-504-865 4000
E-mail: ude.enalut@noissimda.dargrednu
Web: tulane.edu

» Southeastern Louisiana University

It is located in Hammond and has a student population of more than 14 people, among which stands out 1% of international students who use hosting services and advice. It also has more than 600 programs in the following academic departments: Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, Communication, English, Industrial Technology, Mathematics, Art, Theatre, Business, Management, Sales and Finance, Psychology, Psychology, Music, History, Political Science.

• More information:
Phone: +1-985-549 5637
E-mail: ude.ules@snoissimda
Web: www.selu.edu

» University of New Orleans

Located in the city of New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana, has over 15,000 students enrolled, of which 1% are foreigners from over 40 countries. Among the services in its 645 ofercen academic departments are hosting plans for international students, scholarships, work and special counseling. It has the following colleges: Management (Accounting, Finance, Management, Sales, Hotel Management, Tourism, Master in Business Administration, Management and Sales), Education, Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Marine, Electrical); Arts (Antroplogia, Drama, English, Communication, Languages, Geography, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology), Science (Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, Mathematics, Physics).

• More information:
Phone: +1-504-280 6000
Web: www.uno.edu

Online Education May Make Top Colleges More Elite

Online Education May Make Top Colleges More Elite - Online education may have arrived at the upper echelons of higher education, but it's not going to make elite colleges any cheaper to attend. Massive open online courses and other online tools, however, may change many aspects of top undergraduate campuses. That was the conclusion of a private summit, held here on Monday and sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, at which many of online education's heaviest hitters discussed the future of residential higher education, particularly at elite institutions, in a digital age.

After years of standing by while the online wave gathered momentum at lower-tier institutions, MIT and Harvard last year gave online education a $60-million bear hug by collaborating to found edX, a nonprofit MOOC provider that could also serve as a laboratory for studying the dynamics of virtual classrooms.
The universities made it clear then that they intended to use their MOOCs to improve, not supplant, traditional courses.

Monday's daylong conference, which was largely off the record except when permission was granted, featured many of the voices commonly associated with the current upheaval in higher education. They included Clayton M. Christensen, the Harvard Business School professor, who gave a crash course in his influential theory of "disruptive innovation"; and Salman Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, an online-lecture repository, who appeared, Oz-like, as a 12-foot-tall talking head projected on the wall above the stage.

Online tools that track how much students use certain course materials could give professors insight into how they should design their traditional courses, several panelists said. Professors might be surprised by what the data tell them. Eric Mazur, a professor of physics at Harvard, drew murmurs from the crowd—which mostly consisted of Harvard and MIT faculty members—when he showed research indicating that students at a lecture have brain activity roughly equivalent to when they watch television.

Eric S. Rabkin, a professor of English at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, suggested that professors could direct students to learn the most basic material in a course at their own pace, via online modules. Professors could then use the time saved, he said, on the parts of the course that require more thoughtful, individual attention, such as giving feedback on long essays. "Maybe we could have 100 people register for a seminar," Mr. Rabkin said. The students could work through the first 12 weeks independently and online, "and that teacher can finish the seminar five different times in the course of a 15-week semester, spending the last three weeks with each of those groups of 20."

Getting Their Money's Worth

Some attempts to use MOOCs to improve the experience of traditional students have not panned out. One panelist said early attempts at his university to foster interaction between learners in the traditional and MOOC versions of a course met with resistance from the tuition-paying students, who wanted a distinct experience for their money.

Those students may eventually come around, but the amount they are paying for a traditional college experience probably will not—at least not at top colleges. None of the institutions represented at the summit is likely to use any revenue or savings from the use of online tools to lower tuition, said one provost. No one at the session disagreed.

It's more likely that online tools will be used to increase value at the same price, said another provost. That means more seminars, more project-based courses, and more mentorship opportunities, he said. That is a privileged position. William G. Bowen, the former president of Princeton University who has studied the efficiency of online tools, reminded the audience that they occupied "really rarefied air" in deciding how they might want to use online education.

But professors who are serious about reaching the masses online, he said, will have to think about innovation and design with a broader, more diverse audience in mind. I would humbly suggest that the kinds of assessment and standards and all the rest that I'm sure are appropriate at MIT and Harvard and so forth," Mr. Bowen said, "have very little relevance for the large parts of American higher education, particularly in the state systems, that are under genuine siege."

