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Assessing Your Progress
I'm not a big fan of New Years resolutions. Sure I've made
dozens of them, all with good intentions and a bit of magical
thinking, believing this time the resolution will stick. Maybe a
few have, but generally these wishful self-promises end...
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Coaching Employees - The Chronic Excuser
Most of us find coaching employees to be an effective, even enjoyable, approach to leadership and management. Coaching provides a way to help team members grow and develop, while achieving business objectives. But occasionally, we encounter a...
Time to Quit the Rat Race?
North American businesses are in trouble. Our offices are filled with people who are bored, stale and disinterested. In this article, Certified business and executive coach John M McKee considers some easy-to-implement options to regain our...
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What is Failure Anyway?
Does it surprise you that only 400 cokes were sold the first year; Albert Einstein's Ph.D. dissertation was rejected; Henry Ford had two bankruptcies before his famous success; or Ulysses S. Grant was working as a handyman, written off as a failure,...
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Distance Learning College
You might be at a crossroads in your life. You might realize
that you need your Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree to
land that exciting and high-paying job you have always wanted.
You might realize that you need your Master's degree to rise
higher in your current profession. You might realize that you
are ready to return to work after taking a break to raise your
family, and that getting a degree will help you achieve your
professional goals. Simply the most convenient and flexible way
to achieve any of these ambitions is by getting your degree
online at a college that offers distance learning. Distance
learning is not "correspondence". Rather, it utilizes today's
Web technologies to allow anyone from anywhere to attend college
via the Internet, and receive a college education.
There are many advantages of choosing to receive your education
online from a college that offers distance-learning programs.
Proximity is no longer a factor in determining where you attend
college. There is no need to live near or commute to a college
when all classes can be attended and all work submitted online.
Studying for a college education online allows you to achieve
your educational and professional goals at your own pace,
whether you want to get a 2-year Associate's degree, a 4-year
Bachelor's degree, or take an accelerated course program to
receive a professional certificate. Attending school online is a
great option for those who might have uncertainties about going
to college as an older student or returning after many years.
Taking advantage of a distance learning program can be an easy
way to ease into the routine of class work and projects, and can
reduce the stress of feeling the need to fit in with younger
students. Further, course availability is often convenient for
those who work full time or care for a family. Often,
distance-learning programs offer evening and weekend classes.
There are distance-learning programs available for just about
every professional and academic discipline out there. Fields of
study include Business, Social Sciences, Humanities, Library and
Information Sciences, Education, Nursing, Liberal Arts, Fine
Arts, and various Healthcare programs. These are but a few of
the subjects in which you can earn a college degree by choosing
a distance-learning program. While there
are many fully
accredited online-only colleges and Universities that offer
distance learning programs, there are also many traditional
colleges and Universities that are adding distance learning to
their curricula. Most of these colleges and Universities are
accredited by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation is
an important credential to look for when choosing an online
program if you have prior college credits you wish to transfer.
Accredited institutions are also more readily recognized and
accepted by employers and professional organizations.
You might be concerned about affording a degree through a
college that offers distance-learning programs. Often, financial
aid is available to students in the form of grants, loans, even
scholarships. Also, many employers are willing to pay for part
or all of an employee's tuition and fees. Investing in an
employee's future reaps benefits for everyone involved.
The misconception of receiving your degree from a college that
offers distance-learning programs is that the experience might
not be as enriching or legitimate as attending campus-based
classes at a traditional college or University. This just isn't
the case. Programs offered online present the same opportunities
for group work, independent study, and interpersonal
communications as their traditional counterparts. While it is
true that being an online student requires a certain amount of
self-discipline and organization, receiving your college degree
online will probably help to facilitate the learning process as
well as develop your time management and self-motivation skills.
With the prevalence of the Internet and advancements such as
teleconferencing in both education and the business world today,
it is possible to come away from the experience not only with a
college education and your dream career, but also with greater
knowledge and comfort with technology. Receiving your college
degree through a distance-learning program is a valuable,
convenient, and flexible way to broaden your career
opportunities, and have the career you have always dreamt about.
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Learn the essential information for picking the right online
degree course at Distance Learning College
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