Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is one of my favorite books and I find myself coming back time and time again to it despite the fact that it was first published over 20 years ago. My favorite of the 7 habits just happens to be the 7th one; Sharpen the Saw. Just [...]

Hello all! I had the opportunity and privilege to spend last weekend in Chicago at the Higher Learning Commission meeting. While there I got to listen to colleagues share what their schools are doing to better serve their students and increase student learning. A consistent theme that came from all the presentations I attended is [...]

I’m writing to wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July weekend. Can you believe that Summer’s half over already!? I know I can’t. Even though Summer is half over, you still have time to enroll in a class this Summer if you wish. Summer II classes begin on Monday July 6th and will [...]

Exciting News! Please see the header at the top of this page for the new name for IU East’s online programs; IUEverywhere. It reflects the reality that you can get a great IU East education just about everywhere as evidenced by having students in 20 different states enrolled in our online classes during the Spring [...]

As I have discussed here in the past, IU East is continually striving to provide more variety in our online offerings. It is with this goal in mind that I can announce that SPAN S100: Elementary Spanish will be offered as an entirely online class open to all IU East students during the Fall 2009 [...]

Hello All! If you are an online student, have you ever thought to yourself,  “I could sure use some help with my Math assignment” or “I’d like to have someone look over that paper that I’m writing for History” but wondered how you could find that help. The Indiana University East Tutorial Services Office offers [...]

Hello All! I just wanted to let you know that the schedule of online classes for Summer and Fall 2009 has now been posted on my website. You can view the schedule at the following link: http://www.iue.edu/online/courses.php Please note that the Summer schedule includes three different sessions: Summer First Six Weeks, Summer Second Six Weeks, [...]

Good Morning Everyone! Now that the semester is well under way, I thought it might be good to talk a little about ways to stay on track with assignment due dates throughout the semester. In the online classes that I have taken in the past, a simple strategy has allowed me to manage the schedule [...]

First of all, my apologies for such an extended absence from the blog. I offer no excuses except the fact that I became a Dad for the first time a few weeks ago and have been so caught up in my role as a parent that I just have not had a chance to post [...]

Online students often have the mistaken notion that online classes somehow require less time dedicated to study, reading, and assignments than traditional in person courses. This is not the case. In fact, a good rule of thumb to follow is 3 hours of study for every credit hour you are enrolled. A 12 credit hour [...]