• I just had my evaluation

    Updated: 2012-05-31 15:44:00
    It went a lot better than this.

  • Our job is getting harder

    Updated: 2012-05-31 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 Thursday , May 31, 2012 Our job is getting harder According to this article from Time college enrollment nationwide is trending . down While our funding formula in Tennessee is no longer directly dependent upon enrollment , it's still better financially to have a student than to not have one . nbsp Continuing education units will be pressured even more to deliver new students : adults , non-traditional , online , and out-of-state . nbsp Is the Recession Hurting College Enrollment Harvard , Yale and a few other selective universities may be announcing record numbers of applicants for the semester beginning in the fall , but

  • This is the last day to vote in the ACHE election

    Updated: 2012-05-31 11:49:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , May 31, 2012 This is the last day to vote in the ACHE election Vote today For information on the candidates visit . here Standing for Director-at-Large Maureen Behr Pam Collins Lee Glines Walter Pearson Terry Ratcliff Marthann Schulte Marc Wilson Standing for Vice : President Regis Gilman Paula Hogard Clare Roby Posted by Rick Osborn Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom About Me Rick Osborn I'm currently the Secretary Treasurer for the Tennessee Alliance for Continuing Higher Education TACHE and

  • Tales of the non-traditional

    Updated: 2012-05-30 11:25:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Wednesday , May 30, 2012 Tales of the non-traditional More news on adult and continuing education . students From U.S . News World Report Adult Students Overcome Hardships to Become College Graduates It is not uncommon for college students to share classes with older adults who , regardless of age , are determined to earn their bachelor’s degree . In many cases , these nontraditional students have overcome major hurdles just to say they are the proud recipients of a college . degree Older adults overcome hurdles to finish college . the case of 60-year-old Linda Felkel , a brain condition was standing between her and her goal

  • EdX Airways post from Inside Higher Ed

    Updated: 2012-05-30 00:14:40
    EdX Airways SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed  By Ryan Craig In the past few weeks the twin quasars of the New York Times opinion page — Thomas Friedman and David Brooks — have waxed poetic about the coming revolution in higher education as presaged by recent announcements of elite universities moving online: MIT and Harvard with edX; Stanford, Princeton, Penn [...]

  • What is a dialogue tag? by ed2go instructor Eva Shaw

    Updated: 2012-05-29 21:07:24
    What is a dialogue tag? It’s the “he said” or “she said” that tells readers who’s speaking in a written conversation. In theory, dialogue tags are a mechanism that helps readers follow the flow of a conversation. In reality, they’re virtually invisible to readers. There are two schools of thought about dialogue tags. The first [...]

  • Social notworking

    Updated: 2012-05-29 11:36:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Tuesday , May 29, 2012 Social notworking You can be fired for liking the wrong things on . Facebook From Entrepreneur.com When Facebook's Like' Pushes the Wrong Button with Employers In a report published by DCist , a Washington , D.C . website , the employee said he became Facebook friends with the supervisor’s daughter , and it was through that friendship that his boss discovered that he had Liked the Two Dads Facebook Page . After his subsequent firing , the employee filed a complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission . A ruling is expected later this month . In the second incident Bland v . Roberts

  • Inmates earn general education diplomas

    Updated: 2012-05-28 11:17:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , May 28, 2012 Inmates earn general education diplomas Two adult student success stories from The Johnson City Press Let's hope GED funding escapes furter . reductions Father , son among graduates during ceremony at county jail Timothy Honeycutt Jr . an inmate in the Washington County Detention Center , never imagined he would graduate from anywhere , but the 22-year-old received his general education diploma alongside his father , Timothy Honeycutt Sr . Tuesday as the first father and son pair to graduate from the Washington County Detention Center Adult Education Program . The Honeycutts were two of 23 inmates to be

  • This is a little complicated

    Updated: 2012-05-25 11:10:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , May 25, 2012 This is a little complicated But this is a list of songs that contain life advice for new . graduates Like what you might hear at commencement ceremonies . nbsp From Tom Hawking writing in The Atlantic Don't Eat the Yellow Snow' and More Life Advice for Grads From Songs Butthole Surfers Sweet Loaf Key : lyric It’s better to regret something you have done Than to regret something you haven’t done” Life lessons from Gibby Haynes Curiously enough , yes . This succinct couplet sums up an entire philosophy about life , and so long as whatever you’re doing isn’t hurting anyone else , this isn’t a bad axiom to

  • ed2go is pleased to announce the launch of an outstanding new career training program for QuickBooks 2012

    Updated: 2012-05-24 22:19:29
    ed2go is pleased to announce the launch of an outstanding new career training program. This program is ideal for students interested in mastering professional bookkeeping using QuickBooks 2012 software. Title: Professional Bookkeeping with QuickBooks 2012 In this program, students will learn all of the skills necessary for bookkeeping for a small business: how to plan [...]

