Education filter: How do you get a class accredited at a community college? Does it depend on the individual state or local system? Who would be the right people to talk to understand this process? Thank you!
posted by tessalations999
on Nov 30, 2012 -
11 answers
I've always been drawn to science and research and I'm strongly considering going to graduate school to get a master's degree in computer science (location: Sweden) and maybe even aim for an academic career. But my recent experiences with academia has left my disillusioned, sad and angry. Can I get my degree without GRARing all the time? How?
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posted by Foci for Analysis
on May 21, 2012 -
11 answers
My favorite study website removed its note-taking feature. I want to find another virtual backpack service with as many options as studyblue used to have. Any recommendations?
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posted by mekko
on May 11, 2012 -
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I'm going to college! (fo' realz this time, yo). So, what should I study?
(or,
How do I learn to stop worrying I won't get to do everything and love just one subject?)
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posted by Seiten Taisei
on Feb 9, 2012 -
19 answers
What are some good resources to start researching online universities? Or, what are some of the most reputable online universities?
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posted by Telf
on Dec 29, 2011 -
9 answers
Grasping a Liberal Arts Degree and Practically applying Structured Education- Where to start? •What practical resources are available that will help me build a perspective and prepare myself for the work of structured education?
•What resources are available that will help me sharpen the pathway I am attempting to find and pave?
•What sort of experiences will be very applicable to immediate, real-life circumstances and livelihood?
•How to "best apply" a Liberal Arts Degree, and other options?
•Other tricks, tips, and hints for using college as a filter to a more enriched life?
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posted by thewolfandewe
on Dec 8, 2011 -
12 answers
I graduated college a while ago with one BA in the sciences, and just short of a second major in the social sciences (like two classes short). Given current job plans, I'd really like to have that social science degree as well. How can I complete it years after graduation?
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posted by ollyolly
on Jan 19, 2010 -
10 answers
I have always been horrible at math, but somehow a great programmer. I have found that writing a computer program that demonstrates a certain mathematical concept enables me to better understand the concept. I'm a psych major and I brought this up once in the research lab I've been working in. My prof said he recalls that someone did research and/or created a system in which a student writes a computer program that is pertinent to a certain mathematical concept and upon completion is given the regular math problem (as it would appear in a math class). This enables the student to better understand the math problem, solve, and learn math. Has anyone heard of this or anything similar? A learning system such as this would be a blessing to my education.
Thanks.
posted by fightoplankton
on Apr 13, 2009 -
15 answers
What do you wish you'd learned in college, especially art school? What important lessons or concepts that you know now, preferrably related to your profession, passed you by in school?
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posted by nímwunnan
on Jul 10, 2008 -
27 answers
How do you get the education you should have gotten in high school and college?
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posted by Tuwa
on Nov 21, 2007 -
26 answers
What are some good free online study guides/helps for Chemistry and Biology?
posted by macsigler
on Nov 3, 2007 -
5 answers
I work with a group of people that develop museum exhibits and I've spent a lot of time thinking about unusual interfaces and compelling non-traditional experiences. I've been deep in this for some time, but would be interested in the views of people not quite so close to the field. So, a few questions:
1.What and where are some of the most compelling museum experiences you've had and why, online or in real life (ideally using tech in a surprising or particularly effective way, but I'm interested in the core of any great museum experience)?
2.Given your druthers, what sort of interaction would you like to have with a museum that you're not getting?
3.What conferences or shows might I attend to be exposed to stuff of which I'm not already aware, in the US or internationally. (Obvious ones are the annual meetings of
AAM,
ASTC,
SIGGRAPH,
SIGCHI,
Ars Electronica)
4.What universities are doing compelling research and application in creating compelling interfaces and experiences that can work in a museum environment (such as the
MIT Media Lab or
Fraunhofer Institut)?
5. What companies or design firms execute this sort of stuff like no other (such as
Second Story Interactive)?
Thanks.
posted by warhol
on Jan 11, 2004 -
16 answers
