by cameo-d 4 Replies latest social current
Do you think this is really the wave of the future?
Would it be a good thing?
Is this just a natural progression of technology?
Or is it a contrived plan to be implemented when some sort of contagion strikes that might prevent contact and social interaction on a face to face level?
btt
all i am able to say with any
sort of competence is that
i am whittling away on an
on-line degree for a variety
or reasons, including living
remotely ...
not ideal, as there is a
definite downside to not
being in a face to face
environment with the instructors
and the social isolation is a factor
as well....
e-Work and e-School are indeed the wave of the future, and the reality of right now for me. As I type this brief note, I do so from my back deck, sipping my coffee, dressed in shorts and a t-shirt. I’m connected with a wireless connection to my home and internet provider. Plugged into one of the usb ports on my laptop is a magic jack and a desk type phone plugged into the jack. I’m smoking an Arturo Fuente Cuban Natural (my favorite Dominican cigar). I have a video streaming device hooked-up into my cable system and connected into my router streaming programs to my laptop on one window. On yet another window I have the guts of my latest project. I am working on the first cut design of what will soon be an Enterprise Wide Security Audit system for the next generation Air Traffic Control system for the FAA.
I’m not rich by any measure, but I do earn over 100k working out of my modest home on Long Island. The house is nothing extravagant, but it is comfortable and as I said it has a back deck that I work from during the summer. I’m on my deck doing my thing and earning a pretty good living; you can’t put a price on on the freedom I enjoy!
Two of my university degrees were earned almost entirely on-line, with some undergraduate work being credited via C.L.E.P. tests.
Here is some advise I will pass on, as far as school, make sure that whatever school you attend (virtually) that it has these two things going for it:
The reason you want regional accreditation is so that it is easier to transfer to other schools should you wish to do so and it will be recognized as 100% legit by an employer. I my case, my employer paid my virtual school about 10k as part of their higher-education re-imbursement program. To qualify, it had to be regionally accredited.
The reason you want to choose a school that also has a brick and mortar campuses is because your degree will then be indistinguishable from any other obtained through that university. It is indeed the wave of the future and the future is here and now; I am living proof!
Go for it!!!
Freeman
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