How The Institutions Of Higher Education (Idea Production and Peer)

How The Institutions Of Higher Education (Idea Production and Peer) - I'm disappointed by how many mainstream theories are incomplete or uni-dimensional. Admittedly this is how they. But ideas are supposed to combine. Thats the purpose of higher education & the culture of ideas? if not that? then what???

Why does this take place?
1. Tradition and history and doing whats always been done. Institutional bureaucracy.
2. Institutional bureaucracy. What it takes to get published.
How could this change? Changing the nature of peer reviewed work & peer reviewed journals?actually mostly the articles themselves:
1) Systems analysis & analytic thinking
2) Multi-dimensional analysis/Cross disciplinary
3) Integrative analysis
4) Better feedback loops on the initial models (perhaps even semi-transparent?aka on the document itself)
5) Better ranking or filtering of existing models (promote the ones that work & have utilitarian value)
6) Visualization (going beyond just words)
7) Develop systems of systems which are themselves labeled & named systems.

If you boil this list down:
1) Systems (including analysis)
2) Multiple: Perspectives/Modes of Thought/Realms of Thought
3) Visualization
4) Feedback loops & ranking/filtering

(Somewhere between the list of 7 and the list of 4 there is a happy medium)

Its astounding that the most innovative place on the planet should be universities?and that they?ve used basically the same functional model of article for the last 100 years with very few changes. And those changes that are created individually?aren?t scaled.

I don?t think there is any comprehensive analysis of the tropes of articles or the effective practices of articles?..I may be wrong?..in fact very wrong. I kind of hope I am.

How to Turn Higher Education into an Engine of Inequality

How to Turn Higher Education into an Engine of Inequality - Step 1:  Build an enormous and expansive set of opportunities for higher education and tell everyone that a college education is necessary for economic and social security in America-- but refrain from working towards public consensus on providing a free higher education for all.

Step 2: Create the illusion of access with a program of financial aid distribution that isn't backed with a real entitlement program tied to college costs.

Step 3: Do nothing to stem the behavior of bad actors and those who encourage them. Allow colleges and universities to raise prices and engage in rankings wars based on flawed metrics that distort the market.  Fail to require states to maintain their effort to ensuring affordability.  Allow, even encourage, private business to step into the gaps.

Step 4: Allow the value of need-based aid to decline while redirecting aid towards politically popular programs benefitting the non-needy.

Step 5: Refrain from fundamental reforms addressing the core crisis in the system, and instead introduce small modifications aimed at overcoming individual deficits rather than structural problems.

Aims and Philosophy of Education

Aims and Philosophy of Education - Although it is not apt to start an essay on a philosophy with a critical remark, for before learning how to criticize, one should learn the content to be criticized, yet , notwithstanding its great merits and value, it seems necessary to criticize Plato's philosophy of education right at the outset.

Plato's philosophy of education aims at preparing learners for future life. This preparation for the future life is almost rejected by modern educational philosophers like Rousseau and Dewey. But this rejection of the

aim to prepare children for future life does not in any sense divest Plato's thought of its significance even in the 21st century. Heidegger in his essay On Plato's doctrine of truth clearly established the relevance of Plato's thought for the 20th century, and those remarks are well taken even in the 21st century.

Plato's significance lies in giving a clear understanding to educators about the meaning of different concepts that appeared in the discourse on education in the history. These concepts include ideas, reason, goodness, metaphysics, dialectics, sense perception, representation, virtue, art as a medium of instruction, motivation and truth. If one looks closely at these concepts , one can easily find that in any discourse on educational philosophy, these words make more frequent appearances. Plato's philosophy helps us in understanding these terms.

Moreover, traditional education , and age old believes about education have their origin in Plato's philosophy, so it is only through a study of Plato that one can understand these things right at the source.

Plato presented his philosophy of education in his Republic. Like most of his other dialogs , the main interlocutor in Republic is Socrates.In the Republic , the basic theme of inquiry is justice. The basic question around which the dialog revolves is , " what is the meaning of justice." Socrates defines justice through establishing an analogy between society and individual. Just as a society comprises classes, an individual has faculties. According to Socrates, a society has three classes. These are:

1. Rulers or Guardians

2. Warriors

3. Artisans and Workers

Corresponding to these classes individual has three faculties:

1. Intellect corresponding to Ruling Class

2. Feelings corresponding to Warriors

3. Desires and Appetites corresponding to Working or artisan class

Each of the the classes and faculties has its own guiding virtue. So the virtue of intellect is wisdom. An intellect works properly when it is guided by wisdom , and wisdom is to know the ultimate truth , the absolute good. Wisdom means to know what lies beyond the appearance , the metaphysical truth. Thus wisdom is equated to philosophical knowledge.

