Thursday, November 20, 2008

New Online Management Program

New Online Program - Management
Launches in Spring of 2009
B.S. in Management: Online Degree Completion 42 Credits


Lesley is excited to announce the launch of its new online degree completion program in Management beginning in January 2009. This program is designed to prepare students to successfully lead private, public, and not-for-profit organizations by learning skills critical to managing effectively and efficiently, while also developing the ability to provide ethical and creative leadership in any organization, whatever its size or purpose. The program addresses the challenges managers face in today's dynamic and multicultural workplace. Participants learn how to work and adapt to individual needs, while also promoting collaboration to achieve organizational goals.

Students will find interactive assignments and content taken from today's business pages, linking theory to practice. Competencies stressed include communication, innovative problem-solving, and the use of technology, as well as an understanding of the social and psychological factors that influence professional development and organizational success. As a wholly online program, classes are asynchronous, so time zones and personal schedules should not interfere with class participation. Participants become part of a community of learners sharing their experiences and expertise.

To earn a B.S. in Management degree students must earn a total of 120 credits - 42 of which are in the core management area. Students must be able to transfer a minimum of 30 college credits up to a maximum of 88 credits. The program will also offer students the opportunity to earn up to 48 college credits for life experience through a Prior Learning Assessment class and portfolio.

To learn more, view the program of study, or to apply to the program, please visit our website at http://www.lesley.edu/online_learning/mgmt_index.html.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Understanding Mashups: Part II

In Part I, we looked at the origin of the mashup and the diversity of mashups. So how do you make your own mashup, especially if you do not have the time or expertise in media and programming?

If you want to get started with music, the original mashup form, Splice Music is the place to start. Splice not only provides you with many music mashups to use, but also a free online sound mixer that allows you to bring in your sound files or use some pre-recorded tracks to work with.

If you are interested in a webpage or perhaps interactive game, probably the easiest and most straightforward approach is using Microsoft's new, (and for now free) online tool Popfly. Popfly promotes itself as the web's "only free online game and mashup creator." Like many new Web 2.0 tools, Popfly walks you through step-by-step on creating your product. Also, abundant documentation exists and Popfly is a much blogged about tools at the moment.

Making a mashup may not be for you or your students. The mashup is just another example of the evolution of content on the web. Our daily travels online involve interacting with many mashups that we are not even aware of. Understanding what we are using and interacting with online is just as important as building meaningful content for the online experience.

Happy Web Travels!
Rebecca