A skeptical look at All Hallows Eve
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: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Sunday , October 31, 2010 A skeptical look at All Hallows Eve But where's the fun in that A Skeptic's Halloween Posted by Rick Osborn Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom About Me Rick Osborn I'm Past-President of the Association for Continuing Higher Education ACHE and a past President of the Tennessee Alliance for Continuing Higher Education TACHE In the real world , I work in university continuing education administration . The views expressed here are my own and not the views of any college ,
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , October 29, 2010 Continuing education job openings Even in tough times , colleges and universities are still . hiring Here are some continuing education jobs from the Chronicle of Higher Education and HigherEdJobs.com Saint Louis University Associate Dean of Academic Development Winona State University Program Coordinator for Outreach and Continuing Education Thomas Nelson Community College Director of Professional and Continuing Education Pensacola State College Director of Adult Education University of Arkansas Fort Smith Director , Center for Lifelong Learning University of San Diego Dean of Professional and
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , October 29, 2010 Ghosts of ETSU You'd think dead presidents would have better things to do . nbsp Any ghosts on your campus Haints and Boogers : Washington County has its share of ghostly legends Renowned folklorist Charles Edwin Price described the ETSU campus as absolutely infested with ghosts , ghoulies and things that go bump in the night . 8221 The eve of the school’s centennial seems like an opportune time to review some spectral stars . nbsp Gilbreath Hall is home to ETSU’s most famous ghost , the spirit of the man the building is named for : Sidney Gilbreath , the school’s first president . Uncle Sid is know
: . Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , October 29, 2010 Dr . Grammar is IN At the University of Northern . Iowa And I've been looking for job when I retire since my wife didn't like my idea of traveling around to different festivals making and selling funnel . cakes UNI's grammar expert can save you from language gaffes Dr . Grammar treats awkward word usage and grammar gaffes , which language experts view as an . epidemic The interactive online writing service targets students , government workers , business people and other writers , anywhere in the world , who need a nudge . The tool exemplifies a growing effort nationally to refine writing ,
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , October 28, 2010 Tennessee Alliance for Continuing Higher Education newsletter available Enjoy reading the news from across Tennessee submitted by TACHE members Go to the TACHE Website and click on the 2010 current newsletter” link on the . homepage Posted by Rick Osborn Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom About Me Rick Osborn I'm Past-President of the Association for Continuing Higher Education ACHE and a past President of the Tennessee Alliance for Continuing Higher
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , October 28, 2010 The end of cursive When's the last time you wrote in cursive Most college students print as cursive writing starts to disappear on Oregon campuses On rare occasions when college students write by hand , nearly all of them use what educators call manuscript form , which is to say , they print . nbsp Cursive writing is endangered and may near extinction in another generation , educators say . With the rise of word processing , texting and twittering , young people have fewer needs to write by hand . Cursive is on its way to becoming an artifact for calligraphers . Posted by Rick Osborn Email This
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , October 28, 2010 Nashville is number 22 The Daily Beast lists America's Smartest . Cities Boston is first Las Vegas is . last America’s Smartest Cities : From First-to-Worst 22 tie Nashville , Tenn . Daily Beast IQ Score : 113.33 2009 rank : 19 Metropolitan area population : 1,581,908 Bachelor’s degrees : 21 Graduate degrees : 10 Year-to-date adult nonfiction booksales : 1,465,000 51, Memphis , Tenn . Daily Beast IQ Score : 48.31 2009 rank : 51 Metropolitan area population : 1,304,905 Bachelor’s degrees : 15 Graduate degrees : 9 Year-to-date adult nonfiction booksales : 767,000 Posted by Rick Osborn Email This
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Wednesday , October 27, 2010 I heard a lot about branding at the ACHE Annual Conference and . Meeting Especially in relationship to the organization . TargetX reminds us that branding is not all that simple a . process The truth about branding Branding continues to dominate so much of the discussion in higher ed marketing , and Geoffrey James can’t figure out . why The popular writer and commentator on sales and marketing reacted recently to a series of radio spots run by a Boston-based brand . consultancy They’re selling snake oil , 8221 he writes , because it’s not possible to create a brand through anything that’s
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Wednesday , October 27, 2010 Farewell to arms I first mentioned Paul earlier . here For some reason , perhaps calamari-related , I am reminded of the famous pig joke : nbsp A salesman is lost and stops at a farm to get directions . As he is talking to the farmer he notices a pig with a wooden leg . How did the pig get a wooden leg he asks the farmer . Well says the farmer , that is a very special pig . One night not too long ago we had a fire start in the barn . That pig set up a great squealing that woke everyone , and by the time we got there he had herded all the other animals out of the barn and saved everyone of them .
: . Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Tuesday , October 26, 2010 ETSU at Kingsport to hold a String Fall Jam on Oct . 28 The East Tennessee State University at Kingsport Student Service Board will hold the Kingsport String Fall Jam on Thursday , Oct . 28, from 3-4 p.m . in the ETSU Kingsport Center , 1501 University . Blvd ETSU bluegrass program students will demonstrate their skills , and the public is invited to bring instruments and join them at this free celebration . For further information , contact Jackie King , Student Service Board adviser , at 423 392-8010. Posted by Rick Osborn Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Tuesday , October 26, 2010 Continuing Education 101 I can't believe this is a hot topic . nowadays We were doing this with our adult degree completion programs 15 years ago . nbsp But I shouldn't belittle it . nbsp It's just another example , I suppose , nbsp of universities becoming more like continuing education . units To Pump Up Degree Counts , Colleges Try to Invite Dropouts Back Government The Chronicle of Higher Education For over a decade , the University of New Mexico has worked methodically to remove barriers that stand in the way of adults who might otherwise return to college to complete their degrees . Its
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