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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Preparing to study abroad
There has never been an opportunity like there is today for a student to study in a foreign country this comes about because of the international standards are education are very similar now, but for a student who intends to study in a foreign country particularly with in Europe there are other problems.
First of all [...]
Students given exam clues
There are some concerns for the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA exam board (OSR) as there would seem to be some students who are being given privileged information, like what is going to be in the practical examination in A2 Biology.
It started with a question on the Student Room forum, the enquiry was about the practical [...]
What’s your degree in?
These days going to college or university, is entirely different to the good old days, if there ever was such a time. But it’s not only the fact that students these days are getting into debt before they have even started, everything has changed especially when it comes to the amount of courses taken.
So what [...]
Sometimes anyone can get a degree
Studying for a degree is the hardest work that students do, but is it getting any easier. After all there is talk that all other exams are getting easier rather than more being more difficult. But when it gets to degree standards you would have thought that the levels required should remain constant.
So if this [...]
Improving exam pass rates
It makes no difference how clever you are, but when it comes to taking the exam everything seems to simply fall out the window and in this case some students actually fail at this stage. But there are some ideas that can help the student prepare for the exams.
But it is not all about having [...]
Students get free Microsoft products
It pays to be a student these days, yes there are those dreaded fees and loans, but there are many freebies too. One great thing out there is an offer from Microsoft of all people; yes they do give things away too.
A student will be able to get their hands on these great Microsoft products:
Visual [...]
Teachers get younger all of the time
Maybe it’s a sign of us getting old, but imagine a teacher who is in a similar age group to the students that she teaches. Alia Sabur is just nineteen and yet she has been given the position of Professor of Maths and Physics at Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.
But this is no fluke, for [...]