Schools are using social media more often these days to get the word out about why their colleges and universities stand out and to connect alumni with prospective students. They’re no longer scared of social media, but embracing everything it has to offer, especially in promoting their programs to students like you.
The other day, I received an e-mail from a college professor about a free massive online class on infographics and data visualization, taught by expert Alberto Cairo, a University of Miami professor. The course wasn’t offered through University of Miami, but as the first massive open online course offered by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, based at the University of Texas in Austin.
To get in the six-week course, students don’t need to apply or be selected. If you have an Internet connection, you’re in, and there’s no limit to vente chateau gonflable the number of students in your class. But it offers an extra credential for those who participate and meet course requirements — a certificate (for $20) to show employers or add to your resume.
If you were in the Northeast this past week, you may have seen Penn Foster President Joe Gagnon biking across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, talking to students on his breaks.
As part of Penn Foster’s Choose to Be More Tour, Gagnon rode 100 miles each day, from Thursday through Saturday, stopping for town hall meetings with students in six cities.
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