Moreover, the virtue that the class of rulers or guardians should possess is of wisdom. So, according to Plato it is because of their wisdom , the knowledge of the ultimate reality, that rulers become proper rulers. Wisdoms or philosophical knowledge , termed as Sophia in Greek, is the ability to know the metaphysical causes behind the reality, the truth and knowledge of the God.

In order to express feeling, one needs courage. So the virtue or the goodness of feelings lies in their courageous expression. Therefore, warriors should have courage, for they are responsible for expressing the discontent of society, they have to defend any infringement in the values or geographical boundaries of society. They have to guard the economic interests as well, for a society accumulates wealth and neighbors can covet it. Courage According to Aristotle is a mean between cowardice and rashness. A person who is not able to feel fear is not courageous. Only that person is courageous who feels fear and is naturally inclined to deal with fearful situations.

Homer in his Iliad wrote that cowards and courageous people are differentiated clearly in an ambush. In an ambush a coward sweats and trembles, and feels like fleeing away from the situation. Whereas a courageous person , who is naturally inclined towards dealing with his fears, feels excitement and remains steadfast.

Artisans or the producers class has to create wealth . However their goodness lies in temperance, self control. They have control their appetites, for if they can't control their appetites than anarchy can result. So the virtue of the working class is temperance. Temperance, according to Aristotle , is a mean between licentious attitude and insensitivity towards pleasures. So masses should neither be licentious nor insensitive towards pleasure, but in between these two states.

So , according to Plato a society maintains justice if its classes are virtuous according to their class specific needs, warriors are courageous, Rulers are wise and masses have temperance . If these classes act in complete harmony with each other and in each class members have the class specific virtue, then the society will become a just society.

Now the question is , how one can ensure that each class has its virtue? How this can be ensured that rulers are wise, warriors are courageous and masses have self control? Plato suggests that this can be ensure through education alone.

So Plato recommends an education system which is uniform and which pursues the general aims of the society itself. The aim of the society is to maintain both justice and peace.

Plato has designed his educational plan for the education of guardians or rulers. Thus his basic question is how to educate a person in the earlier part of his life to enable him to become a philosopher, a lover of wisdom and truth in the later years. How a person becomes a philosopher? Plato says that through the knowledge of absolute good, or the metaphysical truths , one becomes a philosopher. So the aim of education in Plato is to enable the learners to know the metaphysical truth. Thus metaphysics is the aim of education and learning .

Now the question is what is metaphysics? Plato has answered this question in his famous allegory of cave . Metaphysics , initially means to know the causes of the things present in this world ; causes that are behind the appearances. For Plato these are ideas, intelligible forms that allow things to appear as they are, things on the other hand , in their existence, are only imperfect copies to these eternal forms or ideas.

The highest idea or the highest form is the absolute good , or God for Plato. True knowledge lies in knowing  this cause of the causes, the absolute truth. Plato in his allegory of cave explained the absolute truth or the cause behind everything through the simile of the Sun.

Plato actually used the metaphor of vision and light to explain metaphysics and the reality. Things are there and eye is also there , but if there is no light , eye can't see anything. So, light is the precondition for vision, without light no vision is possible.

The greatest source of light is the Sun, it is because of the bounty of the sun light that everything is visible; without sunlight no vision is possible. Similarly , the reality of the things present in the world is not in them , in concrete things, but in the ideas of which these things are mere copies. However, ideas and form cannot be perceived by senses, these can only be intellectualized; ideas are intelligible and not perceptible.

But these ideas cannot be understood until the great enabler, the truth of the truth , the God does not allow the mind to understand these objects. So ideas can only be understood with the help of divine light. And the absolute good , the great enabler is also knowable; one can know the God.

Thus, the aim of education is to enable a person to acquire the knowledge of this cause of the causes, the absolute good. Education prepares a man for the vision of absolute reality.And that is why, education right from the beginning is a preparation for the future.

