Students should explore online learning style

This article is from tcu 360

Many college students seek online classes because they need a more flexible academic schedule. I have done a great amount of schooling online and, although there are tremendous difficulties that go along with it, I have to say it is pretty rewarding.

Students who cannot afford to go to school and simultaneously work a full-time job often seek classes that will fit around their busy lives. My first year of college I worked 40 hours a week in a factory, headed home to do my schoolwork, then went to sleep and repeated this process for two semesters.

University of Central Florida Chooses AiM(TM) from AssetWorks

This article is from Market Watch The Wall Street Journal
AssetWorks, a leader in Intelligent Workplace Management(SM), today announced that the University of Central Florida (UCF) has turned to AssetWorks to provide a comprehensive Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) to help manage 158 buildings comprising 9.1 million gross square feet on the university's 1,415 acre main campus as well as manage an additional 20 buildings comprising 1.3 million gross square feet on 110 acres at eight satellite campuses. UCF's Facilities and Safety departments selected AiM(TM) from AssetWorks to help fulfill their mission to create, maintain and protect the campus environment for nearly 59,000 students and over 10,000 faculty and staff.

EnerMech commissions online learning system from Oilennium

This article is from Finding Petroleum 
Aberdeen mechanical engineering company EnerMech has commissioned UK company Oilennium Ltd to provide an online learning system for its staff and clients. 

The learning modules include an introduction to the company, an overview of the oil and gas industry, and quality, health / safety and technical modules.

They will be available to EnerMech's staff and clients.

HS online learning bill advances

This article  is from Wane.com 

A bill that would require students in Indiana to take a virtual instruction course before they graduate from high school has cleared its first hurdle, Senate Republicans announced Wednesday.

The bill, authored by Republican State Sen. Jim Banks of Columbia City, is aimed at ensuring high school students are proficient in online learning before they enter college or the workforce. It passed out of the Senate Committee on Education and Career Development Wednesday with a 9-1 vote. The bill will now move on to the full Senate.

“Technology has changed how we work and live,” saidBanks. “The ability to work with new technologies is absolutely necessary for our modern workforce, and students must be prepared.”

Banks’ bill would require students – beginning with the freshman class of 2013 – to have at least one virtual instruction course or credit requirement go toward their Core 40 diploma.

Ivy Tech Community College has said it will provide the technology for these courses, which would enable high school students to get dual credit, according to Senate Republicans.

Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett included the online coursework bill in his list of priorities for the 2012 legislative session.

Banks said the bill will be a cost-savings measure, helping schools make better use of time and teacher talent.  He said Florida, Idaho and Michigan have already passed similar legislation.

News: ESL education is an asset to immigrants

Not only is English considered the international language, but knowing how to speak, write and understand it is an essential in English speaking countries. Tovin Lapan of the Las Vegas Sun recently wrote an article about immigrants in the U.S.A. who are seeking to improve their English skills for a very competitive job market. Often, employers in English speaking countries will turn away qualified applicants for jobs if they cannot speak English. You can read more about this here:

Adam Melchor did not have trouble finding work in construction when he first arrived in Las Vegas in 2005.

The 43-year-old Mexican immigrant, who was sponsored by relatives here, found abundant opportunities in the construction industry even though he could not speak a word of English.

“For the first couple of years it was easy to find work,” he said in Spanish. “Now, there is nothing.”

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/01/jobs-scarce-immigrants-turn-esl-ged-classes/

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