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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 Friday , July 29, 2011 Today is System Administrator Appreciation . Day I know I appreciate mine , especially after the hours she recently spent on my pc . nbsp From Techland Hug Your IT Person While it may not be all that well known here in the U.S . apparently it's a big deal in Russia , where SysAdmin Day has evolved into an outdoor festival , Kekatos told Networkworld He warns that not everyone's on board with the holiday , though , saying , Every now and then I'll receive an email from someone saying , expletive you , do your job , that's what you get a salary for , if don't like it , find a different job . Posted by
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , July 28, 2011 Over 1300 at our Early Childhood Conference More than 1,300 educators , parents , and community members will attend the 51st Annual Early Childhood Conference , hosted by East Tennessee State University’s Center of Excellence in Early Childhood Learning and Development and the Office of Professional . Development The event will be held July 28-30 at the Millennium Centre . A variety of programs and events will be held , including presentations such as Rock , Rhyme , Write , and Read” by Dr . Jean Feldman Facilitating Toddler Self-Regulation and Problem Solving : Powerful Strategies and Promising
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , July 28, 2011 Tennessee using the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation grant to spur colllege completion The APSU app is pretty slick , and I've heard their provost sing its . praises One of its uses is help students choose which course among electives he or she should take by predicting the letter grade for each option--based on the student's previous course work and other factors . nbsp I'm sure it can predict success much better than a human . advisor As far as the prior learning piece-- . meh Our nontradtional degree programs here have had options for earning credit for prior learning for over 20 years . nbsp It
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , July 28, 2011 God help me I do love Top 10 lists I'm sure there's more than ten , but this is a . start Here's half of Steve Tobak s list . nbsp Read the rest at BNET And while I take my iPhone with me to the bathroom , I keep it my pocket are rarely use it . nbsp Of course , when I'm in the bathroom , that's when my office phone rings . 10 Things You Should Never Do at Work Say or write anything you wouldn’t want plastered on the Yahoo home page or in the hands of the SEC , FTC , DOJ , or IRS . You have zero expectation of privacy at work and should therefore assume that anything and everything is being recorded
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Wednesday , July 27, 2011 Washingon Monthly's community college ranking Here's the top . ten Three of them are over the mountains in North Carolina . nbsp Another four are in . Minnesota Community College Rankings 2010 Washington Monthly 1 Saint Paul College MN 2 Hesston College KS 3 Carolinas College of Health Sciences NC 4 Mayland Community College NC 5 Itasca Community College MN 6 Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College 7 Leech Lake Tribal College MN 8 Alexandria Technical College MN 9 Southwestern Community College NC 10 Chippewa Valley Technical College WI Posted by Rick Osborn Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share
: , Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Tuesday , July 26, 2011 The date , please save SAVE THE DATE November 9-11, 2011 43 rd Annual TACHE Conference Park Vista Hotel Gatlinburg , TN 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 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
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , July 25, 2011 Community college students are more successful When they take live . classes Online courses were not associated with higher graduation rates . nbsp The study suggests that improved course design and better trained teachers might help improve completion rates . nbsp I doubt that these results would be any different for university students , however . From The Chronicle of Higher . Education Community-College Students Perform Worse Online Than Face to Face Community-college students enrolled in online courses fail and drop out more often than those whose coursework is classroom-based , according to a new
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , July 25, 2011 Tales of the non-traditional This is no longer all that . unusual We've had several military students complete their degrees while on active duty . nbsp This tale is from AOL.com College Anytime , Anywhere Even in Afghanistan For every great reason people have for returning to school to finish their college degrees , their busy lives seem to offer up a discouraging excuse . While adult students often have many more family and career responsibilities than their younger counterparts do , the good news is that even the busiest of people are finding success at going back to school and that includes men and
