<![CDATA[DL Truth: Distance Learning Truth - All Forums]]> http://www.dltruth.com/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:34:41 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[WTF Moment at DI]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1302.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:14:48 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1302.html
TEKMAN Wrote:I recently attempted suicide; when I was in the Hospital. I did not see many RN, which was totally different than what you had said. I thought health care field is high in demand after information technology .


PhD, Info Technology, Capella University (Inactive)
MP, Technology Management, Georgetown University
MS, Telecommunications, Southern Methodist University
BS, Computer Science, Troy University
http://www.degreeinfo.com/general-distan...020-a.html

I suppose most readers simply were trying to figure out whether he meant he attempted suicide in the hospital, or he didn't see many RNs in the hospital. Not exactly PhD level communication, even by the minimal standards of Capella.

The rather offhand reference to a suicide attempt didn't seem to elicit much sympathy, or response of any kind for that matter. The next poster, "rook901" seems a little annoyed by the off-topic aside:

rook901 Wrote:I'm not sure what your suicide attempt has to do with the nursing shortage. Or what it has to do with anything, for that matter.

Eventually moderator Randell1234 inquires, perhaps because he wants to keep gay boy porn peddler Chip from getting sued if the guy tries again:

Randell1234 Wrote:What's up with this? You okay?

So far no other posts. Just your typical unstable DI mental case poster. Don't get blood on the carpet. Next.]]>
TEKMAN Wrote:I recently attempted suicide; when I was in the Hospital. I did not see many RN, which was totally different than what you had said. I thought health care field is high in demand after information technology .


PhD, Info Technology, Capella University (Inactive)
MP, Technology Management, Georgetown University
MS, Telecommunications, Southern Methodist University
BS, Computer Science, Troy University
http://www.degreeinfo.com/general-distan...020-a.html

I suppose most readers simply were trying to figure out whether he meant he attempted suicide in the hospital, or he didn't see many RNs in the hospital. Not exactly PhD level communication, even by the minimal standards of Capella.

The rather offhand reference to a suicide attempt didn't seem to elicit much sympathy, or response of any kind for that matter. The next poster, "rook901" seems a little annoyed by the off-topic aside:

rook901 Wrote:I'm not sure what your suicide attempt has to do with the nursing shortage. Or what it has to do with anything, for that matter.

Eventually moderator Randell1234 inquires, perhaps because he wants to keep gay boy porn peddler Chip from getting sued if the guy tries again:

Randell1234 Wrote:What's up with this? You okay?

So far no other posts. Just your typical unstable DI mental case poster. Don't get blood on the carpet. Next.]]> <![CDATA[Chadwick U Now Chadwick Institute]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1301.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:44:50 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1301.html
No degrees, just "advanved" [sic] certificates and continuing ed. Their Six Sigma courses are being offered through Acuity Institute in Colorado.

Also unknown is if it is still operating out of Silver City, NM, where it was getting rave reviews. Rolleyes

Quote:Welcome to the Chadwick Institute!

Advanced Education & Training To Enhance Your Career

Thank you for visiting our new Internet site. Chadwick University is now The Chadwick Institute. Our mission is to bring you the most advanced and affordable education and training programs available. We are developing and partnering to offer advanved certificate programs and continuing education in business, marketing, e-commerce, Project management, Six Sigma and much more. For a full description of the transition from Chadwick University to the Chadwick Institute, please visit our About Us page. While we continue to support Chadwick University alumni through our excellent support programs, we move forward with new programs and a new focus as the re-tooled Chadwick Institute!

Chadwick University was founded more than two decades ago and has been a leader in distance education for many years. The University was licensed by the State of Alabama Department of Education and offered undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide variety of majors. For more information, visit our About Us page and see the Accreditation page for even more details (and printable accreditation documents).

Since changing to The Chadwick Institute, we are now focused on mid-career professionals - offering programs to help you advance your professional skills. Programs now qualify for continuing education units (CEU's) and include Certificate programs so you can demonstrate your expertise in a wide variety of key areas.

We still support Chadwick University transcript requests, and a host of alumni programs. If you are seeking a transcript, please visit our transcript page and complete our request form.

If you need to reach us, visit our contact page or send an email to help@chadwick.edu

To begin your journey, check out our course offerings - and get started on your way to a better life through advanced education.
]]>
No degrees, just "advanved" [sic] certificates and continuing ed. Their Six Sigma courses are being offered through Acuity Institute in Colorado.

Also unknown is if it is still operating out of Silver City, NM, where it was getting rave reviews. Rolleyes

Quote:Welcome to the Chadwick Institute!

Advanced Education & Training To Enhance Your Career

Thank you for visiting our new Internet site. Chadwick University is now The Chadwick Institute. Our mission is to bring you the most advanced and affordable education and training programs available. We are developing and partnering to offer advanved certificate programs and continuing education in business, marketing, e-commerce, Project management, Six Sigma and much more. For a full description of the transition from Chadwick University to the Chadwick Institute, please visit our About Us page. While we continue to support Chadwick University alumni through our excellent support programs, we move forward with new programs and a new focus as the re-tooled Chadwick Institute!

Chadwick University was founded more than two decades ago and has been a leader in distance education for many years. The University was licensed by the State of Alabama Department of Education and offered undergraduate and graduate degrees in a wide variety of majors. For more information, visit our About Us page and see the Accreditation page for even more details (and printable accreditation documents).

Since changing to The Chadwick Institute, we are now focused on mid-career professionals - offering programs to help you advance your professional skills. Programs now qualify for continuing education units (CEU's) and include Certificate programs so you can demonstrate your expertise in a wide variety of key areas.

We still support Chadwick University transcript requests, and a host of alumni programs. If you are seeking a transcript, please visit our transcript page and complete our request form.

If you need to reach us, visit our contact page or send an email to help@chadwick.edu

To begin your journey, check out our course offerings - and get started on your way to a better life through advanced education.
]]> <![CDATA[Will WASC Axe Trident?]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1300.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:10:07 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1300.html
Come the day of reckoning, will WASC terminate Trident's accreditation, allow them to continue their accreditation, or kick the can down the road?]]>
Come the day of reckoning, will WASC terminate Trident's accreditation, allow them to continue their accreditation, or kick the can down the road?]]> <![CDATA[Axe Alt Med Programs Urges Cartel]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1299.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:25:48 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1299.html
Quote:Scientists urge unis to axe alternative medicine courses
KELLY BURKE
26 Jan, 2012 03:00 AM

MORE than 400 doctors, medical researchers and scientists have formed a powerful lobby group to pressure universities to close down alternative medicine degrees.

Almost one in three Australian universities now offer courses in some form of alternative therapy or complementary medicine, including traditional Chinese herbal medicine, chiropractics, homeopathy, naturopathy, reflexology and aromatherapy.

But the new group, Friends of Science in Medicine, wrote to vice-chancellors this week, warning that by giving "undeserved credibility to what in many cases would be better described as quackery" and by "failing to champion evidence-based science and medicine", the universities are trashing their reputation as bastions of scientific rigour.

The group, which names world-renowned biologist Sir Gustav Nossal and the creator of the cervical cancer vaccine Professor Ian Frazer among its members, is also campaigning for private health insurance providers to stop providing rebates for alternative medical treatments.

A co-founder of the group, Emeritus Professor John Dwyer, of the University of NSW, who is also a government adviser on consumer health fraud, said it was distressing that 19 universities were now offering "degrees in pseudo science".

"It's deplorable, but we didn't realise how much concern there was out there for universities' reputations until we tapped into it," Professor Dwyer said. "We're saying enough is enough. Taxpayers' money should not be wasted on funding [these courses] … nor should government health insurance rebates be wasted on this nonsense."

Professor Dwyer said it was particularly galling that such courses were growing in popularity while, at the same time, the federal government was looking at ways to get the Therapeutic Goods Administration to enforce tougher proof-of-efficacy criteria for complementary medicines, following the release of a highly critical review by the Australian National Audit Office last September.

Of particular concern to the group is the increase in chiropractic courses, following the recent announcement of a new chiropractic science degree by Central Queensland University. More than 30 scientists, doctors and community advocates wrote to the vice-chancellor and health science deans at the university voicing their concern, which laid the foundations for Friends of Science in Medicine.

