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Quality in College Teaching

Introduction

All of the same principles of brain-friendly teaching apply to teaching college students and other adults as much as they apply to K-12 students. However, for years, the problem of NOT observing the principles had been more pervasive in some colleges than in others. Too frequently, there has been an emphasis on just lecturing and even on use of unqualified teaching assistants in a number of college programs. Fortunately, a growing number of colleges and universities are now beginning to focus very strongly on the quality of teaching. This article is intended to assist in that focusing.

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Distance Learning – Education for the 21st Century

Chances are you know someone who is working toward a college or post-college degree via the Internet. Perhaps you yourself have attended online classes to continue your education, obtain a certification, or to improve you chances for advancement in your job.

More and more people are finding they can earn their degree from an accredited online university which offers the same challenge and quality of a traditional classroom in an environment which allows them to fit education into a life that might be too busy for a more conventional method of instruction.

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Culinary Arts Scholarship for International Students

A culinary arts education is expensive. But just because you don’t have the money to pay for it, doesn’t mean you can kiss your culinary career dreams goodbye. Regardless of who you are or where you’re from, there’s always an opportunity to getting that degree.

Culinary arts scholarship for international students is being offered by some culinary institutes. There are several culinary arts schools that provide financial aid to qualified individuals. The Johnson & Wales University for example has the International Presidential Scholarship which is aimed to provide financial assistance to full-time, undergraduate day-school international students. This culinary arts scholarship for international students is available only for the academic year and does not cover the summer term. It can also be renewed for up to 4 years to full time, undergraduate, day-school education, as long as the beneficiary of the culinary arts scholarship for international students is able to maintain a grade point average of 2.75. All international students who want to apply for the scholarship must submit an international admissions applications together with their high school transcript of records.

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