Getting an online degree
Obtaining a degree online is becoming very popular these days for several reasons, this is because they offer the student the opportunity to stay a work and build on their careers and at the same time gain that all important degree.
However, with so much choice to the potential student what are the best places to [...]
Oxford standards dropping, due to working class students
It seems no matter what the government says, the class war is far from over in fact in places like Oxford it is turning into all out war.
Universities have been forced to take students from all backgrounds, this have meant the top of the range universities like those of Oxford and Cambridge have had to [...]
Changes for foreign students
The UK has always been an attractive option for foreign student to come over and earn a degree or study for some other qualification. However, in recent years the system that operated has been abused by some organisations that used it simply to allow foreigners to enter the country and then disappear.
In order [...]
Distance learning can be ok
Once you have started work, there always comes a time when you are going to sit back and think why didn’t I go on to university? However, what makes it worse is that now you are working and paying your way, in order to go back to college is going to mean a complete lifestyle [...]
September 3, 2008Preparing the brain to learn
Preparation has always been the key to success, no matter what field you are dealing with, so it stands to reason that preparing the brain for school and learning would be a great thing.
Following a pattern of preparations, can make all the difference to a pupil as they go through the years of learning, like [...]
Billionaire Dropouts
Probably one of the main things about people, who have dropped out of school, is the fact that you would not expect them to have gone on and built a mega business empire, but surprisingly some of the most popular household names have done just that.
In a recent survey of over a thousand billionaires around [...]
How to get an online degree
Getting an online degree is a great way of getting a worthwhile qualification, but at the same time carrying on working too. This has the benefit of being able to build a career and earn some cash, instead of building up a huge debt and having to start off a career from scratch.
The procedure of [...]
Spelling mistakes are ok
It seems that spelling mistakes are getting just a little bit too much for one university lecturer that he has now proposed that some common spelling mistakes should now be included into the English language.
Dr Ken Smith, senior lecturer in criminology at Buckinghamshire New University, has drawn up a list of these “Common” mistakes. He [...]
What to look for in distance learning
The internet and distance learning are one of those areas that really go together, before the internet distance learning would have been done through the post, which takes time and may have ended up being a bit boring for some students.
But now the growth in this sector is enormous which means students should therefore [...]
What is good about online learning?
There are many things, which can be good to do in your own time, and education is definitely one of those things, this is because you are able to work at your own pace at a time that suits you. This can give the student a distinct advantage over everyone else, as there are no [...]
July 28, 2008Academics fooled by spam
For most of us, spam or fraudulent emails are normally something to do with helping out someone in Africa who has several million dollars to transfer, Viagra, or fake banks and in general, these mostly end up in the trash.
However, there is a growing new wave of emails, which are targeting the academics of [...]
University in networking deal
A university in the UK has signed a multi million pound agreements which will see it become one of the top ten places of further education in the country.
Exeter University is already ranked about thirteenth in the UK Higher Education (HE) Institutions, but by introducing plans which are going to cut their carbon footprint and [...]
Online resources for learning a language
The world is a much smaller place than a few years ago, not that it is shrinking in a physical sense, but by travel and more recently with the growth in broadband. So now would be a great time to learn a language.
There are many advantages with having a foreign language under your belt, it [...]
Military families should first choice on schools
The head of the British armed forces, is suggesting that the families of serving military personnel should be getting preferential treatment when it comes to public services such as education.
The Chief of the Defence Staff, Sir Jock Stirrup has said these families should be getting a bit more than the average family, simply because of [...]
College girls harass builders
How the tables have turned, there was time when a girl or woman walking past a building would have been open to whistling and all sorts of comments. But in these days of political correctness has not only seen this behaviour stop, but the tables have turned on the builders.
A college in Tonbridge, Kent has [...]
Hacker who changed grades faces jail
How many school kids have dreamed about cracking the school computer network and adjusting the test grades slightly? For some people the urge is just too much and in order to get ahead or even get into the right college, some students actually don’t just dream about it, they do it!
Eighteen year old Omar Khan [...]
There is a theory going around that people with high IQ’s are more likely not to believe in god, than other people who are considered to be in the national average. This is coming from a study by Professor Richard Lynn, emeritus professor of psychology at Ulster University.
The rise in average intelligence is being blamed [...]
Free online language courses
Learning a language is something that most people think about but never really get around to doing, this is for several reasons. The time it takes to actually get to a level that is reasonable, the cost and the embarrassment of sitting there in a room with others.
The solution is to try a different approach, [...]
Smoking and education a strange mix
When colleges and universities accept money from tobacco companies they are thought of as signing a deal with the devil, but when this money is given as a research grant or to pay for some research to be done, then it all takes a different stance.
Like Virginia Commonwealth University they had signed an arrangement with [...]
What not to study at university
With university fees costing the average student around £15,000 there is case to answer that you should be making it worth your while and to ensure that these debts can be paid as easily and quickly as possible.
So with so many courses available which ones are not going to be worth taking, and yet would [...]