  • Save the Date! National Adult Education & Family Literacy Week Sept 10-16, 2012

    Updated: 2012-05-23 16:08:35
    http : blog.ncladvocacy.org feed Thursday , 24 of May of 2012 National Coalition for Literacy Advocating for public policies that support adult literacy HOME ABOUT MISSION VISION COALITION ROLE LEADERSHIP MEMBERS CONSULTANTS HISTORY EVENTS DOLLAR GENERAL PRESENTATION SERIES ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY WEEK POLICY FORUMS WHY ADULT EDUCATION ADULT LITERACY JOBS THE ECONOMY CHILDREN'S EDUCATION IMMIGRATION INTEGRATION INCARCERATION HEALTH LITERACY POVERTY POLICY ADULT LITERACY CAUCUS LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES LEGISLATIVE UPDATES ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES COALITION POLICY PAPERS COALITION ACTIONS POLICY FORUMS ACT NOW CONNECT GET TEXTS EMAIL , FAX or CALL ADVOCACY TOOLKIT ADVOCACY BASICS WHAT YOU CAN LEGALLY DO USING YOUR TIME WISELY ADVOCACY LEADERSHIP YOUR ADVOCACY ROLE CONTACTING

  • Really just an excuse

    Updated: 2012-05-22 12:31:00
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  • Paying companies to hire your graduates

    Updated: 2012-05-22 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 Tuesday , May 22, 2012 Paying companies to hire your graduates That's the Chicago . way Hmmmmmmm . nbsp From The Chicago Sun-Times City to give 2 million to companies that hire City Colleges grads Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a 2 million stipend for companies willing to hire City Colleges of Chicago graduates . You hire one of our community college kids , we’ll pay their stipend for the first four weeks of work , 8221 Emanuel said Saturday during his commencement address to 3,300 graduates at the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion . I want the rest of the country and all the people to know we got great community

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    Updated: 2012-05-22 07:52:16
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  • ed2go online course student reviews

    Updated: 2012-05-21 18:07:02
    Creating K-12 Learning Materials Thank you for a great course. I have wanted to develop and publish learning material for several years. This course has given me what I lacked to be able to reach that goal –  the knowledge, confidence, and inspiration to move forward. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone interested [...]

  • TACHE East regional meeting

    Updated: 2012-05-21 11:26:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , May 21, 2012 TACHE East regional meeting East Tennessee Regional Meeting Northeast State Community College Kingsport Center for Higher Education June 22, 2012 9:00-9:10 a.m . Welcome and Introductions Kathy Thacker , nbsp TACHE Senior Regional Director Interim 9:10-10:10 . a.m Meeting Workforce Needs Mr . Jeff McCord , Vice President for Northeast State at Kingsport Northeast State Community College 10:10-10:25 a.m . Networking Break 10:25-11:25 a.m . The Winter Session Jigsaw : The Why’s , Who’s , and How’s of Winter Session Dr . Sarah Bradford , Director , nbsp Office of Summer and Winter Sessions East Tennessee

  • Urban Dictionary word of the day

    Updated: 2012-05-18 17:02:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , May 18, 2012 Urban Dictionary word of the day Phone : Stack When at a meal , and everyone is on their phones , grab them and stack them face down in the center of the . table First to pick up their phone , pays the bill for all . If no one grabs it , everyone pays their . part Everyone is texting at a group meal Person 1 : PHONE STACK Person 1 snatches all phones and stacks them face down Person 1 : first to touch pays the full bill Posted by Rick Osborn Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom About Me

  • Coffee

    Updated: 2012-05-18 12:37:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , May 18, 2012 Coffee Is there anything you can't do From Time s Healthland Coffee : Drink More , Live Longer Kicking your morning off with a cup of joe may provide more than a caffeine boost . A recent study from the National Institutes of Health NIH found that older coffee drinkers even those who swill decaf have a lower risk of death than those who don’t drink . coffee Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages , both in the United States and worldwide , 8221 the study authors write . Since coffee contains caffeine , a stimulant , coffee drinking is not generally considered to be part of a healthy lifestyle

  • Graduating tomorrow but this is your first trip to campus?

    Updated: 2012-05-17 15:59:00
    From Bizarro Blog!

  • Tales of the non-tradtional

    Updated: 2012-05-17 11:40:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Thursday , May 17, 2012 Tales of the non-tradtional More news on adult and continuing education . students Janitors seem to be completing degrees in record numbers . nbsp I hereby dub it the Goodwill Hunting Effect . From Stltoday.com School janitor comes full circle with college graduation For a decade , Toby Meyer has scrubbed the toilets and mopped the floors of the Maryland Heights elementary school he attended as a . boy Becoming a janitor was something he had never imagined doing . Not very cool for a . 20-year-old When I was younger , I looked at it as a beneath-me kind of job , said . Meyer I really hated the job at

  • ACHE elections

    Updated: 2012-05-16 11:15:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Wednesday , May 16, 2012 ACHE elections The slate of candidates for the ACHE Board of Directors and Vice President has been finalized and voting opens today . nbsp There's never been a finer field so every vote is important . nbsp The ballot will be open through May 31, vote today Standing for : Director-at-Large Maureen Behr Pam Collins Lee Glines Walter Pearson Terry Ratcliff Marthann Schulte Marc Wilson Standing for Vice President : nbsp Regis Gilman Paula Hogard Clare Roby Posted by Rick Osborn Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home

