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Create the best graduate application with these 6 tips

Post author:Cultus
Post published:22 July, 2015
Post category:Learning resources

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Graduate school is a great way to increase your opportunities in the workforce and your overall earning potential. However, pursuing graduate education is not an easy undertaking, beginning with the application process. Admission is competitive, and you want to do everything you can to make sure your application stands out from the crowd. Here are six easy ways “to beef up” your application for graduate school and make sure you get into the school of your dreams. (more…)

Break the online learning misconceptions

Post author:Cultus
Post published:10 December, 2014
Post category:Educational experiences

Adult learners have long thought that the only way you can get an education is in a classroom with a teacher, desks, and students. However, online learning has changed the way that many adults think.

Effective and successful learning can happen with a computer connection and a goal-oriented adult. It just takes a little different thinking to get over your pre-conceived ideas of online learning and to take that chance. What are some of the misconceptions that revolve around online learning and what are the truths to break the online learning misconceptions?
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Learning languages

Post author:Cultus
Post published:16 July, 2014
Post category:Learning resources
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Learning a new language can be tempting, and some languages are learned faster than others.
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The future of education technology

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Post published:8 June, 2014
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Emerging technologies that are likely to influence education in the upcoming decades have been presented in the infographic below. //pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

Teach children how to communicate visually

Post author:Cultus
Post published:26 January, 2014
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Today’s kids have more avenues of communication than their parents could have imagined just a couple of decades ago. Smartphones, tablet computers and instant online access can enhance a child’s educational development, and also play an increasingly important role in helping shape later adult life.

By giving kids the tools to communicate visually, you prepare them for a lifetime of greater understanding.

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Get the mentoring you need from online experts

Post author:Cultus
Post published:8 November, 2013
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A mentor can help many people of many ages with just about any subject one needs help with. Getting direction is something that we all need from time to time. Though many would associate a mentor program with young individuals, utilizing a mentor can help any person of any age, especially when starting something new or coming back to something that you haven’t been doing for a long time. Getting a mentor can be the difference between success and failure in many cases. It is important to have a mentor that has expertise into what you’re facing as it is typical that such a person can be of the most benefit to you. How do you find a mentor? How do you know that this person is experienced in what it is you need guidance in? These types of questions and drawbacks can throw people off of getting the help that they need. A person to person mentor is not easy to get when you’re dealing with specific issues that require specific direction, especially for an adult. There is, however, and alternative method of finding a mentor that’s easy, effective, and in most cases, free. Online!

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