Friday, August 31, 2012

Psychology and Human Development Degrees


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Thursday, August 30, 2012

Talkative children do better at preschool

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Hyperactive children who cannot stop talking in class are likely to do better at preschool because they get more attention from their teachers, a study has suggested.

Parents of young children hope for a successful kindergarten experience that will set their youngsters on the right path of their educational journey.

Some worry about their kids not adapting to the school environment, particularly when the children are talkative and overactive.

Yet, a new study by the University of Miami in the US shows that overly shy preschool children are at greater academic risk than their chatty and boisterous peers.

The study is one of the first to follow the social and academic progress of children throughout the preschool year.



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Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Can An Open Source Electronic Health Record Ever Be Ready For Prime-Time? - Forbes

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In October, the Open Source Health Record Agent (OSEHRA) will hold its first summit, bringing together the government and open source developers, two radically different camps united in their goal to improve a lauded electronic health record in need of a face lift—the Veterans Affairs’ VistA. “We believe open source will help us innovate quickly,” says Mike O’Neill who sits on the board of OSEHRA, and is senior advisor to the Director, Veterans Affairs Innovation Initiative.

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Best Tablets for Business

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These top-shelf tablets have what it takes to keep up with your business. Some models do a better job of others when it comes to straddling the consumer and business markets, but each one is a fabulous productivity tool that can be a viable alternative to a notebook PC.

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Counseling Psychology Masters Degree


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Find out more about the work of a psychology counselor and about taking a counseling psychology masters degree online. Locate schools and programs suitable for you.

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Finance Degree Programs


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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Masters Degree in Health Care Administration


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Saturday, August 25, 2012

18 Ways Back To School Is Different This Time

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From cyberbullying to in-person bullying, the education environment is a whole lot different from years past. The upcoming school year is going to feel a bit, well, odd if you compare the current state of affairs to what happened before.
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Health Education Degrees Online

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Friday, August 24, 2012

Top Ten Psychologist

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Put simply, the majority of people believe that psychology is the study of people’s minds as well as actions.
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For Brand Engagement, Visuals Rule [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Companies are quickly learning that visual media is one of the most effective ways to share their stories. Here’s why.



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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Health Degree Programs

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This page provides help if you want online and distance learning health degree programs that will prepare you for a career in health and medical professions.

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Elementary Education Online Degrees


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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

California State University partners with Pearson for system-wide ...


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The first element is taking a system-wide approach to online learning. This makes a great deal of sense to me. Students are scattered all over the state, as are the campuses offering online programs. Providing a central service …

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Small Business Management Course Programs

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Educational Technology in Practice

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This book serves as a platform for educational technology researchers, practitioners and students to share experiences and best practices in both developing and developed contexts. Throughout the book, various challenges are addressed and educational technology tools and strategies are subsequently employed in an effort to tackle the issues. The book also highlights successes and accomplishments in areas and contexts in which educational technology is being harnessed, including reaching more learners, providing more affordable options, and building capacity.
Because of the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary nature of the field and the cases, this book is useful not only in educational technology, but also in other fields. A “Facilitator Guide” is provided for each chapter for educators to use with their learners.

Book available at: http://www.infoagepub.com/products/Educational-Technology-in-Practice

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My 10 Favorite Education Infographics Of 2012 (So Far)

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What Does It Take to Create Effective e-learning?

The phrase ‘sum is greater than its parts’ comes to mind as each of these 10 infographics is useful in its own right… but altogether they’re downright overwhelmingly helpful.




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Monday, August 20, 2012

Business Analyst Degree Programs


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Find out how a business analyst degree enables you to assist organizations to become more efficient and more effective in their operations.

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

Learning Disabilities in Adulthood

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According to the American College Health Association, 4% to 11% of students on four-year college and university campuses are diagnosed with a learning disability, and rates may be as high as 23% at two-year institutions and community colleges. Learning disabilities are most common in Adult Education programs, affecting 10% to 50% of participants. Despite their increased participation in higher education and adult education programs, a majority of these students report that their learning disability has had a negative impact on their academic progress in the form of lower or incomplete grades or significant disruption of work.

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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Importance of Business Management Degree


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This infographic depicts the importance of a business management degree, the reasons for taking it, the main professions, the average salaries, and how to find a good business school.

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Health Care Reimbursement Training

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This page is about health care reimbursement training needed to cope with the complexities of medical billing and coding and where you can obtain it …

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Friday, August 17, 2012

How to Learn Online

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How to learn online? Find out how online learning is different to classroom learning, and how you can learn more effectively.



