Adult Educational Professional Development and Educational Marketing

We, as humans, fear the unknown, and change is after often at the root of our fears. One of the greatest catalysts for change is today’s rapid technological development, but the concept of traditional education has always been the same. Even that is changing, and as to be expected, there is a substantial amount of fear and apprehension towards distance education. With this, students are presented the chance to overcome of a

“Can You Be Educated from a Distance,” an insightful essay by James Barszcz, brings to focus some of the benefits and disadvantages of Distance Learning education (DL). In it, Barszcz discusses the mechanics of DL courses available to students, the quality of education DL can offer, and some reasoning behind its rapidly growing popularity. “Can You Be Educated from a Distance” is an engaging article that students of all ages can benefit from.

Many advocates of distance education are ardent about their venue and very critical of traditional education. These online education devotees view traditional classes as being unchangeable, inflexible, teacher-centered, and static (Angiello, 2010). However, proponents argue that many simply would not be able to get a degree without distance education—the full-time police officer, the mother of four, or the individual living in a rural area approximately 100-200 miles away from any educational institution. Many individuals desperately need distance education courses because they "have jobs, families, civic responsibilities. They are thirsting. But some want us to say, 'Sorry you don’t want to drink the water there, but we can’t bottle our fresh spring water, so you’ll have to come here or drink nothing" (Baker, 1986). Proponents contend that distance education is "as good as" traditional education. In other words, learning occurs as much in distance education as it does in traditional education. However, is this really so? Does distance education work better for some students

To obtain answers to the concerns previously listed, an 8 week study of students in an online class was conducted. This study consisted of monitoring online communication and classroom activity among students with different backgrounds with geographical location and age being two of the main contributing factors.

In this class, I have learned a lot of valuable food and alcohol safety rules. Throughout this class, I learned a lot from the food portion. I learned the different temperatures of cooking for the different types of food including; chicken, red meat, and seafood. I also learned forms of contamination, the flow of food and cleaning and sanitizing. Learning these things will help impact my career plan and employability because this is an area within events that sometimes goes overlooked and will make me stand out from the crown with these certificates.

Surprised by the case of Stephanie Smith, who have been suffering from severe foodborne illness caused by E. coli since 2007 have made me changed my career goal. After watching the video in my food science class, one sentence keeps on repeating in my mind, “I ask myself every day, ‘Why me?’”. Truly, it is not fair for a normal 22 years old children’s dance instructor who became paralyzed because of the ground beef in her hamburger. Touched by the case, I wish I could become part of the food safety professionals who can prevent people from facing similar needless tragedies. Because I changed my major to food science recently and I hope to learn more about career options for this major, I have applied to the Mentor Program. From the mentor program,

Distance education can provide increased flexibility, access and cost- effectiveness in nursing education. As a result, e- learning is increasingly viewed as an economical way of expanding educational activities, broadening opportunities for students in all sectors of the nation, with the use of these new technologies, students could meet real-world demands. In order to give proper guidance educators needs to meet the requirement of achieving technique competencies as well. nursing faculty members, it is essential to consider the three roles as collaborator, director of learning and expected to be a role model. to foster innovation in nursing education more collaboration among educators are encouraged. There are certain principles for best practices distance education programs is still relevant for successful quality education.

When comparing and contrasting the marketing strategy of two adult learning programs one must consider the University of Phoenix as one of those programs. The second that of a traditional university program with an online, adult-centered add-on program. Both programs require a marketing strategy that focus on the adult learner as consumer, but the University of Phoenix simply does marketing for adults more efficiently. This is likely due to the fact that by and large, the University of Phoenix is primarily an online program, with its focus squarely on the adult learner. Traditional university programs are somewhat burdened by the need to adapt an existing marketing strategy to include adult learning, which can leave questions on the

The call for making education sustainable works towards brand revitalization of Miriam College Adult Education. Coming from the paradigm of Persona Design, 2014, I quote we “celebrate the brand’s history and heritage, while at the same time telling our consumers (both future and current) that our brand is adaptive to change”. Through revitalization as benchmark for Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), the school gains more support to finance upgrading programs, facilities and resources to meet the high demands of producing TVET graduates for both local and global arena.

Distance learning (education) has become an integral part of the education process over the past few decades and is growing in popularity as technology advances.(Willis 1992) describes distance education (as) "the organizational framework andprocess of providing instruction at a distance. Distance education takes place when ateacher and student(s) are physically separated, and technology…(is) used to bridge theinstruction gap." (Coutts 1996). Furthermore, "distance learning activities are designedto fit the specific context for learning, the nature of the subject matter; intended learningoutcomes, needs and goals of the learner, the learner's environment and the instructional echnologies and methods." (American

Non-traditional students are finding it easier and easier to maintain a job, a family, and pursuing a college career at the same time. This is possible because more and more non-traditional students are receiving an education using distance learning, as opposed to traditional, in-the-classroom teaching. Distance learning is basically taking college level, credit-bearing courses via the Internet. One of the most obvious advantages of distance learning is that it puts the classroom in your home, office, or wherever you can find a computer and log on to the Internet. However, there is much controversy regarding the quality of the courses being offered on the Internet versus the quality of

Many diverse experiences have helped to shape my professional marketing career. These positions range from promoting Broadway shows, to marketing at the global children's entertainment brand Pokémon, and managing a girl’s brand called My Princess Academy. While my professional experiences have provided me with a strong real world foundation, I feel that in order to pursue my goal of managing a major entertainment brand, I require the knowledge and training afforded by an MBA program. I am confident that my professional experiences coupled with an MBA will help me achieve a vibrant career in marketing management.

It also includes the delivery of content via Internet, intranet/extranet (LAN/WAN), audio- and videotape, satellite broadcast, podcast, interactive TV, CD-ROM, and more. E-learning programs are endowed with a training system, which employees can access, where face-to-face instruction is not possible because the very nature is that it is borderless and potentially global in scope. With e-learning methods, training can take place on-demand, and trainees can be given greater control over their learning than ever before (Rosenberg 2001). This increased control has the potential to improve training effectiveness. E-learning courses add value to traditional learning modes by offering self-paced or live, instructed training classes. Specifically, self-paced courses can be taken at the employee's leisure and are good for self-motivated persons. Typically these types of courses can be taken at convenience of the busy workers as well as for globally dispersed employees. Hence workplace training needs to be broadened and customized (Marc J. Rosenberg & Steven Foreman 2010). Live e-learning is capable of instant updating, storage/retrieval, distribution and sharing of instruction and information. Soft skills such as management, leadership, or team building can be tackled in this environment. However, this type of training works best if the class size is limited to 25

Education is an important part of people’s lives; it will either make them or break them in the future depending on the careers they choose. Education is greatly diverse today in comparison to the 1950s because of advancements in teaching and other great inventions that provide easier techniques of teaching. One major issue that has been raised is distant learning courses and online education.

Online distant learning programs help make the easy connection of students in a program connect to the more accessible home environment in a simple way. Students are now given the option of getting their education and making their own schedules, without going through a second person in an easy more efficient way. Consequently, to succeed in online courses and programs the student must have good time management, a computer or laptop, and internet connection. Also online distant learning programs are subjectively done through monologue, not our dialogue; having been previously filmed and then posted on the internet stating course information, not caring about the viewers, or if the