The groundswell of protest from medical professionals comes after a decision in Britain that means from this year it will no longer be possible to receive a degree from a publicly-funded university in areas of alternative medicine, including homeopathy and naturopathy.

German and British medical insurance providers are also in the process of removing alternative therapies from the list of treatments they will cover.

Australia's vice-chancellors will meet in March and Professor Dwyer said his group was aiming to get a commitment from them to endorse health courses only with evidence-based science.

The spokesman for Universities Australia said tertiary institutions were self-accrediting. "[They have] the autonomy … to ensure the quality and relevance of the courses they offer," he said.

The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, a government body set up to regulate higher education, refused to comment.

Most health funds pay rebates for alternative therapies under top cover polices. Private Healthcare Australia did not return the Herald's calls.
]]>
Quote:Scientists urge unis to axe alternative medicine courses
KELLY BURKE
26 Jan, 2012 03:00 AM

MORE than 400 doctors, medical researchers and scientists have formed a powerful lobby group to pressure universities to close down alternative medicine degrees.

Almost one in three Australian universities now offer courses in some form of alternative therapy or complementary medicine, including traditional Chinese herbal medicine, chiropractics, homeopathy, naturopathy, reflexology and aromatherapy.

But the new group, Friends of Science in Medicine, wrote to vice-chancellors this week, warning that by giving "undeserved credibility to what in many cases would be better described as quackery" and by "failing to champion evidence-based science and medicine", the universities are trashing their reputation as bastions of scientific rigour.

The group, which names world-renowned biologist Sir Gustav Nossal and the creator of the cervical cancer vaccine Professor Ian Frazer among its members, is also campaigning for private health insurance providers to stop providing rebates for alternative medical treatments.

A co-founder of the group, Emeritus Professor John Dwyer, of the University of NSW, who is also a government adviser on consumer health fraud, said it was distressing that 19 universities were now offering "degrees in pseudo science".

"It's deplorable, but we didn't realise how much concern there was out there for universities' reputations until we tapped into it," Professor Dwyer said. "We're saying enough is enough. Taxpayers' money should not be wasted on funding [these courses] … nor should government health insurance rebates be wasted on this nonsense."

Professor Dwyer said it was particularly galling that such courses were growing in popularity while, at the same time, the federal government was looking at ways to get the Therapeutic Goods Administration to enforce tougher proof-of-efficacy criteria for complementary medicines, following the release of a highly critical review by the Australian National Audit Office last September.

Of particular concern to the group is the increase in chiropractic courses, following the recent announcement of a new chiropractic science degree by Central Queensland University. More than 30 scientists, doctors and community advocates wrote to the vice-chancellor and health science deans at the university voicing their concern, which laid the foundations for Friends of Science in Medicine.

The groundswell of protest from medical professionals comes after a decision in Britain that means from this year it will no longer be possible to receive a degree from a publicly-funded university in areas of alternative medicine, including homeopathy and naturopathy.

German and British medical insurance providers are also in the process of removing alternative therapies from the list of treatments they will cover.

Australia's vice-chancellors will meet in March and Professor Dwyer said his group was aiming to get a commitment from them to endorse health courses only with evidence-based science.

The spokesman for Universities Australia said tertiary institutions were self-accrediting. "[They have] the autonomy … to ensure the quality and relevance of the courses they offer," he said.

The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, a government body set up to regulate higher education, refused to comment.

Most health funds pay rebates for alternative therapies under top cover polices. Private Healthcare Australia did not return the Herald's calls.
]]> <![CDATA[Killer Breivik Sold Diplomas]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1298.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:14:21 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1298.html Quote:Mass killer tells of US diploma racket
Jan Petter Myklebust
17 January 2012

Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian far-right extremist who confessed to killing 77 people last year in a bombing and shooting spree, has claimed during police questioning that he earned a net income of more than US$1 million from the falsification of diplomas from élite American universities.

The diplomas were sold over the internet, mainly to customers in the US, he claimed.

Police believe that he used the income to finance his bomb-making and international travel prior to the bomb attack in the centre of Oslo and the massacre on the island of Utøya last July.

Breivik said that the diplomas were made so that everybody could see that they were not real. The purpose was to make something that friends could give to each other for fun, he reportedly told the police.

A young data expert who did not give his full name confirmed in an interview with the Norwegian newspaper VG that he had assisted Breivik in this undertaking during 2004-05, from his home in Asia, and that he was paid promptly for his work. He said he made up to 200 false documents a month for Breivik, VG reported.

The police investigator in Oslo told the Norwegian broadcasting company NRK that he did not want to go into details on how Breivik had made his money, but confirmed that "he had earned millions" of kroner.

This had enabled him to travel to many countries for long periods of time and to buy the chemicals and other materials he needed to produce the bomb that destroyed a large government building in a housing complex in the middle of Oslo.

Norwegians are now preparing themselves for the court proceedings of the mass murder, which is due to start at Oslo district court on 16 April.

Two psychiatrists have written a 234-page report, based on 13 interviews with Breivik. They have concluded that he is a paranoid schizophrenic. Under Norwegian law, he will therefore not be subject to serving his punishment in prison, but in a closed psychiatric ward.

This diagnosis has angered other psychiatrists and other experts and many people in Norway, and a wealth of newspaper articles have been published asking how a sick person could have planned such a major logistical operation over such a long time.

The court has now appointed two other psychiatrists to re-examine Breivik, and give a new expert opinion on his mental state. ]]> Quote:Mass killer tells of US diploma racket
Jan Petter Myklebust
17 January 2012

Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian far-right extremist who confessed to killing 77 people last year in a bombing and shooting spree, has claimed during police questioning that he earned a net income of more than US$1 million from the falsification of diplomas from élite American universities.

The diplomas were sold over the internet, mainly to customers in the US, he claimed.

Police believe that he used the income to finance his bomb-making and international travel prior to the bomb attack in the centre of Oslo and the massacre on the island of Utøya last July.

Breivik said that the diplomas were made so that everybody could see that they were not real. The purpose was to make something that friends could give to each other for fun, he reportedly told the police.

A young data expert who did not give his full name confirmed in an interview with the Norwegian newspaper VG that he had assisted Breivik in this undertaking during 2004-05, from his home in Asia, and that he was paid promptly for his work. He said he made up to 200 false documents a month for Breivik, VG reported.

The police investigator in Oslo told the Norwegian broadcasting company NRK that he did not want to go into details on how Breivik had made his money, but confirmed that "he had earned millions" of kroner.

This had enabled him to travel to many countries for long periods of time and to buy the chemicals and other materials he needed to produce the bomb that destroyed a large government building in a housing complex in the middle of Oslo.

Norwegians are now preparing themselves for the court proceedings of the mass murder, which is due to start at Oslo district court on 16 April.

Two psychiatrists have written a 234-page report, based on 13 interviews with Breivik. They have concluded that he is a paranoid schizophrenic. Under Norwegian law, he will therefore not be subject to serving his punishment in prison, but in a closed psychiatric ward.

This diagnosis has angered other psychiatrists and other experts and many people in Norway, and a wealth of newspaper articles have been published asking how a sick person could have planned such a major logistical operation over such a long time.

The court has now appointed two other psychiatrists to re-examine Breivik, and give a new expert opinion on his mental state. ]]> <![CDATA[Romney Lauds ACCSC Full Sail]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1296.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:01:50 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1296.html
Quote:January 18th, 2012
Romney’s support for Full Sail University raises eyebrows in higher ed
Republican presidential frontrunner holds up for-profit college as a model for what higher education should be

By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Adrian Davila Saenz, a recent graduate of Full Sail University in Orlando, did a double take when he read this week that Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has touted Full Sail as a paradigm for American higher education.

Saenz, who took seven online classes on his way to a film degree from Full Sail in October, wasn’t alone in scratching his head after Romney mentioned the 15,000-student for-profit university by name several times on the campaign trail during the fall and winter, saying Full Sail was able to “hold down the cost of education” and serve as an example of how competition can improve higher education.

Romney’s praise for Full Sail—sometimes without being prompted by Republican primary voters or reporters on the campaign trail—comes as for-profit schools face scrutiny from the Obama administration, which pushed through “gainful employment” rules in 2011 to enforce basic graduation and student debt standards as a condition for for-profit colleges to receive federally-backed student loans.

