College students dread the start of every semester. This is because of the rising tuition fees, school supplies and textbooks. Every year, the cost of college is getting higher. It is only wise that students should learn how to cut costs and find alternatives in saving money.
Are you a college student who wants to save [...]

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 [...]

Wouldn’t you like to be recognized for all the hard work that you put in while going back to school online?  I would like the same thing that is why I am overjoyed that I can add being inducted into the 2009 Alpha Sigma Lambda class at Ashford University to my distance education resume.  Besides [...]

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.   [...]

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 [...]

It is no surprise that the military is involved in distance educational opportunities for the thousands of men and women that are a part of our armed forces.  It wasn’t until I talked to my son about him being enrolled in school now that I realized that branches like the Navy could make a good [...]

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 [...]