What Happens when Teachers go back to College?

Digital Learning Today: Where Productivity Meets Innovation in the Classroom.

29-03-2024 • 25 mins

In this episode of the Digital Learning Today Podcast, Jeff welcomes Monica Carson, Chief Growth Officer at American College of Education on the podcast. If you are a new listener to TeacherCast, we would love to hear from you. Please visit our Contact Page and let us know how we can help you today!

In This Episode …

What are the advantages of teachers going to back to school for advanced degrees?
Are online programs only for teachers or can anyone in EDU work towards an online degree or certification?
What options are available for them?
How can a teacher fit an advanced degree into their already busy professional and personal life?
What recommendations are there for completing a program when life is happening around you?
What are the most popular programs that teachers are applying for today?
What is the return on investment (ROI) for teachers after completing a program?
What happens if a teacher can’t finish a program? Or, has credits from a previously un complete program?

Follow Our Podcast And Subscribe

Follow Our Host

Jeff Bradbury | @JeffBradbury
TeacherCast | @TeacherCast

About our Guest:

Monica Carson oversees the functions related to partnership development, new student recruitment and the overall student experience at ACE. Carson’s professional experience spans more than 20 years of service in enrollment operations for higher education. During her career, Carson has worked for the University of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University, Orbis Education, and Dream Center Education Holdings. With more than 18 years of senior management experience, Carson brings a solid education foundation and passion for developing state of the art processes that support partnership growth, new student recruitment, and overall positive student outcomes and success. Carson earned her bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University, and her master’s in adult and continuing education and teaching from the University of Phoenix. Carson attended Harvard Graduate School of Education’s 2018 Women in Education Leadership Conference, a program designed to help senior-level administrator shore up their leadership skills and advance education initiatives.

Links of Interest

About the American College of Education

American College of Education (ACE) is an accredited, fully online college specializing in high-quality, affordable programs in education, business, leadership, healthcare and nursing. ACE is ranked #2 on Newsweek’s 2023 top online colleges list. Headquartered in Indianapolis, ACE offers more than 60 innovative and engaging programs for adult students to pursue a doctorate, specialist, master’s or bachelor’s degree, along with graduate-level certificate programs. In addition...