Partnership with Franklin University Offers Kentucky Community and Technical College System Students an Online Bachelors Degree Option

Kentucky (PRWEB) March 26, 2010

Many times, adults who have already attained some college credits find that the pressures of work and family responsibilities make it difficult to continue their education to the bachelors degree level. Now, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and Franklin University have a way to help make a college education more accessible.

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System has entered into an agreement with Columbus, Ohio-based Franklin University to offer students the opportunity to earn bachelors degrees by combining on-campus courses at one of the following 16 Kentucky Community and Technical College System schools with online courses through Franklin: Ashland Community & Technical College, Big Sandy Community & Technical College, Bluegrass Community & Technical College, Bowling Green Technical College, Elizabethtown Community & Technical College, Gateway Community & Technical College, Hazard Community & Technical College, Henderson Community College, Hopkinsville Community College, Jefferson Community & Technical College, Madisonville Community College, Maysville Community & Technical College, Owensboro Community & Technical College, Somerset Community College, Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College, and West Kentucky Community & Technical College.

A student earns an associates degree and completes bridge courses through the Kentucky Community and Technical College System while simultaneously taking online classes through Franklin University to complete a bachelors degree. Majors are offered in 24 high-demand fields: Accounting; Allied Healthcare Management; Applied Management; Applied Psychology, Business Administration; Business Forensics; Computer Science; eMarketing; Financial Management; Forensic Accounting; Healthcare Information Systems Management; Healthcare Management; Human Resources Management; Information Technology; Interdisciplinary Studies; Management; Management Information Sciences; Marketing; Operations & Supply Chain Management; Organizational Communication; Public Relations; Public Safety Management; Safety, Security & Emergency Management; and Web Development. Franklin University also offers its innovative MBA, M.S. in Computer Science, and M.S. in Marketing & Communication programs online.

Students have responded enthusiastically to the convenient online format and the ability to fit classes into their daily schedules. They have the benefit of belonging to two schools at one time and are able to access Franklins resources in addition to those in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Franklins resources include academic advising, a technology help desk, and a library system. Each student also is assigned a Student Services Associate who provides support and guidance by answering questions about transcripts, financial aid, or even how to purchase textbooks.

About Franklin University

Franklin University serves more than 11,000 students annually through its on-campus programs in Columbus, Ohio, and the Community College Alliance. Nearly 270 community colleges in 33 states have teamed with the University to serve students. In addition to offering 27 undergraduate degree programs online, the over 100-year-old university has three masters degree programs, all offered in an online format as well as on campus. In 1999, Franklin was named as one of 15 education organizations nationwide for a U.S. Department of Education pilot project, which ensures that federal financial aid is available to students pursuing college degrees through distance learning.

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Gallaudet University Breaks Ground on Newest Campus Development Residence Hall Project Expands DeafSpace Architectural Concept

Washington, DC (PRWEB) April 26, 2011

Gallaudet University unveiled specifics on its newest campus development at a groundbreaking ceremony featuring remarks by Gallaudet President T. Alan Hurwitz, District of Columbia Ward 5 Advisory Neighborhood Commission Chair Bill Shelton, and Washington Post columnist Roger Lewis, among other local area notable guests.

Chartered in 1864 by President Abraham Lincoln, Gallaudet University is the worlds only accredited liberal arts university for deaf and hard of hearing students that offers a bilingual learning environment in American Sign Language and English.

The groundbreaking took place at the future site of the universitys Living and Learning residence hall, also known as LLRH6. The new residence hall is the second construction project on campus that incorporates an emerging architectural concept known as DeafSpace, in which building design features are used to maximize deaf peoples visual access in educational, work, and living environments.

For 147 years, Gallaudet University has served as an innovator for education, communication and language for people who are deaf or hard of hearingand a way of life for many deaf people around the world, said Hurwitz. The considerations of deaf people in terms of visual and communications accessibility are unique [and] extend beyond the classroom to our living and working environments.

DeafSpace emphasizes sensory awareness, mobility and proximity, acoustics, and light and color treatments. The first structure built on the Gallaudet campus using the DeafSpace concept is the Sorenson Language and Communication Center which opened in 2008.

LLRH6 will serve to expand the DeafSpace approach to a unique mix of residential, academic and social spaces to foster lively interaction within a visually attuned environment, said Hansel Bauman, Gallaudet University director of design and planning. The academic spaces are open to the entire student population and will include a CoLab, a flexible studio space where students can work collaboratively on innovative projects; and the Terrace Lounge, the main social space with a terraced floor configured to the gentle slope of the site. Students can either gather in multiple small study groups on the terraced spaces or gather in a large group to watch a movie with clear sight lines to all parts of the space, noted Bauman.

The LLRH6 project team was assembled with the assistance of a selection committee that included Gallaudet students, faculty, and staff as well as representatives from the surrounding Washington, D.C., community. To further promote community involvement, Gallaudet has recently hosted several job fairs to identify qualified District of Columbia residents, with preference given to candidates of Ward 5 and the Trinidad community, for construction jobs at the project.

In addition, sustainable design strategies will be employed to obtain LEED Silver Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, including the introduction for the first time ever to campus a geothermal heating and cooling system, as well as water-saving and high efficiency fixtures, recycled and regional content and materials, and the use of mechanical (HVAC), electric, and plumping systems installed with a focus on efficiency and controllability.

Our hope is that as we continue to introduce new building and construction initiatives, such as the universitys 2012-2022 master plan and beyond, we can further develop opportunities for greater sustainability, as well as create jobs and career development opportunities for our students as well as community residents, said Hurwitz.

The $ 16 million new residence hall will house 175 students and total 60,000 square feet across five stories. Commons areas of the structure will be open to the entire campus community. The project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2012.

