So you’ve decided to apply to graduate school and need letters of recommendation, but you study online. How on Earth do you get a letter of recommendation from a professor you have never met in person? I have been getting this question from students a lot in the last few months, and here’s what I …
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I often remind the students I work with that the body is a “tool” that must be kept healthy in order to do well in school. It may seem obvious that our brains are very much a part of our bodies, and a properly functioning brain relies on the rest of the body being well; …
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A good portion of my conversations with students this week have involved the phrase, “I think I need to drop a class.” It’s this way every semester. After classes start, many times students realize that they either registered for a class that is not what they expected, or they took on too many classes for …
“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” – Mandy Hale I know how difficult going back to school as an adult can be. I have been teaching a first-year college experience course at a local community college for the last 7 years, and have …
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One of my favorite books is The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey. Though it was first published in 1987, it has remained a best seller, and I have reread it several times. I consider the seven habits it highlights to be my “true north” principles of character, and I’ve taught these …
Based on what I hear day after day in my job as a student retention coordinator, time management for online students is among the most common of challenges. Why is it so problematic? The answer may be that many students are adding yet another responsibility to their already busy lives. Another reason could be that …
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