Your personal statement for business school is one of the most important components of your application portfolio. The essay is kind of like a presidential candidate’s speech at a convention; the audience may have learned a lot about you from second-hand sources, but this is the only shot to sell yourself in your own words. Accordingly, you should bring your A-game.
The most essential aspect of a strong essay is a compelling narrative. Tell your story and give it an ambitious ending. Place yourself within a chronology, and explain why it’s now time to get an MBA. You may have been a Philosophy major who entered the workforce as an Editor but ended up really interested in Marketing and Business Development. Or you may be looking … | Read the rest of this entry »

‘Augmented reality’ has become a hot term in new media since the MIT Media Lab unveiled SixthSense, an interactive data projection device, at the 2009 TED conference. The projection of virtual information onto the physical environment is already revolutionizing video games and mobile phone apps. Next up: healthcare, military training, and product marketing innovations. To take part in the new and improved digital future, train for careers in augmented reality.
What is Augmented Reality?
Augmented reality leverages existing technologies to create a single, powerful innovation: a digital overlay for the real world. As Greg Davis, manager of AR software company Total Immersion, explains it, “Augmented reality is a composite experience — a video stream merged with a synthetic component and manipulated in real time. We are taking … | Read the rest of this entry »

Health Affairs recently reported that the U.S. will have 260,000 fewer nurses that it needs by 2025. Online career training can help you train for a job that’s expected to be in high demand in the coming years. Check out the top reasons to get an online degree in health care.
1. Online Education Fills Training Shortages
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing reports that U.S. nursing schools turned away 49,948 qualified applicants from baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs in 2008 due to insufficient number of faculty, clinical sites, classroom space, clinical preceptors, and budget constraints. With campus-based schools scrambling to fill the training need, online nursing programs offer an alternative to the crowded classroom.
2. Get a Primer on Health Care Technology
Whether you’re looking for a … | Read the rest of this entry »

Though we here at ODT pride ourselves on being very current, we still want to take a moment and re-examine Pranav Mistry’s vision of the internet’s future. He calls it the SixthSense.
Some of you have seen this speech before; he delivered it at TED a few months back and the video quickly spread across the internet. Regardless, it’s totally fascinating and worth another look.
Issues that we’re keen on:
-If this vision were to be realized how might it revolutionize online education?
-Will people really be able to get college degrees from the back of their hands?
-Are there vocational skills one can develop today to people to work with such technologies in the future? And if so, what should someone study and where?
-Will this fundamentally alter … | Read the rest of this entry »

Data currently informs so much of what we do. Amazon.com tells us what books we’ll enjoy based on what we purchased in the past. Netflix does very much the same thing with movies. Facebook suggests friends algorithmically and now, as of last week, Twitter does too.
The process of formally educating one’s self and/or one’s children has been slow to adjust to the internet. The reasons are understandable: The acquisition of knowledge is one of the single most important things we do during our lifetimes, a responsibility we do not want to delegate to a passing fad. Additionally, many believe there is something Romantic about education; it is a remnant of the French Revolution that must be done in person with a gentle, supportive hand … | Read the rest of this entry »

Why should you get an online degree in health care? We help you sort through all the information by listing the top reasons below.
1. You’ll get used to using technology.
Not tech-savvy? A degree in health care from one of the top online schools can be a great introduction to the computer skills you’ll need on the job. Advancing health care and record-keeping technology means you should know your way around a computer before you apply for a job.
2. Network nationwide with other health care professionals.
One of the benefits of distance education is the ability to network with professors and peers across the country and around the world. Earn your health care degree and learn more about how other students look at training and the eventual … | Read the rest of this entry »

Learn the top five reasons why you should get an online degree in technology and IT and find out about the benefits of online education in this growing field.

The benefits of online learning are clear for aspiring educators. Technology in the classroom is a key trend in 21st century education, and an online degree in education can help get you up to speed with the latest educational tools.

Why get an online degree in business? Learn the top five reasons why online education in business can change your future of your career and potentially your paycheck.

Medical publications help to keep medical professionals up to date with the latest research and information in their field. Medical journals are usually monthly or bi monthly publications that are generally peer reviewed.
1. New England Journal of Medicine – This is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It is the oldest continuously published medical journal and influential general medical periodical in the world.
2. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association – JAMA, published continuously since 1883, is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal published 48 times per year to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world.
3. BMJ (British Medical Journal) … | Read the rest of this entry »