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Popular Online Majors in Math

Gabrielle Batchelor — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:51:33 +0000

You usually don’t run into many mathematicians these days. Most people find this to be a very boring subject and profession to get into. However, a mathematics degree is worth more than you think. Someone with this type of knowledge and skills is wanted in in-demand fields like:

Engineering
Physicists
Computer Science
Economics
Teaching
Biomathematics
Business

Career with an Online Math Degree

As a mathematician, you will have the edge in several industries, especially if you have a minor in another field such as Economics, Physics or Computer Science. A solid educational background in math in addition to knowledge in another related area is a great way to enhance your job prospects.

Coursework in Mathematics Degree Program

Some common areas of study in a math degree program are:

Algorithms,
Theory,
Computational Techniques,
Computer Technology,
Mathematical and Numerical Analysis,
Linear and Abstract Algebra,
Calculus.

Best Online Math Programs

Some of the best graduate programs in mathematics are offered online. M

Building a Showcase Course Redux

Jade Nowland — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:51:59 +0000

Some half-dozen years ago, I took part in building a “demo” course to showcase a learning / course management system (L/CMS) that was merely to be an exploratory space. This was mostly to show the various and full functions of the system for delivering various digital contents, supporting intercommunications, building learning communities, and maintaining student records. This demo course involved curriculum from K-12 and university because this was designed for a wide level of public usage.

Showcasing Quality E-Learning to a University Faculty Audience

Of late, another project involves creating an online showcase course, this time, for university faculty to see how others are building learning in the same L/CMS. This latter project assumes some varying levels of sophistication—from very low levels of sophistication to more complex ones. The overall structure of this course was based on an e-learning quality rubric. This course is being built to support training for faculty teaching online—to encourage more quality e-learning.

Beyond the audience differences and purpose, this latter project has been somewhat different from the initial one. First,

Vosburgh named new COO for Stanford Hospital

Angelina Weir — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:29:14 +0000

Margaret Vosburgh will join Stanford Hospital & Clinics as chief operating officer on Feb. 13. She will be responsible for overall operations at Stanford Hospital & Clinics, reporting directly to president and CEO Amir Dan Rubin.

Vosburgh previously served as executive vice president and COO for Tufts Medical Center in Boston, the primary teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. Tufts Medical Center is comprised of the adult hospital and the Floating Hospital for Children. Under her leadership, Tufts experienced a 20 percent growth in admissions and improved its ranking in the UHC Academic Medical Centers’ annual quality and accountability study to sixth from 37th.

Before Tufts, Vosburgh served as deputy executive director and COO of Long Island Jewish Hospital, part of the $4 billion Northshore-LIJ Health System, the nation’s third-largest nonprofit secular health system.

“Margaret brings a world of talent and energy, along with an impressive track record in academic medical centers and health systems,” Rubin said. “We are

6 Steps to Landing Your Dream Job

Gabrielle Batchelor — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:56:01 +0000

Nate Desmond

The average hiring manager frequently receives 250+ resumes within a 48 hour period. At best, your resume may get ten seconds to grab his attention.

With these statistics, is it any wonder that the popular tactic of resume flooding doesn’t work?

Thankfully, all is not lost.

On the contrary, proactive job hunting is just as effective as ever. By actively marketing yourself to your target companies, you still can land your dream job.

What is your dream job?

If asked, many people would say describe it as “an accounting position in a medium sized business” or a “social marketing position for a large corporation”. While these may seem like good descriptions at first blush, they actually fail to be useful in practical job hunting.

Instead, define your dream job with as much specificity as possible.

For instance, “A social marketing position in Seattle, Washington with a clear growth path at X, Y, or Z companies”. Now, you know

Top 11 #highered websites ranked by EDU Checkup scores

Jade Nowland — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:49:36 +0000

Website redesigns are a fact of life in higher education. And, thats why our yearly Web Redesign Boot Camp webinar series (Feb 7-9, 2012) is always very well-attended as it provides practical tips and useful advice for web redesign projects in higher education as well as a good overview of the latest trends in our field.

Another great way to keep an eye on the state of web design in higher education is to follow EDU Checkup, Nick DeNardis video blog.

Every week or so, Nick selects a higher ed website, reviews and grades it. He has done it since October 2008 and thus has reviewed hundreds of websites from universities and colleges. Given the interest for the rankings of top higher ed websites by EDU Checkup scores I published last year, Im sure you will all be interested in this new edition of the rankings by overall EDU Checkup score combining grades for visual, information and code.

