New Learning Call

New Learning Call

 

It is quite awhile I posted in this blog, wow, miss you blog. Congratulation to me, I have worked as a Program Advisor at UoPeople for some months now and it is real good working. Great to assist students at front ends and backends. What are the lessons learned in life of an online learner? There is something to learn everyday at work sphere and in the online study platform. It is actually different from one individual to another. What you are learning is different from what I am learning and that is what makes it comparable or better than the traditional classroom. What you gain from your online studies is what you demand and reach for, the extra study to know beyond what is taught. This would not be the duty of a course instructor, it is primarily my responsibility, because when I become a better person it is not my course instructor that gets the primary accolade, it is actually the student. So we need to look at the student community closely and ensure that as a student I am learning and actually growing. 

What a UoPeople Bsc Certificate Looks like

UoPeople BSc. Certificate

 

Is it possible for you to achieve this also, yes you can!!!

Thinking and dreaming about something is a good thing, but actually achieving it is the better thing. Every goal and achievement starts with visualization and imagination. What you can imagine, you can eventually have or receive. It is to this end, that I started this academic journey at UoPeople and I was able to eventually succeed at it. For all new students at UoPeople, note that your vision is to achieve your academic degree and this is very possible.

Once you have started a journey and you progressed to only half of the way, you would be certified to have made progress, however, the overarching success in making progress is achieving your goal. No constraints should stop anyone from achieving his goals whatever those goals are. There are donor communities today to assist people, there are programs for financial assistance, and there are helping hands around these days. When your vision consumes and drives you, there will be a way for you to eventually win.

So Many changes at UoPeople, A fast growing University indeed!!! New additional Programs

A fast growing University indeed

 

It is great to note that additional Programs are added to the list of courses offered at UoPeople and they are all accredited. The following courses are now being offered at UoPeople and you can apply right away for them.

======Associate's and Bachelor's Degree in Health Science and

======MBA in Business Administration.

The university will be accepting applicants applying for the health science course, to commence their studies in September 2016.

You can learn more about the Health Science Programs in the UoPeople website.
Cheers and best wishes for all new applicants!

UoPeople is determine and it is growing community, year in year out new development occur at UoPeople. This shows the kind of innovative and creative leadership that drives UoPeople. I look back to how and when the University started, it was a bird learning how to fly and now it has spread its maturing wing and flying. To the greatest heights it will soar, I wish UoPeople best wishes!

Tracking UoPeople and President Shai Reshef Online

Tracking President Shai Reshef Online for events, conferences, interviews, shows, talks, international visits and general Shai Reshef/Students-UoPeople related information and leads.

...Still Updating

You can Google about UoPeople and learn more about the great things happening as regards UoPeople. Once you do a Google search for something, I believe that you are already having a measure of interest for that thing. The result of your search will further create the bond and information that you need to start your academic journey as a student at UoPeople. From collaboration and great partnerships with New York University, to partnerships with HP, BAV Consulting and the likes, you will understand that UoPeople is a mission driven by a well-focused vision. 

You can be part of that vision and also succeed especially when people and the situation around you as proven that you cannot succeed. You can read more elaborately about UoPeople on the UoPeople website and what is next, you can apply to become a student right away. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step, endeavor to join the crew that works and that wins!

"My UoPeople Story" by Doug (A Colleague)

My UoPeople Story

Online education at UoPeople is affordable, flexible and achievable, you can read more from the report from one of UoPeople students who got accepted into University and started fulfilling his academic dream. A dream can be fulfilled at UoPeople and a dream should be a load or burden, it can actually be fulfilled and UoPeople is that great helping hand you need. Read the testimony from Doug:

“Every now and then I’m asked to document my experience as a University of the People student. As I was writing it down this morning, I thought it might be helpful to post on this blog as well. My experience at the University of the People has been better than I ever could have imagined.

After graduating high school in 2003, I made two attempts to earn a degree. In both cases I was only able to complete a few semesters before having to drop out for personal reasons. I felt like a failure and to make things worse I had racked up nearly $20,000 in student loan debt. At that point in my life, I felt as though I would never be able to get a higher education and earn a degree that would open up new doors, personally and professionally.

In 2011 I read an article online about University of the People. UoPeople claimed to be the world’s first tuition-free online university. I was skeptical – a tuition-free college education sounded too good to be true. But the idea stuck with me and from time to time I would search the internet for any news or reviews about UoPeople. After seeing a few more articles about how UoPeople had partnered with reputable partners like Hewlett-Packard and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation I decided it was worth the $50 application fee to take a risk and apply for the first term in 2012. I was accepted shortly thereafter.”

