By Julie Petersen
Online Learning Tips, Guest Contributor

Essay writing skills are important for successful careers in all professions. Whether you decide to be a marketing expert, manager, journalist, small business owner, teacher, or an engineer, you will always benefit from the ability to express yourself through well-structured content. Here are 15 online tools to help you in perfecting your essays.

By Leslie Olsen
Online Learning Tips, Special Contributor

The way we learn has changed forever. Congruently, so is the way we are taught. Academic institutions, the professors, and the instructors must find new and perhaps enticing methods to reach out to students in order to optimize their online learning experience and maximize their future scholastic and career opportunities.

Vlog with J. Stasiw and Madeline Roberts
Online Learning Tips Staff

In this “Ask a Student” vlog we talk about the three more important things that need to be considered in your first week of online classes. So for those of you starting new courses at the beginning of May, listen up! There are some actionable items in this video that will help you to stay organized, and could potentially minimize your stress levels when classes start up again.

By Ryan Laspina
Senior Specialist, Red Flags and External Reviews at APUS

To obtain a degree/certificate, you must excel academically and complete all the course work that is required. However, some students may not necessarily realize that many colleges actually make academic engagement a requirement to receive Federal Student Aid (FSA) disbursements.

By Liz Hutchings
Faculty Member, Mathematics at American Public University

In case you haven’t heard, this Pi Day is special because it will not only be March 14 (3.14), but we can get as accurate as 3/14/15, 9:26 and 53 seconds = 3.141592653. That is just incredible and will never happen again in our lifetime.

By J. Mason
Online Learning Tips Editor

Are you about to start a new class, or continue on through your program? Every class start is a big step toward an end goal and it should be celebrated. In the layover between now and when classes begin what do you have going on? If you don’t have some part of school factored into that time frame then it’s time to get a plan.

By Jill Kurtz
Online Learning Tips Contributor

Working on a class assignment, thesis paper, article, or blog post? Interviewing a subject matter expert can help provide in-depth and unique perspectives on an issue. Securing an interview takes time and preparation, but the results are worthwhile.

By James Green, Jr.
Manager, Intelligence and National Security Relationships at American Military University

Storer College will always have a special place in my heart. It was where my parents met and received their formal education. It only seems fitting that I would follow their footsteps along the education path, and work with American Military University, another outstanding academic institution, whose mission is to provide an affordable, high quality education to all students.  

By Madeline Roberts
Online Learning Tips Contributor

We celebrate love this month but there is another matter of the heart to address in February. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named February American Heart Month to encourage a “heart healthy” lifestyle for you and your loved ones. Here, we fact-check some common myths associated with heart disease and offer resources to learn about lowering your risk.