The Festival is Fast Approaching!

Angelina Weir — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:00:04 +0000

Just in case you haven’t heard the Festival dates are set for April 28-29th! The doors are open on Saturday from 10am-6pm and on Sunday from 10am- 4pm. This year the Festival will be held in Washington D.C. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Visit our website for all of the upcoming events leading up to the Festival, to plan your day at the Expo and to browse our exhibits. Best of all- don’t miss out on the chance to pre-register for the Expo for an opportunity to win a cool prize! You will automatically be signed up to win a chance to meet Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage of the Mythbusters OR Mayim Bialik of The Big Bang Theory; an iPad 2; a Cool Video Game; Science Books; or 1 of 50 T-shirts!

Also, be sure to become a fan of our facebook page to receive important information regarding the Festival as well as an opportunity to connect with other fans and to view engaging STEM articles and facts!

At the Intersection of Fashion + Politics

Jade Nowland — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 23:26:01 +0000

President Obama with First Lady Michelle Obama in a dress by Jason Wu at the Inaugural Ball.

The 2012 Presidential campaigns are well under way, and it looks like President Obama will have the most fashionable campaign – EVER. Twenty-two designers have partnered with the Obama campaign initiative Runway to Win, for which designers will create merchandise to help raise funds for the President’s 2012 Reelection Campaign.

The Obamas have had a close relationship with the fashion community from the beginning, largely thanks to First Lady Michelle Obama’skeen fashion sense, which has catapulted several designers, such as Jason Wu and Rachel Roy, into the spotlight. Anna Wintour has also been a driving force behind this marriage of politics and fashion, having hosted several fundraising dinners for the Obamas in her West Village home.

And in true Vogue style, the editor-in-chief will co-host a shindig with Scarlett Johansson in February, which is expected to draw a very fashionable crowd including designers, models, actors, and other prominent celebrities. The e

How a Venture Capitalist Determines Price

Gabrielle Batchelor — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:49:00 +0000

Ran across a great post here from a NYC venture capitalist. It decribes the process they use to calculate how much they will offer to one of their portfolio firms. It is a portfolio firm, meaning they have already invested in the frim startup once, and this is a subsequent investment.

Interestingly, the dilution by the founders is not mentkion or apparently an issue. This will be at least their second round, so I figure by now they own about 10-30% of the company.

The firm alluded to in the post, the real name, is i

Space academy to train teachers

Angelina Weir — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:22:18 +0000

The National Space Centre will lead the programme using space as the inspiration for learning

A new academy has been set up to enable teachers to use space as a theme in their core subject lesson plans.

The National Space Centre in Leicester is to lead the programme to promote excellence in science, technology, geography and maths.

Teachers will be able to access training and work alongside scientists to deliver space masterclasses.

The academy is being sponsored by a number of hi-tech firms to promote careers in the aerospace industry.

The National Space Academy will be supported by scientists from the University of Leicester, the University of Nottingham and the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Harwell, Oxfordshire.

They will be responsible for training teachers to use space concepts in their lessons, providing careers events and organising a bespoke space engineering apprenticeship at Loughborough College.

Complex theories

A spokesman for the National Space Centre said the courses were designed to address the shortage of trained people entering the aerospace industry.

He said the feedback from a pilot project in the East Midlands had been very positive and teachers had successfully used space and the planets as a way of teaching complex theories such as the laws of motion.

Teachers can apply to the National Space Centre in Leicester to take part in the programme, which they can use to enhance learning for GCSE and A-level students.

Sir Martin Sweeting, chairman of the National Space Centres board of trustees, said: “Students respond very positively to the subject of space as a context for their learning.

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi professor and cancer survivor starts foundation to give back

Angelina Weir — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:16:51 +0000

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi professor Evan Ortlieb wants to help students fight cancer and find their educational calling — one college scholarship at a time.

Ortlieb, along with family and friends from Baton Rouge, La., established the nonprofit Ortlieb Foundation in their hometown in 2009.

The organization helps provide funds in 48 states for college students who are cancer patients.

The passion for the foundation, Ortlieb said, stems from his own experience with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which he was diagnosed with at age 16.

Ortlieb, an assistant professor of literacy education, who moved to the city more than a year ago, said his initial cancer treatment in 1999 helped shrink the fist-size growth in his lymphatic system and knock it out.

He spent about three years after that undergoing additional treatments to prevent it from coming back.

Ortlieb, 29, said his cancer has been in remission for 12 years.