UoPeople- Yammer. Follow UoPeople on Yammer and be more informed as much as you want

UoPeople Yammer Network: 

Yammer is a very interesting social platform, the pages are simple and very clean and light, it has very interesting components and it is colorful also. The Yammer/UoPeople platform is customized for UoPeople students, alumni and instructors. The management of UoPeople has a good usage of the Yammer network. The Yammer-UoPeople platform was an answer to a long awaited social networking and communication facilitation. It is a good way to socialize and keep up with colleagues at UoPeople, especially those colleagues that are in another Program of study or in a different course. 

UoPeople Yammer network has lots of features similar to that of facebook, Yammer has the ability to have followers and ability to follow other colleagues just as available in Twitter. Making friends is easy on Yammer because the components are easily accessed. The color theme used throughout the Yammer network is also very simple and very attractive, so that it compels one's engagement and participation.

It is an achievement for UoPeople, and there are still lots of things that are achievable for UoPeople students that are using the Yammer-UoPeople network. For example the career center in Yammer is a place where students find internship programs and get listing of available job opportunities, many students have been assisted through this means.

Below is a capture of Yammer platform:

Response from Prof Michael Kessler as regards my UPAA application May 2015

Prof. Michael Kessler as regards my UPAA application

 

A response to the application for the UPPA role in UoPeople:


Dear Kolawole,

Thank you for applying for the position of UPAA. I and Advisor Sarkees were impressed with your application and we would like to conduct a skype call with you this coming Sunday at 8:15 am Eastern Standard Time(New York) to discuss the particulars of the position with you.

Please let us know if you are available then. If you are not, please indicate a day and time that you would be available. A call morning time in the Eastern Time Zone would be preferable.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Best,
Michael Kessler

This is just one of those things that UoPeople means, a collaborative culture of sharing. Students are encouraged to take leadership responsibility, for example students can opt to become student ambassador. This way they would be imbibing leadership culture and a sense of social impact. Succeeding is good, however, producing similar success in others is also beautiful. You too can become part of that story and not just an observer. The first step is to apply to become a UoPeople student at the UoPeople website.

UPAA in University of the People is acronym for: University Peer Assessment Advisor.

Another meeting time was later concluded on because of issues with Skype availability at my end. There are no end to the possibilities that serving UoPeople can bring, becoming an advisor is one of such opportunities. I like assisting other people find their bearing, and forge ahead in their endeavors. We have agreed on a voice teleconference on telephone, that is a more realistic arrangement. 

The University of the People is people focused and has a socialist side to their vision, mission and corporate agenda, this explains why there are so many well-meaning individuals supporting the UoPeople vision. It is a long term vision, it is a sustainable vision, it is a needed vision and it is developing vision. One of the present cruxes is the wide availability of MOOC (Massive open online courses), however, UoPeople excels above these in many ways.  President Shai Reshef placed exceptional value on UoPeople and mentioned that University of the People is not a MOOC but an online university.

Reiterating about online studies

Online Studies


Kolawole Oshiyemi

Studying at UoPeople for me has been an issue of a day at a time, abiding by a course learning and submission schedule that works for you. Online learning is a great experience especially because it is peer to peer and self-paced, these qualities give it a life form and makes learning flexible. It is not that difficult, it is challenging rather in the sense that hurdles have to be overcome. 

Here in Nigeria, there was a time phase I had internet access issues, but that is no more, I had to resolve that by having different internet service providers. Improvising with alternative sources and options was one strategy that also enabled me to win in each Term. Talking about rewards of online studies, the rewards are endless and enormous, it is almost as afar as your eyes can see. 

Talking about the interesting aspects, you have to make it interesting for yourself, you have to socialize. It is your responsibility to make your studies enjoyable and fun. For example if you don't like using laptops and reading online and stuffs like that online institution is not your best choice. I excite myself by socializing with my colleagues on Yammer and directly in the UoPeople Moodle. I build a strong friend list with students and instructors. I have met UoPeople prospective students in Nigeria as a student ambassador. I have met the President Shai Reshef in Abuja during world economic forum. You have to engage yourself in the school, with the school and for the school, that is how to get going. 

And once you maintain a good grade your interest can also be hyped. Talking about motivation, motivation is a relative concept, what motivates me can demotivate you, what motivates me is a certification I can hold in my hands whether it is accredited or not. Believing in the school goals personally will motivate you, before the UoPeople got accreditation I told everyone around me that they will and they eventually did. Trust the community you belong and see their goals as part of yours and achieve your goals in theirs. I take two courses each term and three few times, to achieve balance you have to sometimes make a sacrifice. To succeed at UoPeople demand some sacrifice, if you achieve balance while doing so, then that is good and better. 

