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Eclectic Birdie - who has written 52 posts on Education Online - Online Degrees, Career Training, Continuing Education News & Articles by IEducationblogs.com.
"Eclectic Birdie" holds a BA in history and an MA in Curriculum and Instruction. She has been teaching for eight years, including instruction of grades three through twelve, education classes and tutoring for all ages. She has a passion for education and is looking forward to returning to school for an advanced degree in comparative religion.
Video Game Development and Web Design Programs
How much do I love video games? Well….for our honeymoon my husband and I went away for a few days then came back home and with the money from the wedding gifts bought a brand new gaming system and proceeded to spend a great deal of time playing video games together. Yes, we are geeks. [...]
Continue reading...From Science Programs and Nursing Programs to a Career in Fitness
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Often when people begin fitness related science programs or nursing programs, they do so for one of two reasons. They may love caring for other people, and get into these programs in order to find a tangible way to help others. Alternately, they may be passionate about maintaining their own health and have found their [...]
Continue reading...Using a Multimedia Degree or a Visual Communication Degree in the Film Industry
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
One of my best friends use to work in the film industry. She is about ten years older than me and I met her years after she had decided the high pace lifestyle wasn’t for her. However, for about ten years she used her visual communication degree as the assistant to a variety of producers. [...]
Continue reading...Design Programs: A degree in Graphic Design
Monday, January 25, 2010
Design programs are popular with a lot of undergrad students. High school students frequently talk of getting a degree in graphic design in particular. This is a great option for students who love computer art and design. Some find their love through playing video games, in art classes while still enrolled in high school or middle [...]
Continue reading...Using Your Hospitality Management Degree or Customer Service Degree in a Casino
Friday, January 22, 2010
I live in a small town in Florida. This may not sound like an introduction to gambling, I mean I’m quite a bit away from Vegas. However, just west of Florida is a state that is almost as famous in the south as Nevada for gambling. Which state? Mississippi, home of Biloxi. There are numerous [...]
Continue reading...Business Programs: Accounting Degree
Thursday, January 21, 2010
For those looking to get into the high powered world of suits, briefcases, and lunch meetings business programs tend to be ideal. Working in a professional environment is the goal of many job candidates, and for a variety of reasons. I once had an eighth grader tell me she wanted to work in a business [...]
Continue reading...Health Programs in the Beauty Field: An Alternative to Nursing Programs
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Often when people think about enrolling in a health program they are often motivated by a deep desire to help people. These natural caregivers may consider nursing programs or even EMT programs in an effort to find a career that lets them fulfill this aspect of their personality. However, not all people who want to [...]
Continue reading...Alternative Health Care Programs: Health and Wellness Programs
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Not all health care programs have to be centered around traditional health care. In fact, many people have begun to benefit from the alternative, or complementary field of medicine. Some of these alternative health and wellness programs prepare people to become acupuncturists, homeopaths, and massage therapists. Most of those working in these fields, and indeed [...]
Continue reading...Use an Apple Tablet While Earning Your Counseling Degree
Monday, January 18, 2010
How great would it be for someone working on a counseling degree, or any degree for that matter, to be able to use a computer that worked like an Ipod, or IPhone? I mean they are so ridiculously easy to use I get all happy just thinking about a laptop like computer with similar functionality and [...]
Continue reading...Science Programs: Pharmacy Tech Programs
Friday, January 15, 2010
I was never much of a science person, at least not physical science so the science programs offered at my college didn’t really interest me. I was surprised, however, to find just how many science programs were available. One category that especially amazed me was the pharmacy tech programs. I suppose I had never realized [...]
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Friday, January 29, 2010
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