Vitality Central - Accelerated Learning

Instructional DVD's Help Promote Mental Action

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:38:58 -0600

by Paul Hegarty

In the domain of the fine arts more than elsewhere the creations are intimately connected with mental action and are distinctly marked as products of mind. Music, vocal and instrumental, the single singer or the multitude in the chorus, the one instrument or the great orchestra, the country boy whistling among the woods and hills or the grand opera in magnificent halls -- music everywhere, in all its varieties and types, is a product of mental activity and is a most subtle as well as most powerful expression of the mind of the composer. The dreams of the sculptor which have been revealed in marble, those of the painter in the figures on his canvas, the beautiful in all artistic creations or expressions, are the direct result of the finest thinking of the finest minds. What a world of them there is in existence! Yet the crumbling ruins of the past point to greater worlds of them which have been destroyed by man and time.

Jazz Up Your English with Fresh and Lively Idioms

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:33:12 -0600

Linda Correli

English language is loaded with non-standard phrases, which rooted so deeply in its vocabulary that at times cannot be distinguished from the accepted Standard English terms. On the one hand, they jazz up the language of native speakers, making it very lively, natural, and authentic.

However, on the other hand, non-standard phrases make a pile of understanding hassles to English learners, who helplessly try to gain an understanding of all intricate words and phrases, invented by the language speakers impromptu.

This really stands for some reason, because the most difficult aspect of learning another language is not a great bulk of its vocabulary, but an extensive number of non-standard phrases.

Online Tools Make Translation (Chinese/English) Easier

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:27:33 -0600

Issac Chu

Today we will introduce several online tools that our team frequent use. These all may help to do translations, especially in Chinese (traditional and simplified) and English.

1. Google

http://www.google.com.hk

Yes. The first one to introduce is Google. Google is not only a search engine, it is also a simple but good enough translation tool. In the search box, type "fy apple" and press Search. You can obtain 蘋果 (apple in chinese). Similarly, type fy 橙, you can get Orange in return.

2. Yahoo! Dictionary

http://hk.dictionary.yahoo.com/

Your Educational Search, Do You Have The Right Stuff?

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:14:28 -0600

Your main objective should be finding a school that offers a program consistent with your career choice and educational needs. The earlier you began your college search the better. This process should begin no later than the year you enter the eighth grade. Some may think this is too early, but what is too early. There are students who began earlier, which is great. Remember the earlier you apply the better chances you have in getting accepted to that school.

Your high school grades, GPA and class rank should be such that when a school reviews your information they began an aggressive approach in getting you to attend their school. In order for schools to compete in getting you to enroll in their school you must have the right stuff? You will know if you have the right stuff if you…

10 Best Student Loan Options

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:09:03 -0600

by The Student Loan Today Group

There are several different options available for students in terms of student loans; however, following are the 10 Best Student Loan Options:

1. Subsidized Stafford Loan

2. Unsubsidized Stafford Loan

3. Federal Perkins Loan

4. Federal PLUS loan for parents

5. Direct PLUS loans

6. Federal consolidation loan

7. Federal Nursing Loan

Tips For Receiving On-Line Accredited Degrees

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 10:03:46 -0600

by Sintilia Miecevole

While a great many individuals dream of getting a degree, it is sometimes seemingly impossible to interrupt your career and or family life to go back to school. Many of us, of course, have jobs and find that the traditional schedules offered by community colleges and universities often make it impossible for us to juggle our schedules to attend. Or perhaps we have family members, kids more than likely, that we simply must dedicate our time to. These are the very things that are making online college courses ever so more attractive. And don't think for a second that the colleges and universities across the country aren't recognizing this and responding in kind.

What is the University of Phoenix Campus Like?

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 09:59:57 -0600

by Hal McIver

Established in 1976, the University of Phoenix is the oldest and arguably the most successful online university. While going online has propelled the University to the popularity that it enjoys today, it still retains its brick and mortar roots. Describing a University of Phoenix campus is a bit of a misnomer, because there is no single campus.

The University operates on three educational platforms, ground, FlexNet, and Online. Students studying through the ground or FlexNet mode take a number of their classes at one of the many University of Phoenix classrooms located throughout the US and even the world.

As the largest private university, Phoenix has 170 brick and mortar campuses located throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. While over half of the school’s 230,000 strong student body studies purely online, over 100,000 attend at least some of their classes at the brick and mortar campuses.

These campuses are in many cities located in industrial parks. While this image doesn’t conjure up the grassy quads many envision when they think of the college life, their location is normally based on population density and accessibility. As a consequence, Phoenix campuses, although not always beautiful, are certainly accessible.

Developing Learning Activities And Simulations In E-Learning Content

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 09:54:59 -0600

by Dana Fine

What turns your best dress into a showstopper? Accessories. And what turns your online course content into dazzlingly useful learning content? Learning Activities. What is a Learning Activity? In e-learning content development, we use all forms of questions for test and quizzes:

1. Multiple correct, which presents a number of choices as answers to a particular question. There may be more than one answer to this question. The students chooses all answers that are correct.

How Does An Online University Course Work?

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 09:51:58 -0600

by Hal McIver

Any online university course has a few prerequisites like a computer, a phone connection, and an Internet Service Provider. With these basics in place, any student anywhere in the world can enroll for the programs being offered by an online university.

After enrolling you will typically be given easy-to-use Internet access software to facilitate quick and smooth retrieval of lectures, questions, and assignments. Since there are no time schedules and frames, the instruction material can be downloaded anytime and reviewed offline at your convenience.

Online research libraries and services are available from the university to cater to the students’ research requirements. The programs are designed to fit in interaction with other students and professionals from the field. This helps the students enrich their assignments before they discuss it in an academic environment with their instructors. Instructors also guide the students through the courses to avoid any learning hitches.

Learn A Foreign Language Online

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 09:49:02 -0600

by John Davison

Knowing more than one language in today’s world is not so unusual. With cultural barriers coming down, and many people living in and visiting non-native countries, it makes sense to have at least a basic knowledge of one or more languages other than your native tongue. It has never been easier than it is today to learn a foreign language. Taking a foreign language course online is a convenient and even speedy way to learn another tongue for work, for travel, or for your own personal enrichment.