Great Tips Study In USA 2013

Great Tips Study In USA 2013 - If you are planning to study in USA be prepared to have an experience of a lifetime.  USA is the land of opportunities, because of its cutting-edge technology, mega bucks and for life, as you want it to be.

A US education is like a coal mine investment which at the end yields you a high rate of profit for many many years. USA, an ideal destination for acquiring higher education offers a mind boggling range of universities with highly sophisticated and enlightening educational environments. Access to internationally renowned faculties makes them world leaders. An American education offers phenomenally
higher returns over one’s investment, not only economically but also socially and culturally.

Dr Mary Anne Saunders -Executive Director from Kent State University says

“USA offers a wide range of degrees which are globally recognized. Under "liberal arts philosophy" undergraduate degrees are quite flexible and vast number of academic options to choose from. For postgraduate and masters programs -Top University in US provide outstanding research infrastructure and facilities. The students get theoretical, practical and applied aspects of an area of study. The campuses are multicultural that prepare the students to be global citizens”.

Karan Barabde who pursued his Masters in Mechanical Engineering passed out from University of Southern California says “Professional guidance from my counselor helped me make my American Dreams come true”

According to 2012 Open Door’s Report - The number of international students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by 6.5% to 764,495 during the 2011/12 academic year.

Financing a post-secondary education abroad is no easy task but fear not,as there are a number of resources to assist you . Over 20% of non-US students receive most of their academic funding from a US college or university through variety of programs. Many of them offer partial scholarships or full scholarships, fee waivers, graduate/research/teaching/student assistant scholarships etc.
International students also have the option of taking up well-paying campus jobs, working 20 hours a week on regular term and full-time during summer vacation. On completion of the course, students have the authorization to work for 12 months to 29 months known as OPT (Optional Practical Training) depending on their field of study. Good job opportunities will be available to students particularly with degrees in healthcare, teaching, business, finance, hotel management, accounting, technology, engineering, mathematics etc. as these are fields with great demand in a recovering economy.

Even after this if, your vote is not cast for a US education, here is the clincher, some Top University in US have started accepting 15 years of education over 16 years. These universities accept 15 years for study in the field of Business, Hotel Management, Psychology, Computer Science, etc. This not only benefits the student by saving time but also helps them start earning early.

If you are apprehensive that you have missed the bus, do not fret, for many American universities are still open for admissions to their fall sessions beginning August/September 2013. All you have to do is to prepare your documents well. It’s a good time for starting applications for fall 2013 (September) intake. An early application will help students to bag most of the scholarships available, which universities offer to lure talent and brains. It is a good time to visit your counselor to initiate this process.

Head to USA and harvest the best crop of the ongoing economic upswing. We are committed to earnestly and correctly guide you at each and every step to help you reach the destination.

Sushil Sukhwani
Director, Edwise

How To Get a Master's Degree in Psychology 2013

How To Get a Master's Degree in Psychology 2013 - Some sort of Masters amount in Scientific Mindsets delivers professional improvement in case you are interested in human behaviour in addition to assisting other folks. It could start occupation recommendations not available to people that have merely the basic amount. If you have deemed continue in the field of mindset or maybe creating a consist of one more area since you also appreciate assisting other folks, some sort of Masters amount is often a great path for you.

Vocation Recommendations

There are occupation available options for the people with basic diplomas in mindset, but the jobs in addition to obligations are more limited. Once you have some sort of master's amount, you in turn become eligible to process on their own generally in most claims once you've a number of expertise inside the area. In case you would like transforming into a psychotherapist or maybe Relationship in addition to Loved ones hypnotherapist, some sort of Masters amount is the best choice. After you move on you can turn out to be registered to be effective inside a individual process environment managing people, newlyweds in addition to groups. It's also possible to educate to be effective in healthcare options with additional companies. Masters level clinicians can function in substance abuse remedy, primary proper care, youngster survival, correctional, elder-care in addition to rehabilitation options, amongst others.

Varieties of patients

Good number of remedy options you can operate in, there is an array of affected person populations you can select to cooperate with. Many options involve work with people that have critical emotional illness, as well as schizophrenia in addition to bipolar dysfunction. Additional options involve work with those who are suffering from bereavement, depressive disorders in addition to anxiety. Correctional in addition to medical options offer work with an array of diagnostic demonstrations, depending on what your location is.

