You have a voice, and we want to help you share it. Capella Commons is a social networking portal for Capella’s learners, faculty and staff to share your blogs, podcasts and more with others in the Capella community and those interested in online education. Let your voice be heard. Enjoy.
Capella University is an accredited, fully online university with more than 23,000 students from all 50 states and 45 countries. Approximately 85 percent of Capella students are pursuing master’s or PhD degrees online.
We encourage all members of the Capella community to express themselves through their own blogs or other social media. Web sites such as Wordpress (what we use), Blogger and Movable Type can get you up and running with your own blog in a matter of minutes. Just don’t forget to send us an email and let us know about your new blog and its Web address. We’d love to help you share it with the world!
From Off the Shelf | Posted 3 days ago
We have added new guides to the Library’s Guides & Tutorials page What are Peer-reviewed Articles & How do I Find Them? (Flash with audio) a link to…Reading Strategies This resource is designed to help you build skills and strategies to make your reading as efficient as possible. Course-specific Guides ... [Link]
From DCMOC | Posted 6 days ago
Frequent concerns that people express about using blogs, wikis and other Web 2.0 technology in a corporate environment revolve around what’s appropriate and what isn’t. Certainly there are things that pretty much everyone would agree don’t reflect professional behavior, but what about that whole swath of gray area that seems ... [Link]
From Off the Shelf | Posted 8 days ago
Think plagiarizing can be considered an innocent mistake? These stories may cause you to think again about copying and pasting that bit from an article or website. Plagiarizing can carry extreme repercussions both on the job and concerning a degree in progress or already granted. Plagiarism is rarely considered an ... [Link]
From Paul Hardt, Ed.D. | Posted 8 days ago
Mike Minaudo, PhD, recently received an Alumni Grant from Capella University, so he could attend an international conference, and make a presentation. Look below for more information about the Alumni Grant. [Link]
From Off the Shelf | Posted 10 days ago
Dr. Naomi Stanford, who teaches in SOBT, has had a new book published recently: Standford, N. (2007). The Economist Guide to Organisation Design. Profile Books. This is her second book. Her first one was published in 2005: Organization Design: the Collaborative Approach. -KateP [Link]
From Off the Shelf | Posted 13 days ago
Good question, isn’t it? We (Erin & Sommer) attended the LOEX conference last weekend in rainy Oak Brook, Illinois. The main focus of this conference is information literacy and library instruction. Basically, a bunch of librarians got together to talk about how best to turn mere mortals into super searchers. ... [Link]
May 13th, 2008
A discussion of public safety issues with Charles Tiffin, chair of Capella’s public safety program, and Joe Pascarella, core faculty member in Capella’s public safety program, authors of www.publicsafetysignals.com
February 19th, 2008
A discussion with Feranda Williamson, the new dean of Capella University’s School of Undergraduate Studies.
January 22nd, 2008
Kurt Linberg, dean of Capella’s School of Business & Technology, discusses the Minnesota Tekne Award that the university recently received, and why Capella is being recognized for its technology degree programs.
