Experto en aprendizaje en l铆nea nominado para el premio a la excelencia

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Darren Walsh, assistant vice president for learning and academic support services at Excelsior College, is one of the 20 national finalists for the 2016 Pearson Online Learning Excellence Awards.

The awards recognize educational leaders that have made significant contributions toward innovation and measurable best practices in online learning. Faculty and administrators from K-12, higher education, and the corporate environment are among the pool of nominees.

Walsh is one of five finalists in the Higher Education 鈥� Excellence in Online Teaching category.

As a member of the Center for Online Education, Learning and Academic Support Services (COELAS), Walsh is responsible for leading a team that develops and integrates a full suite of academic support services to meet the needs of the College. Some of the services that he has contributed to include the award-winning Excelsior College Online Writing Lab, Excelsior College Library, Career Services, Student Orientation, Online Tutoring, Bookstore, Student Success Guide, and more.

Walsh explains that interacting and helping students is what fuels his passion for working in higher education. 鈥淭hrough the power of technology, I have worked with a talented team to develop a suite of academic support services that help students who may feel intimidated or overwhelmed,鈥� Walsh says. 鈥淓ven though our students may be at a distance, they are not alone and have access to a robust set of support resources to help them succeed in their educational pursuits.鈥�

Walsh will be attending the online learning conference, Cite 2016, on Febrero 9 in Florida.

Pearson will award each of the winners with a $1,500 scholarship to the fund of their choice.

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Excelsior College is a regionally accredited, nonprofit distance learning institution that focuses on removing obstacles to the educational goals of adult learners. Founded in 1971 and located in Albany, NY, Excelsior is a proven leader in the assessment and validation of student knowledge. It offers more efficient and affordable access to degree completion through multiple avenues: its own online courses and college-level proficiency examinations, and the acceptance in transfer of credit from other colleges and universities as well as recognized corporate and military training programs. Excelsior College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. For more information about Excelsior College, visit .

 

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El toque curativo ayuda a mejorar la salud y la curaci贸n

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By Ellen LaDieu, MS, RN, AHN-BC
Healing Touch Certified Practitioner (HTCP)
Lead Faculty Program Director

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A retired nurse does Healing Touch therapy for a patient suffering from a brain tumor.

Healing Touch is an integrative modality used by nurses and other educated practitioners to assist people with improving health and healing.听 It is an energy therapy which works to balance the magnetic field around the body.听 The practitioner non-invasively uses the hands to clear, energize, and balance the person鈥檚 energy field.听 Healing touch removes congestion in the energy field and also energizes the energy centers associated with the endocrine glands. This allows the body to do its own healing.

The practitioner sets an intention for healing specific to the person receiving the healing touch.听 This modality holistically affects a person on the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical levels.

Healing touch is often used to address concerns such as stress, pain, anxiety, nausea, wound healing, and dying听 to name a few.听 This is offered at hospitals, in homes, as well as individual practitioner locations across the world.听 This modality was developed by RN Janet Mentgen in the 1970s and then brought to nurses of the U.S. with the support of the American Holistic Nurses Association.听 The Healing Touch Program organization now provides education and certification on the practice of healing touch worldwide.

More information can be obtained by accessing the website .

 

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Evento de la red cibern茅tica virtual: Antiguos alumnos, estudiantes y becarios (febrero de 2016)

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On Febrero 25, 2016, the National Cybersecurity Institute (NCI) hosted its second Virtual Cyber Network Event for Excelsior鈥檚 College technology and cybersecurity students and alumni.
The event provided a unique opportunity for both students and alumni to explore resources available for them through Excelsior College and NCI. The event also featured presentations on government jobs in cybersecurity, cybersecurity jobs in the private sector, in addition to听training and certifications in cybersecurity.
Check the full event recording

 

 

Los 10 principales problemas y tendencias que afectan a la educaci贸n superior en 2016

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President John Ebersole penned an article for the Huffington Post Education blog listing his 鈥楾op 10 Issues & Trends鈥� that will impact higher education in 2016.