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Parkinson’s Voice Initiative reaches 100K calls

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TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading — through TED.com, our annual conferences, the annual TED Prize and local TEDx events. (The Parkinson’s Voice Initiative has reached 100000 calls!
Max Little, who gave the recent talk “A test for Parkinson’s with a phone call,” let us know that the Parkinson’s Voice Initiative has reached its goal of collecting 100,000 voice samples — which they needed to ensure the accuracy of their over-the-phone test for the disease. “It’s probably the fastest ever, large-scale Parkinson’s study,” Max tells us, adding that interested parties can keep calling. “The more data we get the better.”

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Information Systems Degrees


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Information systems degrees are about information storage, retrieval and transmission. Find out more about these degrees, where you can take them, and more …

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Psychology and Human Development Degrees

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Property Management Training

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Masters in School Counseling

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Answer Underground Aims To Be A Mobile-Focused Quora For Education, Hits The iPad This Week | TechCrunch

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There are some 3.7 billion web searches every month for education-related topics. However, ask a student how easy it is to find answers to their burning academic questions, and they’ll probably just roll their eyes.
Quora has emerged as a promising foil to crappy Q&A sites, but, while it can be educational, it’s not geared towards those in school. That’s why Sallie Severns (a former Answers.com executive) founded and launched Answer Underground — a learning utility and mobile app that it designed to help students share info and get fast answers through group Q&A.

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Monday, August 13, 2012

Medical Assistant Careers

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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Educational Administration and Leadership


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The Future Of Textbooks Is Free … And It’s Now Available | Edudemic

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Boundless just launched the public beta version of its brand new site. What is Boundless? It’s a way to easily turn all of the open source information that exists in the world into a simple easy-to-use digital textbook. And it’s free.

This is one of the most exciting announcements that came across my inbox over the past few weeks. Boundless is shaping up to truly disrupt the digital textbook industry and the newly launched tools are robust enough to do just that.

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Friday, August 10, 2012

Sports psychology as important for Olympic athletes as conditioning the body

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Sports psychology as important for Olympic athletes as conditioning the bodyMontreal GazetteMantras, key words, self- talk and visualization are all part of the new lexicon of sport spawned by sports psychology, an emerging science that suggests…

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BBC News - Today - Malnutrition prevention 'not working'


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In the Sahel region of Africa a million children are now at risk of malnutrition and the deaths of 200,000 each year are linked to it, despite the long-term presence of aid agencies.

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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Special Education Masters Online


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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

4 Ideas for Better Social Media Measurement

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Although the social space has rapidly matured over the last decade-plus, social media measurement remains a mystery for many.
This mystery is due to two main factors. One is the fact that understanding off-site social activity, where marketers lack a data set as robust as they receive on their own website, is a challenge. The other is that despite social media itself not being new, it’s still an emerging (and fragmented) marketing channel and frequently lacks clear objectives/conversion goals from brands.



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Monday, August 6, 2012

Elementary Education Online Degrees


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Making and using Clinical and Healthcare Recordings for Learning and Teaching

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This site contains guidance material aimed primarily at students, teachers or doctors who wish to use a patient recording or patient data for learning and teaching. It will also be of interest and use to other clinical and healthcare workers as well as to university staff where patient recordings are made available for learning and teaching.

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Friday, August 3, 2012

We're Muddying the Message on Study Abroad

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Few undergraduate experiences inspire more fervent advocacy than study abroad. These arguments seem increasingly compelling today as a growing list of economic, environmental, and technological challenges underscore our need for a more globally savvy and culturally interconnected populace.

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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Is 'Improved' Vaccine Causing Whooping Cough Outbreaks?

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A change in vaccine composition may partly explain current whooping cough outbreaks in the United States and Australia, researchers say.

In the 1990s, a switch was made from diphtheria-tetanus-whole cell pertussis (DTwP) vaccine to diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccine to reduce side effects. It’s possible that the newer vaccine is less effective and wears off faster, Australian researchers suggest.

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Positive Workplace Psychology Permeates the Community ...

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A number of studies have shown that a workplace promoting positive psychology among employees and clients can increase innovation, loyalty and pride among those who work with the organization. The goodwill promoted when companies focus on their human capital as opposed to the cold, impersonal bottom line often creates conditions that allow businesses to grow profits and thrive for the long term. However, the scope of a company’s socially conscious efforts can reach much further than the office walls. The positive effects of corporate social responsibility can often ripple throughout a community, impacting interaction between neighbors and human interaction with the natural environment.

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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

How to teach tomorrow's doctors about social media privacy


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Social media and health care privacy may not mix well, but telling the trainees who have grown up with social media to simply “abstain – or else!” doesn’t help students structure their behaviours i…

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