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How an Instructional Design Degree Helps You Shape the Future of Education

on August 30, 2023 | By SNU Professional and Graduate Studies
A few short years ago, schools that offered remote learning were still revolutionaries dragging the industry into the 21st century. However, what once seemed impossible is now the norm at schools across the globe! This shift has shown how important instructional designers can be in shaping the future of education and ensuring schools have the agility to adapt to changing circumstances rapidly. An instructional design degree is a great investment in your future and the future of the many students and teachers you serve.
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Online Degree Programs

Southern Nazarene University Introduces Scripting with Python Class

For immediate release: Southern Nazarene University (SNU) is thrilled to announce the addition of a very relevant and exciting new class to its General Education and Associate of Science in Information Systems and Technology programs. The Scripting with Python course will provide students with marketable programming skills and knowledge, enabling them to tackle projects and automate repetitive tasks using the very versatile Python language.
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Adult Education

5 Best Online Degree Programs for Working Adults: Mom Edition

More than 70% of mothers work. But for many of these moms, the hours are long, the pay is inadequate and the time spent away from kids feels awful. Guilt about being away from home can intensify the stress of a job that doesn’t live up to your expectations or meet your needs. But it doesn’t have to be this way!
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Adult Education

Is Teaching a Good Career? 8 Benefits You Need to Consider

Is teaching a good career? That depends on your career goals. Teachers help shape the future and can radically change the lives of the students they educate. However, molding young minds is not without challenges.
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Adult Education

6 Top Cybersecurity Skills You Need to Master in 2023

Globally, cyberattacks increased by 38% in 2022. For most businesses, the question is not if they will experience a cyberattack, but rather when. These attacks can cause massive financial harm and destroy a company’s reputation. For small businesses, the cost of such an attack was nearly $3 million in 2021.
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Adult Education

What to Look for in a Healthcare Administration Degree Online

Want a career that truly makes a difference? Health systems are in dire need of quality administrators, and they’re willing to pay well. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, careers in healthcare management and administration will grow 28% between 2021-2031, with median earnings of $101,340. This sounds enticing, but you may worry about the demand of returning to school as an adult learner with a career, a family, volunteer commitments and more.
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Adult Education

Mastering Instructional Design: Key Skills and Competencies for Success in an Instructional Design Program

A Master of Science in Instructional Design and Technology cultivates a wide range of skills that will serve you well as an instructional designer. Training and developmental specialists can expect faster career growth than average over the next decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This career path is also versatile, with a myriad of opportunities in government, nonprofits, higher education, elementary schools, corporations and even self-owned businesses.
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Student Success Tips

How to Balance Grad School as a Student-Athlete

Think your time as a student-athlete has to end in college? Think again. You can pursue your master’s degree or beyond as a student-athlete, and may even be able to get an athletic scholarship to help fund your degree program.
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Adult Education

Program Director Q&A with Mark Moran, DMS, PA-C

What do you believe is the most valuable element of your program? The most valuable element of our program is the fact that we will be teaching medicine from a Christian perspective. One might then ask, what impact the Christian perspective has on medicine? I offer that medicine practiced from a Christian perspective impacts how one approaches various aspects of medical ethics, such as medical morality, patient autonomy, parental jurisdiction, end-of-life decisions, and more. In addition, this perspective impacts the patient-provider relationship and the counseling of patients. Lastly, the Christian perspective on the practice of medicine places patient care into the arena of service and mission and not simply an occupational endeavor.
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Student Success Tips

Improve Your Work-Life Balance With These 4 Career Paths

Improve Your Work-Life Balance With These 4 Career Paths Forty-eight percent of Americans are workaholics, but 72% say work-life balance is important to them. Work doesn’t have to be your life, yet many people struggle with work-life balance. They work at companies that demand more than 40 hours per week or have high-stress jobs that make it impossible to leave work at work. Some start their own businesses or become freelancers, only to realize that when earnings are tied to personal productivity, it’s hard to completely check out.
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