Planet eCampus

Are you stuck in the crossroads of switching your major?    Are you finding yourself enrolled in classes but having no clear direction of where you might be heading after graduation?   Has a significant other inquired with the dreaded question: “What are you going to do with your life?” If you had a head nod to any of these questions then I hope to offer some quick advice on career planning to get you stepping in the right direction.   For 6 years I worked as an Assistant Director of Career Services at another Georgia institution.  I have many memories of students who would come to my office the Monday after graduation and remark “Hey, Mrs. Karen, I need a job!”   Some of those students had never taken advantage of the fine services we offered previously.  At the conclusion of many an appointment I can recall that most, if not all, of the visitors emphatically declared, “Man – why did I not come here SOONER?” ...

Dr. Sanjeev Arora Dr. Sanjeev Arora is a physics instructor for USG eCore, and was recently recognized by Affordable Learning Georgia for Innovation and Early Success in Textbook Transformation for his work in transforming textbooks to no-cost Open Educational Resources. Dr. Arora's work in this area contributed to $14,000 in savings to college students in 2014. More information on the ALG awards is available at www.affordablelearninggeorgia.org.  Let's take a minute to learn a little more about Dr. Arora! What is your title and what is your current non-eCore job? I am a professor of physics and have been teaching as a full-time faculty member at Fort Valley State University since 1993. What are the two main reasons you teach through eCore? When I first came aboard in fall 2011, I was pretty much sitting on the fence as far as comparing the benefits (and pitfalls) of “face-to-face” vs. “online” teaching were concerned. I needed to first learn, and hopefu...

Kelley Christopher is an instructor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of West Georgia, and an eCore Instructor.  In her experience teaching Intro to Criminology classes, Kelley found that hugely relevant issues within the criminal justice system such as female offenders, corrections, capital punishment, and race, were not adequately covered in many introductory books. In an effort to fulfill that need, she recently co-edited a textbook titled "Filling in the Gaps" to cover those specific topics. Please take a minute to learn a little more about Professor Kelley Christopher! Where did you complete your degree(s)?   New Mexico State University and Troy University for graduate work. I completed my undergrad work at Southern Oregon University. What drew you to your field of expertise?   My fascination with human behavior; particularly deviant and criminally deviant behavi...