DegreeInfo no longer what it used to be

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Pilot, Aug 5, 2009.

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  1. Dave Wagner

    Dave Wagner Active Member

    But you don't deny that tuition cost aside, RA degrees have better transferability among schools and utility in education, business, and government work settings?
     
  2. Han

    Han New Member

    And Professional accreditation is the same to RA.
     
  3. sentinel

    sentinel New Member

    The question asked by Han is legitimate. The usual progression is associate degree optionally followed by bachelor degree optionally followed by doctorate degree. A logical question is what is there following the completion of a doctorate degree? Some people choose teaching, usually at a community college or university as a adjunct, others choose advancement in their current career, still others choose to devote themselves to research often out of personal interest, and yet others simply earn a doctorate degree as a terminal academic achievement with no plans beyond that goal. Therefore, the question put forth by Han does not warrant the somewhat abrasive response from BillDayson. I doubt her intention was to degrade research by saying "just research", instead I propose Han wanted to understand what lays beyond the degree.
     
  4. ecwinch

    ecwinch New Member

    As a newbie, I would suggest that the use of sub-forums aligned along major program lines (Business, Law, Theology, etc.) should be evaluated.

    Especially for those who like to browse rather than search. Though I really like the related threads popup feature.

    Particularly in regard to DL Law programs, there is niche market that it under-served. Posting on the other law student boards and asking about DL programs either gets no responses or draws the "you have to go ABA". So I think that there is a target market that could use some love.

    When I first was trying to research DL law programs, I found this board, but not quickly seeing anything specific to law programs I moved on to the law student related boards. But this is the only board where my questions have received any responses.

    I would agree with the earlier posts that the accreditation debate does seem to mute some of the responses to questions that people have about specific programs. I would agree that it might be beneficial for regular contributors to generally assume that the person has a general understanding of that issue. I am not saying that accreditation should not be pointed out, but I do not think it should be the main or only point of a reply. If you are answering some other questions I think it appropriate to point it out. But if that is your only point, then maybe let the thread get some traffic before making that the first or second post. It might make the OP think - "well I am not going to get any answers here - they just want to debate accreditation.".

    JMO.
     
  5. Abner

    Abner Well-Known Member


    exactamundo!

    Welcome,

    Abner :)
     
  6. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    To the OP's question about the lessened posting, here are a few thoughts:

    -- When this board got started, it was a refuge from the altogether-unmoderated Usenet thread on the same subject. That really boosted initial participation.

    -- When the board was established, there was a lot less online "directory" information about distance learning schools. We all had John's (and Mariah's) book, but that was about it. So there was a lot to share. Now, it seems, everyone can know almost everything, so we're limited to a few references and a lot of arguing.

    -- Many regulars left (some returned) awhile back when there was a dust-up regarding other businesses one of the board's owners operates.

    -- Many of the most fervent participants--and no one matched my posting level for years--simply moved on.
     
  7. workingmom

    workingmom New Member

    I don't post much. But advice I received on this forum did prompt me to enroll in school, albeit a B&M campus. And now, due to the economy and the amount of work I am doing, plus school, plus kids, I'm back again to get advice. I appreciate this place.

    I like the idea of subfolders too.
     
  8. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    People who want the sort of distance learning discussion board where we don't tell newbies where to find the degrees they desire and newbies are generally unwelcome should just go over to the secessionist circle jerk board called degreedisgusted.

    People who want the sort of distance learning discussion board where all we do is participate in worthless acts of intellectual masturbation should just go over to the secessionist circle jerk board known as degreedisgusted.

    People who want the sort of distance learning discussion board where having belong to the distance learning community since the days of alt.education.distance and before confers upon you the right to verbally abuse everybody and accuse more recent members of being "lesser" than those who've been here from before the beginning of time should just go over to the secessionist circle jerk board known as degreedisgusted.

    People who want the sort of distance learning discussion board where the one and only moderator is an honorific non-presence who tolerates ad hominem and false accusations against the personal characters of fellow board members in the name of "freedom of speech" should just go over to the secessionist circle jerk board known as degreedisgusted.
     
  9. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    If I were to go to Twitter or Facebook to find info on online degrees, how would I go about doing that? If we were to make a Degreeinfo (Facebook, Twitter, or Myspace) page, could we transfer the last eight years of degreeinfo info thereto?
     
  10. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    Thanks for pointing out what needed to be said.
     
  11. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    Mahharrouf: I went back and answered your old posts as best as I could.
     
  12. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    On the other hand, maybe he wouldn't have needed ESL training. If he's not coming to the US, some schools might not require the TOEFL or the TSE. Also, many schools nowadays allow American citizens (the young twentysomethings) to write in their damn near illiterate-sounding "texting" lingo. :D
     
  13. Dave Wagner

    Dave Wagner Active Member

    There could be a Degreeinfo FB Fan Page but it could only be a signpost to this board. Too much history and goodies over here. Too little functionality in FB. Same for Twitter. Forget MySpace; it's useless...
     

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