In 2014, I wrote that the 鈥溾�� Two years later, higher education continues to evolve. The following includes the top issues and trends impacting higher education in 2016.

1. Presidential politics will this year. This won鈥檛 necessarily be a good thing for the sector as the focus will be on cost and affordability.

2. Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization has become the topic that refuses to go away. Now three years since its last 鈥渞eauthorization,鈥� the Act, with its great impact on higher education broadly appears more likely to pass thanks to Republican control of both houses of Congress.

3. Quality assurance will become an overarching concern of both state and federal regulators as the role of accreditors is . What constitutes 鈥渜uality鈥� will be the subject of much debate.

4. Online education will resume its growth as back-at-work learners see continued need for credentials. While not returning to the double-digit levels fueled by proprietary school marketing, a solid 6 to 8 percent can be expected as the stigma of online study recedes.

5. Competency-Based Education (CBE) is and will regain momentum after the cold water delivered by the Department of Ed鈥檚 IG last fall (in its criticism of the Higher Learning Commission鈥檚 oversight of such programs). Clouds will remain, however, as institutions continue to wrestle with lack of a common vocabulary and standards.

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Nagelsmith har谩 una presentaci贸n sobre la mujer y el liderazgo

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Laurie Nagelsmith, PhD

听The 60th听Session of the will take place Marzo 14 鈥� 24听at the UN Headquarters and surrounding venues in New York City. This year, Laurie Nagelsmith, PhD, associate dean for the School of Health Sciences, will present at a parallel event with two of her colleagues on the board of directors of Sigma Theta Tau International (*STTI) Honor Society of Nursing and Excelsior College will be recognized as a supporter of the event. The title of the presentation is 鈥淓mpowering Women through Leadership Development鈥� and will focus on economic, political and social barriers existing in varying degrees worldwide that impact the ability of women and girls to reach their full potential and to achieve gender equity. Leadership development through collaboration, education, networking and mentoring are strategies that have potential to break cycles of inequity and internalized oppression by enhancing opportunities for quality education, decent work, and achieving acceptable levels of well-being. This presentation will discuss these strategies for leadership development, and provide examples and results that impact good health and well-being, quality education, gender equality and decent work and economic growth for women.

*STTI is a non-governmental organization with the Department of Public Health Information with Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council in the areas of nursing and global health

Comprender los peligros de los ataques de desbordamiento del b煤fer

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Desde la introducci贸n de Internet, los usuarios se han enfrentado a ciberamenazas de muy diversa 铆ndole. Sin embargo, en la 煤ltima d茅cada, ha habido un protagonista de los ciberataques: los ataques de desbordamiento de b煤fer. Los piratas inform谩ticos descubrieron que se pod铆a acceder y manipular f谩cilmente los programas a trav茅s de las vulnerabilidades de desbordamiento del b煤fer, y estos ataques se convirtieron en una ciberamenaza com煤n. Para entender realmente el problema de los ataques de desbordamiento del b煤fer y sus implicaciones, usted debe conocer primero las vulnerabilidades de desbordamiento del b煤fer.

驴Qu茅 es una vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento del b煤fer?
Imag铆nese una unidad de almacenamiento temporal utilizada para guardar sus cosas extra cuando usted se est谩 mudando. Su unidad de almacenamiento s贸lo es capaz de albergar un n煤mero determinado de cosas antes de que se llene y sus objetos personales empiecen a salirse y a causar problemas a todos los dem谩s en el almac茅n. Lo mismo ocurre con los topes. Est谩n dise帽ados para contener una peque帽a cantidad de datos, y cuando alcanzan su capacidad, algunos de los datos que se transfieren pueden ser forzados a salir a otro b煤fer, lo que puede corromper los datos que est谩n actualmente en ese b煤fer. La vulnerabilidad existe cuando un programa o proceso no est谩 dise帽ado para ordenar los datos de forma adecuada en los b煤feres sin crear un desbordamiento.