It is something I am still managing and so far I am coping. Coping is a better word to use, but God makes everything possible. I have dropped some employment because of UoPeople before, presently I manage to keep a job and study along, I grew overtime to learn how to do that.

You can read about the proof of UoPeople accreditation in the DEAC website, and you can join Yammer when you have become a Major student at UoPeople, however, the place to start is to apply to become a student today.

Congrats to all UoPeople-BAV 2014/2015 Interns

UoPeople- BAV 2014/2015 Interns 

UoPeople-Brand Asset Valuators (BAV) Consulting Internship completion letter/recognition was sent to me in April 2015.

It came handy, presently I am applying to be a University Peer Assessment Advisor, my application has been accepted, all I have to do is concrete everything with  a meeting with the AAVO (Academic Advising Virtual Office) leadership.

I know it is going to be an exciting work for me, I already assist in performing ambassadorial role for UoPeople, especially for Nigerian prospective UoPeople students. It is very nice that the issue of payment that prospective students once complained about is now resolved to a great degree, especially with the re-adoption of Nigeria as a Paypal listed countries. Nigeria is a privileged country, any business that refuses Nigerians in this present time, is actually losing a large market share in Africa. 

For example Nigerian UoPeople students are a great percentage of the UoPeople student body. Information about UoPeople got to Nigerians on time and interpersonal communication has increased the word about UoPeople in Nigeria. Although I got to find about UoPeople via online search and browsing for academic listing sites, so many people learned about University of the people through this same method. You too can join the community of world learners by applying to become a student at UoPeople.

I'm Featured in UoPeople 2014 annual report

UoPeople 2014 annual report

 

I was informed that I might be included in the UoPeople annual report and so it was, checking the annual report today. I found out my picture was included, where I rested on a car's door belonging to one of my friends. I thank God for such an achievement and publicity. UoPeople is a joy and it will remain so, I pray for others coming into the UoPeople community soon, they too can achieve their dreams and become great in their chosen career or path.

You can read about the annual report in the UoPeople website, it is archived there. Click to download report, I'm featured on Pg 16

Getting it right from the first day at UoPeople is a right thinking. It is advisable for students to devote their best shot to their studies from the onset of the Term and each Term is an opportunity to progress successfully. There are lots of distractions if they are allowed, one of my tactics is tp focus on the academics but never to forget to socialize. Having the mindset of leadership is also very necessary in making significant headway in the administration and management of your academic goal or vision. Have informats that keep you informed among your colleagues to notify you of deadlines but make sure you use the University calendar to stay on track for yourself, keep in touch with the right people. Socializing should be an active and regular activity for an online student. It is not in as much as how many friends one makes anyway, but how much more engagement is initiated with them. 

The University of the People is ever revolving and changing, that proves a lot about what the University’s management is capable of now and in the future. University of the people is a future school, it deserves a future award, and so far so good in the present it is already making so much progress among the corporate education and social driven entities, this is good for the University and its graduates. Because of the strong brand UoPeople has, graduates would have an edge when they opt for jobs in the corporate environment. It's an elaborate vision that UoPeople has and so far so good, adequate management and lots of volunteering support from strong and vibrant qualified institutional academia workforce has helped immensely.

Rounding up at BAV Consulting

Internship at BAV Consulting, USA

 

I am almost rounding up at BAV internship program slated for February 2015. These are names of my colleagues at BAV internship. We are in the phase of country creative brief  and presentations.

Debbie Time

Adeyinka Oke

Manuel Daclan

Tonyizuagie

Fon Gildas

Ngol'esueh divine epie

Ademola

Louvedo Ilan

Chien H

Parmye

Judith Jean-Louis

Congrats to all of my Colleagues for the achievement of this great feat. The country pitch were the highlight of the BAV Consulting internship program. There were many generated insight for proper target marketing and advertisements for the different countries. The reason for the internship is not far fetched, it is a corporate job experience in a way, and it is good for employability. 

The adobe connect technology is a nice platform for learning process and presentation of ideas, that was the software used for our meetings, conferencing, participation and learning sessions during the UoPeople-BAV Consulting internship. I was able to do creative designs for two of my colleagues, and my submissions were well appreciated by Ms Sandra from BAV. 

She certainly does have a nice time facilitating the internship project and she has huge marketing and brand management experience, it's usually fun and mutually exciting presentation time. The sessions continually exude the right kaizen and idea generation, to say that the internship project was a life improvement opportunity is to say the least.