Online Degree

Earning a degree while you're working isn't as difficult as you may think.The time, distance and financial constraints of higher education have all been eradicated thanks to the arrival of distance learning via telecommunications and online technology. If you're already in the workforce or a work-at-home parent, and would like to earn a degree, then perhaps you may explore the opportunity for a degree via internet.Therefore, it may require some technological know-how, computer equipment, and ofcourse, a lot of self-discipline.As compared to the past (traditional) era, it is definitely easier and more effective now.

Online degree programs are suitable for those who could not attend regular classes. So how do online degree program work? Well all that is mainly required is a computer with internet access.

Upon enrollment in an online college or university, you will be provided with access (user id and password) to their online education portal through which you would be able to access online study material, courses, lectures as well as interactive activities such as chat rooms, forums etc to connect with your virtual class fellows. You will be given projects with deadlines, and you can work on them anytime of the day, whenever you are free and from wherever you are most comfortable.

As for under-graduate university/college programs, there could be examinations (designated exam venues) during certain semesters depending on the requirement.

Thesis on project work for post-graduate masters and doctorate program would be handed via e-mail. A word of caution though, study materials or course work are abundant via the internet, the act of copying, duplicating (called piagarism) is against the regulations.

20 Best Free Study Tips

There are actually some common traits in successful students who see results in their life.Here are twenty-one methods to improve yourself.

1. Before each online session or class, review your notes from the previous session. It helps to refresh your memory and get you focused.
2. Use folders (either tangile/physical or the virtual ones). Don’t let your desk or your desktop get out of control.
3. Highlight (with question marks) what you don’t understand during class or study notes. Then ask your instructor after class, and/or research alternative materials.
4. Organize your thoughts before e-mailing questions to your instructor. This will not only help you think more carefully about your question, but make you look good.
5. Review errors on corrected assignments/exams. Make sure you understand exactly why you got each one wrong, so you’ll be less likely to make the same mistake twice.
6. Less memorization, more comprehension. Sometimes it helps to type out a paraphrased version of a particular passage or assignment, putting everything in your own words.
7. Study buddies are good and can help you get motivated. But save the beer until the end of the study session. Get off the computer. Online degree students should check out actual books to supplement studies.
8. A change of scenery, even just for your eyeballs, can refresh your brain. Pay attention, in person or online. Degrees cost money; make it worth your while. Online degree students sometimes have an advantage here, in their ability to rewind the lecture if they start to get distracted.
9. Be an active listener, whether online, in a classroom, or in a study group.
10. Ask stupid questions. Remember, you’re in the learning process. You aren’t expected to know the material until you’re taught it.
11. Study a little bit every day. Even if it’s just for five minutes on your busy days, it will help keep the material fresh in your brain.
12. Close the books, shut down the computer. After every study session, review in your mind or on paper what you’ve just learned.
13. Be a critical thinker. Apply newly-learned knowledge to your own experience to draw conclusions.
14. Don’t just regurgitate what you’re taught. Find a calm place to study. Library good, frat house bad.
15. Find your best study hour–are you an early bird or a night owl? Picking the right one will make a huge difference.
16. Eat well–plenty of protein and vitamins. You’ll be surprised how much more energy and focus you have when you’re getting the right nutrients.
17. Get enough rest. No matter how busy you are, make adequate rest a priority. Remember, your brain is a muscle too. It needs fuel (see above) and down time.
18. Be positive, even when you get frustrated. Make a list or note to yourself with your ultimate goal(s), to remind you why you’re doing this.
19. Think of studying as the ultimate strategy in your favorite game. Taking tests is like playing a strategic board or card game. Studying makes you a great player.
20. Reward (congratulate) yourself on a job well done. Eat your favourite meal or an ice cream or go for a movie might be an appropriate award for studying well.
    

Senior Citizen Taking Job Hunt Online

According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, It’s not just the kids who are Googling “unemployment.” Grandma and Grandpa too are looking for jobs online too.

Nearly 3.6 million people age 65 and older visited career-development Web sites in January, according to a Nielsen Online report. The majority of job site visitors — 18.7 million — are still between the ages of 35 and 49. But people 65 and older were the fastest growing group by far, up 41% from the same time a year prior. The figures represent a “desire to stay employed longer” in order to “sock away more retirement savings.

Workers age 65 and older made up roughly 17% of the work force at the end of the year, up from about 12% a decade earlier. The current jobless rate for that age group is 5.7%. The unemployment rate in January was 7.6%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the highest it’s been since the mid-1990s. As the Journal reported earlier this week, the elderly are a growing part of both the employed and unemployed. So it’s not surprising that they’re going online to job-hunt. A recent Pew study found that people age 64 to 72 account for 7% of the Internet-using population (almost equal to their 9% slice of the U.S. adult population). What’s more, roughly 45% of people between the ages of 70 and 75 were online in 2008, up from just a quarter in 2005 — the biggest growth in any age group found in the study. And 56% of people ages 65 to 69 were online last year.

Seniors also have greater access to the Internet than ever before. Two out of five people age 65 to 69 had broadband at home in 2008, four times greater than in 2005. One in three people age 70 to 75 had broadband at home in 2008, nearly three times greater than 2005. The study found that nine out of 10 seniors go online to use email. But the second most popular activity is search and research. Seven out of 10 people age 64 to 72 use the Internet to get health information.