Cybercrime is a reality for anyone who interacts with the digital world. Every day hackers improve their techniques and search for new ways to penetrate systems. Individuals and businesses alike must be vigilant in their cybersecurity practices to avoid becoming victims of cyber attacks.
Cybercrime is a reality for anyone who interacts with the digital world. Every day hackers improve their techniques and search for new ways to penetrate systems. Individuals and businesses alike must be vigilant in their cybersecurity practices to avoid becoming victims of cyber attacks.

Why are buffer overflow vulnerabilities听cyberthreats?
According to an article by the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science & Technology鈥檚 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, 鈥渂uffer overflow vulnerabilities dominate in the area of remote network penetration vulnerabilities, where an anonymous Internet user seeks to gain partial or total control of a host.鈥� According to Tech Target, hackers will often听insert extra data encoded with specific instructions. This extra data floods the buffers, causing an overage and compromising the integrity of the original听data. The implemented data has now infiltrated the majority of the buffers, giving the hacker the capability to access other files on the network, manipulate programming or delete important data. Many cyberexperts believe that buffer overflow attacks are so common because they are comparatively simple to carry out and difficult to trace.

Defenses against buffer overflow attack
Though program vulnerability sometimes slip by unnoticed until an attack is made, the following are several precursory defensive steps security programmers can take to prevent a buffer overflow attack.

-Pay close attention when writing code:
Computer code writers often get in a rhythm that can lead to mistakes. Take frequent breaks when writing code, especially when working with a C series program, to avoid making penetrable mistakes. It is always a good idea to check over your code several times and ask for an extra glance from another coder to correct preventable buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

-Program non-executable buffers:
This type of buffer prevents corrupted data from being able to perform its nefarious attacks. Some types of non-executable buffers may limit program compatibility, but there are many that will not interfere with universality and will still protect the program鈥檚 integrity. These include听GCC Trampolines and signal delivery.

-Array bounds checking:
This form of range checking can sense variabilities听in the system鈥檚 programming and processes. If an array bounds check detects an altered segment of data, it will stop the program completely, preventing the corrupted data from enacting its mal-intended processes.

usted puede aprender m谩s sobre las implicaciones de los ataques de desbordamiento del b煤fer sintonizando el seminario web del Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad titulado "Desbordamiento del b煤fer: causando estragos con la corrupci贸n de la pila". Los desbordamientos de b煤fer son como los antiguos sistemas de archivo. Cuando un contenedor se llenaba demasiado, el contenido se derramaba. Aunque la vulnerabilidad de los programas a veces pasa desapercibida hasta que se produce un ataque, hay varios pasos defensivos precursores que los programadores de seguridad pueden tomar para prevenir un ataque de desbordamiento del b煤fer.

Because buffer overflow attacks are so common, it is crucial that information security professionals are informed about them and how to defend their networks from the threat. Educational facilities like the offer that can train people to handle cyberthreats like these and many more.

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4 maneras en que las mujeres pueden conectarse al campo de la ciberseguridad

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Las mujeres representan m谩s de la mitad de la poblaci贸n, pero seg煤n CNBC News, s贸lo el 20% de las titulaciones en tecnolog铆as de la informaci贸n son obtenidas por mujeres. Algunos especulan que el motivo es que las mujeres han estado tradicionalmente menos interesadas en las titulaciones basadas en la ciencia y la ingenier铆a, pero sea cual sea la causa, el panorama est谩 cambiando r谩pidamente. La industria se ha dado cuenta de la importancia de la diversidad para crear un sector de seguridad de la informaci贸n fuerte. Para aumentar el inter茅s de las mujeres por la ciberseguridad, las empresas y las instituciones educativas podr铆an hacer lo siguiente:

1. Poner en marcha iniciativas profesionales para mujeres
Los programas de desarrollo profesional se centrar谩n en proporcionar a las mujeres las habilidades y la formaci贸n que necesitan para tener 茅xito en una carrera de ciberseguridad. El Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad fue uno de los primeros en introducir un programa de este tipo. Su Ciberseguridad se puso en marcha para funcionar como recurso principal sobre noticias y temas del sector, as铆 como programas de formaci贸n y educaci贸n para mujeres interesadas en la ciberseguridad.

