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How do College Instructors Use Distance Learning Technology?
Online Education Facts & Statistics  >  Distance Education Primer
 
About 40 percent of full-time U.S. university faculty have taught a distance learning course.

That's just one result from a new in-depth survey of technology usage compiled by Primary Research Group. "The Survey of Higher Education Faculty: Use of Educational Technology" includes the results of a survey of more than 550 higher education faculty in the U.S. and Canada. Results were released in January 2010.

Some key findings:
Find out more results of the survey
 
Should I Tell Employers I Earned My Degree Online?
Expert Advice  >  Careers
By Vicky Phillips, Chief Education Analyst  |  January 28, 2010   
 
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I’m worried about employer acceptance of my online degree. I just completed my bachelors online and am ready to send out my resume. Should I use my cover letter to reveal to potential employers that I earned my degree online?

—Holly, Nashville, TN



These days, taking college or post-secondary courses online is not an oddity. In 2010, more than 85 percent of traditional residential colleges will offer college courses online or through distance learning.  

Online education is no longer the future. It’s right now.

As a result, there is no need to reveal in a cover letter or resume that you “earned your degree online.”  Details about why you chose any particular type of school—such as a private school versus a public school or a Christian college versus a secular college—are best left to discussion during an actual interview. 

Learn which online schools MAY carry stigmas and how to discuss your online degree with a prospective employer
 
Best Entry-Level Law Enforcement Jobs For Criminal Justice Degree Graduates
Hot Careers  >  Justice, Law & Legal Studies
By GetEducated.com Consumer Reporting Team  |  January 22, 2010   
 
If you wanU.S. Border Patrol Guardt to use your new online criminal justice degree to land a job in law enforcement, you will find the most success with federal safety jobs, rather than police jobs at the state and local levels.
Many state and local governments are strapped for cash and are not hiring new police officers, at least for the next two years, says Jason Abend, executive director of the National Law Enforcement Recruiters Association in Arlington, Va.
However, he says, there are some bright spots. Consider these federal government positions, which will allow you to gain valuable policing skills as well as a foothold in the government hiring system:
Click here to see best entry-level jobs for criminal justice graduates
 
Best Tax Deductions for Online Education
Financial Aid  >  Guide to Scholarships and Free Money
By GetEducated.com Consumer Reporting Team  |  January 05, 2010   
 
tax deductions for online educationLooking to save money on online college costs? You may be able to deduct some—or all—of what you spend on distance learning from your income tax bill by using education tax deductions.

Tax deductions are subtracted from your income. They may reduce what you owe the IRS by putting you in a lower income category.
Learn more about saving money through education tax deductions
 
Best Tax Credits for Online Education
Financial Aid  >  Guide to Scholarships and Free Money
By GetEducated.com Consumer Reporting Team  |  January 05, 2010   
 
Uncle Sam is helping students with a hoUncle Sam Giving Moneyst of tax credits—including a new, expanded education credit as part of the federal stimulus program.
 
Tax credits save you money by cutting the amount of income tax you owe.

As you work through your 1040 or 1040EZ form and calculate your adjusted gross income, you will see what your tax is, based on the chart the IRS provides. You can subtract your tax credit directly from your tax bill, reducing the amount you must pay the government.

For example, if you look up your adjusted gross income in the tax chart and find that you owe $4,000, and you qualify for $2,500 in education tax credits, you can subtract $2,500 from $4,000—meaning you will only owe the government the difference ($1,500).
Learn which education tax credits you may qualify for
 
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Q I was laid off from my job as a real estate agent and want to be a high school math teacher, but my bachelor’s degree is in psychology. Do I need a new degree in education? Will an online bachelor’s in education qualify me to become a licensed teacher? —Willis, Houston, Texas
A If you didn’t earn a bachelor’s degree in education years ago and you now want to teach in the public schools, don’t fret. Every state maintains what are termed “alternative teacher certification” programs...
 
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