Education11 Jun 2008 03:43 am
What is web 2.0 and how does it affect education? Building a centralized resource for educational resources and social bookmarking
Education
College Education
Education has always been important to me. I actually enjoy learning new things (huge nerd) so when the homework was done and I had studied for the tests, I would move on to the class' optional reading list or find something in a niche of the topic that peaked my interest. This is how I fell into inter-disciplinary liberal arts and social sciences: optional books in history would go into more military or economic depth; classes in politics and public administration led to finance and philosophy; and literature would come back to psychology, sociology, history and politics (especially international and cultural symbolism and ideas.)Since I've been out of college, I've been working for a website that helps students find more scholarships, grants, and other tuition funding opportunities. Right now I've begun working on this independently, and I've set up a free college scholarship search that requires no registration or sign up.
And like I mentioned, school is important to me. Aisling is an art teacher and I'm really proud of the work she does because someone has to teach the children aesthetics and creativity. School is tough on the young ones, so they also need the emotional support and structure that good teachers provide.
Several of my websites are dedicated to undergraduate and graduate education. Look below for my projects about and relating to education - I'll explain my plans and some history of how the ideas came about.
Education26 Feb 2008 02:09 am
Free Money for a College Education
Sounds great right? Maybe too good to be true. Well, if I’ve learned anything in the last 18 months of working in the world of college scholarships and financial aid, its that free money for college is out there in large amounts.
History: FreeCollegeBlog.com was my first attempt at a Wordpress website, […]
Education26 Feb 2008 02:07 am
What can I say? I like school. I want to help other people get there. I’ve personally witnessed enough success stories, students who overcame great odds to graduate and get a degree and move onto a career they really appreciate. I probably won’t work in education financing forever, but I will […]