In your opinion, How helpful are internships / externships to students in getting a job?
By Kris Powers | May 9th 2013
Ed4Career is proud to announce the second posting our series of "In Your Opinion" polls; where your opinion counts and your voice can be heard.
We will be posting an occassional poll on our social media sites and would love to gather feedback from everyone who is interested. This week's question is, "In your opinion, how helpful are internships / externships to students in getting a job?". Please follow the link below to cast your vote and share your opinions:
We look forward to hearing your comments!
Thank you!
Hands-On Experience: The Value of Internships by Krista Maxwell - Guest Blogger
By Anonymous | May 7th 2013
Classroom training and studies are often the easy part of finding and obtaining a job in your chosen profession today. To stand out in the job market, a comprehensive education, coupled with hands-on experience and training can play an essential role in getting the ideal job upon completion of your program. The opportunity to take formal training and put it to practice in an internship, externship, apprenticeship, or even through volunteering can have a huge impact on career and employment opportunities.
Internships and externships are both types of work experience that offer participants the opportunity to learn and gain experience in a chosen field. The differences between the two types of hands-on training are subtle; the main differences are often the duration of the training and payment for the positions.
Green Careers
By Allison Kibler M.Ed. | May 7th 2013
"The environment and the economy are really both two sides of the same coin. You cannot sustain the economy if you don’t take care of the environment" -Wangari Maathai
Are you an advocate for the health of our planet and the future of mankind? Do you want to practice sustainable thinking? Are you ready to dive into one of the fastest growing and innovative industries in the market?
In your opinion, can online learning be as effective as classroom learning?
By Kris Powers | April 30th 2013
Ed4Career is proud to announce our series of "In Your Opinion" polls; where your opinion counts and your voice can be heard.
We will be posting an occassional poll on our social media sites and would love to gather feedback from everyone who is interested. This week's question is, "In your opinion, can online learning be as effective as classroom learning?". Please follow the link below to cast your vote and share your opinions:
Thank you!
What Makes Ed4Career Different?
By Kris Powers | April 30th 2013
Ed4Career understands the way adults want to learn and how they learn the best. We currently offer one of the largest proprietary career certification catalogs available on the market today and in our ongoing desire to offer the best we are constantly updating and improving our courses and our course selection to offer Best of Breed.
Time Management Tips for the Online Student
By Kris Powers | April 16th 2013
I’ve always thought of myself as fairly competent in the time management department.
However, ever since entering the social media forum, I’ve realized more and more how easily too many tasks can distract me. For example, while writing this post I’ve a) checked the company's Facebook account b) Re-tweeted two relevant articles c) straightened my desk…well, you get the picture. There are distractions everywhere!
We’ve already discussed how online courses can give students the flexibility to take their class anytime, anywhere. While it’s great that an online course can be worked around a full time job, kids and their activities, and so forth - without a set schedule or face time with instructors, the trick is staying on top of those courses. An online student is left to set their own schedule.
What Is Your Learning Style?
By Kris Powers | April 10th 2013
As students, we all have our own type of learning style. Our learning style defines how we take in, understand and process information as well as impacts our ability to problem-solve. Most of us have more than one learning style, but there is often one dominant method that we relate to more than the others – a personal combination that is uniquely ours. It’s important to note that no one learning style is superior to the others. In fact, we should always work at developing our less dominant styles to help us adapt to all types of instruction. Understanding your own personal learning style will help you determine the most optimal way for you to study and take in new information.
There are three primary learning styles:
Ed4Career's Journey Into Social Media
By Kris Powers | April 10th 2013
“The means to gain happiness is to throw out from oneself like a spider in all directions an adhesive web of love, and to catch in it all that comes.” Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
The Benefits of an Online Education
By Kris Powers | April 2nd 2013
In today’s busy world, many people are finding it difficult to go back to school to take courses for career advancement, career changes, or simply to learn something new. Taking courses online has proven to be an excellent option, making it easier than ever for students to obtain the education they desire.
Online courses offer both convenience and flexibility, making eLearning a great way to meld your busy lifestyle with your educational goals. You are not bound by either time or physical location – you make the choice as to when and where you study and participate. In essence, online learning offers you education at your fingertips anywhere, anytime! Our courses have been developed for use by individuals, colleges and corporations and we are always growing our catalog of offerings.
Top Ten Benefits of an Online Education
A Message from the Founders of Ed4Career
By Tricia Seymour | March 27th 2013
Welcome to Ed4Career!
We believe in the power of education and specifically online education to challenge us and help us grow. We both have PhDs in counseling psychology and understand the need for lifelong learning. We see the best in people and hope that they will always want to grow in both wisdom and knowledge.
We started our journeys in private practice as psychotherapists but quickly realized the need for ongoing education to improve one’s chances for a happy, healthy, and successful future. We both entered the education industry as a way to support our desire to assist people in their growth and to attain their goals in life. Since the early 1980s, before online education was available, we taught in secondary education, at the college level, and in corporations leading people to a better understanding of themselves and the world around them.