Online PhDs an Emerging Segment of the Digital Society

A few weeks ago I responded to a LinkedIn discussion question – “online PhD or not?” There were over 20 responses to this post weighing in both sides. I began to panic as I continued to read some of the posts that argued against online PhD, citing, “lack of acceptance by brick and mortar” institutions. [...]

Private Mircoblogging with Edmodo

I recently stumbled upon the most fantastic micro-blogging website for teachers and students Called Edmodo.

Here is an excerpt of the post on the Edmodo blog:
What is Edmodo?
Edmodo is a private microblogging platform developed for use in the classroom by teachers and students. Edmodo provides teachers and students the ability to share notes, links, and files [...]

Mission Statement: The Purpose of My Blog

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Should you have a mission statement for your blog?  After teaching my students how to write a personal mission statement and a mission statement for their business plans, I decided a mission statement for my blog was precisely what I needed.  “Why in the world….” you are probably wondering would I need a [...]

SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

The social science that I selected for this week’s assignment is Information Science.  My field of study at Walden University is Applied Management and Decision Sciences with a specialization in Management Information Systems (MIS).  MIS falls under the wide umbrella of science known as Information Science (Borko,1968), as quoted by Bates (1999), states that, “Information [...]