• The other side

    Updated: 2011-01-31 00:30:00
    Read the justification here.

  • Lucy in the sky with master's

    Updated: 2011-01-31 00:09:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , January 31, 2011 Lucy in the sky with master's Woman Graduates With First Ever Master's Degree in Beatles Studies The first Masters degree in Beatles studies' has been awarded to a lady in Liverpool And before you ask , her name's not Eleanor . Rigby It was in fact the former Miss Canada finalist and professional actress , 53 year old Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy , a student of Liverpool Hope University in the UK . She was one of the first 12 students to sign up for the MA in The Beatles , Popular Music and Society' , when it began in 2009, and on Wednesday was announced as the course's first . graduate Posted by Rick

  • Extension cuts

    Updated: 2011-01-31 00:07:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , January 31, 2011 Extension cuts UT Extension to cut 60 agents , specialists across the state Knox , Blount and Cocke counties are among those across the state losing agriculture expertise as the University of Tennessee Extension rolls out permanent cuts of 60 agents and specialists . All of the cuts were achieved over the past two years through attrition and retirement incentives funded with federal stimulus money . Stimulus funds also provided for some of those retirees to continue working part time to fill in the gaps . The money and nearly all of the part-time positions will end on July 1. Now the extension

  • More from the deans challenge reception

    Updated: 2011-01-30 00:56:00

  • Deans challenge at ETSU

    Updated: 2011-01-30 00:54:00
    GeoTagged, [N36.30386, E82.37213]We had a reception for our students and families prior to the Lady Bucs basketball game. The dean who brings the most people wins a $500 scholarship for his/her college.

  • Today is

    Updated: 2011-01-28 14:05:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , January 28, 2011 Today is National Data Privacy Day Today is National Data Privacy Day . It is a day for companies to think about how they handle customer privacy . And customers can examine methods for keeping their information . private There are plenty of reasons to worry about data privacy . Identity theft is a big one . But posting the wrong things can also cost you a job . Or online advertisers might be building up a profile about . you 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

  • Continuing education job openings

    Updated: 2011-01-28 13:29:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , January 28, 2011 Continuing education job openings The recession is over , and colleges and universities are . hiring Here are some continuing education jobs from the Chronicle of Higher Education and HigherEdJobs.com SUNY Adirondack : nbsp Director of Continuing Education Southern Wesleyan University : nbsp Regional Director Charleston , SC Lake Erie College : nbsp Director , Adult Degree Completion Program Concordia University Texas : nbsp Center Dean , Austin Miami Dade College : nbsp Director , Adult Education Ohio Christian University : nbsp Assistant Vice President Dean of Adult Education Penn State : nbsp

  • We're all living

    Updated: 2011-01-28 00:57:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , January 28, 2011 We're all living in Sleeper now , where smoking , deep fat , steak , cream pies , and hot fudge are known to be healthy The Downside of Antioxidants Not so fast . First , studies piled up showing that taking antioxidants—even such common and seemingly innocuous ones as beta carotene and vitamins C and E—as supplements was not beneficial to health and might even be dangerous , though the reason for the danger wasn’t clear . One always pays attention when a study concludes with a phrase like seems to increase overall mortality . 8221 Now the research is challenging an even more fundamental tenet of the

  • Last day!

    Updated: 2011-01-28 00:47:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , January 28, 2011 Last day Without . begging ACHE South : Call for Proposals DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JANUARY 28th ACHE South is seeking proposals for concurrent sessions for the 2011 conference , April 17 20, 2011. This year’s theme is Viva Fiesta : A Celebration of Lifelong Learning . 8221 Information about conference tracks and proposal guidelines can be found on the website Send proposals via email by Friday , January 28, 2011 as a Microsoft Word attachment to : Amy Johnson , East Tennessee State University , at johnsoad etsu.edu Posted by Rick Osborn Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to

  • Race to the top

    Updated: 2011-01-28 00:27:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , January 28, 2011 Race to the top Bill Theobald , writing in the Tennessean gives the state of the . state Tennessee trails majority of states in many areas Here's a report card of how Tennessee rates at the beginning of a new : Congress . Income Median family income for Tennessee in 2009 was 52,910 compared with 62,363 nationwide . In addition , 12.2 percent of families in the state were below the poverty line in 2009, compared with 9.9 percent . nationwide . Jobs The November unemployment rate in Tennessee was 9.4 percent , slightly better than the national rate of 9.8 percent . Rates varied across the state , with