Encouraging other folks

There are many different strategies to help other folks for those who have some sort of Masters amount in Scientific Mindsets, since you can notice through the likely work options listed above. Various educational institutions might have distinct concentrations accessible inside the greater area associated with mindset. You'll complete course work on treatment options to use with unique affected person populations. Nearly all software programs offer lessons in evaluation, which involves understanding the particular skills in addition to weak spots associated with patients in cognitive in addition to emotional regions. Additional lessons will be in medical diagnosis, training you to definitely review patients within an purpose fashion in accordance with proven diagnostic recommendations. Many software programs will likely offer lessons in ethical process, pharmacology in addition to human sex.

Getting a Masters amount in Scientific Mindsets clears many interesting occupation choices for these keen on human behaviour in addition to assisting other folks. That amount provides an opportunity to function being an self-sufficient clinician in many kinds associated with process options. You can find more information with regards to software programs by college websites in addition to from APA. org, the website on the U . S . Psychological Relationship.

Some of The Most Common Myths of Online Education

Some of The Most Common Myths of Education - Despite profound popularity, the concept of online education has not been able to gain complete acceptance. This is because of the myths regarding the concept education. 

Some of the most common myths of education are:

• courses are identical: It is generally assumed that the content and the results of all online courses is the same but this is not true. While some courses deliver only the crest of a particular concept, others provide an in-depth knowledge about the course. Some recognized courses offer a lot of dynamism and versatility.
• It doesn't require faculty: It is sometimes believed that online education will reduce the need for faculty and qualified instructors. But, this is not the truth. It has been observed that the greatest reason for a student's success is a motivating instructor. In an online class, the size of the class might be small or large, but there always faculty members to support all the students. Qualified faculty is also required for writing and creating new courses.
• Online courses are less worthy: Many a times it is believed that courses don't hold the same worth in the eyes of the employers as a regular course. But this is not so. The correct blend of online and offline education and appropriate professional experience can do wonders to your career.
• You have to be tech savvy: Many people think that an e-learning class requires one to be highly tech-savvy and requires you to possess high level of technical know-how. But in reality, online courses are designed in a very user friendly manner. They are especially designed to cater to the needs of the common man.

It takes lesser efforts: People believe that online learning takes less time and is an easy way to take a degree. If you are taking up an online course just because you want to take a short cut in your career, then online education isn't certainly the right option.

These are the most common myths that are associated with online learning. Students are sometimes skeptical about adopting online education because of these myths. There is a need to realize that online education is much more than what it is thought to be. It isn't a shortcut route but a catalytic factor which will help you to enhance your career.
One such measure to promote online mode of education has been taken by EduKart. EduKart provides certificate courses in Digital Marketing certified courses, Retail Management (certified by RAI), Financial Management (Wealth Management certified by AIWMI), Programming Language (certified by CSI), Project management and in Skill Development. It also provides some UGC-DEC-AICTE UG and PG degree courses like BBA, B.Sc.IT, MBA and M.Sc. IT.

Is superintendent Vitti ignoring student accountability?

Is superintendent Vitti ignoring student accountability? - Let me first say I have been impressed so far with Superintendent Vitti. He has tackled testing, the learning schedule and bullies masquerading as principals and district staff. And where those issues are far from resolved he does have us after years of heading in the wrong direction, now heading in the right direction.

There however is one serious issue that he has yet to address, at least publically anyways and that is student accountability or specifically the lack thereof.

Students are still allowed to take grade recovery, formerly reserved for the truly deserving, for any reason.

Don’t come, make an effort or act up when you do? Hey it doesn’t matter because we will give you another bite of the apple through grade recovery. Superintendent Vitti should end grade recovery except for the truly deserving, kids who came to class and tried but just need a little more or kids who have verifiable and excused absences.

Even worse is teachers are still being told to watch their Ds and Fs. If teachers are cajoled into passing kids that don’t deserve it then what we have taught them a work ethic doesn’t matter. Well friends if they don’t learn this lesson at school many will never learn it and quite frankly that may be the most lesson many need the most. Superintendent Vitti should say no longer will teachers be told what grades to give and instead students should get the grades they deserve.

Finally discipline. Too many teachers still report the inmates are running the asylum as there are far too few consequences and remember for a consequence to be effective it has to be meaningful, for students who choose to act up. Like a work ethic many kids need to learn discipline at school because they don’t receive anything approaching it at home. Superintendent Vitti should immediately hold meetings with staff to develop meaningful consequences for maladaptive behavior and then implement those measures.