Romney’s high esteem for Full Sail also coincides with campaign contributions from the university’s CEO, Bill Heavener, who gave the maximum $2,500 to Romney’s campaign and another $45,000 to a so-called “super PAC” that supports Romney for president and is run by aides to the former governor, as first reported by the New York Times.

“It was very surprising, because you’d never think a school like Full Sail … would be labeled like that by someone running for president,” said Saenz, 24, who was hired shortly after graduating from Full Sail. “I think this is a huge issue and something that students will definitely look at before [they vote].”

Romney, however, wouldn’t be the first presidential hopeful to rake in donations from the Orlando-based technical school. Ed Haddock, Full Sail’s founder and co-chair, served on the Obama for America National Finance Committee and helped raise more than $200,000 for Obama’s 2008 presidential bid, according to public records.

Haddock made news last year when an internal White House memo was leaked showing concern among Obama officials that Haddock could support the Republican presidential nominee in 2012 after Haddock expressed dissatisfaction about his access to White House decision makers.

Activists who track the political involvement of colleges and universities said the White House should worry about for-profit schools throwing their considerable financial resources behind whoever wins the Republican nomination.

“My assumption is that it has become Republican orthodoxy that [for-profit colleges] deserve all the favors they could ever want,” said Barmak Nassirian, associate executive director of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), adding that Romney’s support for Full Sail could prove a political liability in the fall. “If that’s his remedy, I think he’s going to have a very hard time explaining his idea of what higher education should be.”

As tuition and student fees at U.S. colleges and universities have risen sharply over the past decade, Nassirian said it would be difficult to use Full Sail as an example of schools can provide affordable, high-quality education in a down economy.

Full Sail’s video game arts program, for instance, saw 14 percent of its students graduate last year. A degree in video game arts would cost $81,000. While other Full Sail programs have higher completion rates, all of its programs are many times more expensive than nonprofit and public universities.

“Full Sail is a cure worse than the disease, because it vastly outstrips costs in every way,” Nassirian said. “And the issue is not necessarily that it’s expensive—sometimes paying a little extra is well worth it. It’s that [Full Sail] is extremely expensive and has a fairly miserable track record when it comes to outcomes.”

Saenz said he knew a film degree from Full Sail—a school specializing in film, video game development, sports management, and a laundry list of related fields—would cost $75,000. His post-graduation loan payments, however, leave little leeway in his monthly expenses.

“My student loan payments are surprisingly high. It is very stressful thinking about the fact that I will have to make high payments every month for a long period of time, but at the end of the day, it was my decision to get a degree,” Saenz said.

Dissatisfaction with Full Sail sparked a website called Full Sail Review, which seeks to advise prospective students before they commit to attending the for-profit university. The site rails against the school for deceptive recruitment practices and the poor quality of Full Sail’s online course selection, among other complaints.

The site appears to be run by a disillusioned former Full Sail student, although no one from Full Sail Review responded to interview requests from eCampus News.

Saenz said the immaculate facilities at Full Sail make it difficult to ignore for prospective students, even if they are skeptical about costs and quality of the school’s various programs.

“Full Sail was so convincing because of the brand-new equipment, and [its] facilities are awesome,” he said. “They always keep the school looking brand new. … I wouldn’t say I wish I’d gone somewhere else, because I’m not sure what else is out there. The only thing I’m not happy about is the amount of money I owe.”
Also see
Full Sail in the Spotlight]]>
Quote:January 18th, 2012
Romney’s support for Full Sail University raises eyebrows in higher ed
Republican presidential frontrunner holds up for-profit college as a model for what higher education should be

By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Adrian Davila Saenz, a recent graduate of Full Sail University in Orlando, did a double take when he read this week that Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has touted Full Sail as a paradigm for American higher education.

Saenz, who took seven online classes on his way to a film degree from Full Sail in October, wasn’t alone in scratching his head after Romney mentioned the 15,000-student for-profit university by name several times on the campaign trail during the fall and winter, saying Full Sail was able to “hold down the cost of education” and serve as an example of how competition can improve higher education.

Romney’s praise for Full Sail—sometimes without being prompted by Republican primary voters or reporters on the campaign trail—comes as for-profit schools face scrutiny from the Obama administration, which pushed through “gainful employment” rules in 2011 to enforce basic graduation and student debt standards as a condition for for-profit colleges to receive federally-backed student loans.

Romney’s high esteem for Full Sail also coincides with campaign contributions from the university’s CEO, Bill Heavener, who gave the maximum $2,500 to Romney’s campaign and another $45,000 to a so-called “super PAC” that supports Romney for president and is run by aides to the former governor, as first reported by the New York Times.

“It was very surprising, because you’d never think a school like Full Sail … would be labeled like that by someone running for president,” said Saenz, 24, who was hired shortly after graduating from Full Sail. “I think this is a huge issue and something that students will definitely look at before [they vote].”

Romney, however, wouldn’t be the first presidential hopeful to rake in donations from the Orlando-based technical school. Ed Haddock, Full Sail’s founder and co-chair, served on the Obama for America National Finance Committee and helped raise more than $200,000 for Obama’s 2008 presidential bid, according to public records.

Haddock made news last year when an internal White House memo was leaked showing concern among Obama officials that Haddock could support the Republican presidential nominee in 2012 after Haddock expressed dissatisfaction about his access to White House decision makers.

Activists who track the political involvement of colleges and universities said the White House should worry about for-profit schools throwing their considerable financial resources behind whoever wins the Republican nomination.

“My assumption is that it has become Republican orthodoxy that [for-profit colleges] deserve all the favors they could ever want,” said Barmak Nassirian, associate executive director of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), adding that Romney’s support for Full Sail could prove a political liability in the fall. “If that’s his remedy, I think he’s going to have a very hard time explaining his idea of what higher education should be.”

As tuition and student fees at U.S. colleges and universities have risen sharply over the past decade, Nassirian said it would be difficult to use Full Sail as an example of schools can provide affordable, high-quality education in a down economy.

Full Sail’s video game arts program, for instance, saw 14 percent of its students graduate last year. A degree in video game arts would cost $81,000. While other Full Sail programs have higher completion rates, all of its programs are many times more expensive than nonprofit and public universities.

“Full Sail is a cure worse than the disease, because it vastly outstrips costs in every way,” Nassirian said. “And the issue is not necessarily that it’s expensive—sometimes paying a little extra is well worth it. It’s that [Full Sail] is extremely expensive and has a fairly miserable track record when it comes to outcomes.”

Saenz said he knew a film degree from Full Sail—a school specializing in film, video game development, sports management, and a laundry list of related fields—would cost $75,000. His post-graduation loan payments, however, leave little leeway in his monthly expenses.

“My student loan payments are surprisingly high. It is very stressful thinking about the fact that I will have to make high payments every month for a long period of time, but at the end of the day, it was my decision to get a degree,” Saenz said.

Dissatisfaction with Full Sail sparked a website called Full Sail Review, which seeks to advise prospective students before they commit to attending the for-profit university. The site rails against the school for deceptive recruitment practices and the poor quality of Full Sail’s online course selection, among other complaints.

The site appears to be run by a disillusioned former Full Sail student, although no one from Full Sail Review responded to interview requests from eCampus News.

Saenz said the immaculate facilities at Full Sail make it difficult to ignore for prospective students, even if they are skeptical about costs and quality of the school’s various programs.

