EDUCATION BLOG

If the idea of working in the UK appeals to you, it could be a good idea to register to participate in the Prospects UK Virtual Careers Fairs.  These are scheduled to run from 9th -13th November 2009.  Registration will allow you to upload and submit your CV, apply for jobs, and talk on-line with a range of UK graduate employers. 

Find out more at www.prospects.ac.uk/prospectsfairs

In distance learning we get all types of courses which is more valuable.In the modern world this courses can help sustain that spirit. Distance learning courses have helped people to develop a dynamic personality for themselves as they help them to engage in multiple activities. For those who can not afford to attend regular classes, distance learning courses have come as blessings. And with the passage of time the initial hesitation of learning through distance education has also gone away.

In fact, pursuing a good distance learning course can help a lot of people in scaling high in any organization that they are presently engaged with. Thus apart from allowing you to learn in your own time and pace distance learning also improves your career options

According to a British Newspaper, B-schools in France are including introspective activities into their coursework. Ethical issues are being more emphasized upon as a part of learning. Students’ attitudes, perspectives and the overall value system have become a concern for the big players in management education.

Have you been given notice at work that your position is being eliminated? Is your company forcing you into early retirement? Stopped providing or paying for your benefits? Did your company take back your pension when it closed? Lose big on your 401k when the recession hit?

Thousands upon thousands of hard working Americans, just like you have been faced such financial crises since before the “official” beginning of the recession. Companies are continuing to shift their labor forces, even in the tech and financial sectors (like customer service phone banks and tech support,) out of the country and overseas to pay someone else pennies on the dollar of what they paid you and give them no benefits. Is there ANY relief in sight? Is there yet hope for the common man?

It’s known and the network marketing and direct sales industry. It is an industry that never lays off, fires (unless you violate the company terms of service agreement) downsizes, or cuts off your benefits. It puts you in total control of how you build your business, how fast you build your business, and who can be in your organization or network.

The added benefits are that now you can work out of your home, giving you the ability to spend more quality time with your family and children, take vacations when you decide–not when your boss decides—and go visit friends and relatives when YOU want. The human element is put back into your life. You have the ultimate control over your life again!

And with the advent of Web 2.0, social media, “attraction” marketing, self-branded websites, and SEO, or search engine optimization, rush-hour traffic worries are a thing of the past. Your commute is literally from your bed to your computer. You can literally pick any business you like and take it to a level never seen before in the history of network marketing! And as a bonus, using these techniques virtually eliminates all of the human factor! Your business is almost completely automated, with the exception of having to follow up on a few leads that didn’t make a decision right away. But even with the new “no selling” phone techniques even that is drastically reduced. You won’t make every sale, but your retention rate is much, much, greater. One such resource I have found that teaches all of these techniques is http://www.marketingmege.com. There is a lot of free information there to help you get started with any type of business. There has never been a time like this to become an entrepreneur. What are you waiting on?

Have you suddenly experienced a devastating job loss? Were you a sudden victim of an unexpected workplace or plant closing? Were you fired for no apparent reason? Was your position eliminated or were you otherwise downsized? Forced into an unwilling early retirement?

In today’s highly unstable job market, finding, landing, and keeping a job, has been now, more than ever before, a tremendous undertaking. With the rate of unemployment being at its highest rate since the Great Depression, we live in such an unstable environment that almost everyone has been adversely affected, or know someone who has.

People are losing their lifestyles at an alarming rate. They are losing their cars, their homes, their abilities to have control over how they live. A large number of motivated people are looking for amore creative and secure alternative to the job market because they have finally been burned for the last time. During this “recession of the century,” entrepreneurialism has been exploding at an unprecedented rate. People are getting the raw gumption to step out there and do something on their own. They want the upper hand back in their careers, lifestyles and dreams. Is this you?

What’s becoming one of the fastest growing channels to success is the network marketing industry. What was once regarded as a “taboo” business is now quickly becoming the “new” career choice for newly unemployed skilled workers, accountants, and professionals, and even some failed business owners. Most of this is due to the magnetic draw of a limitless income potential in a much shorter amount of time with an even shorter learning curve than most typical forms of employment or “brick and mortar” business models. In addition, it greatly empowers people to set their own schedules and spend more quality time with their families. Plus, it has relatively cheap startup costs–usually a few hundred dollars—in comparison to most brick and mortar businesses which cost thousands, up to millions of dollars, and may require the headache of qualifying for some sort of loan structure, or grant program. And many programs now offer a host of free or nearly free incentives, 30-day free trials and bonuses just for looking at them. A good resource for networking with other network marketers and finding the absolute best program to fit your needs is http://www.betternetworker.com.

And with the advent of the internet, Web 2.0, Search Engine Optimization, and recently coined “attraction marketing, no selling,” techniques, it has never been a more excellent time to take massive action, quickly building your business! It is now a virtual level playing field to sell absolutely any product, sponsor any prospect in or around anyplace in the world with an internet connection! All the charts and graphs of uplines, downlines and sidelines are all but trashed. This new model of network marketing squarely puts the responsibility of your success on YOU and the massive action plan you implement to make it all happen. It is clearly a much more viable option in comparison to the old, now obsolete, 30-years-to-retirement plan. The next step is up to you. What are you going to do?

I encountered this tidbit on the Microsoft Blog in the P-I this morning:

In a major milestone for the tech industry, the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted to adopt Web-based Google Apps as the replacement for the city government’s aging e-mail and Internet services.

The tentative approval also marks a victory for Google over Microsoft, the leader in productivity software with Outlook, Exchange, Word and other applications. Each company spent tens of thousands of dollars in lobbying, though the Redmond-based software giant handily outspent its Silicon Valley rival.

In fact, the final decision was between Google and services provided by open-source leader Novell, said Gail Thomas-Flynn, Microsoft’s vice president of U.S. state and local government.

I’ve been advocating the adoption of free or low-cost web-based applications for distance learning scenarios since I started teaching online. Having experienced Blackboard, ANGEL & Wimba I feel like the bulk of the functionality there can be duplicated for pennies (comparatively) using free or low-cost online applications like the Google suite of tools, free discussion board platforms like phpBB, and video- and telecommunications packages like Skype or the AOL Instant Messenger/iChat.

I’m working in a graduate program populated by telecommuting visiting scholars & distance learning students. We’re preparing to rely on our in-house IT operation fairly heavily to leverage ANGEL & Wimba into our way of teaching. What if we conducted the bulk of our IT operations in the public workspace, with a minimal office footprint for records, live help, and organizational interface with the university? That convergences of teachers and learners develop spontaneously online is axiomatic (e.g. any number of advice, help, discussion bulletin boards). Could a community of educators set a target (create a curriculum), populate the pathway to its achievement with esteemed teachers, and conduct the course of study ‘in the clear,’ without the benefits of association with a university at all? As attracted as we all are to TLAs, can such a program establish its legitimacy without accreditation? Could the eminence of the assembled faculty deliver sufficient gravitas?