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , July 22, 2011 Best party schools Campus Grotto reveals its expanded list of the nation's best party . schools The only Tennessee institution is UT , which comes in last . nbsp The old alma mater , Iowa , is ranked above it . nbsp I'm not sure how scientific the selection process was , however . Best Party Schools Parties can be one of the best things about college . Many colleges don't like to be labeled as a party school , so here's what they don't want you to know . Rather than making a limited list of the Top 10 party schools , we have included all colleges that are the biggest . partiers Posted by Rick Osborn
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , July 22, 2011 What are you complaining about You got your money Things like this are why at least one prominent continuing educator left Illinois and the Midwest for green pastures . That and the fact that providers turned down his state health insurance because they weren't sure that they would be paid . From The News-Gazette Parkland gets promised state money after 20 years News-Gazette.com Parkland College has finally received money , 24 million , first promised to it 20 years ago to pay for projects that will allow it to register more . students President Tom Ramage said capital appropriations of 15.44 million
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , July 22, 2011 Redneck retirement system The lottery . rebounds From The Tennessean Tennessee lottery takes in more than 1 billion The Tennessee Education Lottery Corp . released record-breaking year-end results Monday with nearly 300 million going to education in the state this . year The lottery also reports 1.19 billion in total sales , a 4.2 percent increase over the previous . year Since ticket sales began in January 2004, the lottery has given 2.07 billion to . education Total sales have reached 7.8 billion . nbsp Since lottery-funded education programs began , including the well-known HOPE Scholarship , they
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , July 22, 2011 Take this job and shove it While this story is centered on Missouri , the same concerns seem to trending . nationwide The head lies uneasy , I'm afraid . nbsp From . STLToday.com Does anyone want to be chancellor anymore Someone needs to hang a bunch of help wanted signs outside the offices of a half dozen or so local university presidents and . chancellors Following a spate of vacancies brought on by illness , change of heart , scandal and retirement several of the region's top schools find themselves searching for leaders just as higher education struggles through one of the worst economic periods in
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , July 21, 2011 ETSU Centennial Celebration this afternoon New signage across State of Franklin . Street Speaking at the event were ETSU President Dr . Paul Stanton , ETSU COO Dr . Wilsie Bishop , and Johnson City Mayor Dr . Jeff Banyas all pictured below 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
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , July 21, 2011 It's so hot You have to put water in the refrigerator to bring it to a boil . Ba-doom Pshh . 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 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
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , July 21, 2011 L.S.Brew After ditching ideas for bake sales and lemonade stands , LSU decides to generate funds through . beer Do they have their beer goggles From The Advocate Martin : LSU to brew , sell beer LSU must grow and become more entrepreneurial as it reduces its reliance on state funding , LSU Chancellor Michael Martin said . Tuesday Martin discussed The Future of the Flagship” at LSU’s Breakfast to Business speaking series at Café Américain on Jefferson . Highway We have to reduce the dependency on state appropriations , 8221 Martin said . In addition to increasing tuition , LSU is planning to brew its
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , July 21, 2011 Website 101 Websites need constant . attention Jeff Haden , writing in BNET has some tips for your review . nbsp I've listed the first one , which is crucial . nowadays How to Avoid The 7 Deadly Website Sins BNET 1. Your website is anything but mobile-friendly . Almost 5 billion people have mobile phone subscriptions out of a population of approximately 7 billion people . Still think you don’t need a fast , well-designed , and efficient mobile-friendly site Your customers . do Posted by Rick Osborn Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Google Buzz : Reactions 0 comments :
: Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , July 21, 2011 What me worry Good advice from Seth Godin . What you should worry about You''ve heard this question a lot . It's what a novice asks an expert . He's planning something or launching something and he wonders , Should I worry about . Actually , it doesn't pay to worry about . anything It might benefit you to pay attention to something or to learn about something , because that will help you make a better decision when then time . comes If it's not something you can decide about , if it's not something you can avoid , then all you can do is worry . And what's the point of that Posted by Rick Osborn Email
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