College
Online Courses Can Suck
Online courses vary greatly depending on a few factors. Teacher engagement and Student engagement are the two major factors that can make or break a class. Course Management Platforms such as Angel and Blackboard improve the overall college learning experience ... Read More »
Visiting College After Graduation: Ground Rules
If you’re a recent college alum and you particularly enjoyed your time at school, it can be difficult to resist the lure of returning. College may have been the best and most fun four years of your life, and letting ... Read More »
Valentine’s Day at College
Yes, we can all decry the fact that Valentine’s Day, really a Roman Catholic feast day (for a very obscure Saint Valentine), has been morphed into a detestable corporate invention, but at the end of the day, many will participate. ... Read More »
So, You’re About to Graduate from College
Let me start off by saying congratulations on your graduation. If this is your first degree, this should be a proud moment for you. It is necessary, however, for you to stay focused in these final months before you walk ... Read More »
Should You Drop That Class You Hate?
Universities — and I say that because I suspect it to be the case, not because I know from experience (since I only attended one) — have a drop/add period at the beginning of the semester. In it, students can ... Read More »
Getting Busy: The Sex Culture at College
We know, your hormones are raging. We’ve all been there. For many, college is a place of freedom. Perhaps it’s your first time away from home (and, by extension, the clutches of your parents), or maybe it’s just a place ... Read More »
When You and Your College Roommate Don’t Get Along
If you’re a fortunate college student (and we’re assuming you don’t live in a single), you will end up with a roommate or roommates that you like. That’s the ideal scenario, after all, since you have to live with them, ... Read More »
The Search Warrant: College, Drugs, and the Cops
During freshman year of college at Penn State, like most everyone else there, I lived in a dorm. Very early on, one of my new roommates had invited some guests over, and I was down with it; after all, college ... Read More »
The Benefits of Declaring Your Major Early
Face it, some people just don’t like to commit. No, this isn’t about your ex; rather, the indecision of some college students regarding their major. While many have an idea of what curriculum they want to study when they show ... Read More »
iPad3 for College: Are They Good for Schoolwork?
Apple iPads and Google Android tablets are now being factored in to the computing equation for college students. Many newer college classrooms have come pre-loaded with laptops, but do tablets have a place there? The answer is yes and no. ... Read More »