Guest post from SMU College Prep instructor Libby Magliolo If the last year has taught us anything, it’s that we should expect the unexpected. Besides the devastating health consequences of the pandemic, there were many secondary impacts that touched people’s financial lives — job loss, increased expenses, and other challenges. For current high school […]
March 12, 2020, the day many of us first learned that our on-campus classes would need to be transitioned to online for the two weeks following Spring Break (which would eventually become the rest of the semester). Having taught online for the last 6 years in our Master’s of Science in Data Science (MSDS) program […]
The latest study from Gallup & 2U shows that online learning meets, and sometimes exceeds, in person learning experiences. Here are a few key learnings: People in online classes report strongly agreeing that they had at least one professor at their graduate institution who made them excited about learning. This is more than people who […]
With many members of our community adjusting to remote work or school, we want to share with you some tips to help aid in a smooth transition. Separate Work & Personal Life – This can be especially challenging if you have multiple family members joining you in “staying at home,” but there are some […]
Elaine Lagon loved working as a contractor at First Command Financial Planning. There was only one problem: she wanted to do it full-time. Though she was passionate about coding, she didn’t have formal training in advanced programming languages. When a full-time web developer role opened at the company, she eagerly applied, but a more experienced […]
“Forty percent of white collar jobs will be disrupted or replaced in the next 15 years due to AI, machine learning and other technology advancements. Professionals must learn to be lifelong learners,” says Brad McCormick, principal at 10 Louder, a digital marketing strategies firm, and instructor in digital marketing strategy for the SMU Professional and […]