• God help me I do love Top 10 lists

    Updated: 2011-04-29 16:13:00
    College Commencements: 10 Controversial Speakers

  • God help me I do love Top 10 lists

    Updated: 2011-04-29 11:42:00
    From Fantasy Gunius.

  • Keep your mouth shut

    Updated: 2011-04-28 14:48:00
    Jeff Haden ists eight things you should never say to your staff. Here's my favorite: “I can’t wait to go to Cancun next week.” I know I've never said that to anyone at work.8 Things You Should Never Say to Employees

  • Tennessee Technology Centers get some love

    Updated: 2011-04-28 14:42:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , April 28, 2011 Tennessee Technology Centers get some love From Washington Monthly in an article from last summer that I missed until . now Merisotis and Jones point out that Tech Centers combine the best of for-profit education with traditional community college access and . pricing Degrees of Speed What the unemployed really need are public institutions that combine the best qualities of both types of schools : the low cost and public mission of community colleges , and the quicker-to-graduation curricula and job-placement focus of the best proprietary schools . A handful of education systems around the country—in

  • Not a single Tennessee community college

    Updated: 2011-04-27 17:41:00
    Is eligible for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The purpose of the prize is to "recognize community colleges with outstanding academic and workforce outcomes in both absolute performance and improvements over time. " nbsp; See all the institution competing at List of 120 Eligible Community Colleges.

  • More on the State of Interdisciplinarity

    Updated: 2011-04-27 15:15:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Wednesday , April 27, 2011 More on the State of Interdisciplinarity Each year , Dr . Jill Leroy-Frazier has her students conduct a mini-conference where several of them share research papers . nbsp I am always humbled by the quality of their . thinking One of my staff members attending last night's mini-conference , remarked , I'm not doing enough thinking We're administrators , I reassured her . nbsp We don't get paid to think Here are last night's presenters and their topics : nbsp Veronica , Limeberry The State of Interdisciplinarity Today : Food Security , Illusions of the Free Market , and Hope for the Future . Stephanie

  • A message from PONSI

    Updated: 2011-04-27 12:43:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Wednesday , April 27, 2011 A message from PONSI Effective June 1, 2011, The National Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction National PONSI will now be called the National College Credit Recommendation . Service Our affiliation with the University of the State of New York , Regents Research Fund . continues Since 1973, National PONSI now called National CCRS has been translating learning that takes place outside of the college classroom into college credit recommendations in keeping with our mission to increase access to higher education for working adults and other non-traditional students . We are pleased that your

  • MALS Mini-Conference

    Updated: 2011-04-26 23:14:00
    The State of Interdisciplinarity. MALS students present their interdisciplinary research at this forum.

  • No room at the inn

    Updated: 2011-04-26 21:03:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Tuesday , April 26, 2011 No room at the inn Community college graduates find their transfer options limited in . Washington From the Seattle . Times For-profit colleges filling state transfer gap Washington's community-college students are transferring to four-year colleges and universities in record numbers , but increasingly they are turning to private , for-profit schools to earn their bachelor's . degrees The trend highlights the growing difficulty of transferring to a state-supported four-year college or university , according to the state Higher Education Coordinating Board , which reported the results in a study

  • ACHE South Award Winners

    Updated: 2011-04-26 15:36:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Tuesday , April 26, 2011 ACHE South Award Winners The following awards were presented at the Awards Luncheon at the ACHE South Regional Conference last week in San . Antonio The luncheon was sponsored by iCampus360. Distinguished Program Award : Credit Adult Degree Completion Program Middle Tennessee State . University Distinguished Program Award : Non-Credit Explore Summer Program ESP University of West . Florida Mini-Grant Award Jeanette Tesmer University of . Kentucky Continuing Education Leadership Award Ruth Bettandorff University of Georgia and Mary Bonhomme Florida Institute of . Technology Posted by Rick Osborn Email

  • This combines two of my favorite things

    Updated: 2011-04-25 14:55:00
    Top 10 Lists and cartoons. From Time.Top 10 Controversial Cartoons

  • Do you have a lot of vacation time banked?

    Updated: 2011-04-25 14:50:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , April 25, 2011 Do you have a lot of vacation time banked The Evil HR Lady answers a question from a university administrator that many of us can relate . to We're stretched so thin that vacations often move to the back burner . nbsp And we suffer for . it How Can I Make My Employees Take Vacation At the end of the day , I don’t really care how other people use or don’t use their vacation time . I am just sick of trying to work with people that are constantly stressed out , burned out , and come to work angry . I have heard a number of employees say things to the effect of If I have to work 60 hours one week to

  • ETSU reports user satisfaction with online language instruction offered in partnership with Rosetta Stone

    Updated: 2011-04-22 15:10:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , April 22, 2011 ETSU reports user satisfaction with online language instruction offered in partnership with Rosetta Stone In 2010, East Tennessee State University’s Honors College and Office of Professional Development began a program that offered online language-learning courses available in 25 languages through Rosetta Stone , a leading provider of technology-based , language-learning solutions . A recent user satisfaction survey gave Rosetta Stone® Classroom high marks for being accessible , convenient and user-friendly . Of the ETSU faculty , staff , students and community members taking the online offering , 80