“Full Sail was so convincing because of the brand-new equipment, and [its] facilities are awesome,” he said. “They always keep the school looking brand new. … I wouldn’t say I wish I’d gone somewhere else, because I’m not sure what else is out there. The only thing I’m not happy about is the amount of money I owe.”
Also see
Full Sail in the Spotlight]]> <![CDATA[mediocrity of teaching at high tuition universities]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1294.html Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:26:56 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1294.html What concerns me most, though, is the mediocrity of teaching imparted...and i am not referring here to any political bias.
Since itunes university, academicearth and other venues have made many courses from many traditional universities available for free, everybody can freely judge the quality of such courses.
I personally have followed many over the years.
As one who has been involved with learning over a long period, i can say that none was excellent; most were mediocre; quite a few were weird, sub-par or both.
The toss of coins that determined whether your course was to be just mediocre or even sub-par was the same whether Yale or Wallawalla community college was concerned.
The luck of the draw may be less important if all that's at stake are a few dollars to buy a copy -maybe used- of THE GREAT COURSES or THE TEACHING COMPANY products, whose average quality is much higher than the average at Yale or the like, as far as I could say.
It becomes paramount when one is paying a fortune and getting in debt for life to attend supposed platinum universities.
It's like the teenager who buys a pair of shoes to brag about...they are made in Vietnam, are crummy and uncomfortable but he paid them 299$ only to be hispals' envy.]]> What concerns me most, though, is the mediocrity of teaching imparted...and i am not referring here to any political bias.
Since itunes university, academicearth and other venues have made many courses from many traditional universities available for free, everybody can freely judge the quality of such courses.
I personally have followed many over the years.
As one who has been involved with learning over a long period, i can say that none was excellent; most were mediocre; quite a few were weird, sub-par or both.
The toss of coins that determined whether your course was to be just mediocre or even sub-par was the same whether Yale or Wallawalla community college was concerned.
The luck of the draw may be less important if all that's at stake are a few dollars to buy a copy -maybe used- of THE GREAT COURSES or THE TEACHING COMPANY products, whose average quality is much higher than the average at Yale or the like, as far as I could say.
It becomes paramount when one is paying a fortune and getting in debt for life to attend supposed platinum universities.
It's like the teenager who buys a pair of shoes to brag about...they are made in Vietnam, are crummy and uncomfortable but he paid them 299$ only to be hispals' envy.]]> <![CDATA[GCU Has >133 BBB Complaints]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1293.html Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:53:40 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1293.html now up to 137---and counting!

And they just got sued by the feds for fraud too. They paid $5.2 million to settle.

Avoid Grand Canyon University--it is a scam and a ripoff! Not just a degree mill.....it's a disgrace mill!!!

Quote:Submitted: Thursday, December 29, 2011
Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2011
Reported By: Justina — Grand Canyon Arizona United States of America

Grand Canyon "University" Hall of Shame Fraud, Internet

Check out the Better Business Bureau website. Grand Canyon "University" has had 133 BBB complaints lodged against it during the past three years.

I am a former GCU professor, fired for awarding legitimate grades to students.

I now teach for the "Big Guys" online and I have had no problems. Curious, I checked to see how many BBB complaints the "Big Guys" have had during the last three years: THREE

Big Guys: Three (3) BBB complaints during the last three years

Grand Canyon University: 133 (ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE) BBB complaints during the last three years

Quote:Submitted: Sunday, August 21, 2011
Last Posting: Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Reported By: Justina — Gainesville Florida United States of America

Grand Canyon University Grand Canyon University Online Grand Canyon University was Sued for Fraud by the United States Department of Education Phoenix, Arizona

Are you job searching after receive a “degree” from Grand Canyon University?

How would you like to inform potential employers that you graduated from a “university” that was sued by the United States Department of Education for fraud? Think that will enhance your chances of getting a job in a tight job market?

In August 11, 2008, the U.S. Department of Education filed a qui tam action under the False Claims Act for GCU’s receiving millions of dollars from the U.S. DOE while paying incentives and bonuses to enrollment counselors for any warm body who applies to get a degree at GCU (such incentives and bonuses are illegal and out of compliance with federal mandates).

It was alleged in the federal civil complaint filed against GCU that GCU (1) “knowingly made false statements to get a false or fraudulent claim paid,” and (2) “knowingly submitted false records to get a false or fraudulent claim paid.”

GCU settled out for $5.2 million.

Now imagine that you are job searching and your potential boss knows that (a) any warm body was allowed to enroll at GCU and (b) online instructors who give real grades are fired (I was one of them).

How serious is your potential boss going to take your transcript which shows you received all A’s and B’s from GCU—and hundreds of other graduates from GCU also show all A’s and B’s on their transcripts?

“So, tell me about your experiences as an online student at GCU,” your potential boss states.

“Oh, the online professors are really nice. And if they don’t pass you, you can make a complaint on them and get them fired.”

“Oh,” says your potential boss. “I see several misspelled words on your job application and you’re your statement of purpose. Why is that?”

“Well, because, at GCU, we get graded according to a grading rubric and misspelled words only count for a miniscule number of points. A student can therefore still receive an A on his or her papers, even if spelling is a problem.”

“And did you learn how to write reports? This job will require you to submit weekly reports that must read well.”

“Oh, yes!” you contend. “I participated in CLCs—Collaborative Learning Communities. Oftentimes, there are six people who write a paper as a group. Sometimes it’s only one person who is really doing all of the writing, but all of the rest of us get the same grade, which is generally an A. I mean, if our ‘online facilitator’ had not awarded us an ‘A,’ we certainly would have complained about her and gotten her into trouble.”

“And what standing does Grand Canyon University have with the United States Department of Education.”

“Oh, we were sued by the U.S. DOE for fraud.”

“Well, thank you for coming in for this interview. I’ll be sure to keep your resume on file.”

Click Here to read other Ripoff Reports on Grand Canyon University]]> now up to 137---and counting!

And they just got sued by the feds for fraud too. They paid $5.2 million to settle.

Avoid Grand Canyon University--it is a scam and a ripoff! Not just a degree mill.....it's a disgrace mill!!!

Quote:Submitted: Thursday, December 29, 2011
Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2011
Reported By: Justina — Grand Canyon Arizona United States of America

Grand Canyon "University" Hall of Shame Fraud, Internet

Check out the Better Business Bureau website. Grand Canyon "University" has had 133 BBB complaints lodged against it during the past three years.

I am a former GCU professor, fired for awarding legitimate grades to students.

I now teach for the "Big Guys" online and I have had no problems. Curious, I checked to see how many BBB complaints the "Big Guys" have had during the last three years: THREE

Big Guys: Three (3) BBB complaints during the last three years

Grand Canyon University: 133 (ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE) BBB complaints during the last three years

Quote:Submitted: Sunday, August 21, 2011
Last Posting: Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Reported By: Justina — Gainesville Florida United States of America

Grand Canyon University Grand Canyon University Online Grand Canyon University was Sued for Fraud by the United States Department of Education Phoenix, Arizona

Are you job searching after receive a “degree” from Grand Canyon University?

How would you like to inform potential employers that you graduated from a “university” that was sued by the United States Department of Education for fraud? Think that will enhance your chances of getting a job in a tight job market?

In August 11, 2008, the U.S. Department of Education filed a qui tam action under the False Claims Act for GCU’s receiving millions of dollars from the U.S. DOE while paying incentives and bonuses to enrollment counselors for any warm body who applies to get a degree at GCU (such incentives and bonuses are illegal and out of compliance with federal mandates).

It was alleged in the federal civil complaint filed against GCU that GCU (1) “knowingly made false statements to get a false or fraudulent claim paid,” and (2) “knowingly submitted false records to get a false or fraudulent claim paid.”

GCU settled out for $5.2 million.

Now imagine that you are job searching and your potential boss knows that (a) any warm body was allowed to enroll at GCU and (b) online instructors who give real grades are fired (I was one of them).

How serious is your potential boss going to take your transcript which shows you received all A’s and B’s from GCU—and hundreds of other graduates from GCU also show all A’s and B’s on their transcripts?

“So, tell me about your experiences as an online student at GCU,” your potential boss states.

“Oh, the online professors are really nice. And if they don’t pass you, you can make a complaint on them and get them fired.”

“Oh,” says your potential boss. “I see several misspelled words on your job application and you’re your statement of purpose. Why is that?”

“Well, because, at GCU, we get graded according to a grading rubric and misspelled words only count for a miniscule number of points. A student can therefore still receive an A on his or her papers, even if spelling is a problem.”

“And did you learn how to write reports? This job will require you to submit weekly reports that must read well.”

“Oh, yes!” you contend. “I participated in CLCs—Collaborative Learning Communities. Oftentimes, there are six people who write a paper as a group. Sometimes it’s only one person who is really doing all of the writing, but all of the rest of us get the same grade, which is generally an A. I mean, if our ‘online facilitator’ had not awarded us an ‘A,’ we certainly would have complained about her and gotten her into trouble.”

“And what standing does Grand Canyon University have with the United States Department of Education.”

“Oh, we were sued by the U.S. DOE for fraud.”

“Well, thank you for coming in for this interview. I’ll be sure to keep your resume on file.”

