Education and Online Learning

Helping CSU Students Navigate Their Future
At CSU, we strive to support students in planning for their future. During orientation, many parents and family members share that one of their top hopes is for their student to get a good job after graduation. Family members, faculty,

How to Create a Better Virtual Meeting Experience
Few things are more discouraging than seeing the listless, glazed-over expressions of your attendees during a virtual meeting. Of course, it’s possible their entire week has been jam-packed with multiple e-meetings. People are much more likely get “Zoom fatigue” when they’ve been overloaded. On

“Keep learning. Keep exploring.” An online student shares his story.
We recently chatted with Donnie O., a student in CSU’s online economics undergraduate program. Donnie works full time in Japan as a structural engineer for the US government. Studying online gives him the flexibility to continue working overseas while pursuing

Move Forward Faster
Don’t miss out on summer road trips, campfires, and baseball games. Take advantage of flexible, online, accelerated courses that fit into your summer plans. Focus on one or two courses this summer. Fast-track your progress. Earn your degree ahead of

5 Ground Rules for Online Classroom Discussion
Somehow, online course discussions tend to spiral out of control quicker than in-person debates. Whether we can attribute this to the distance between discussants, misinterpreting intentions due to a lack of visual and audio cues, general courage from having digital

9 Essential Apps to Help You Survive Your Online Classes
Online learning is both a convenience and a challenge. It gives you a great deal of flexibility…but with that freedom comes great responsibility (to quote Eleanor Roosevelt). When you study online, you need dedication, self-discipline, and likely many cups of