  • Yield

    Updated: 2011-01-27 17:15:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , January 27, 2011 Yield U.S . News and World Report lists the most popular universities based on . yield Both the University of Memphis at 60.5 and ETSU at 52.2 are in the top 30. The Most Popular Universities One of the best indicators of a school's popularity among students is the school's yield--the percentage of applicants accepted by a college who end up enrolling at that institution in the fall . The figures in these tables are from the fall 2009 entering class and show the students that were accepted , the students that enrolled , and the admit yield . The table highlights the most popular national

  • Online Continuing Education for Genealogy

    Updated: 2011-01-27 15:08:33
    Resources for genealogists to expand their educational background.

  • Memphis is number 13

    Updated: 2011-01-27 00:43:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , January 27, 2011 Memphis is number 13 Los Angeles is tops . nbsp Nashville is among the least . rude America's Rudest Cities So which city is it A major contender is our nation’s capital , which came in at No . 5. Paula Ford , a marketing director in Tampa , recalls the time when she was an intern in Washington , D.C . and fainted while riding to work on the Metro . When I came to , I was slumped over , hanging out of my seat , 8221 she says . Nobody said anything to me or offered to help . 8221 The Atlanta native says she would have gotten better treatment back in Georgia . I would have had a circle around me ,

  • From the Urban Dictionary

    Updated: 2011-01-27 00:22:00
    Sigh.Rebound Team:: The team you start to root for after your home team is knocked out of the playoffs or if they just suck. Guy 1: I can't believe the Ravens lost to the Steelers.Guy 2: Yeah same here. The Jets are my rebound team because they play the Steelers next.

  • The worst we got is corruption?

    Updated: 2011-01-26 16:52:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Wednesday , January 26, 2011 The worst we got is corruption Find the supporting data here 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 a recent past president of the Association for Continuing Higher Education ACHE and also a past President of the Tennessee Alliance for Continuing Higher Education TACHE Some might say my time has passed In the real world , I work in university continuing education administration . The views expressed here are my own and not the

  • God help me I do love Top 10 lists

    Updated: 2011-01-26 14:50:00
    Top 10 Historically Misleading Films

  • I've stayed in some low places in Pigeon Forge

    Updated: 2011-01-26 11:06:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Wednesday , January 26, 2011 I've stayed in some low places in Pigeon Forge But never here , thank goodness . The Tennessee Alliance for Continuing Higher Education will meet nearby this fall , in Gatlinburg , at the Park Vista--a wonderful . hotel Hotel in Pigeon Forge TN tops list of nation's 10 dirtiest The Grand Resort Hotel Convention Center in Pigeon Forge , Tenn . has been named the dirtiest hotel in America , according to traveler ratings on . TripAdvisor Nearly 90 percent of those who reviewed the Pigeon Forge property recommended against staying there , said TripAdvisor , which released a top ten list of America’s

  • Workforce development

    Updated: 2011-01-26 00:06:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Wednesday , January 26, 2011 Workforce development David Bornstein , writing in the New York Times describes an exciting workforce development program that appears to be . successful This reminds me of an article I used to assign back in the dark ages to my developmental writing classes--called something like Why don't I get an A I'm afraid I've learned too much since then and overwritten the exact title on my hard drive . Anyway , the article described how to act like a good student--focusing on behaviors that students can adopt to make them appear more like high achieving students . nbsp When they acted like good students ,

  • Is our students learning?

    Updated: 2011-01-25 21:21:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Tuesday , January 25, 2011 Is our students learning Lumina Foundation Releases Degree : Profile A new framework for defining the learning and quality that college degrees should signify Lumina Foundation for Education today released a proposed version of a Degree Profile a framework for defining and ultimately measuring the general knowledge and skills that individual students need to acquire in order to earn degrees at various levels , such as associate , bachelor’s and master’s degrees . The Degree Profile is intended to help define generally what is expected of college graduates , regardless of their majors or fields of

  • A new learning in retirement program

    Updated: 2011-01-25 14:51:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Tuesday , January 25, 2011 A new learning in retirement program East Carolina launches lifelong learning program The university's Division of Continuing Studies is planning to launch a Lifelong Learning Program starting this fall . Modeled after the Elderhostel program that formed in the mid-1970s , Lifelong Learning will offer adults 50 and older learning opportunities in a relaxed atmosphere that doesn't involve entrance requirements , exams or . grades It's not a novel idea but it's new to eastern North Carolina , said Ron Kemp , a volunteer and chairman of the program's advisory panel . North Carolina State University has

