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  • Fan Mail from Jan

    I did read your blog and the experiences you wrote about regarding Kaplan University.  I wanted to share with you that I am just starting out with my education in IT (Web Development).  However, I wanted to ask you how your overall experience with Kaplan was.  Was it worth it? How the rest of the world and employers receive you with ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on October 24, 2009
  • Changing Direction

      Today may be a turning point in my educational journey. I spent most of the day yesterday contemplating my educational future.  I firmly believe that I am not done with my education, but I am beginning to rethink my decision to pursue a doctorate degree.   I am not sure what advantages it will have in the long ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on October 14, 2009
  • Instructor Deployed

    We’ve read numerous times about how distance learning has helped students all over the world achieve their dreams.  But what happens if you are an instructor who is deployed overseas?  Well, if you are Cheryl J. Wachenheim, you make it work.  This online instructor from North Dakota was deployed to Iraq and ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on October 13, 2009
  • Fan Mail From Natalie

      Dear Scott, I am very grateful for the article you wrote about Northeastern's online MBA at: http://community.elearners.com/blogs/kaplan_management_degree/archive/2007/06/23/Northeastern-University-_2E002E002E00_-Not-For-Me.aspx As a busy working mother, I am searching for the most viable, valuable online MBA ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on October 5, 2009
  • The unadvertised skills online students have that increase their corporate worth

    It’s almost 3PM and I’ve spent almost all day either on the phone, answering email, filling out online forms or instant messaging coworkers, contacts, supervisors, project managers, etc.  I have spent my entire day coordinating over a dozen different teams to work towards one objective on a million dollar project that will be ...
    Posted to My Bellevue Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on September 30, 2009
  • What’s an Online MBA Worth?

    You might remember a while back when I posted a link to a poll about online MBA programs.  Well, the story that came out of that poll has arrived. “What’s an Online MBA Worth?” can be found at BNET.com The poll for the article was highly favorable to on-line MBA programs.  The story hits some important ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on September 23, 2009
  • The Future of Libraries

    What does the future hold for our libraries?  As everything becomes available online in one form or another, the role of the library as we know it is changing.  Will the library become obsolete?  I think so!  It will not happen for many, many years, but we are certainly leaning in that direction.  Here is a great article ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on September 22, 2009
  • Do I Really Want to Do This?

    I thought about quitting this week.  But alas, I keep plowing forward.  Up until this morning, I seemed to have lost my energy and desire to do this anymore.  Do I really care one bit about business innovation and sustainability?  Do I care to write one more paper analyzing my experiences and how they relate to other ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on September 17, 2009
  • College for $99 a Month

    As you probably know, I am in a Business Strategy class right now.  This is a perfect time to share an article with you that outlines strategy and how it relates to education.  The article is called, College for $99 a Month.  The subheading could not be truer.  “The next generation of online education could ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on September 16, 2009
  • Thinking of Dropping Out? You’re not alone…

    Far be it from me to ever encourage anyone to forgo getting an education, as it is probably one of the most worthwhile things a human being could ever do.  That being said there are times in life when “dropping out” or dropping a course or quitting a particular program is the right call.  For example in my own academic career ...
    Posted to My Bellevue Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on September 16, 2009
  • In Search of Motivation

    It’s the day after all of the 9/11 memorials on TV and around the country.  Just when I think I am over all of that (to the extent a person who was not directly involved can be “over it”) I see these shows that detail the operations that culminated with the planes crashing into the WTC and Pentagon.  Then I get ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on September 12, 2009
  • US News.com picks top 30 Careers in 2009

    Some of us are at home right now, scratching our heads at what should we do with our lives....if you have been laid off or on the brink of it, or you just have an uncertainty about your existing position, there's never been a better time to start thinking about your professional future.  I browsed across the web and I saw USNEWS.com ...
    Posted to My Capella University Experience (Weblog) by JaynaB on September 6, 2009
  • Your Ignorance is Blinding and Embarrassing

    I almost wanted to throw up yesterday.  Yeah, it sounds like “too much information”.  But I was so angry and miffed that nausea was the default response to what happened to me.  Here is the short version of what happened. Last week, a very nice recruiter contacted me and did a 30-minute phone screen for a really good ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on September 1, 2009
  • The most misused or misunderstood study aid?