Click Here to read other Ripoff Reports on Grand Canyon University]]> <![CDATA[Jimmy Drain Bramaged]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1289.html Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:18:06 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1289.html [Image: brain_damage_trust_me_i_can_fix_it_poste...xt_400.jpg]

Quote:Prayers, Thoughts, Meditations requests, please...
by Jimmy on Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:11 am

A few of you know that two week's ago I suffered a grand mal seizure (first time ever) at work, passed out, and was rushed to the ER. At that point, the thought was my blood sugar was too low.

Was subsequently sent to a neurologist who had me undergo a brain MRI. Results today show a brain lesion. Will see a neurosurgeon to determine which one of four types (two serious, two not) I have. Please keep me in your prayers, thoughts, and meditations. Thank you.

You got it Jimmy. Cut out all the debauchery and get well soon.]]> [Image: brain_damage_trust_me_i_can_fix_it_poste...xt_400.jpg]

Quote:Prayers, Thoughts, Meditations requests, please...
by Jimmy on Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:11 am

A few of you know that two week's ago I suffered a grand mal seizure (first time ever) at work, passed out, and was rushed to the ER. At that point, the thought was my blood sugar was too low.

Was subsequently sent to a neurologist who had me undergo a brain MRI. Results today show a brain lesion. Will see a neurosurgeon to determine which one of four types (two serious, two not) I have. Please keep me in your prayers, thoughts, and meditations. Thank you.

You got it Jimmy. Cut out all the debauchery and get well soon.]]> <![CDATA[George Gollin Interview]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1288.html Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:52:55 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1288.html
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]]> <![CDATA[A Happy and Prosperous New Year 2012 to all of you!]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1287.html Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:35:33 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1287.html
this is Dr. Muhammad Schmidt writing again after a couple of years.
First of all, my best wishes for a happy, blessed and successful New Year to all of you!

I have some news regarding IFTS and some other personal matters:

After several years of being in the process of applying for an interim university charter from the Kenyan government (issued by the Kenyan Commission for Higher Education as the competent body), we are done and expect to receive the government documents in January 2012. The process had been finalised some months before in 2011, but in Kenya it takes time - too much time perhaps sometimes - to get the respective documents issued to have them in hand.

This new year 2012 will be our seventh year of operation in Kenya and some other countries, and we have gradually developed from a Far Distance school into one with students physically present in class without totally giving up the Far Distance study option. While in the beginnng IFTS mainly served the less fortunate parts of the population in Kenya, we have been increasingly serving people from middle-class backgrounds upwards in the past years. One of our current students there is a highly respected Member of Parliament.

Some of our former graduates at Bachelor level made their way by transferring to other recognised schools like the Catholic University of East Africa (Nairobi) for advanced degrees, now serving as Secondary school principals with a good and stable income with the means to sponsor other, poorer student at IFTS. IFTS is the only interdenominational school in Kenya whose theological degree program is recognised by the official Anglican Church of Kenya for their clergy to be ordained into the deaconate and priesthood. The same for the training of Anglican military chaplains of the Kenyan army.

Some of our former graduates work as Lecturers for other legitimate theological schools. Most of the theses our advanced graduates submitted have been published, sold and generate a stable income to cover our expenses to keep the school going.

We have been donated a piece of land to erect our own buildings there, and there are plans to affiliate with another ministry from the US with plans to build a new university there with funding from the US. It remains to be seen how these plans will materialise in one way or the other.

In February or March this year, I am looking forward to another appointment as a professor at a Chinese university. I was offered a position as one of their Associate Professors with a tenure period of 2 years, which may be prolonged under mutual consent. It seems that some of my published works regarding Chinese language, culture and traditional medicine have not remained quite unnoticed in China, and the university in question actually expects me to continue publishing stuff like that but to include the name of that university and the department where I will be working in any such future publications.

I am far from intending to blow my own trumpet here, but as of one of the former targets and later victims of the stalking gang on the "other board" with figures like the deceased uncle, pretenders like Bill Grover, Levicoff and their likes, it must be quite a change in "career" for an accused "degree millist", "pompous pope", "evil person" and fake degree holder that they claimed I am.

Is it perhaps possible that these self-styled "experts" have been wrong in their "assessment" of people they do not know and have never met at all?

Again, a happy new Year to all of you!]]>
this is Dr. Muhammad Schmidt writing again after a couple of years.
First of all, my best wishes for a happy, blessed and successful New Year to all of you!

I have some news regarding IFTS and some other personal matters:

After several years of being in the process of applying for an interim university charter from the Kenyan government (issued by the Kenyan Commission for Higher Education as the competent body), we are done and expect to receive the government documents in January 2012. The process had been finalised some months before in 2011, but in Kenya it takes time - too much time perhaps sometimes - to get the respective documents issued to have them in hand.

This new year 2012 will be our seventh year of operation in Kenya and some other countries, and we have gradually developed from a Far Distance school into one with students physically present in class without totally giving up the Far Distance study option. While in the beginnng IFTS mainly served the less fortunate parts of the population in Kenya, we have been increasingly serving people from middle-class backgrounds upwards in the past years. One of our current students there is a highly respected Member of Parliament.

Some of our former graduates at Bachelor level made their way by transferring to other recognised schools like the Catholic University of East Africa (Nairobi) for advanced degrees, now serving as Secondary school principals with a good and stable income with the means to sponsor other, poorer student at IFTS. IFTS is the only interdenominational school in Kenya whose theological degree program is recognised by the official Anglican Church of Kenya for their clergy to be ordained into the deaconate and priesthood. The same for the training of Anglican military chaplains of the Kenyan army.

Some of our former graduates work as Lecturers for other legitimate theological schools. Most of the theses our advanced graduates submitted have been published, sold and generate a stable income to cover our expenses to keep the school going.

We have been donated a piece of land to erect our own buildings there, and there are plans to affiliate with another ministry from the US with plans to build a new university there with funding from the US. It remains to be seen how these plans will materialise in one way or the other.

In February or March this year, I am looking forward to another appointment as a professor at a Chinese university. I was offered a position as one of their Associate Professors with a tenure period of 2 years, which may be prolonged under mutual consent. It seems that some of my published works regarding Chinese language, culture and traditional medicine have not remained quite unnoticed in China, and the university in question actually expects me to continue publishing stuff like that but to include the name of that university and the department where I will be working in any such future publications.

I am far from intending to blow my own trumpet here, but as of one of the former targets and later victims of the stalking gang on the "other board" with figures like the deceased uncle, pretenders like Bill Grover, Levicoff and their likes, it must be quite a change in "career" for an accused "degree millist", "pompous pope", "evil person" and fake degree holder that they claimed I am.

Is it perhaps possible that these self-styled "experts" have been wrong in their "assessment" of people they do not know and have never met at all?

Again, a happy new Year to all of you!]]> <![CDATA[Firefly vs Academic Censorship]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1286.html Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:25:06 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1286.html Quote:Video: How sci-fi fans put Firefly into the FIRE
posted at 9:45 am on December 28, 2011 by Ed Morrissey

Our friends at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) have a new video out this week recapping one of their most prominent victories over censorship in Academia — prominent because this case found a ready-made constituency of activists for individual rights. Fans of the cult TV series Firefly rushed to defend University of Wisconsin Professor James Miller after he was accused by campus police of creating a threatening environment by hanging a Firefly poster on his office door, a case in which FIRE prevailed. The video interviews author Neil Gaiman and takes a generally light-hearted tone — but delivers a serious message:



I wrote about the case in this October post. Kudos to Nathan Fillion and my friend Adam Baldwin for coming to Professor Miller’s defense, and especially to the fans of Firefly and Serenity (I’m a fan of both), but the serious point made in this video is that free speech should always have a constituency. Still, one has to smile when Gaiman says this:

Quote:There are people you do not want to upset in the world. And big groups of people you don’t want to upset would obviously include the politically disenfranchised who feel they have nothing to lose. And those that feel that the time has come for revolution. Then out on the edges beyond any of those are science fiction and fantasy fans whose favorite show has been cancelled in an untimely way.

