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How to Create PowerPoint Presentations

Some classes require students to create PowerPoint presentations.  This can be challenging for those who have never done this.  Usually a first-time PowerPoint assignment does not require that students...

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Online Students May Be More Tech Savvy than Instructors

Students are often intimidated by taking online courses.  Sometimes they feel like they may not have the technological expertise required.  However, it has been my experience, after attending many...

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Grammar Confuses Everyone

Writing may be one of the most difficult aspects of going back to school.  Many of my graduate and doctoral students still have difficulty with writing and grammar. I am a subject expert in certain...

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Optimal Resume

One of the classes I teach now incorporates the use of Optimal Resume.  This is a program that allows students to learn about their career paths, create an online resume, and showcase talents on a...

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Tips for the Online Professor

I often write about things that are helpful for online students.  This time I thought I’d throw in a few tips to help online professors. I created my personal blog to help me with my courses.  I found...

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Avoiding Frustration in Online Classes

Online classes may be very short.  Some of the classes I teach take only five weeks to complete.  Because of this, some students may not even begin to grasp to all expectations until the course nears...

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Top 10 Most Useful Links for Help with APA

Setting up papers in APA format can be one of the most confusing things for the new online student.  Schools usually provide APA and writing assistance. However, it can sometimes be a challenge to find...

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Importance of Ranking Online Programs

On January 15, US News will come out with the second annual ranking of online education programs. According to their site, there was a specific methodology for obtaining these results.  “There are...

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Common Writing Mistakes

Writing well is difficult for many students.  Some of them have great ideas, but struggle with presenting them in an eloquent fashion. I admit that I make many writing mistakes.  I am not an English...

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Acing Discussion Questions

Most online classes require that students post responses to discussion questions.  In many of my courses, I do not have the ability to create the questions. They are provided for me.  Students usually...

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Solutions for Getting Past the First Class

The first online class may be the hardest for students.  I teach an introduction to online course that is often the very first course that students take in their program. If students can get past this...

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Dealing with Deliverables in Online Classes

The term deliverables is used in online learning to describe anything that is assigned to be completed. It is just a fancy word for “stuff that needs to be turned in”. Each school may have unique...

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Helping Students Manage Debt

There is no shortage of articles about how to obtain student loans.  Therefore I thought it might be more appropriate to write an article about some of the problems students may face with debt.  A...

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Posting to Guarantee Student Success

It is important for instructors to post requirements on the first day of class. One of the biggest problems I notice is that some students neglect to read theses requirements. Students may be used to...

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Writing Expectations for Graduate Students

Graduate-level students may be required to have a higher level of writing expertise.  These requirements may cause students to become frustrated. Some of my online students have not taken courses in a...

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Successful Discussions in Online Classes

It is common for online courses to require discussion postings.  Usually the instructor will post at least a couple of questions that students need to respond to during the week. Each school has...

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Top 10 Words Used in Online Education

There are many words, used by educators, that are associated with online courses. These may seem foreign to new online students.  It is difficult to pick only 10 words to list.  Therefore I chose the...

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Top 10 Online Students FAQs

Prospective online students frequently have many questions about what to expect in class.  The following are answers to some very important questions that students ask me on a regular basis: How much...

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How to Replace Information in a Word Document

Some of my students have yet to embrace the changes required in the latest edition of APA format.  One of the recent updates calls for two spaces after a period.  Many students just got used to having...

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Students and Professors Interact with Jing and Camtasia

Jing is a free program that allows students and professors to capture information on their screen and share it.  To download this program, go to www.jingproject.com. A microphone will be required in...

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