EdSurfDigest

EdSurfDigest ~
Online Education and Training Resource for Adult Students
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Volume 2 Issue 3

EdSurf ~ Where Surfing to Learn Begins ~
http://www.edsurf.net

Welcome to another edition of EdSurfDigest.

A special thank you to CyberState University for sponsoring this
issue of EdSurfDigest.

CyberState University is dedicated to delivering high quality,
cost effective, online network certification training to
individuals and corporations. CyberState University was the first
organization in the world to develop and deliver complete
certification training via the Internet.

Learn more and tell'em EdSurf sent ya' at:
http://www.edsurf.net/virtualu/cyberstateu.html

In this issue:

~ What's EdNew ~ notes
~ EdNews Surf ~ articles related to Online Education
~ EdSurf Shack U ~ got some Free Time Management
~ Free to Learn ~ new free learning opportunities
~ EdSeal of Approval ~ a super NovaNet
~ Quick Surfey ~ results and a new Surfey
~ EdSurf Update ~ what's happening with EdSurf Net
~ EdQuote ~ this months education quotation

What's EdNew
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This issue a personal note and request for feedback. As some of
you are no doubt aware several new multi-million dollar backed
web sites have recently been launched riding the wave EdSurf
first rode. With-out the resources to compete, this development
has left me sitting in the sand pondering the future of this
site. Is it worth while to continue? What can EdSurf offer that
they don't and how? Any suggestions or comments on what you like
or don't like about EdSurf would be much appreciated. You can
reach me through the online Connection feedback form on the site
or via email at edsurfer@edsurf.net .

COMMUNITY CONNECTION
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http://www.edsurf.net/community/

Innovating Learning for Greater Business Impact
November 12th, 9:00 - 10:00 am PDT

Gain a first-hand understanding of how live Webcasting to the
desktop is connecting classrooms around the world and
revolutionizing the possibilities of how, when, and where to
learn.

Learn more and ad your Online Learning Notice at:
http://www.edsurf.net/community/

EDNEWS SURF
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http://www.edsurf.net/ednews/news.html

Migrating Your Course to the Online Environment
http://www.syllabus.com/sep99_magfea2.html

The Shift from a Teaching to a Learning Paradigm
http://www.syllabus.com/aug99_magfea2.html

Distance-Education Backers Gaze Into the Future, and See
Customization
http://chronicle.com/free/99/10/99102602t.htm

Degree mills?
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/091299/met_2a1bible.html

Online Learning for High School Students
http://www.syllabus.com/Jun99_magfea2.html

Get your daily EdNews Headlines at:
http://www.edsurf.net/ednews/news.html

EdSurf SHACK U
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http://www.edsurf.net/esu/

Do you wish you had more time in your life? You can now with
EdSurf Shack U's FREE Life and Time Management Course.. for a
limited time... take it now!

EdSurf Shack U in conjunction with Tutorials.com has completed
our renovations. We have lots of exciting new features and the
addition of many new tutorials. We now have over 200 tutorials
available for immediate use right over the Internet. Please surf
by for a look and try out our FREE demo's!

Selection of New Tutorials available include:

Basic Internet Business Fundamentals
Delivering Effective Presentations
Access 2000--Advanced
Object Oriented Programming in C++
Java Languages and Semantics
Creating Internet Applications
Internet for Kids--Tips and Tricks

... and more at
EdSurf Shack U
http://www.edsurf.net/esu/

FREE TO LEARN
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http://www.edsurf.net/edfree/

Free~to~Learn has new listings for Digital Art, learning to
speak Spanish, Greek and many more languages, Financial Planning
and Investment tutorials, courses in Finding Love Online or just
New Friends , Singing and Song writing, Bee Keeping, Ballroom
Dancing... no kidding!... and more!

Ten Free IT Training Courses
http://www.cbtnow.com/index.html?ASCID=174

EdSeal OF APPROVAL
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NovaNET Campus
http://www.novanet.com/campus/

NovaNET Campus offers over 1,200 lessons ranging from elementary
addition to calculus; from spelling to job searching. Campus also
provides a powerful testing center which includes GED and SAT
preparation.

NovaNET Campus brings these lessons to your computer, together
with easy-to-use student management features. Pre- and post-tests
are included, which provide instant results and allow teachers,
parents and students to monitor progress.

You will need to download and install the small proprietary
Campus software to get set-up and logon to use the service. The
interface is somewhat dated and it's well advised to take the new
users navigation tutorial to get the hang of getting about.

NovaNET Campus receives the EdSeal of Approval.

QUICK SURFEY
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http://www.edsurf.net/surfey/

This months Quick Surfey

Question: How important is accreditation or certification to you
in online learning?
http://www.edsurf.net/surfey/edshack.html

Results for Surfey: Should online students receive financial aid?

Yes: 86
No: 5
Maybe: 7

Selection of comments

This first one was submitted anonymously but thought it was well
worth sharing...

We have the technology to offer alternative learning experiences
that can be gratifying to the learner and to the teacher AND that
will allow many students easier access to learning environments.
Students investigating online courses or degrees and who get past
the "God! Like, no classes and no teachers? Hey, man, that's for
me!" stance generally are people who
1) anticipate the need for the degree
2) are not within reasonable driving distance to a university
3) work daily
4) evaluate seriously their own abilities to deal with online
learning format
Using this technology will allow them to get the degree and to
involve themselves in a new type of learning community. OF
COURSE online students should receive financial aid. They are
taking courses for credit. They are taking classes that have
been thoughtfully organized by qualified professors. They will
be held to the same requirements as anyone else receiving
financial aid.
Any abuse of this type of learning system will be weeded out as
students quickly find that they must organize time, that they
must respond as cognitively on-line as they do in a classroom.
~Anon

If they are offered through an accredited program and would be
eligible for aid if student were attending in reality, then OF
COURSE aid should be offered if course is provided on-line.
~A.M.

Of course they should. Education is Education, and in today's
technology, On-Line Education will become more attractive for
busy workers who would much prefer coming home from a long day at
work, getting their lesson plan over the net and working on it
from the comfort of their own home, without driving across town
or concerned with making sacrifices between work and education
time constraints.
~R.G.

Online courses are more challenging in some cases then attending
in person. If a person is taking a class and doing well, then
they are entitled to financial aid, no matter where the classroom
is located.
~S.K.

I am a at home mother and have always wanted to continue my
education. Daycare expenses are terrible and finding someone I
trust is even harder. I believe receiving financial aid for
studying online would be a wonderful thing for those who are not
able to attend college.
~L.A.

If a person signs up and can qualify to be a legitimate student
then they like anyone else should receive aid. The U. S.
Government is always stressing education but does little to
provide the opportunities for those that can least afford to go
due to funds or work schedules.
~H.H.

Financial aid should be available to any one who desires to
increase their education whether it be online or at a college,
especially for physically challenge people.
~J

Anyone who puts time into their educations
and the are willing to work online or off
deseverses the benefits of financial aid
~J.C

Only if the institution is accredited by the regional education
governing boards. Otherwise, this aspect of education will loose,
in the eyes of the industry, any sense of integrity.

Why not education is education, learning is learning this is the
future and its to late to try and stop it now, ride the wave.
~D.W.

Thanks to all who participated! Your comments are also
appreciated.

EdSurf UPDATE
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~ Relocation to EdSurf Net's new world headquarters
~ EdSeal Award area under development
~ About EdSurf / PR area under development

Stay tuned for more updates and new features in the works.

EDQUOTE
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http://www.edsurf.net/edquote/

"We receive three educations: one from our parents, one from our
teachers, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that
the first two teach us."
~Montesque

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