How to: Begin Basic Academic Research
"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?" — Albert Einstein One of the most important aspects of college work is research. In any college course, you will need...
View ArticleIntroduction to Online Learning: Are You Ready to Be an Online Learner?
"Change is the end result of all true learning" — Leo Buscaglia You’ve seen all those great commercials about attending school from home in your pajamas, or maybe you’ve heard from someone you know...
View ArticleTechnology Literacy I: Lessons for the Online Student
"The real danger is not that computers will begin to think like men, but that men will begin to think like computers." — Sydney J. Harris Many people experience doubt or even fear about their ability...
View ArticleThe Economics of Your Education
"Any informed borrower is simply less vulnerable to fraud and abuse." — Alan Greenspan The decision to attend a university, either online or at a traditional brick-and-mortar campus, is life-changing....
View ArticleThe Practice of Participation in an Online Course
"A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books." — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Participation refers to the ways students are engaged in the...
View ArticleA Student’s Guide to Thrifty Grocery Shopping
By: Travis Bauer You’d never expect shopping for food to rank among the most daunting tasks for college students. But for some, grocery shopping generates more anxiety than do term papers or impending...
View ArticleNecessary Cooking Supplies For Any College Student’s Kitchen
By: Travis Bauer So you’ve decided to take the culinary plunge. You’ve spent hours upon hours studying the craft, either watching celebrity chefs cook meals on TV or drooling over a host of food blogs,...
View ArticleA Delicious Tomato Sauce for the Economic College Student
By: Travis Bauer It’s dinnertime and you’ve decided upon one of the old standby dishes that define college-era cooking: pasta. To most enterprising student cooks, pasta can be prepared two ways. Those...
View ArticleThe Truth Behind the “Freshman 15” Myth
By: Travis Bauer Weight conscious college students rejoice! A recently published study refutes the all-to-prevalent notion regarding weight gain during a student’s first year at college, otherwise...
View Article15 Fascinating TED Talks for Physics Students
Considering physics literally keeps the known (and possibly some of the unknown) cosmos alive and kicking, anyone with a particularly piquant passion for the science enjoy thousands of lessons far...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Online Ed for Disabled Students
"Limitations only go so far." — Robert M. Hensel Although all students should carefully weigh the benefits and considerations of online learning, online courses can offer disabled students some...
View ArticleExploring Student Support Services at Online Universities
"No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent." — John Donne You’ve made an admirable decision to go to college, and you want to do well. As an online student, you may...
View ArticleFoundations for Effective Career Planning
"Success is where preparation and opportunity meet." — Bobby Unser You may have enrolled in an online program for several reasons — personal fulfillment, academic immersion in a topic of interest, or...
View ArticleA Student’s Need-to-Know Guide to Web Security
College students access shared public networks more often than just about any other group of users online. Open networks are great for college campuses and workspaces, but users often underestimate the...
View ArticleEarn College Credits for What You Know: CLEP
It’s no secret to today’s college students that tuition costs are on the upswing. The 2012-2013 academic year alone saw a 3.8% increase in average state school tuition nationwide. In the face of these...
View ArticleHow to Spot and Avoid Online Plagiarism
What is Plagiarism? A ten page essay is due in twelve hours, but it’s barely begun. The student is desperate. He begins to panic and piece together information from different sources; copying and...
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Note Taking 101
Developing an organized system of note taking is a critical part of college success. Taking great notes doesn’t just help us retain more material, it also helps develop higher order thinking skills....
View ArticleHow to Search the Invisible Web
The internet is an iceberg. And, as you might guess, most of us only reckon with the tip. While the pages and media found via simple searches may seem unendingly huge at times, what is submerged and...
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