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Web Crawling for Computer Science Competence
I don’t have a competent understanding of how my computer works, but I’ve become dependent on its operation, and I find that alarming. Not quite alarming enough to get a degree in computer science — I don’t have the time or the money for that. And that’s the trouble with interests. You have to decide [...] Continue reading
Looking into the Crystal Ball: Top Ten Fastest-Growing Industries
From students to entrepreneurs, everyone wishes they could look into a crystal ball to see what career paths and industries will thrive in the future. Marketing research firm IbisWorld released the results of an April 2012 survey that sheds some light on the top 10 fastest-growing industries. IbisWorld identified the list of promising industries based [...] Continue reading
Student Becomes the Teacher: Nerdi Hopes Users Will Be Both
Do you know a topic particularly well? If so, then post it to Nerdi and teach the world. If you don’t know anything, then get on Nerdi and learn something. Paul Voulas and Dan Solo founded the video-based website company, Nerdi, in June of 2011 with the idea of offering users an education on a [...] Continue reading
The Free Ivy League: The Rise of Open Education
Free and open-source education is definitely a rising trend. From the U.S. government’s chief technology officer’s 2009 declaration of his belief that intellectual property should be shared, to Sebastian Thrun’s widely-publicized January exit from Stanford University to start free online university Udacity, the shift in higher education from an expensive luxury to an easily accessible [...] Continue reading
Why it’s Time to Ditch the Grind: 10 Industries for Alternative Career Paths
The days when a particular degree guaranteed you a career path are over, if they ever existed in the first place. With a troubling economic climate and virtually no job security in most fields, professionals have been working to expand their skill sets, rather than fit into the demands of specific industries. While this may [...] Continue reading
Faculty Project Continues Free College Course Trend
Following the recent trend in public access to free college courses taught by esteemed professors, the Faculty Project launched today, bringing together professors and experts in their fields from top schools around the country. Courses offered through the Faculty Project will combine videos, Power Point presentations, documents, articles, and links to teach students. Students can [...] Continue reading
California: Proposed Ballot Initiative Would Open Access to Online Learning, Backers Say
A proposed initiative in California would give students who don't have access to courses in their school districts the opportunity to take them online through another district in the state. It is still in the signature-gathering stage, but backers are confident the proposed initiative will make it on the ballot. The proposed initiative was [...] Continue reading
Virtual Education: Life Skills Centers Says It’s About ‘Comfort and Safety’ in Arizona
Arizona's virtual school options expanded today with an announcement by Life Skills Centers that the firm has launched a distance learning program there. Dubbed Life Skills Online, the program is aimed at 16-21-year-olds and promises to allow students to earn high school diplomas from home — in "comfort and safety" the company's release reports. In [...] Continue reading
Illinois Hauls Westwood College Operator Into Court
Illinois filed suit against Alta Colleges — the operator of Westwood College, a for-profit school — alleging that the outfit misleads students about the value of its criminal justice program, according to a report in BusinessWeek. Westwood has campuses in six states and also offers degrees online. According to the school, Westwood’s campuses are nationally [...] Continue reading