2. Crear grupos de inter茅s
Internet y las aplicaciones m贸viles han facilitado m谩s que nunca la conexi贸n entre las personas. Las mujeres pueden utilizar estas tecnolog铆as para conectarse con otras mujeres aficionadas a la tecnolog铆a en su 谩rea. Uno de los mayores componentes de la brecha de g茅nero en el campo de la seguridad de la informaci贸n es que las mujeres no tienen mentores profesionales que las gu铆en a trav茅s de la fuerza de trabajo como lo hacen sus hom贸logos masculinos. Al unirse a un grupo de inter茅s, las mujeres en el campo de la tecnolog铆a de la informaci贸n pueden apoyarse mutuamente.

La inclusi贸n de todos en las carreras de ciberseguridad har谩 que el sector sea m谩s fuerte y m谩s diverso.

La inclusi贸n de todos en las carreras de ciberseguridad har谩 que el sector sea m谩s fuerte y m谩s diverso.

3. Establecer becas
M谩s instituciones educativas podr铆an ofrecer becas a las mujeres interesadas en obtener un t铆tulo en un campo de la inform谩tica. La ayuda financiera podr铆a inspirar a m谩s mujeres a seguir carreras de seguridad inform谩tica, ciberseguridad y tecnolog铆a de la informaci贸n.

4. Organizar concursos
Las empresas de ciberseguridad podr铆an considerar la posibilidad de organizar competiciones de ciberseguridad para las adolescentes y las j贸venes universitarias. Estos eventos generar铆an un inter茅s competitivo en el campo, empujando a las mujeres a aprender m谩s sobre ciberseguridad. Los l铆deres de la industria podr铆an asistir a estos eventos para encontrar a los pr贸ximos mejores profesionales de la ciberseguridad, por lo que ser铆a mutuamente beneficioso.

La ciberseguridad y otros campos de la inform谩tica prosperan con perspectivas diversas, y las mujeres tienen la capacidad de aportarlas. Al trabajar por un futuro con igualdad de g茅nero en campos como la ciberseguridad y la protecci贸n de datos, las empresas pueden ver reforzada su seguridad de la informaci贸n. Para saber m谩s sobre las oportunidades para las mujeres en la ciberseguridad, visite iberseguridad del Instituto Nacional de Ciberseguridad.

驴Cu谩ndo ver茅 mis notas y recibir茅 un MAPA actualizado?

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Martha Garing, Senior Academic Advisor, School of Liberal Arts
Martha Garing, Senior Academic Advisor, School of Liberal Arts

Si usted acaba de terminar su primer, pr贸ximo o 煤ltimo curso (!) a trav茅s de Excelsior, usted puede estar ansioso por saber cu谩ndo se actualizar谩 su MAP. usted Conoce sus calificaciones....pero 驴cu谩ndo las reflejar谩 su expediente? A continuaci贸n encontrar谩 algunas pautas que usted puede tener en cuenta antes de ponerse en contacto con su equipo de asesoramiento.

  • Instructors have approximately one week from the time courses end to submit their final grades. Your advising team will not have access to your grades until they have been imported into Excelsior鈥檚 student information system. (As an example, our current Spring I term (8 weeks) ends on Febrero 28, so your grades should be in our computer system around Marzo 7.)
  • Advisors generally have two weeks to update your MAP from the time your grades are received.
  • Please remember that the exact turnaround time may vary, especially during peak times of the year!
  • usted ver谩 su MAP actualizado en el enlace "Evaluaci贸n oficial" situado en la parte superior derecha de la pesta帽a Mis datos en su cuenta de MyExcelsior.
  • Your official updated evaluation will include your grades, how your credits are applied, your Excelsior grade point average, and your overall grade point average.

Como siempre, si usted tiene preguntas despu茅s de recibir su MAPA actualizado, 隆aseg煤rese de ponerse en contacto con su asesor para que se lo aclare!