How can we in good conscious expect teachers to be accountable when we don’t hold far too many students accountable for their school work and behavior? If we truly want to reach our potential as a district then student accountability must be addressed and done so quickly.

He should do all those things if he wants to take us to the next level because doing less won’t do it.

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10 recommend USA Online colleges and universities for education

10 recommend USA Online Colleges and Universities For Education - The top priority for everybody should be a higher education degree . Online colleges and universities for education can be best option for your personal and professional goals. An online graduate degree will help you make good decisions, develop your talents, give you confidence and lead you one step closer to career goals. By the year 2016 the number of occupations that require a master’s degree will increase by 20%.  If you have earned your master’s degree or just a bachelor’s degree,  annual salaries increase as much as $10,000. Lifetime earnings will increase by about $650 000.  Earning a master’s degree or bachelor’s degree  in online colleges and universities for education is investment and this is well worth your time.

Studies have indicated that peoples who has higher education degree are happier in life. This happiness is more than just money, however. It is provided by the self-confidence and security which relates higher education degree.  You will have a better ability to comprehend the world around you, and also higher education degree will teaches you how to make your self  better in general.  That is why I recommend online colleges and universities for education.

How Online Colleges and Universities for Education can solves your problems

A lot of people have problems, because higher education degree is actually out of reach. Reasons can be a family situation, financial, or something else. Good thing is there is hope for peoples in this situation, ant that is online colleges and universities for education. One of the most fastest-growing businesses today in America  are online colleges and universities for education.

Online colleges and universities for education are very popular cause thay offer you a solution for many problems that include keep a student out of college. You do not need to go to university every day for collage classes, instead of that you can learn from your own place or work. Online colleges and universities for education can offer you a great knowledge. Also online colleges and universities for education are considerably cheaper than traditional universities when you consider the scholarships and grants as well as your benefit to keep you're existing job. This is very important factor for most people and because of that online colleges and universities for education is the best choice. Online graduate degree is less cost prohibitive for those who have a family, or working a low-paying job, or who are just in poor financial circumstances.

Many of you will ask: Does it online graduate degree has the same value as a traditional degree? The first online universities were less valuable than traditional degrees. Over the last decade things have changed. Today we have online college classes on MIT or Harvard, and most other schools have the same option.  You should considering online colleges and universities for education as a possible way to launch your professional career.

List of  Certified online colleges in America

1.     Penn State University World Campus
2.     University of Florida Distance Learning
3.     UMass Online
4.     Colorado State University—Global Campus
5.     Florida State University Online
6.     Arizona State University Online
7.     Drexel University Online
8.     Rochester Institute of Technology
9.     Boston University
10.     Pace University Online

Detail Overview California Institute of Technology 2013

Detail Overview California Institute of Technology 2013 - California Institute of Technology is a private institution that was founded in 1891. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 978, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 124 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. California Institute of Technology's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 10. Its tuition and fees are $39,588 (2012-13).

Caltech, which focuses on science and engineering, is located in Pasadena, Calif., approximately 11 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Social and academic life at Caltech centers on the eight student houses, which the school describes as "self-governing living groups." Student houses incorporate an admired Caltech tradition: dinners served by student waiters. Only
freshmen are required to live on campus, but around 80 percent of students remain in their house for all four years. The Caltech Beavers have a number of NCAA Division III teams that compete in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Integral to student life is the Honor Code, which dictates that "No member of the Caltech community shall take unfair advantage of any other member of the Caltech community."

In addition to its undergraduate studies, Caltech offers top graduate programs in engineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, earth sciences, mathematics, and physics. Caltech participates in a significant amount of research, receiving grants from institutions such as NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Health and Human Services, among others. Caltech maintains a strong tradition of pranking with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, another top-ranked science and technology university. Companies such as Intel, Compaq, and Hotmail were founded by Caltech alumni. Famous film director Frank Capra also graduated from Caltech.

Detail Overview Princeton University 2013

Detail Overview Princeton University 2013 - Chartered in 1746 as the College of New Jersey — the name by which it was known for 150 years — Princeton University was British North America’s fourth college. Located in Elizabeth for one year and then in Newark for nine, the College of New Jersey moved to Princeton in 1756. It was housed in Nassau Hall, which was newly built on land donated by Nathaniel FitzRandolph (see A Princeton Timeline). Nassau Hall contained the entire College for nearly half a century. In 1896, when expanded program offerings brought the College university status, the College of New Jersey was officially renamed Princeton University in honor of its host community of Princeton. Four years later, in 1900, the Graduate School was established.