  • From the Urban Dictionary

    Updated: 2011-04-21 12:51:00
    Killing two pigs with one bird: A modern version of the popular saying "killing two birds with one stone." derived from the popular video game "angry birds."I was killing two pigs with one bird by eating lunch and playing angry birds at the same time.</em

  • Save the date

    Updated: 2011-04-21 12:11:00

  • Be the ball

    Updated: 2011-04-20 12:52:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Wednesday , April 20, 2011 Be the ball Planning on attending ACHE 2011 in Orlando Here's some Zen-like advice on getting maximum return-on-investment from Jeff Kallay in Target . X Heading to a conference Here are six tips to maximize . ROI Whether you’re attending , exhibiting or presenting the cost of participating at a conference is significant , and with budgets the way they are many of you are attending less and . conferences Be sure to have a plan to maximize your conference ROI . Along with attending sessions featuring TargetX educators and stopping by our exhibits , here are six tips for earning a better return on any

  • Former ACHE Chairs

    Updated: 2011-04-19 17:41:00
    Drs. Brian Van Horn and Susan Elkins.

  • ACHE South Entertainment

    Updated: 2011-04-19 17:38:00

  • Attending the ACHE South Conference

    Updated: 2011-04-19 12:56:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Tuesday , April 19, 2011 Attending the ACHE South Conference For the first time Here are some tips for remembering people's names from Amber Mac in Fast Company Work Smart : 5 Rules for Remembering Names 1. Hear the name really listen for it 2. Spell the . name 3. Comment on the . name 4. Use the name during a . conversation 5. Use the name when . leaving 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 a recent past president of the Association for

  • Attending the ACHE South Conference

    Updated: 2011-04-18 12:22:00
    Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , April 18, 2011 Tennessee is the 49th least peaceful state in the . union Red is the least peaceful blue the most . nbsp No wonder I'm up at . night From Matt Stopera posting in I Love Charts 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

  • Working on the conference

    Updated: 2011-04-17 23:49:00
    We've got the gift boxes all ready for conference attendees.

  • BBC Highlights Action for ESOL Campaign

    Updated: 2011-03-30 17:26:41
    The BBC recently highlighted the Action for ESOL’s Day of Action on 24 March. The segment shows London protestors, who were part of a larger national Day of Action.

  • Free Distance Education for Virginia's Adult Learners eLearnVA

    Updated: 2011-03-26 20:40:50
    Accessibility : options Skip to Main Content font : size A A Primary links APPLY NOW For Students For Teachers Our mentors Videos Login Welcome to eLearnVA eLearnVA is an innovative statewide distance learning program for adults and youth . Learners use a variety of powerful online programs to prepare for taking the GED . tests Free Distance Education for Virginia's Adult Learners Welcome to eLearnVA eLearnVA is an innovative statewide distance learning program for adults and youth . Learners use a variety of powerful online programs to prepare for taking the GED . tests With eLearnVA you : can Learn from home with convenient , anytime access to the . internet Experience one-on-one mentoring and technical . support Master the subjects you need at a pace that's right for . you Enhance job

  • Henry County Public Schools Center for Community Learning

    Updated: 2011-03-26 20:40:49
    Email Home 2011-2012 Budget Planning Education Jobs Fund Information Strategic Planning 2015 Schools Preschool Elementary School Middle School High School Specialty Programs Adult Education Center for Community Learning Superintendent Human Resources School Merger Information Request a Transcript School Menus District Information HCPS in the Community School Board In The News Video Highlights March , 2011 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Center for Community Learning Schools Specialty Programs Opening Doors to Success Lynn Fitzgibbons Coordinator of Alternative Education 340 Ridgedale Drive Martinsville , VA 24112 Phone : 276 638-1668 Fax : 276 638-3942 CCL Referral Form Programs Regional Alternative Program 340

  • The SATs fiasco makes the cover of Private Eye

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:20:55
    A libertarian inclined blog for teachers and learners of all ages . Comments , emails and links to other educational stuff . welcome Home www.google.co.uk Recent Comments отдых в Анапе on J . P . Rangaswami gracious in victory Headteacher job london on Teacher as hero Tony on Exam results in South Africa are bad but the exams themselves may actually be quite good suresh on Police academy MBA Lady on How to learn how easy a language will be to learn Jack Courtney on There aren't very many jobs for teenagers MBA Lady on There aren't very many jobs for teenagers Kim Ramsey on Higher paid teachers bigger classes better results Procerin Reviews on Higher paid teachers bigger classes better results Mia on How Chinese soldiers are trained to keep their heads up Monthly Archives July 2008 June

  • How to Become a Kindergarten Teacher

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:20:55
    The process of how to become a kindergarten teacher is similar to the process of becoming any other type of elementary school teacher, and it isn’t too much different from that of becoming a middle school or high school teacher. There is more of a focus on early childhood development, however, and less of a [...]

