Mason OnlineThose who desire to return to school have many concerns. Will I be able to juggle all of my responsibilities? Can I afford it? Will the degree really help me advance my career? And, can I succeed? School of Public…
Those who desire to return to school have many concerns. Will I be able to juggle all of my responsibilities? Can I afford it? Will the degree really help me advance my career? And, can I succeed? School of Public…
“Guest lectures” by Mister Spock, King Arthur, and Aristotle were part of Professor Star Muir’s strategic course design to help digital age students focus their attention in COMM 300 Foundations of Public Communication online. Professor Muir’s academic research focus is…
Professor Neia Izen shows determination to discover innovative methods for online instruction. “The Mason tagline, ‘Innovation is Tradition’, is not just fluff,” Professor of Special Education, Dr. Neia Izen, stated in a conversation with the Office of Distance Education. ”It’s…
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” This Confucian philosophy served as a guide for Mason Professor Arie Croituro and instructional designer Katrina Joseph as they developed an online section of GGS…
Last semester, one student in CONF 501 Introduction to Conflict Analysis and Resolution, travelled with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Another student was back and forth between Belize for work. Others needed to return to their home countries during the…
“As students study the Solar System, they learn the value of the Earth. It is the only planet known to support life. Learning about the Solar System should give students a feeling of responsibility to care for the Earth,” explains…
What would your ideal online course be like? Students in Professor Cui’s Spring session of AVT 420/619 Advanced Web Design considered this question carefully. Then, they got to work and developed it themselves. One student produced online course included an…
Currently, no one knows why solar storms happen. Nor is it known in which direction or how fast the particles they produce move. To solve these mysteries, students in Professor Gabriele Belle’s online section of ASTR 112 Introduction to Astronomy…
Recipe for Effective Learning in a Management Online Course You have undoubtedly noticed the countless cupcake stores that have sprung up around the nation these past few years – Georgetown Cupcake in D.C., Sprinkles in California, and Crave in Oregon.…
You may have blogged to share travel adventures, details of daily life with family and friends living far away, or maybe even to promote your small business. But have you ever blogged as part of your formal education? In Mason’s…
