Articles from December 2010



Rise of Online Education

Years ago, the majority of employers considered a degree earned in a ground school superior to one earned online. The rising popularity of online education, though, has persuaded such employers to think otherwise. The Internet presents a new option for people hoping to earn a degree, and with an increased demand for online education, traditional [...]

Online Lectures Are Ideal for Today’s Student

College lecture halls provide seating for large numbers of students that cannot be accommodated in standard-size classrooms. But the passive setting of a lecture hall combined with the potentially boring process of the speech itself may not be ideal for learning-students today often fall victim to distractions like Facebook or texting. But while students in [...]

Online Nursing Programs Provide Exceptional Education

Increased popularity of online education, in combination with current and predicted nursing shortages across the country, has led to the development of new online nursing programs, including online master’s programs for nurses. One program, the online Master of Science in Nursing at Benedictine University, was recently accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), [...]