While I will talk about things regarding distance education at any school I will talk more about Ashford University than any other because I am a recent graduate.  While logging into Blackboard this morning to participate in my induction into Alpha Sigma Lambda I learned that Ashford has just received quite a cool industry award.   [...]

Every student that takes classes online will have to write an introduction post to let the other students and the instructor know about you and a little of what makes you tick.  Think of the introduction as free points that you can get with little effort.
Points to include:

Your name
Where you are from
What you do for [...]

If you are like most of the people in the wolrd you are probably reading this blog post via Internet Explorer.  You probably did like you have always done and upgraded to the version 8 without much thought.  This is fine for most instances but when it comes to taking classes online there are a [...]

I went to college the first time in the 1980’s when financial aid paid me more than I made on my $3.32 an hour job.  Fast forward to 2009, students are faced with shrinking grants, smaller scholarships, increases in tuition, and HUGE student loans.  Before you run away, here me out and don’t be afraid [...]