Fully coeducational since 1969, Princeton for the past academic year (2011-12) enrolled 7,757 students — 5,173 undergraduates (730 of whom are New Jersey residents, representing almost every county in the state) and 2,584 graduate students (degree candidates only). The ratio of undergraduate students to faculty members (in full-time equivalents) is 6 to 1.

The University provides its students with academic, extracurricular and other resources — in a residential community committed to diversity in its student body, faculty and staff — that prepare them for positions of leadership and lives of service in many fields of human endeavor.

Living up to its unofficial motto, “In the Nation’s Service and in the Service of All Nations,” Princeton University has educated thousands of individuals who have dedicated their lives to public service, including two U.S. presidents (Woodrow Wilson and James Madison); hundreds of U.S. and state legislators (the House of Representatives, for example, has housed a Princeton alumnus every year since it first met in 1789); and 44 governors, including 11 New Jersey governors.

Each year, more than 2,500 members of the student body, faculty, staff and local alumni volunteer in community service projects throughout the region. Reflecting this public service spirit, the University as an institution supports many service initiatives (see Service and Outreach). Princeton’s Office of Sustainability helps ensure progress in areas where the University has been a leader, such as energy conservation (see Sustainability).

As a research university, Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching. Interdisciplinary work is vital to Princeton and is reflected in a full spectrum of academic programs, including such initiatives as the Lewis Center for the Arts, the Center for African American Studies and the Princeton Neuroscience Institute.

Princeton’s main campus in Princeton Borough and Princeton Township consists of approximately 9 million square feet of space in more than 180 buildings on 500 acres. Including Springdale Golf Course, Lake Carnegie and roads for which the University owns the right-of-way, Princeton owns 759 acres in the township and has 214 acres in the borough.

The University, with approximately 5,974 benefits-eligible employees, is one of the region’s largest private employers. It plays a major role in the educational, cultural and economic life of the area by bringing 784,000 visitors and approximately $2 billion in economic activity to the region.

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Detail Overview University of Chicago 2013

Detail Overview University of Chicago 2013 - The University of Chicago is one of the best research universities in the United States, consistently ranked among the world's top institutions in a number of international league tables.

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is consistently ranked as one of the top 10 business schools in the country.

The University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Detail Overview University of Chicago 2013 :

• Ranked 9th nationally in the US News National Universities Rankings 2011.
• University of Chicago is ranked 8th in the QS World University Rankings 2010. It is also placed in the world top 10 for: Social Sciences (7th), and Arts & Humanities (9th).
•  University of Chicago is ranked 9th globally and 8th in North & Latin America (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2010).
• Ranked 13th in the Washington Monthly's 2009 national university college rankings.
• Ranked 43rd internationally in the Webometrics ranking of world universities, July 2010.
• The University of Chicago is ranked as the top graduate school for Economics in the nation by US News and World Report. It shares this ranking with MIT, Harvard and Princeton (2009).
• The Princeton Review ranked the University of Chicago as offering the best overall academic undergraduate experience in the 2007 ''Best 361 Colleges'' rankings.

Detail Overview Harvard University 2013

Detail Overview Harvard University 2013 - Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. Harvard faculty are engaged with teaching and research to push the boundaries of human knowledge. For students who are excited to investigate the biggest issues of the 21st century, Harvard offers an unparalleled student experience and a generous financial aid program, with over $160 million awarded to more than 60% of our undergraduate students. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education.
Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000
degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world.

Harvard Schools

Harvard University has 12 degree-granting schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The University has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 20,000 degree candidates including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.

• Harvard Business School
• Division of Continuing Education
• Faculty of Arts & Sciences
• Graduate School of Design
• Harvard Graduate School of Education
• Harvard Kennedy School
• Harvard Law School
• Harvard School of Public Health
• Harvard College
• Harvard School of Dental Medicine
• Harvard Divinity School
• School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
• Harvard Medical School
• Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study

Review Stanford University

Review Stanford University - The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is an American private research university located in Stanford, California on an 8,180-acre (3,310 ha) campus near Palo Alto.

Since 1952, quite fifty four Stanford school, staff, and alumni have won the laurels, as well as nineteen current school members, and Stanford has the most important variety of Alan Turing award winners (dubbed the "Nobel Prize of pc Science") for one establishment.