Silencing U: Five Outrageous Cases of Campus Censorship
]]> Quote:Video: How sci-fi fans put Firefly into the FIRE
posted at 9:45 am on December 28, 2011 by Ed Morrissey

Our friends at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) have a new video out this week recapping one of their most prominent victories over censorship in Academia — prominent because this case found a ready-made constituency of activists for individual rights. Fans of the cult TV series Firefly rushed to defend University of Wisconsin Professor James Miller after he was accused by campus police of creating a threatening environment by hanging a Firefly poster on his office door, a case in which FIRE prevailed. The video interviews author Neil Gaiman and takes a generally light-hearted tone — but delivers a serious message:



I wrote about the case in this October post. Kudos to Nathan Fillion and my friend Adam Baldwin for coming to Professor Miller’s defense, and especially to the fans of Firefly and Serenity (I’m a fan of both), but the serious point made in this video is that free speech should always have a constituency. Still, one has to smile when Gaiman says this:

Quote:There are people you do not want to upset in the world. And big groups of people you don’t want to upset would obviously include the politically disenfranchised who feel they have nothing to lose. And those that feel that the time has come for revolution. Then out on the edges beyond any of those are science fiction and fantasy fans whose favorite show has been cancelled in an untimely way.

Silencing U: Five Outrageous Cases of Campus Censorship
]]> <![CDATA[merry xmas]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1285.html Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:10:15 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1285.html

yours in degreeinfo...
a big bear hug...]]>

yours in degreeinfo...
a big bear hug...]]> <![CDATA[MIT Online Certs--Degrees Next?]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1283.html Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:22:41 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1283.html
Quote:M.I.T. Expands Its Free Online Courses
By TAMAR LEWIN
Published: December 19, 2011

While students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology pay thousands of dollars for courses, the university will announce a new program on Monday allowing anyone anywhere to take M.I.T. courses online free of charge — and for the first time earn official certificates for demonstrating mastery of the subjects taught.

“There are many people who would love to augment their education by having access to M.I.T. content, people who are very capable to earn a certificate from M.I.T.,” said L. Rafael Reif, the provost, in a conference call with reporters Friday.

M.I.T. led the way to an era of online learning 10 years ago by posting course materials from almost all its classes. Its free OpenCourseWare now includes nearly 2,100 courses and has been used by more than 100 million people.

But the new “M.I.T.x” interactive online learning platform will go further, giving students access to online laboratories, self-assessments and student-to-student discussions.

Mr. Reif and Anant Agarwal, director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, said M.I.T.x would start this spring — perhaps with just one course — but would expand to include many more courses, as OpenCourseWare has done.

“The technologies available are much more advanced than when we started OpenCourseWare,” Mr. Agarwal said. “We can provide pedagogical tools to self-assess, self-pace or create an online learning community.”

The M.I.T.x classes, he said, will have online discussions and forums where students can ask questions and, often, have them answered by others in the class.

While access to the software will be free, there will most likely be an “affordable” charge, not yet determined, for a credential.

“I think for someone to feel they’re earning something, they ought to pay something, but the point is to make it extremely affordable,” Mr. Reif said. “The most important thing is that it’ll be a certificate that will clearly state that a body sanctioned by M.I.T. says you have gained mastery.”

The certificate will not be a regular M.I.T. degree, but rather a credential bearing the name of a new not-for-profit body to be created within M.I.T; revenues from the credentialing, officials said, would go to support the M.I.T.x platform and to further M.I.T’s mission.

Educators at other universities applauded the M.I.T. move.

“It seems like a very big deal because the traditional higher education reaction to online programs was, yeah, but it’s not a credential,” said Richard DeMillo, director of the Center for 21st Century Universities at the Georgia Institute of Technology. “So I think M.I.T. offering a credential will make quite a splash. If I were still in industry and someone came in with an M.I.T.x credential, I’d take it.”

M.I.T. said its new learning platform should eventually host a virtual community of learners around the world — and enhance the education of M.I.T.’s on-campus students, with online tools that enrich their classroom and laboratory experiences.

The development of the new platform will be accompanied by an M.I.T.-wide research initiative on online teaching and learning, including grading by computer.

And because the M.I.T.x platform will be available free to people around the world, M.I.T. officials said they expected that other universities would also use it to offer their own free online courses. Mr. Reif said that M.I.T. was investing millions of dollars in the project, and that it expected to raise money from foundations and others.
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Quote:M.I.T. Expands Its Free Online Courses
By TAMAR LEWIN
Published: December 19, 2011

While students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology pay thousands of dollars for courses, the university will announce a new program on Monday allowing anyone anywhere to take M.I.T. courses online free of charge — and for the first time earn official certificates for demonstrating mastery of the subjects taught.

“There are many people who would love to augment their education by having access to M.I.T. content, people who are very capable to earn a certificate from M.I.T.,” said L. Rafael Reif, the provost, in a conference call with reporters Friday.

M.I.T. led the way to an era of online learning 10 years ago by posting course materials from almost all its classes. Its free OpenCourseWare now includes nearly 2,100 courses and has been used by more than 100 million people.

But the new “M.I.T.x” interactive online learning platform will go further, giving students access to online laboratories, self-assessments and student-to-student discussions.

Mr. Reif and Anant Agarwal, director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, said M.I.T.x would start this spring — perhaps with just one course — but would expand to include many more courses, as OpenCourseWare has done.

“The technologies available are much more advanced than when we started OpenCourseWare,” Mr. Agarwal said. “We can provide pedagogical tools to self-assess, self-pace or create an online learning community.”

The M.I.T.x classes, he said, will have online discussions and forums where students can ask questions and, often, have them answered by others in the class.

While access to the software will be free, there will most likely be an “affordable” charge, not yet determined, for a credential.

“I think for someone to feel they’re earning something, they ought to pay something, but the point is to make it extremely affordable,” Mr. Reif said. “The most important thing is that it’ll be a certificate that will clearly state that a body sanctioned by M.I.T. says you have gained mastery.”

The certificate will not be a regular M.I.T. degree, but rather a credential bearing the name of a new not-for-profit body to be created within M.I.T; revenues from the credentialing, officials said, would go to support the M.I.T.x platform and to further M.I.T’s mission.

Educators at other universities applauded the M.I.T. move.

“It seems like a very big deal because the traditional higher education reaction to online programs was, yeah, but it’s not a credential,” said Richard DeMillo, director of the Center for 21st Century Universities at the Georgia Institute of Technology. “So I think M.I.T. offering a credential will make quite a splash. If I were still in industry and someone came in with an M.I.T.x credential, I’d take it.”

M.I.T. said its new learning platform should eventually host a virtual community of learners around the world — and enhance the education of M.I.T.’s on-campus students, with online tools that enrich their classroom and laboratory experiences.

The development of the new platform will be accompanied by an M.I.T.-wide research initiative on online teaching and learning, including grading by computer.

And because the M.I.T.x platform will be available free to people around the world, M.I.T. officials said they expected that other universities would also use it to offer their own free online courses. Mr. Reif said that M.I.T. was investing millions of dollars in the project, and that it expected to raise money from foundations and others.
]]> <![CDATA[Oregon ODA Hates Black People]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1282.html Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:42:14 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1282.html

http://www.degreediscussion.com/forums/v...65&start=0


How are black countries supposed to get ahead without racist Americans putting them down?]]>

http://www.degreediscussion.com/forums/v...65&start=0


How are black countries supposed to get ahead without racist Americans putting them down?]]> <![CDATA[RA Dean College Beating]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1281.html Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:36:48 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1281.html
Link to full video, not media sanitized version:



Sanitized version below. Note brain surgeon's unintentionally funny reference to a "dark cloud" over the school.


Quote:Nine Dean College students expelled after beating is captured on videotape; criminal charges expected
By Amanda Cedrone, Globe Correspondent

Nine [regionally accredited] Dean College students have been expelled following a one-sided fight on Friday that was captured on videotape and posted online. Police said they expected to bring criminal charges in the case.

The fight began when a group of male students confronted another male student over a pair of sneakers, said Franklin Deputy Police Chief Stephen Semerjian.

“It began with a sucker punch so the victim really had no idea,” Semerjian said. “Once he was horizontal on the ground, it was brutal from that point on, absolutely.”

The video shows a young man being punched without warning and then repeatedly punched and being hit with his own shoes. His attacker then walks off with the shoes.

The victim was treated at the campus medical center and released Friday night.

“It was really one-sided,” Semerjian said. “The victim was lucky to be able to get back to his feet.”

One student was expelled Friday, and eight more were expelled after the video came to light Monday, said Gregg Chalk, spokesman for Dean College. Chalk said no other students are being investigated at this time.

“Dean has zero tolerance for anything that infringes on the safety of students,” Chalk said.

