Category Archives: Education

Online Versus Classroom Learning

Just as the internet has changed our way of communication with one another, it has also changed how we learn by offering new avenues such as virtual online schooling. As there are many of us that would prefer a more … Continue reading

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Virtual interaction in a virtual school

Back in the good ‘ole days it was strange, odd, and even frowned upon to create relationships in an online environment. A majority of the folks on the interwebs were allegedly 60-year-0ld creepers posing as teenagers. Even if they weren’t, it was still … Continue reading

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Collaborative Learning vs. “Collaborative” Learning

How do you define collaborative learning? What makes a one type of collaborative learning more effective than the other? According to BusinessDictionary.com, collaborative learning is “Cooperative arrangement in which learners of different abilities and interests work jointly in small groups to complete a project or solve a problem.” I think the … Continue reading

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The Importance of Financial Planning

Many of us are vastly approaching the light at the end of the tunnel. For those of us that are getting ready to graduate, it can be an exciting (and quite scary) experience. We’re getting ready to transition into a … Continue reading

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I Rather Collaboratively Learn Alone

I never thought one could stir up so many questions about the term “collaborative learning” but there are people that have written books on the different possible definitions for the term and this alone has sparked my interest. Is learning … Continue reading

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Against the Grain: School in the Digital Age

It seems logical that online courses are on the rise throughout the United States. As technology improves, so do the methods of teaching and learning. As a student who has two jobs, is deeply involved in church and is a … Continue reading

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“The Importance of Music in Religion”

A lot of people have much to say about religion today, but most of it is concerned and thought of with the description of religious experience or the makeup of the religious consciousness. In my opinion, I believe that music … Continue reading

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Collaborative Learning beyond the Education System

The saying “two heads are better than one” has served as the support for every student’s argument behind a test, quiz, paper, or any kind of assignment. While it is important to develop the skills of individual thinking, the use … Continue reading

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Online Exam Taking – When sharing becomes cheating, thank you Google

In today’s digital age, when files are sent at the click of a button, pictures of tests are texted around the room in seconds and screen shots of text books are readily available. Where is the line between sharing information … Continue reading

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Examining the Belief That Future Generations are Smarter That Past Ones

I do not know how some people got the idea that every generation is smarter that the precedent generation. There is not such thing as a generation being smarter than another; there have been always smarter people in every generation, … Continue reading

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