  • Summer holiday

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:20:54
    A libertarian inclined blog for teachers and learners of all ages . Comments , emails and links to other educational stuff . welcome Home www.google.co.uk Recent Comments отдых в Анапе on J . P . Rangaswami gracious in victory Headteacher job london on Teacher as hero Tony on Exam results in South Africa are bad but the exams themselves may actually be quite good suresh on Police academy MBA Lady on How to learn how easy a language will be to learn Jack Courtney on There aren't very many jobs for teenagers MBA Lady on There aren't very many jobs for teenagers Kim Ramsey on Higher paid teachers bigger classes better results Procerin Reviews on Higher paid teachers bigger classes better results Mia on How Chinese soldiers are trained to keep their heads up Monthly Archives July 2008 June

  • How Much Does a Teaching Degree Cost

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:20:54
    If you’re looking into becoming a teacher, you’re probably wondering, “How much does a teaching degree cost?” Many factors go into this answer, so it is not exactly an easy question to answer. The cost of a teaching degree will depend on what school you attend, whether you take classes online or at a traditional [...]

  • Grilled Balls

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:20:53
    A libertarian inclined blog for teachers and learners of all ages . Comments , emails and links to other educational stuff . welcome Home www.google.co.uk Recent Comments отдых в Анапе on J . P . Rangaswami gracious in victory Headteacher job london on Teacher as hero Tony on Exam results in South Africa are bad but the exams themselves may actually be quite good suresh on Police academy MBA Lady on How to learn how easy a language will be to learn Jack Courtney on There aren't very many jobs for teenagers MBA Lady on There aren't very many jobs for teenagers Kim Ramsey on Higher paid teachers bigger classes better results Procerin Reviews on Higher paid teachers bigger classes better results Mia on How Chinese soldiers are trained to keep their heads up Monthly Archives July 2008 June

  • Physical Education Teacher Jobs – Career Explained

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:20:53
    Physical education teacher jobs are not necessarily the first position people think of when they think of teaching careers, but for many people it is the ideal way to combine a love of physical sport and a love of teaching into one job. There are many career options for physical education teachers around the country, [...]

  • How to Become a Teacher

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:20:52
    If you want to know how to become a teacher, you are not alone. This is one of the most important and popular jobs for college graduates. The career options are huge—you may work in any state in the nation or even take your teaching skills abroad to teach English and other subjects to children [...]

  • How Long Does It Take to Become a Teacher

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:20:51
    If you’re thinking about pursuing a teaching career, you’re probably wondering, “How long does it take to become a teacher?” It is very important to consider the amount of time required and the cost for any college programs you enter, of course, but with teaching it is particularly important. The degrees and certifications required to [...]

  • Teaching English as a Second Language Jobs – Career Explained

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:20:50
    There are many different English as a Second Language jobs in the United States and abroad, which all have varying educational requirements and job specifications. English as a Second Language (ESL) is also known as English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL). All of the teaching English as [...]

  • Curriculum Specialist Jobs – Career Explained

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:20:48
    Curriculum specialist jobs are important to our educational system, although the average person probably does not know much about this job. The curriculum specialist job description is basically to assess the effectiveness of a school’s curriculum in order to best meet the needs of the students. These well-educated professionals must be able to meet with [...]

  • Teacher Salary Range

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:20:47
    The teacher salary range varies widely depending on the state, the experience level of the teacher and other factors.  Teaching a kindergarten class in Wyoming will pay much less than teaching a master’s level university class at a college in California, for example.  The pay scale for this honorable career depends mostly on the location [...]

  • Special Education Teacher Jobs – Careers Explained

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:20:46
    Have you ever wondered, “Just what does a special education teacher do?” This is a highly specialized teaching job that requires a special license on top of the necessary bachelor’s degree and teaching credential.  Some states also require master’s degrees.  There is a huge shortage for special education teachers at the moment, though, so some [...]

  • All About the Applegate-Jackson-Parks Future Teacher Scholarship

    Updated: 2011-03-22 06:20:45
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  • Event: Action for ESOL Midlands Planning Meeting

    Updated: 2011-03-11 18:51:35
    Venue: Room 0.36,  South Birmingham College, Digbeth Campus, High Street Deritend, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5SU (map) Date: Tuesday, 15 March, 5:30 pm-7:30 pm Price: Free Help Action for ESOL show the importance of English classes in the face of funding cuts. These cuts mean 76% of ESOL learners face new or much higher fees.  What [...]

  • Reading Disabilities - Adults with Developmental Dyslexia

    Updated: 2011-03-09 16:32:41
    Past and present research confirm that poor phonological awareness causes reading skills to be similar for adult and child dyslexics and beginner readers.

  • Will Adult Learning Principles Work for Nursing Students?

    Updated: 2011-03-07 16:54:01
    Using andragogy, or adult learning principles is a viable approach to teaching nursing students, who understand that education is key to getting ahead.

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