At least one person is expected to face criminal charges, Semerjian said. Charges would include assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and unarmed robbery, he said.

“There absolutely will be [charges] once we finish everything up,” he said.
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Link to full video, not media sanitized version:



Sanitized version below. Note brain surgeon's unintentionally funny reference to a "dark cloud" over the school.


Quote:Nine Dean College students expelled after beating is captured on videotape; criminal charges expected
By Amanda Cedrone, Globe Correspondent

Nine [regionally accredited] Dean College students have been expelled following a one-sided fight on Friday that was captured on videotape and posted online. Police said they expected to bring criminal charges in the case.

The fight began when a group of male students confronted another male student over a pair of sneakers, said Franklin Deputy Police Chief Stephen Semerjian.

“It began with a sucker punch so the victim really had no idea,” Semerjian said. “Once he was horizontal on the ground, it was brutal from that point on, absolutely.”

The video shows a young man being punched without warning and then repeatedly punched and being hit with his own shoes. His attacker then walks off with the shoes.

The victim was treated at the campus medical center and released Friday night.

“It was really one-sided,” Semerjian said. “The victim was lucky to be able to get back to his feet.”

One student was expelled Friday, and eight more were expelled after the video came to light Monday, said Gregg Chalk, spokesman for Dean College. Chalk said no other students are being investigated at this time.

“Dean has zero tolerance for anything that infringes on the safety of students,” Chalk said.

At least one person is expected to face criminal charges, Semerjian said. Charges would include assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and unarmed robbery, he said.

“There absolutely will be [charges] once we finish everything up,” he said.
]]> <![CDATA[People's College of Law]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1278.html Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:20:15 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1278.html http://www.peoplescollegeoflaw.edu/

This is interesting. I found this Los Angeles based school. Its not accredited but it does have the stamp of approval from the Lawyer's Guild.

California does have some interesting educational policies.

Unfortunately its does not have an online program.]]> http://www.peoplescollegeoflaw.edu/

This is interesting. I found this Los Angeles based school. Its not accredited but it does have the stamp of approval from the Lawyer's Guild.

California does have some interesting educational policies.

Unfortunately its does not have an online program.]]> <![CDATA[Penn State = Open sewer]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1277.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:25:33 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1277.html
Michael Mann fakes or fails to document research in the Climategate scandal. Penn State finds this to be business as usual telling the world that their standard of research equals horse shit.

Then they cover up the suspected buggering of young boys by a staff member. These are sick people.]]>
Michael Mann fakes or fails to document research in the Climategate scandal. Penn State finds this to be business as usual telling the world that their standard of research equals horse shit.

Then they cover up the suspected buggering of young boys by a staff member. These are sick people.]]> <![CDATA[Deployed? Tips on taking classes]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1276.html Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:37:24 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1276.html Quote:News: Soldiers, educators offer tips on taking class while deployed
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs
Story by Sgt. Justin A. Naylor

[Image: 482768_q75.jpg]
Photo by Sgt. Justin A. Naylor
Sgt. 1st Class James Dawson, a Houston native and the equal opportunity advisor for 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Advise and Assist), 1st Cavalry Division, reads a college textbook while deployed at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 30. Dawson says online classes have helped him continue his college education throughout his five deployments.

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - College education continues to play a larger role in career placement and progression within the military.

Despite being deployed, solders of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Advise and Assist), 1st Cavalry Division, soldiers are staying competitive in their careers by continuing their college education.

Sgt. 1st Class James Dawson, a current college student, and Gordon Nero, the director of education service support on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, have a few tips for taking classes successfully while deployed.

First, do some research using the GoArmyEd.com website, explained Nero, a 24 year Army veteran. This website allows soldiers to find information about various colleges, which have been vetted to ensure they comply with Army standards.

Soldiers can also use it to research different degree plans and pick one that suits their interests, explained Nero. “The degree plan is kind of a map of where you want to go.”

After finding a college and degree plan that suit the soldiers’ needs, Nero advised, if possible, that soldiers talk with education counselors at an education center on their base. The education counselors can give them more in-depth information about the process of enrolling in classes and completing them online.

Even if soldiers don’t have access to an education center while deployed, everything can be done virtually through the GoArmyEd.Com website, he said.

Soldiers, unlike the majority of their civilian college counterparts, can take classes and complete a degree at no cost.

While on active duty, soldiers qualify for $4,500 a year of tuition assistance, at a rate of $250 per semester hour, explained Nero.

To put these funds toward their education, soldiers need to fill out a Statement of Understanding for Use with Army Tuition Assistance, which must also be signed by their company commander, he stated. Education councilors can help soldiers submit this paperwork to the Army, ensuring the monetary requirements for taking classes are met.

With a college and degree plan in mind, and tuition assistance taken care of, Nero said it’s as easy as “just clicking” to get enrolled in classes online through GoArmyEd.com.

While the process of signing up for classes online might seem easy, Nero said soldiers should remember that taking classes is a significant commitment, and they shouldn’t sign up for more than they can handle.

“Take one class until you know…your schedule,” he added. “It’s OK to take one class at a time when your schedule permits.”

“Pick a class that’s fun for your first class, so you can get excited about learning again,” said Nero. “It’s a chance to dust off some of those cobwebs.”

Once enrolled, if soldiers have an issue completing classes due to mission requirements, Nero advised them to try speaking with an education councilor.

“If you have any problems with a class, email, call or visit an education center,” he said. “We’re going to help them fix the situation.”

Nero said that soldiers that find they need an extension for turn-ins of homework and tests, due to operational factors, should speak with their class instructors, who are often willing to push back deadlines when necessary.

For deployed soldiers, the thought of taking a class in addition to fulfilling mission requirements might seem overwhelming, but online classes can make it fairly simple.

“Because of the number of deployments I’ve been on—this is my fifth—online classes have been a very big help,” said Dawson, a Houston native and the equal opportunity advisor for 2/1 CAV (AAB).

Find out what kind of schedule you are going to have, how much your unit is going to be moving while deployed, and how much time the class is going to take up, and then plan your classes around those factors, explained Dawson.

For deployed soldiers, finding time to study for class can be difficult, but it can make all the difference in how well a soldier does.

“Make time for studying after duty hours,” explained Dawson. “Try to make a little time for studying everyday.”

“When it comes to studying, I make sure to have as little distraction as possible,” he said. It might help some soldiers to turn off radios and televisions, and leave crowded facilities for quieter ones.

When it comes time to take a test, soldiers should try to find a quiet place to work, he explained. “Find a nice, non-distracting environment.”

For soldiers that don’t have offices in which to work, Dawson advised using internet cafes and Morale, Welfare and Recreation facilities during times of the day that are not overly busy or noisy.

Despite the difficulties, deployments can present soldiers with a good opportunity to get ahead, explained Dawson. “Soldiers shouldn’t let a deployment stop them from getting an education.”

Dawson said when soldiers get home from deployment and begin catching up on all they’ve missed, education can fall by the wayside. This makes it all the more important to get as much done as possible while deployed.

Although it may not be easy, having an education can bring big rewards for soldiers.

“It’s very important to have an education to be a marketable and competitive soldier in the U.S. Army and to be competitive in the civilian world,” said Dawson. “Without education, you have very little chance of getting those good jobs out there.”

“The education piece could very well be the deciding factor on whether you’re picked up over your peers for a promotion,” he said. “Education is the key to success.”

[Image: gv111111dAPR20111110044550.jpg]]]> Quote:News: Soldiers, educators offer tips on taking class while deployed
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs
Story by Sgt. Justin A. Naylor

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Photo by Sgt. Justin A. Naylor
Sgt. 1st Class James Dawson, a Houston native and the equal opportunity advisor for 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Advise and Assist), 1st Cavalry Division, reads a college textbook while deployed at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Oct. 30. Dawson says online classes have helped him continue his college education throughout his five deployments.

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - College education continues to play a larger role in career placement and progression within the military.

Despite being deployed, solders of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team (Advise and Assist), 1st Cavalry Division, soldiers are staying competitive in their careers by continuing their college education.

Sgt. 1st Class James Dawson, a current college student, and Gordon Nero, the director of education service support on Camp Buehring, Kuwait, have a few tips for taking classes successfully while deployed.

