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College Textbooks Too Costly? With students spending about $1,000 on textbooks each year and textbook prices rising faster than the rate of inflation, it's time to take advantage of some clever alternatives to traditional book-buying. How Twitter and Facebook Are Fueling Classroom Learning It's no surprise that high school and college students spend a bulk of their time texting and tweeting. But who would have thought that social media like Twitter and Facebook would make its way into the classroom -- as an invited guest, no less? Real Life Comes to the Classroom Classroom learning can be a lot like riding a bike with training wheels -- it's so safe you can hardly fall, but will you be prepared when the rubber meets the road? In these college programs, the training wheels are off, and students are learning to ride for real. Online Education 101 Your alarm clock rings. Today you have to hand in your History 101 assignment. You get up, go to class, and hand in your paper -- in your pajamas. Welcome to the world of online education. 10 Wacky College Courses That Are Totally For Real College has long been renowned for its atmosphere of academia, aura of intellectualism ... and courses about baseball, The Beatles, and the Bahamas?! Truly, today's college curriculum is diverse, varied, unique, and unforgettable. You can't make this stuff up. See for yourself. College Majors: Study What Really Interests You So you're on your way to college. Courses, textbooks, roommates, sports, clubs, parties -- and, oh yeah, your major. Somewhere along the line, you've got to pick one... Cool College Programs Take a look at some cool college programs that have made waves in recent years... First Semester Stressor: Which College Classes Should I Take? Getting a freshman schedule that any high schooler would envy is easier said than done. It takes mastery, calculation, connections, and -- who are we kidding -- it's all about luck! Here's what you should know about registering for college classes... On the Other Side of the Desk The Carolina Students Taking Academic Responsibility through Teaching (C-START) program lets college students take on the role of professors and teach their peers... An MTV-Inspired Management Course? Tired of tedious class projects and the cycle of class-study-test? Cheer up! Not all college classes follow that repetitive format. My management course, for example, was a class with a definite "Real World" twist, and it took the concept of class projects to a whole new level. |