It's a dog's life for people with SOME online degrees...

Rishona, from the Yahoo Nontrads group, posted this recently. It is SO cute I wanted to share it here too.



I'm sure some of you may have heard of these kinds of schools, often called Diploma Mills. You can also become a "minister" from some unaccredited sources.

This brings up another subject - make sure you take your classes from an Accredited school. Make sure you ask about credit transfers, too. I have heard some horror stories about spending years studying and working hard, then having to transfer schools... and not being able to transfer credits.

But THESE kinds of credits in this video SHOULDN'T transfer. I wonder what will happen to this company now.

Here is a great site I just found at About.com's Distance Learning page.

Jamie Littlefield has ways to check YOUR online school to make sure it is legit.

Here is that link:

Check Your School's Accreditation

It looks very helpful. Thanks, Jamie!

Some of my links:

The Nontrad site and blog

The Betsyanne page and blog

My Squidoo Pages and referral

Are you a LOST TV show fan?

GREAT NEWS FOR LOST TV SHOW FANS!

I am a LOST TV show fan. I just love this show. I am sure that I am not alone. I have the feeling that there are more nontraditional students out there who also like it.


Now LOST fans (and I am definitely one!) can attend LOST University online! You are free to take your classes on your schedule, so if you are a nontraditional student, and already attending school or taking online classes, you can fit this "other" class in very easily.


Here is that link: http://www.lostuniversity.org/

I went there today, and noticed that they had a Forum, a bookstore, a course schedule, and more. I am hoping you don't have to buy LOST: The Complete 5th Season on DVD. Of course, I probably saw ALL the episodes so far, so all I have to do is use that knowledge to complete my "coursework."

I think it's funny and so neat how their website looks a LOT like the "real" websites out there for "real" universities and colleges.

I think this University is FREE, so you don't have to pay tuition here. That will help all the nontraditional students who are already paying tuition at their OTHER school.

Explore LOST even more:
LOST on ABC (careful - you will see an ad clip video first)
Other LOST links (scroll down to see them)

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Some of my links!

The Nontrad site and blog

The Betsyanne page and blog

My Squidoo Pages and referral

This photos is free and from Petr Kratochvil
at http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/

Through her mother's eyes...

Seeing College through her Mother’s Eyes…

This story is so cute – a mother and her daughter are going to college at the same time – and at the same place! The daughter was not so sure she would like this at first. Then she started liking it! She says in the article that they even study together sometimes!

Find out more at the source article here:

http://www.shawneecc.edu/news/releases/sumer_helton.asp

I glanced down at the other links at the Shawnee Community College page, and I noticed that they have a link to their cafeteria menu. That brought back memories. When I first attended WKU (as a TRADITIONAL student), we had a cafeteria too.

All for now – be sure to write your comments below, and sign up for the NEW Nontrad News at this link:

Sign up for the Nontrad News (scroll down the page to sign up).

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The Nontrad blog

The Betsyanne page and blog

My Squidoo Pages and referral

The Edublog Companion sites - a great resource!

The Edublog Companion Sites

There are three sites that are all connected: (1) The Edublogger site, http://pdonaghy.blogspot.com/ , (2) the International Edubloggers Directory, http://edubloggerdir.blogspot.com/, and (3) Using ICT in Further Education http://pdonaghy.edublogs.org/. 

The Directory is huge.

I have just listed myself there, and you can too.

You can also get a free blog at the EduBlogs site.

I really liked finding the Yahoo Translator button too.

Please let me know how you like these.

My belated thanks go out to Eduardo Peirano for telling me about the Edublog site. He has many blogs and websites and helps teachers and students connect, too. The site I most often visit of his is the Ning group, Return to College. Here is that link:
http://returntocollege.ning.com/

Later! :-)
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Here are some of my links:
The Nontrad site and blog
The Betsyanne page and blog
My Squidoo Pages and referral

The Good Stuff - The Nontraditional Student page at the Federal Aid page (US)

The Good Stuff - quality websites to help nontraditional students...

Here is a great site that points to other quality sites. Because it is made by the Federal Government (US) you can trust it. It is a page on the Federal Student Aid site that is made especially for students who are going back to school after a break.

Also, it covers a demographic that is very important: students who need to get their GED.

The topics covered here include Careers in Demand, Standardized Tests and How to Prepare, Assessing Yourself, Title IV, College Costs, Funding and Repayment.

Here is that link:
Nontraditional Students at the Student Aid Pages

I hope you find it useful. Have a great week!

Nontraditionally Yours,
Elizabeth Sheppard


Some of my links!
The Nontraditional Student website
The Nontraditional Student blog
My Personal site - the Betsyanne page
The Betsyanne blog - The Moon and the Willow Tree
My Squidoo Pages (give me a rating if you have time!)
(My referral) Join Squidoo if you don't already have a page