  • I may have mentioned something earlier about liking my iPhone

    Updated: 2011-01-25 14:47:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Tuesday , January 25, 2011 I may have mentioned something earlier about liking my iPhone Just last week I left the house in a hurry to go to the store and only noticed after having driven a couple of miles that I had forgotten my . billfold Wouldn't it be great I thought , if I could just buy stuff with my iPhone and wouldn't have to worry about carrying cash or a credit card That day is here , Bob Sullivan . reports Red Tape : Why buying coffee with an iPhone matters All that may have changed this week , as Starbucks announced that it had begun accepting payments made with iPhones and BlackBerrys at most stores . A major

  • The Huffington Post gives ETSU an A

    Updated: 2011-01-24 16:20:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , January 24, 2011 The Huffington Post gives ETSU an A I first mentioned this ranking last , fall with comparison grades for other universities in the state . nbsp The A List : Schools With The Most Well-Rounded Curricula Soon after a new study showed that nearly half of college students learn a negligible amount while in school , the American Council of Trustees and Alumni released a report identifying schools that push students to obtain well-rounded educations . The report PDF and correlating website titled What Will They Learn , evaluated 718 national colleges and universities according to their general education

  • The continuing education law school

    Updated: 2011-01-24 16:01:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , January 24, 2011 The continuing education law school Turns 100. This is really an interesting story . nbsp We should get someone from the School to one of our continuing education . conferences At 100, Nashville School of Law is still a bargain In 1911, a group of earnest young law school graduates started teaching free law classes at night in the basement of the Nashville YMCA . The idea was to make a legal education accessible to all for the good of the town . Things change . Tuition increased from free to among the cheapest in the nation . The school finally moved out of the Y and into a campus of its own a few

  • Queer eye for the adminstrative guy

    Updated: 2011-01-24 00:34:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , January 24, 2011 Queer eye for the adminstrative guy Kara Spack writes about a new group formed to encourage and empower gay college and university . administrators Gays in academia unite Chuck Middleton is bearded , bald , gay and the president of Chicago’s Roosevelt . University He’s among about 30 gay and lesbian university leaders who have formed the group LGBTQ Presidents in Higher Education to advocate for the advancement of gays to leadership . positions In an online video for the group , which also features Raymond Crossman , president of Chicago’s Adler School of Professional Psychology , Middleton describes

  • Associate degrees that focus on job skills and employment

    Updated: 2011-01-21 00:48:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , January 21, 2011 Associate degrees that focus on job skills and employment Michael Vasquez crunches the salary numbers for college graduates in Florida . This is good news for the unemployed who attend community colleges for retraining and other adults seeking that associate . degree Study less , earn more at least in the beginning What the numbers say : Bachelor's degree recipients from the state's 11 public universities earned an average starting salary of 36,552 in 2009. Meanwhile , those who received associate in science degrees from Florida community colleges earned an average of 47,708 a difference of 11,000

  • Adult Literacy Learners and Reading for Pleasure

    Updated: 2011-01-17 18:53:02
    Adult literacy tutors should foster a love of reading amongst their students. However, it can be difficult to find accessible yet enjoyable fiction.

  • CALL Bulletin 16 Available

    Updated: 2011-01-10 16:11:19
    CALL Bulletin 16 is available here: CALL Bulletin 16. Please distribute as widely as possible.

  • Now! A Good Time to Return to School

    Updated: 2010-12-21 03:05:32
    Going back to school may be your answer for a brighter financial future. This could be your chance to position yourself to excel beyond the rest.

  • Creative Writing Workshop - Verb-Driven Narrative

    Updated: 2010-12-18 22:28:59
    Improve your prose by writing strong, verb-driven narrative. The first chapter of Ian McEwan's novel, Enduring Love, provides a starting-point.

  • What is the Value of a Community College Education?

    Updated: 2010-12-08 06:40:57
    Social, economic, and global factors are discussed in relation to the significance of earning a two-year degree or career certification.

  • Event: ESOL Funding Summit

    Updated: 2010-12-03 16:55:17
    Venue: London, TBC Date: Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 10:30am to 3:30pm Price: £95 + VAT Lsect, a new company specialising in post-16 funding, performance and data within the learning and skills sector, are organising an event around the announced funding cuts in English for Speaks of Other Languages (ESOL) provision.  In addition to there being less funding [...]

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