  • Tales of the non-traditional

    Updated: 2012-05-15 11:01:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Tuesday , May 15, 2012 Tales of the non-traditional More news about adult and continuing education . students From Kentucky.com After 33 years and myriad health issues , student graduates from UK Karen Stucker Rogers had no idea when she entered the University of Kentucky as a freshman in 1978 that more than 33 years would pass before she would receive her bachelor's . degree Life just got in the way , said Rogers , 52. The death of her father and the extensive health problems of her mother , brother and husband , not to mention her own , forced her to put her educational goals on the back . burner But Sunday night , after

  • Tales of the non-tradtional

    Updated: 2012-05-14 11:10:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Monday , May 14, 2012 Tales of the non-tradtional More news about adult and continuing education students . From the New York Daily News Custodian cleans up for classics degree at Columbia IT TOOK ALMOST 20 years , but this weekend a Columbia University custodian will put down his broom and dustpan just long enough to collect his . sheepskin Gac Filipaj , 52, an immigrant from the former Yugoslavia , toiled day and night to earn a bachelor’s degree in classics with honors , no . less And even though he spent nearly two decades in school taking one or two classes a semester he’s not finished with higher . education Only half

  • Older than the Hulk, am I

    Updated: 2012-05-11 11:20:00
    : , Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , May 11, 2012 Older than the Hulk , am I Happy birthday . Puny Banner From Time Celebrating 50 Years of the Big Green Monster Posted by Rick Osborn Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook : Reactions 0 comments : Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom About Me Rick Osborn I'm currently the Secretary Treasurer for the Tennessee Alliance for Continuing Higher Education TACHE and I'm a past president of both the Association for Continuing Higher Education ACHE and TACHE . In the real world , I work in university continuing education administration . The views

  • Save the date

    Updated: 2012-05-11 11:05:00
    : Rick Osborn's Continuing Education Blog A discussion of continuing higher education , adult education , training,and related--and some unrelated--Tennessee . topics Friday , May 11, 2012 Save the date 28th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching Learning August 8-10, 2012 Madison , Wisconsin http : www.uwex.edu disted conference TEACH LEARN CONNECT with colleagues at this year’s conference . More than 150 learning opportunities will be presented by distance education and training professionals from around the globe . This year’s schedule also includes a wide variety of optional workshops on Wednesday , August 8 for a more in-depth experience there’s limited workshop space , so register early to save your spot . Register by July 16 to receive the early-bird fees , and take advantage of the

  • You Can Be a Blogger

    Updated: 2012-05-08 23:00:40
    You Can Be a Blogger By ed2go Instructor Robin Sellers Does it seem as if all your friends have blogs? It’s easy to join them. This is one case where it’s okay to give into peer pressure! It’s easy to get started with a blog . . . all you need is an idea. I suggest [...]

  • Shaq on importance of college education

    Updated: 2012-05-08 05:30:47
    By Shaquille O’Neal Source USA Today On Saturday, I will be receiving an education doctorate degree from Barry University, a small Catholic school in Miami Shores. The degree isn’t honorary. I worked for it, and I’m as proud of this as anything I have accomplished in my life. While I did this for two people — my [...]

  • ed2go Student Comments -Instructor-Led Online Courses

    Updated: 2012-05-07 18:10:26
    Creating a Classroom Web Site Before the course, I knew virtually nothing about HTML, and now I definitely feel that I can not only create my own web page, but also modify them to meet my needs. As far as instructional content, the course was perfect for me. February 2012 – Student from UH Maui [...]

  • ed2go is pleased to announce the launch of a new Instructor-Led Online Course: Introduction to Adobe Acrobat X

    Updated: 2012-05-01 23:09:13
    ed2go is pleased to announce the launch of a new Instructor-Led Online Course: Introduction to Adobe Acrobat X If all you think Acrobat does is create PDF files, you’re in for a big surprise! In this course, you’ll discover how to bring together a wide range of content from dozens of programs that you can [...]

  • Why don’t they use normal language in medicine?

    Updated: 2012-04-24 17:20:30
    Medical Terminology By ed2go Instructor Douglas Best “Why don’t they use normal language in medicine? I just don’t see how I’m going to memorize so many complicated words.” Hundreds of years ago, in the early days of medical terminology, most scholars spoke Latin or Greek—the common languages for scholars whose first language was French, English, Spanish, [...]

  • ed2go Announces the Launch of Their National High School Credit Recovery Program

    Updated: 2012-04-23 21:35:23
    Stamford, CT, April 23, 2012 – ed2go, part of Cengage Learning and a leading provider of turnkey online training and education solutions, in partnership with Smart Horizons Career Online Education (SHCOE), the world’s first AdvancED/SACS accredited online school district, has announced the launch of a new summer school credit recovery program for high school students looking [...]

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