I mentioned earlier I would be talking about my journey to get back into school this Fall by detailing some of the steps that I have taken and the results.  At this point there really is not much to tell other than being a huge cheerleader for my alma mater Ashford University and distance learning [...]

I have decided that I will be started grad school in pursuit of my MBA with an Entrepreneur specialty at Ashford University in the Fall.  The stumbling block that I have encountered is finding some scholarship money.  Patting myself on the back for a minute, I graduated with a 3.90 GPA so I think that [...]

As an Ashford Alumni I couldn’t be more proud of my school and everything it will do to help out the men and women of the United States Army.
Ashford University has been selected by the U.S. Army for participation as a Letter-of-Instruction (LOI) school. As an LOI school, Ashford University will be [...]

This past weekend I attended the graduation ceremony in order to receive recognition of finishing my degree online from Ashford University.  Even though I received my actual diploma in the mail weeks ago attending the ceremony was more about the accomplishment than the piece of paper signifying that I complete my BA in Organizational Management.
The [...]

When it comes to distance learning there are many tools that can help but there are a few essential tools that even if you have a fundamental knowledge of you are virtually guaranteed success.  Just being aware that such things exist gives you a leg up.

Message boards – Think of Yahoo Groups on steroids.  Message [...]

Though I am a strong supporter of distance learning I think that there is still something about going to a brick and mortar building that reading a PDF on an electronic reader cannot replace.  The below article makes a great arguement for a “paperless university”, but for my money I don’t want to see brick [...]

In a conversation that I was having with my wife about her taking one class at a time while attending Capella University versus taking two classes at a time when she attended a brick and mortar school we both came to the conclusion that for older students with an established life completing and education at [...]

In continuing with the Problogger 31 Day Challenge today’s assignment is to write a link post.  My chosen link is to the about.com blog on distance education and a post in particular dealing with whether or not your school of choice is acredited.  It is really no surprise that there is a blog on distance [...]

One of the things that a distance education student has to contend with just like any other student is when to study.  When you start your first class there will be guidelines to follow in regards to attendance and assignment due dates.  Within that time frame you will need to figure out when you can [...]

This month I have been taking part in the Problogger project 31 Days to Build a Better Blog.  Today’s assignment was Analyze a top blog in your niche which I thought would not be that much of a problem considering how long distance/online education programs have been available.  How quickly I found out that the [...]