Stanford is that the school of thirty living billionaires,
seventeenastronauts, and one amongst the leading producers of members of the us Congress. school and alumni have basedseveral distinguished corporations as well as Google, Hewlett-Packard, Nike, Sun Microsystems, and Yahoo!, and corporations based by Stanford alumni generate quite $2.7 trillion in annual revenue, like the tenth largest economy within the world. Stanford is additionally home to the initial papers of theologiser King Jnr.

The university is organized into seven faculties, as well as educational faculties of Humanities and Sciences and Earth Sciences yet as skilled faculties of Business, Education, Engineering, Law, and drugs. Stanford features as student body of roughly seven,000 college boy and eight,900 graduate students. Stanford could be a initiation member of the Association of yankee Universities.

How Important Computer Programming Education

How Important Computer Programming Education - Only 2% of students study computer programming. If we triple that, we'd close the gap between students and jobs.

Sixth graders enjoyed programming and making the turtle move on screen during IGNITE's programming class at South Shore K-8 School.
We all know the U.S. is falling behind China and India in math and science, and we worry whether this will hurt our future. But the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on fixing this problem ignore the fastest-growing sector of innovation and job growth: computer science.

In 41 states, computer science doesn't even count toward high school graduation requirements. Although programming jobs are growing at double the pace of other jobs, computer programming is declining in our

education system. This is a skill that can be taught as early as fifth grade, yet it's not even offered in 90% of U.S. schools. Why isn't today's curriculum preparing our students for the 21st century?

Job readiness

President Obama said in his State of the Union Address, "To grow our middle class, our citizens must have access to the education and training that today's jobs require."

The first step in solving a problem is to recognize it needs to be solved. Today, only 2% of students study computer programming. If we triple that to 6%, we'd close the gap between students and jobs, driving $500 billion in economic value to our country. This is a giant opportunity, impacting every industry (67% of these jobs are outside the tech sector).

Starting today, dozens of leaders from all walks of life will say in a united voice that more students need to learn computer programming.

The list includes business leaders such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sheryl Sandberg and Richard Branson; politicians such as Al Gore and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg; educators such as the presidents or deans of Stanford, Harvard, University of Washington, and the superintendent of Los Angeles Unified Schools; celebrities such as Bono, Ashton Kutcher and will.i.am; athletes such as Chris Bosh; and even leading scientists, doctors and astronauts.

Consider the words of Larry Corey, president of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center: "Knowledge of computer programming is almost as important as knowledge of anatomy when it comes to medical research or clinical care."

These leaders endorse an idea — that whether you want to become a doctor, an astronaut, or a rock star, you should learn basic computer programming. Children who learn to code learn creative empowerment and an ability to break down problems. It provides an indispensable foundation for the 21st century.

Anyone can learn

Most adults can't wrap their heads around this because most of us never learned this stuff, either. We're scared of it. We think it's only for geniuses (typically portrayed as nerdy white boys) sitting in a dark basement coding all night. Most moms don't know that 10-year-old girls are learning to code in low-income public schools, but only in a few states. Most dads don't know that an 8-year-old can learn to code via educational games on the iPad,iPhone or xBox. And most accountants, doctors and bankers don't know that when they enter a formula into a spreadsheet, they're writing a computer program.

A motivated student who knows basic algebra needs only a few weeks to learn how to build a smartphone app or game — and could even earn her allowance from it. But the vast majority of us have absolutely no idea how to do this ourselves nor how to expose our kids to it.

To remove this shroud, today Code.org has released a short film, starring Gates, Zuckerberg, will.i.am, Bosh, and the founders of Twitter, Dropbox, Zappos, and others, to motivate students to learn to code. The short film is directed by Lesley Chilcott, producer for An Inconvenient Truth and Waiting for 'Superman.' The message of the film is simple: Coding is easier than you might think and more fun than you might think. It can change your life and help you change the world. Check it out at www.Code.org.

If you want to help solve this problem, share this film with your children, your colleagues and your friends. Surveys show that most students who watch this film are inspired to learn. We can help our nation's children find free courses on the Web, free iPad apps and nearby summer camps and after-school programs that teach this essential skill. But first, we need them to know that it's important to their future. That's where you can help.

Hadi Partovi is the founder of Code.org.

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