online students can prepare for going back to school

Five ways online students can prepare for going back to school

Going back to school often evokes memories of freshly sharpened number two pencils and packs of loose leaf paper, but there’s a lot more to it when you’re attending university online.

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JoAnn Brink, BSN@Home graduate

BSN@Home helps 55-year-old student earn her nursing degree

“I love to learn, and I felt the four-year degree would make me a more well-rounded person,” says recent graduate JoAnn Brink.

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Digital portfolio

Building an online portfolio that’s right for you

If you’re applying for jobs in publishing, public relations, web design, or another creative field, be prepared to share an online portfolio.

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UW-Madison ranked 15th by U.S. News and World Report

UW–Madison ranked 15th best public university by U.S. News & World Report

Students in flexible, online programs benefit from standards of excellence.

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lifelong learning

Lifelong learning will prepare students for jobs that don’t yet exist

News flash: The future is murky. We all know that accelerating technological change makes it hard to tell what the workforce will look like 20 years from now. Or even two years from now. In …

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occupational therapy doctorate

Online Doctor of Occupational Therapy program helps professional prepare for life as a professor

Students in the online doctorate program take nine semesters of courses in areas such as leadership theory, administrative tools, teaching techniques, and applied research methods.

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Smiling students

Master of Science for Professional Educators turns a New York City teacher into an ‘agent of change’

The program helped Richard Irvan find new ways to use technology in the classroom and develop the leadership skills he needs in his current role as a history curriculum specialist.

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Skills = experience, training, competence, learning, knowledge, growth and training

Personalized learning is key to meeting students’ needs in higher education

Traditionally, college faculty prepare a one-size-fits-all curriculum for a class, and students either master the material or they don’t. Those who struggle are liable to fall farther and farther behind, with potentially serious consequences for …

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Glasses and web code

UW–Madison computer sciences department earns top rankings on new website

In addition to earning the No. 12 spot overall, UW–Madison earned top rankings in logic and verification, combining logic and verification with programming languages, measurement and performance analysis, computer architecture, operating systems, and databases.

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