The cancer treatments changed him. H

Cheapest home PCs for kids – and schools hold key

Gabrielle Batchelor — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:48:04 +0000

Spread the word – why schools should get behind GetOnline@Home, by Microsoft’s Clare Riley One of the wonderful things about working for Microsoft is that innovative ideas bubble up every day. Even if they appear to undercut our core business, if they are good ideas they will take root. That’s what has happened with – a website offering the lowest cost, good quality PCs you might ever find in the UK.

BBC research shows the cost of a PC can be a significant barrier to getting people online at home. With this in mind, we worked closely with our partners, such as Race Online, The Post Office and 3, to help make getting access to the internet a reality for all, regardless of financial situation or technical ability.

The was launched at the National Digital Inclusion conference, and since then we’ve sold thousands of refurbished desktops for under £100. If you t

Northwestern announces fall 2011 honor rolls

Jade Nowland — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:30:08 +0000

Honor rolls for the fall semester at Northwestern Oklahoma State University have been announced by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Those on the President’s Honor Roll earned all As, or a 4.0 grade point average (GPA), in a minimum of 12 undergraduate or nine graduate hours. Those on the Vice President’s list had grade averages of 3.5 or better in a minimum of 12 undergraduate or nine graduate hours.

Undergraduate students on the honorable mention lists had 4.0 or 3.5 GPAs, respectively, in a minimum of three to a maximum of 11 semester hours. Graduate students on those rolls were enrolled in a minimum of three to a maximum of eight semester hours.

To be listed on any of the rolls, students could not have any incomplete work.

Listed by hometowns, those students on the various honor rolls are as follows:

PRESIDENT’S HONOR ROLL Graduate & Post-Graduate Students

OKLAHOMA ALVA – Stephanie Marteney, Kendra Neilson. BLACKWELL – Jaimie Pryor. CHEROKEE – Jeremy Judd. CHICKASHA – Alecia Heath. ENID – Mark

International Santas: La Befana, The Christmas Witch

Gabrielle Batchelor — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:57:11 +0000

An old woman gazes through a frosted pane on Christmas Eve. She knows it’s time again. With no small effort, she stands. In preparation for the night’s events, she meticulously arranges her shawl, pulls with knotted fingers at her darned socks and ragged skirt. Past transgressions bind her to a strange annual deed: she must travel the globe, passing judgment on the world’s children, giving both gifts and punishments.

Such is the life of poor La Befana, described as a sad, old woman in some Italian traditions, a bold witch or benevolent fairy in others. Sometimes she rides a broomstick, flying through keyholes and, like Santa Claus, down chimneys to deliver her goods of trinkets, fruits, nuts, and sweets. Some children welcome her by scribbling their holiday wishes on scraps of paper and allowing them to float up the chimney; some children fear her.

The stories of her origins are peculiar. In one, the three magi stop to ask her for directions, and she unwisely refuses to join them on their journey to Bethlehem. Although she later realizes her mistake and tries to catch up to them, she’s too late! Her has

Why are people more interested in Online Diplomas than in Online Certifications?

Gabrielle Batchelor — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:27:35 +0000

Online Diplomas and Online Certifications differ from each other as their basic requirements differ. One big difference is that the time taken to complete them is different. You can choose any one of them based on your aspirations and career goals. Both can be obtained through online learning, which means you can pursue them at your own pace and convenience and without discontinuing your existing career or compromising on your personal life.

Reasons to Choose an Online Diploma Over an Online Certification

An Online Diploma should be pursued when you do not want to spend too much time studying an intensive degree program. It can help you acquire necessary skill sets very fast so that you can enter a career. You can choose it if you want to change your career or if you want to qualify for a specific licensing requirement.

You can pursue an Online Diploma after earning a specific academic course. It can be considered even after completing a high school course in a specific area from a college or a university.

Secure Code

Jade Nowland — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:15:35 +0000

In my occasional free moments, I like to indulge in the Cigital Silver Bullet Security Podcasts simply because the field of security is so far from what I do and because Dr. Gary McGraw is so funny and because the people he brings on this program are such heavy hitters in their respective fields. While I use masses of software for work, the outputs are not anything that require super protections—just the usual securities around learning management systems and email and server access. The compromises that are discussed often seem to be around the privy information that companies and governments handle.

Types of Dependencies

I’ve been working my way back through the older podcasts, and one of the guests talked about how software is often built based on inherited libraries of code. Errors in those bases may be carried unwittingly into new products. Many who code apparently do not use secure practices because that just wasn’t on the radar of the developers back in the day. Certain computer languages were apparently prone to code insecurities. One p