Attending college is a life-long dream for millions of students across the globe. However, for students with disabilities attending college can sometimes present its own challenges. The good news is that there is a plethora of support and resources available to aid students with disabilities in achieving academic success. There are various college services,...
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When I realized that I was ready to further my education by obtaining my master’s degree, I knew that I would need help funding my education. After researching different ways to fund your graduate degree, I discovered that many graduate schools offer fellowships and graduate assistantships to graduate students and support their education. After...
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When I first decided to go back to graduate school, I knew that I didn’t want the burden of only relying on personal funds and student loans to fund my master’s degrees. When I finally decided on the university that I wanted to attend, I made it a mission to understand the different funding...
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The acronym STEM stands for: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS An example of each is Physical Science, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Applied Mathematics. A student studying disciplines in any of the fields above is known as a STEM student. Every day is different for a STEM student. Rarely will you find yourself doing the...
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Global business changes at such a stunning pace that entry-level professionals barely have time to acclimate to a new company, a new competitive environment, or new operational requirements. The challenges faced by young workers include lack of experience, a complex corporate world, and business education that is too theoretical and out of sync with...
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Each individual has contrasting “needs” and “wants” when evaluating their move to graduate school, but some factors are more important than others. The decision to move to a different state to enter a Ph.D. program can be simplified once you realize your primary and secondary non-negotiable’s. As a first-year Ph.D. Latina student in a...
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Statistics show that the primary interest for pursuing higher education is the expectation that degree attainment will improve job prospects. Students represent valuable assets to be leveraged by organizations given the knowledge and experience acquired, and recent graduates can influence and improve existing processes upon being hired. Indeed, college serves a societal function for a strong...
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The online environment has brought many possibilities to the learning process. It has provided the platform for different forms of absorbing, providing, and comprehending information. This environment allows students to learn at their own pace, enhancing their self-esteem. However, like many platforms, this environment has its challenges. Here are seven study skills to assist...
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So, you ‘wanna’ be an assistant lecturer? Well whoop-de-doo! Paraphrasing Phil (the satyr from the Disney classic “Hercules”), becoming an assistant lecturer is a worthwhile endeavour. In some ways, just like Hercules, you will undoubtedly become a hero, more for yourself than others, but becoming an assistant lecturer (as well as a hero) is...
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I would like to share insights into how I addressed a media arts curriculum’s instructional design and development problem that needed an eLearning framework since the pandemic hit. With the educational stage being reset in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the groundwork of education has changed, relying heavily on eLearning and the need for...
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