I started my B.A. in 1992, via Distance Education from the University of Waterloo. Course notes and a set of audio cassettes would arrive in the mail. One would listen to the lectures and submit assignments by set deadlines. I took a bit of a break from education, and when I resumed, they had moved to MP3 lectures mailed out on CD. Some of the newer courses involved online message boards, which was a great step forward, offering current information as well as feedback. I completed my degree entirely through this method. I am presently doing work for the same university editing the new courses as they are produced; they now consist primarily of animated Flash videos. I find these to be much more engaging that the old audio-only cassettes. I don't actually know if these course materials are still delivered on CD or DVD via snail mail (I use ftp to retrieve the material to be edited). Regardless, I have observed first-hand the transformation from deadly-dull audio tapes played in isolation to full audio-visual presentations with message board (and possibly chat) integration. Many (not all, but many) courses work well in this format, and one can complete a number of degrees in various faculties entirely through what UW now calls the "Centre for Extended Learning." I don't think that the students miss out on anything at all by going this route.
So instead you have a heavy pocket full of pennies!:)
I make a habit of sorting my change when I get home. I keep the quarters, $1 and $2 coins, and drop everything smaller into a canister.
Those pennies, dimes and nickels add up faster than you might expect. The last time I cashed in the small change at a bank, I had accumulated $72 in only a few months.
Don't dump the pennies, stash 'em. (Unless you're dropping them in those charity boxes. That's kewl too.)
-CRA5H, from Canada, where 'digifeiting' has become such a problem that it's hard to find any place that will accept bills larger than $20.
"...RIAA's claim that the industry and artists are hurt by free downloading..."
If the RIAA is so concerned about the artists, why have they let the 'record club' scam persist for years? When Columbia House ships you 12 CDs for a penny, do you know how much those artists see in royalties from those disks?
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I started my B.A. in 1992, via Distance Education from the University of Waterloo. Course notes and a set of audio cassettes would arrive in the mail. One would listen to the lectures and submit assignments by set deadlines. I took a bit of a break from education, and when I resumed, they had moved to MP3 lectures mailed out on CD. Some of the newer courses involved online message boards, which was a great step forward, offering current information as well as feedback.
I completed my degree entirely through this method. I am presently doing work for the same university editing the new courses as they are produced; they now consist primarily of animated Flash videos. I find these to be much more engaging that the old audio-only cassettes.
I don't actually know if these course materials are still delivered on CD or DVD via snail mail (I use ftp to retrieve the material to be edited). Regardless, I have observed first-hand the transformation from deadly-dull audio tapes played in isolation to full audio-visual presentations with message board (and possibly chat) integration. Many (not all, but many) courses work well in this format, and one can complete a number of degrees in various faculties entirely through what UW now calls the "Centre for Extended Learning." I don't think that the students miss out on anything at all by going this route.
I make a habit of sorting my change when I get home. I keep the quarters, $1 and $2 coins, and drop everything smaller into a canister. Those pennies, dimes and nickels add up faster than you might expect. The last time I cashed in the small change at a bank, I had accumulated $72 in only a few months.
Don't dump the pennies, stash 'em. (Unless you're dropping them in those charity boxes. That's kewl too.)
-CRA5H, from Canada, where 'digifeiting' has become such a problem that it's hard to find any place that will accept bills larger than $20.
I think it is fine for magazines and newspapers to run altered photos, as long as there is an accompanying disclaimer identifying them as such.
"...RIAA's claim that the industry and artists are hurt by free downloading..."
If the RIAA is so concerned about the artists, why have they let the 'record club' scam persist for years? When Columbia House ships you 12 CDs for a penny, do you know how much those artists see in royalties from those disks?
That's right: zilch.