    Recently I was sitting in a class regarding process improvements, statistical analysis, etc. Six Sigma type stuff related to my job.  Yes this was a workplace required class and no, it wasn’t terribly fun but fortunately statistics I did during my MBA prepared me well for this sort of thing.  Anyhow I digress.  During this ...
    Posted to My Bellevue Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on August 29, 2009
  • Choosing the Right Computer

    This week I wanted to talk about technology and suggest some products that you can use to make your online education experience more rewarding.  Yesterday I wrote about online storage and suggested the two services that I personally use to back up my data, Zumodrive (http://www.zumodrive.com) and Dropbox ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on August 27, 2009
  • Back Up Your Data

    Nobody likes technology more than I do.  One of the first assignments in our Foundations of Doctoral Study class was to analyze technology in on-line education.  One of the most critical topics that we covered was data integrity and the tools to keep your work safe.  With that thought in mind, I wanted to do a write-up ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on August 26, 2009
  • Going Green

    Today I decided to try something new, taking the train and bus to work.  I’ve never really done it before but thought “hey, if I can work on the train at least that’s a productive use of my transit time as opposed to simply sitting in traffic focusing on driving all the way home".  They’re kind of pushing the ...
    Posted to My Bellevue Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on August 25, 2009
  • Mr. Regier Gets It

      My wife sent me a really great article from the NY Times which points out some really great things about the current and future state of on-line learning.  The article can be found at http://bit.ly/8yZV3 and one of the most important paragraphs in the article in my opinion is: “The biggest near-term growth, Mr. Regier ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on August 24, 2009
  • MBA Poll at BNET

    There has been a lot of good discussion lately about online degrees.  I found one at BNET.com.  For those not familiar with the site, it is a business related site that caters to management-types like me.  The site is gearing up for a big article on on-line MBA’s and is taking a poll.  You can see it here:  ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on August 23, 2009
  • Does your GPA matter to employers?

    So I’ve been asked if your GPA matters to employers or not.  Well, this is kind of a “yes” and “no” type of question.  Yes in that an employer will often ask if you received any honors in school, etc. or at least make note of any that may be listed on a resume. In some government jobs your GPA will be ...
    Posted to My Bellevue Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on August 19, 2009
  • What completing that 1st course means to me

    This is week 10 of my Business Telecommunications course at Bellevue University.  This marks the final week and I’m through, officially 1/12 (8.3%) complete towards my MS degree.  I know it doesn’t sound like much but finishing the 1st course is a huge milestone in earning a degree.  In fact it is the single biggest ...
    Posted to My Bellevue Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on August 10, 2009
  • The Future of Education

    I have come across a great podcast this week having to do with the future of education.  The title of the podcast is called “Re-imagining Higher Ed” and you do not have to have an iPod to listen in.  [LINK HERE] In a recent speech at a community college in Michigan, Barack Obama said he wants this country to be number one in ...
    Posted to Earning My Doctorate Online (Weblog) by WheelCipher on July 24, 2009
  • Yet another way school prepares you for the workplace...

    Things at work are starting to get nuts.  I’ve been assigned two big conferences to host, one in September and one in October, the October one due to end just 1 day before my wife is due with our first baby.  That plus school work and don’t forget, when not hosting conferences I have my regular duties and I’m on a ...
    Posted to My Bellevue Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on July 23, 2009
  • Bellevue’s group work may have a purpose outside of academia

    Our instructor for our Business Telecommunications class recently remarked about how a culmination of the various graduate group projects may be used to help a small town in Oregon solve a high speed internet availability problem.  See this town started off to offer high speed internet in their community in the hopes that it will drive ...
    Posted to My Bellevue Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on July 19, 2009
  • Learn New Skills or Lose Your Job

    Today I briefly spoke with a woman who works in my building whose department is being closed sometime this year.  Everyone at the company is either moving to another department within the company or they are going to be laid off.  The deciding factor on whether or not these people keep their jobs?  Diversity of skill.  If they ...
    Posted to My Bellevue Experience (Weblog) by Cajun on June 30, 2009
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