Several new minor options are now available to World Campus students, including a minor in Labor Studies and Employment Relations (LSER). World Campus academic adviser Julia Glover offers this information about the LSER minor. Do you enjoy people, diversity, and organizational or social change? Have you thought about the impact of globalization on employees and…
If you need to work on research and don’t know where to start, head to the University Libraries’ Research Guides to find the resources best suited to your subject matter. What you’ll find A list of the best materials available to assist you with the research in your specific area, including links to articles and databases, reference…
I am a huge fan of eBooks and hardly go anywhere without my Nook Color since I never know when I might get a spare moment to read. There is quite a difference, though, between reading a book on a computer screen or eBook reader and reading one in print. I have learned to increase…
Eighteen years ago I graduated from a law school in Spain, my mother country. Those were years of routine drives to the campus for attending class, taking notes, and physically interacting with other students and instructors. At that time my “only” occupation was being a student, which helped me attending classes on campus without the…
Multimedia specialist, Nikki Kauffman, has some very special people at her desk. Photos of her children including her son, Jude, who has an auditory processing problem, fill her work space. Learning about his challenges has enabled her to apply new techniques to online learning such as designing course videos, interactive components, and other features that…
In just four months, the Fall semester will commence and, though many have already registered for courses, there is still plenty of time to decide what classes to take. In pursuit of our degrees, we are required to take several ‘general ed’ courses. Many times, we do not take such classes seriously—we just take whatever…
Remember when recess was the favorite part of your day? For the couple hours that seemed like forever, that big clock on the classroom wall would grind out the school day one tick at a time punctuated by those few amazing moments—that free-for-all called recess. As spring semester draws to a close, some will break…
In the second episode of the World Campus podcast series, PawCast, we are joined by Penn State alum and former Nittany Lion mascot, Chuck Kimble. The man behind the Lion mask from 2000 to 2002, Chuck shares some of his personal experiences from his time as Penn State’s proud mascot. This can’t-miss episode will give…
Want to add old television video footage to your presentations? Check out NBC Learn: Television Video Archive. NBC News, NBC Sports, and The Today Show are making thousands of newsreels, videos, photographs, and more available to you. Material is organized into collections by subject matter for easy browsing. Collections include: Current Events, Business Administration, Ethics,…
I have a question for you! What kind of learner are you, and when do you do your best studying? There are many types of learners, and I want to know when you do your best studying. What (and when) works best for you? Watch and let me know!