First, do some research using the GoArmyEd.com website, explained Nero, a 24 year Army veteran. This website allows soldiers to find information about various colleges, which have been vetted to ensure they comply with Army standards.

Soldiers can also use it to research different degree plans and pick one that suits their interests, explained Nero. “The degree plan is kind of a map of where you want to go.”

After finding a college and degree plan that suit the soldiers’ needs, Nero advised, if possible, that soldiers talk with education counselors at an education center on their base. The education counselors can give them more in-depth information about the process of enrolling in classes and completing them online.

Even if soldiers don’t have access to an education center while deployed, everything can be done virtually through the GoArmyEd.Com website, he said.

Soldiers, unlike the majority of their civilian college counterparts, can take classes and complete a degree at no cost.

While on active duty, soldiers qualify for $4,500 a year of tuition assistance, at a rate of $250 per semester hour, explained Nero.

To put these funds toward their education, soldiers need to fill out a Statement of Understanding for Use with Army Tuition Assistance, which must also be signed by their company commander, he stated. Education councilors can help soldiers submit this paperwork to the Army, ensuring the monetary requirements for taking classes are met.

With a college and degree plan in mind, and tuition assistance taken care of, Nero said it’s as easy as “just clicking” to get enrolled in classes online through GoArmyEd.com.

While the process of signing up for classes online might seem easy, Nero said soldiers should remember that taking classes is a significant commitment, and they shouldn’t sign up for more than they can handle.

“Take one class until you know…your schedule,” he added. “It’s OK to take one class at a time when your schedule permits.”

“Pick a class that’s fun for your first class, so you can get excited about learning again,” said Nero. “It’s a chance to dust off some of those cobwebs.”

Once enrolled, if soldiers have an issue completing classes due to mission requirements, Nero advised them to try speaking with an education councilor.

“If you have any problems with a class, email, call or visit an education center,” he said. “We’re going to help them fix the situation.”

Nero said that soldiers that find they need an extension for turn-ins of homework and tests, due to operational factors, should speak with their class instructors, who are often willing to push back deadlines when necessary.

For deployed soldiers, the thought of taking a class in addition to fulfilling mission requirements might seem overwhelming, but online classes can make it fairly simple.

“Because of the number of deployments I’ve been on—this is my fifth—online classes have been a very big help,” said Dawson, a Houston native and the equal opportunity advisor for 2/1 CAV (AAB).

Find out what kind of schedule you are going to have, how much your unit is going to be moving while deployed, and how much time the class is going to take up, and then plan your classes around those factors, explained Dawson.

For deployed soldiers, finding time to study for class can be difficult, but it can make all the difference in how well a soldier does.

“Make time for studying after duty hours,” explained Dawson. “Try to make a little time for studying everyday.”

“When it comes to studying, I make sure to have as little distraction as possible,” he said. It might help some soldiers to turn off radios and televisions, and leave crowded facilities for quieter ones.

When it comes time to take a test, soldiers should try to find a quiet place to work, he explained. “Find a nice, non-distracting environment.”

For soldiers that don’t have offices in which to work, Dawson advised using internet cafes and Morale, Welfare and Recreation facilities during times of the day that are not overly busy or noisy.

Despite the difficulties, deployments can present soldiers with a good opportunity to get ahead, explained Dawson. “Soldiers shouldn’t let a deployment stop them from getting an education.”

Dawson said when soldiers get home from deployment and begin catching up on all they’ve missed, education can fall by the wayside. This makes it all the more important to get as much done as possible while deployed.

Although it may not be easy, having an education can bring big rewards for soldiers.

“It’s very important to have an education to be a marketable and competitive soldier in the U.S. Army and to be competitive in the civilian world,” said Dawson. “Without education, you have very little chance of getting those good jobs out there.”

“The education piece could very well be the deciding factor on whether you’re picked up over your peers for a promotion,” he said. “Education is the key to success.”

[Image: gv111111dAPR20111110044550.jpg]]]> <![CDATA[George Gollin/Jerry Sandusky Connection?]]> http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1275.html Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:31:03 +0000 http://www.dltruth.com/thread-1275.html
Penn State? Or Illinois??????

Quote:…George Gollin also made gun-related threats to five innocent people and has abused the Internet to smear these same people out of vengeance for having to remove his personal attacks from University property. George Gollin last week was reported to local POLICE AND to the University of Illinois POLICE for harassment, stalking and making a gun-related threat.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/35709-...truth-from

Quote:...In 2003 university spokesperson Robin Kaler stated that the university did not support George Gollin’s hobby of stalking and attacking small Christian schools because it was outside the area of his supposed expertise.

But in the face of these admonishments George Gollin continued with his hobby, aided by gay Oregon bureaucrat Alan Contreras. Contreras was judged to be an anti-Christian bigot and civil rights violator in an Oregon court proceeding, and that judgment was affirmed on appeal.
http://www.concern-liberians.org/chat_ro...forum_id=2

Quote:...George Gollin used violent imagery similar to that used by the infamous Zodiac Killer to threaten people he believed had posted an embarrassing photo of him on the internet.

He also is alleged to have violated federal law by falsely posing as a government official, and has been caught allegedly posting other people’s social security numbers on his university web site.

Using the code name “galanga,” George Gollin made 1,280 posts on an internet website operated by a pedophile-pandering gay pornographer.
http://www.freak-search.com/en/thread/16...n_scandals

Quote:A University of Illinois science teacher has been linked to a notorious internet pedophile-pandering pornographer.

George Gollin (George D. Gollin, George Dana Gollin) has been a frequent poster on one of pornographer Thomas ‘Chip’ White’s websites. Hiding behind the alias ‘galanga,’ George Gollin has made over 1,280 posts on the g ay boy po rnographer’s discussion forums.

In a recent interview George Gollin stated, ‘I was going to *** them.’

...George Gollin’s *** daughter exposed her family’s sordid private activities in her public blogs". She listens to what she describes as ‘the suck my *** *** my *** song’ with her father George Gollin. She also revealed that she shares chocolate vaginas with her mother, college administrator Melanie Loots, who refers to Catholics as 'dirty Papists.' Loots was cited by the FDA for illegally selling 386 mutant lab pigs to the public for food!
http://george-gollin.pissedconsumer.com/...13133.html]]>
Penn State? Or Illinois??????

Quote:…George Gollin also made gun-related threats to five innocent people and has abused the Internet to smear these same people out of vengeance for having to remove his personal attacks from University property. George Gollin last week was reported to local POLICE AND to the University of Illinois POLICE for harassment, stalking and making a gun-related threat.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/35709-...truth-from

Quote:...In 2003 university spokesperson Robin Kaler stated that the university did not support George Gollin’s hobby of stalking and attacking small Christian schools because it was outside the area of his supposed expertise.

But in the face of these admonishments George Gollin continued with his hobby, aided by gay Oregon bureaucrat Alan Contreras. Contreras was judged to be an anti-Christian bigot and civil rights violator in an Oregon court proceeding, and that judgment was affirmed on appeal.
http://www.concern-liberians.org/chat_ro...forum_id=2

Quote:...George Gollin used violent imagery similar to that used by the infamous Zodiac Killer to threaten people he believed had posted an embarrassing photo of him on the internet.

He also is alleged to have violated federal law by falsely posing as a government official, and has been caught allegedly posting other people’s social security numbers on his university web site.

Using the code name “galanga,” George Gollin made 1,280 posts on an internet website operated by a pedophile-pandering gay pornographer.
http://www.freak-search.com/en/thread/16...n_scandals

Quote:A University of Illinois science teacher has been linked to a notorious internet pedophile-pandering pornographer.

George Gollin (George D. Gollin, George Dana Gollin) has been a frequent poster on one of pornographer Thomas ‘Chip’ White’s websites. Hiding behind the alias ‘galanga,’ George Gollin has made over 1,280 posts on the g ay boy po rnographer’s discussion forums.

In a recent interview George Gollin stated, ‘I was going to *** them.’

...George Gollin’s *** daughter exposed her family’s sordid private activities in her public blogs". She listens to what she describes as ‘the suck my *** *** my *** song’ with her father George Gollin. She also revealed that she shares chocolate vaginas with her mother, college administrator Melanie Loots, who refers to Catholics as 'dirty Papists.' Loots was cited by the FDA for illegally selling 386 mutant lab pigs to the public for food!
http://george-gollin.pissedconsumer.com/...13133.html]]>