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Going green can mean different things to different people. One thing we can all agree on, however, is that saving the environment should be a priority. One easy way for students to go green is to take their classes online. Not only do online classes not use as much paper as regular classes, the students also do not have to commute back and forth to school, reducing their carbon emissions. Also, the energy use from heating and cooling classrooms is drastically cut when students have the ability to learn from home.
Online schools are healthier for the environment than traditional ones, but are you losing quality when you take classes online? With all the new online schools appearing, it is hard to tell which ones authentic and which ones are just diploma mills. Choosing an online school that is related to a brick-and-mortar school is usually a safe choice. But how does the curriculum compare?
Arizona State University is one of the many schools that has both online and on campus curriculum. “Arizona State University (ASU or Arizona State) is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona. With an enrollment of 70,440 students in the Fall of 2010, it is the largest public university in the United States by enrollment.
Founded in 1885 as the Tempe Normal School for the Arizona Territory, the school came under the control of the Arizona Board of Regents in 1945 and was renamed Arizona State College. A 1958 statewide ballot measure gave the university its present name.
ASU offers programs in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering, journalism, business, law, nursing, and public policy. The university is broadly organized into 14 divisions and is spread across four campuses: the original Tempe campus, the West campus in northwest Phoenix, the Polytechnic campus in eastern Mesa, and the Downtown Phoenix campus. All four campuses are accredited as a single institution by the Higher Learning Commission.”
More than that, ASU offers more than 30 undergraduate and graduate degree programs through a completely online program, known as ASU Online. The degree programs you can take online have the same accreditation as the university's traditional on campus programs, and students can obtain most of the same degrees as those who attended courses in person. According to ASU Online’s website, more than 3,000 students are currently enrolled online. ASU Online is headquartered at ASU's Skysong campus in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Not only is the curriculum identical but it is just as demanding and accurate as the on campus curriculum. New tools, such as online video conferencing and cooperative chat rooms permit teachers and students to relate in real time. Online students also have the benefit of being able to complete their work when they have the time, even in the middle of the night. Discussions are logged and saved so that no one misses out. In many ways, there is increased teacher-student interaction online. Additionally, online classes permit more students to enroll per class, thereby keeping tuition affordable.
The advantages of online classes are easy to see and the curriculum is just as good as being taught in the on campus classrooms. As an increasing number of traditional universities offer entirely online programs, it is easy to see the advantages. If you are an environmentally conscious organized learner and want flexibility in your education, online is certainly the way to go.
Melanie Slaugh is enthusiastic about the growing prospects and opportunities of various industries and writing articles on various consumer goods and services as a freelance writer. She writes extensively for internet service providers and also topics related to internet service providers in my area for presenting the consumers, the information they need to choose the right Internet package for them.
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