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Transferring Military Credits to a Degree Plan

Get Educated has written a great article on this month's newsletter titled:  Will Credits Earned in the Military Transfer to Another Online College?  The article talks about national and regional accreditation and lists some schools that military can transfer in the most credits.

Read it here:

http://www.geteducated.com/distance-learning-for-active-duty-military/16-distance-learning-for-active-duty-military/269-will-credits-earned-in-the-military-transfer-to-another-online-college

by Sandy Womack, Ed.D., Director, EduPlan   http://www.eduplan.org

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Are Online Programs More Effective than On-campus?

The title of the new buzz will be "Online Programs are More Effective than On-Campus Programs".  This research comes from a 96-page Department of Education report.  However, if you read the report, the results show only a slight indication that online and hybrid learning are more effective.  This report does not indicate a strong trend, and hybrid (combination) learning seems to be the most effective learning mode of all.

Online schools will hype these results, but don't chose online just because of the hype you see.  Local, state universities are usually more cost-effective and usually have departmental, as well as regional, accreditation.  Local, state and private universities have partnered with your local corporations to provide the degrees needed in your regional economy.

Many times your on-campus, local colleges are the best choice.  Online is the alternative option if you travel, are not located near a college, or the local schools do not have the major you need.

by Sandy Womack, Ed.D., Director, EduPlan   http://www.eduplan.org  (Free e-book "5 Considerations Before Choosing an Online Degree).

Evaluating Graduate Degree Applicants

Educational Testing Services (ETS) has lauched their new component of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) called the Personal Potential Index (ETS PPI).  This index evaluates applicants of graduate degree programs on 6 attributes:

    *  Planning and Organization

    *  Resilience

    *  Communication Skills

    *  Teamwork

    *  Knowledge and Creativity

    *  Ethics and Integrity

Applicants choose evaluators to fill out the ETS PPI and this information is sent to the admissions team to add results to applicant's admission file.  Evaluators only have to fill out information on the PPI one time, even if the applicant has applied to several graduate schools. 

Check out the information and video on this new index for admission at:  http://www.gre.org

by Sandy Womack, Ed.D., Director, EduPlan   http://www.eduplan.org

Failed the 30 Blogs in 30 Days Challenge

Connie Regan Green started a "30 Blogs in 30 Days" Challenge on June 9.  I had great intentions of completing this challenge, but failed big-time.  I started out okay, but an out-of-town business trip put me behind and I stayed there.

I admire the many who completed this task.  I know that there are many bloggers who post every day (and sometimes several times a day).  However, there are statistics that show that 93% of blogs are discontinued or have no posts for several months.  So maybe we who blog occasionally are still in the top 7%!

by Sandy Womack, Ed.D., Director, EduPlan   http://www.eduplan.org