Atlanta offers some of the best learning opportunities available in the southeast. A variety of public and private colleges, universities, technical schools, and learning centers offer diverse learning opportunities and encourage the healthy exchange of ideas. Among the top universities in Atlanta are Georgia Institute of Technology (a.k.a Georgia Tech), Georgia State University, Emory, and […]
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Having been in the work world for over 30 years, I thought I knew everything there was to know about a job interview and answering any interview question. I thought I was the pro at this sort of thing. Recently I found out differently. This is a guide to help new teachers increase chances of […]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released updated findings that show there is a significant rise in the growth of technical jobs, with growth expected to reach 72 percent from this point through 2018. When considering graduate options for myself, I researched a lot of statistics related to studying for a biomedical degree and was […]
Constructivist theories of learning propose that students should discover information for themselves, developing and questioning knowledge as necessary. Social learning theorists suggest that learning is heavily influenced by interaction with, and input from other individuals. A highly effective teaching strategy known as cooperative learning fuses these two perspectives of learning, taking a group discovery approach […]
Students taking education experiences will learn about diversity in their classrooms, in their curriculums, and even in their teaching methods. Many students will be asked to compare adult learning experiences and evaluate them for potential changes that could have occurred to make the learning experience better, or what was better about the experience. As with […]