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Four out of five college instructors use social media such as Facebook, blogs and Twitter, according to a new survey by the Babson Survey Research Group in collaboration with New Marketing Labs and Pearson Learning Solutions.
Half of the 1,000 college faculty participating in the survey say they are using social media in the classroom. Podcasts, blogs, and wikis are the primary digital media used in the college lesson plans.
The social media benefits for online college faculty are greater than for face-to-face teachers because their only student interaction happens through the web. Younger faculty are only slightly more likely to use social media in the classroom than older faculty (those who have been teaching at least 20 years).
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Read more findings from the survey of social media use in higher education
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Expert Advice >
Online MBA
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By Vicky Phillips, Chief Education Analyst
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Question:
—Devon in Modesto, Calif.
Answer:
Given your goal to move up in sales management, a master's degree in leadership (MSOL) may be the better fit for your dream career.
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Masters in leadership or MBA? Read more about these online business degrees.
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About GetEducated >
News Releases
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By Vicky Phillips, GetEducated.com CEO/Founder
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 My name is Vicky Phillips, and I am the founder of GetEducated.com, a consumer watchdog group that has reported on online education for 21 years. We were very disappointed to read a WalletPop blog post this morning that contains multiple false accusations and factual errors about online education in general and GetEducated.com in particular.
In the interest of accuracy, which is notably lacking in Beau Brendler’s blog, we are taking the time to correct these factual errors for the public.
The Facts:
• GetEducated.com publishes consumer information that is editorially independent from ad influence.
• GetEducated.com offers free basic listings to all accredited online colleges; our directory is not, like at other sites, a lead generation mill that lists only paid clients.
• The majority of colleges listed in our directory have never had an ad relationship with our company.
• GetEducated.com accepts no ads or listings from unaccredited colleges or schools (a much higher ad standard than used by WalletPop or its parent company AOL/Time Warner).
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Read the rest of Vicky Phillips' rebuttal to WalletPop
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About GetEducated >
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May 18, 2010, Essex Junction, VT—
SUMMARY: GetEducated.com, Get Educated, Inc., http://www.geteducated.com, has released its 2010 online university rankings of affordable graduate schools that offer the best buys in online degrees: masters in management. The online university rankings are based on a national survey of 56 regionally accredited business and management graduate schools that offer 96 online masters degrees in management. Western Carolina University’s Project Management Masters (North Carolina) ranks as the #1 most affordable program at $5,692 for state residents. By comparison, the average cost of a regionally accredited, online masters in management is $21,705. The most expensive distance learning masters, a degree in International Management from Purdue University (Indiana), costs about $45,650. GetEducated’s complete list of the Top 34 Ranked Best Values in Online Masters Management is available free as a part of the distance learning group’s online degree graduate directory.
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Read more about GetEducated's Best Buy Online Graduate Degrees in Management and Administration
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Diploma Mill Police >
Degree Mills, What They Are and How To Avoid Them
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By GetEducated.com Consumer Reporting Team
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 Here's a list most states hope they never make. A list of the top 10 states if you want to safely operate a degree mill or a diploma mill. Historically, phony online colleges crank out diplomas and college degrees at a dizzying pace in these ten states.{{LeftSponsor53}}
Sadly, the United States may lead the world in diploma mills, degree mills, and fake online colleges, according to a report by Verifile Limited, a United Kingdom firm.
Here is a list of the top 10 diploma mill states in the U.S. According to Verifile these states may be home to the highest number of fake universities—unaccredited institutions of higher education—and unrecognized accrediting agencies:
1. California (134)
2. Hawaii (94)
3. Washington (87)
4. Florida (57)
5. Texas (53)
6. New York (44)
7. Louisiana (39)
8. Illinois (29)
8. (tie) Nevada (29)
10. Arizona (28)
California ranks #1 among degree mill states because the state has long allowed unaccredited colleges to legally operate and award degrees.
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Read more about Verifile's report on fake online colleges and online degree mills
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