The LLRH6 project team consists of:

Builder: Sigal Construction

New Canoe University Adds Wholesale Buying Course to Its eBay Selling Curriculum

(PRWEB) December 3, 2003

A major issue facing many eBay sellers has been the difficulty of acquiring products to sell on eBay at a price at which they can be profitably sold on the marketplace. Now there is an online course that focuses exclusively on that issue and provides real-world advice and practical training in the art of successfully acquiring goods at wholesale prices. The course is taught by Harry "Skip" McGrath, an eBay power seller, wholesale buyer, and author. His book, "The Wholesale Buying System: How, What and Where to Buy Wholesale Products to Sell on eBay", serves as the basis for the five lectures and textbook for the course. The lectures, which are each approximately 45 minutes in duration, are entitled:

Lecture 1: Setting Up Your Business to Qualify to Buy Wholesale

Lecture 2: Types of Wholesale Distributors & Buying at Auctions

Lecture 3: Importing Wholesale Products & Buying Closeouts

Lecture 4: Wholesale Sources for Art, Antiques & Collectibles

Lecture 5: Buying at Trade Shows, Merchandise Marts & Gift Marts

The lectures include reviews of and hundreds of links to tools, services, and product sources to firmly supply aspiring power sellers with the answers and resources needed to acquire products to be profitably sold on eBay.

Beyond the innovative, Flash-based, "talking slides" of the lectures, students actively participate in discussions and collaborate with their fellow learners and the instructor. "This online education approach gives students a very practical, hands-on experience. New Canoe University narrows down topics into bite-size modules and practical procedures that can be applied immediately to earning an income," relates Americ Azevedo, Interdisciplinary Studies Lecturer, University of California at Berkeley, who helped New Canoe University develop its online learning environment and education methodology.

"While I lecture on my wholesale buying system in a number of different venues, I am excited to be providing a comprehensive learning experience to my students and to become a member of the faculty at New Canoe University," relates Skip McGrath.

"Skip is a bona fide expert and we're very pleased to be adding his course and his expertise to our eBay selling curriculum at New Canoe University," says Bob Heyman, Provost at New Canoe University. "Students who take our 'How to Become an eBay Auction Power Seller' course have been asking for material like that which Skip teaches. With the addition of this course, New Canoe University has put another key piece in place to deliver a fulfilling, people-based, online learning experience that will ultimately help assure success for our students."

"There is a lot of nonsense circulating on the web purporting to be the nirvana of wholesale sources for eBay sellers. In many cases these CD's, e-books and so-called wholesale clubs offer sources with very little discount to retail. It is very difficult for an eBay seller to make money using these sources," says Skip McGrath. "We teach our students how to source goods directly at a cost point where they can make a good margin reselling them on eBay."

The cost of the course is $ 167.00 and includes access to the lectures and the online study groups for an entire year, lifetime access to the Wholesale Resources Plus™ database, and the book, "The Wholesale Buying System: How, What and Where to Buy Wholesale Products to Sell on eBay or Your Web Site."

Skip McGrath is President of Auction Seller's Resource (http://www.auction-sellers-resource.com) and is based in Anacortes, Washington. Skip is an eBay power seller and has authored 6 books relating to selling successfully on eBay. He has been selling online since 1996 and on eBay since 1998.

New Canoe University (http://www.newcanoeu.com), founded in January 2003, is based in Sausalito, California. NCU's mission is to be the leading online provider of training in practical skills that can be immediately applied by students to start small, or home-based businesses. The Company offers low-bandwidth online courses at low-cost in short segments. NCU currently offers the course, "How to Become an Ebay Auction Power Seller."

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University of Wisconsin Pioneering the Accessibility Frontier with Web Captioning

Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) October 17, 2010

As the latest development in a national trend toward Web accessibility, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has signed a contract with 3Play Media for media captioning and transcription services in conjunction with delivery of video to the Web and mobile environments. The entire University of Wisconsin System is able to purchase off of this contract. The initiative makes the UW System the second statewide university system in the country, after the University of California, to endorse the use of transcripts and captions for web media.

Historically, UW-Madison has been at the forefront of web accessibility. It was the first university to adopt a web accessibility policy, based on Section 508 standards that make information accessible to individuals with disabilities. In 2001, the Trace Research and Development Center funded the development of MAGpie, the widely used captioning tool. UW's latest initiative comes on the heels of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act awaiting the Presidents signature which mandates closed captions for certain types of web video.

"Captioning benefits are often associated with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, but research dating back to the 80s concluded that captions also improve reading and listening comprehension, word recognition, and decoding skills," said Alice Anderson, the University of Wisconsin's Technology Accessibility Program Coordinator.

In addition to closed captions, 3Play Media will be providing its interactive transcript tools that allow users to quickly search and navigate a transcript, as well as translate it into 50+ languages. Users can even clip and share sections of a video simply by highlighting the text.

"The search capabilities of captioning make it invaluable," said Anderson. "What faculty, staff or student wants to scroll through hours of lectures to find the answer to their question?"

Josh Miller, 3Play Medias Co-Founder said Were thrilled to be working with such a progressive institution to advance accessibility. This is a great opportunity to demonstrate how transcription and captioning not only make web video accessible, but also provide a richer experience for all users.

About the University of Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin System is one of the largest universities in the country, serving more than 178,000 students and employing more than 32,000 faculty and staff. It is comprised of 13 universities, 13 colleges, and statewide UW-Extension programs.

About 3Play Media

3Play Media is a leading provider of time-synchronized transcription & captioning services and interactive transcripts. Its customers include universities, corporations and web companies. 3Play Media was founded in 2007 by four MIT graduate students and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. For more information, visit http://www.3playmedia.com.

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