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Show NEWS A5 All about Ology By Tazia Moss Staff Writer Across the freeway is a place called Ology, which is a place where students can go to get their math classes done quickly and transfer their credits to another school. Students enrolled in Ology do not have to take and pay for lower level classes that do not count towards graduation and they go to one class that has no more than eight students. Ology has a "pass or don't pay" promise. If students don't get their money's worth, they will get their money back. Ology wants their students to succeed and they want them to pass. The students, however, have to make sure to hand in assignments, take tests, work hard and fulfill the requirements to pass the class. If students do those things and do not pass, they will give the money back or be allowed a retake of the course for free. Ology takes students through BYU's Independent Study math course and covers material to help them succeed. Once students are done, they can transfer their credits to any other Utah college. Even if they are in Math 950, they are still able to finish in just one class. The courses offered through Ology are 1030,1040 and 1050 math courses. The 1050 course is for anyone who needs to obtain their general math requirement. For this class, students enroll in BYU's math 110 course through their Independent Study program. This class goes through the BYU course and once it's done, the student can transfer their credit. Classes are offered from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Ology's 1050 course has an option of a half semester and full semester course. The half semester meets four times a week and the full semester meets two times each week. This helps students to take the course when they have time. The summer courses start May 9. This class is $999 for the Ology instruction, plus $459 for the online college algebra course and $79 for the MyLabPlus online textbook. If needed, calculus and statistics can then be taken at the college they are enrolled in. For students who only need Math 1030 or 1040 for their major, Ology Stats is the class to take. This course takes students through BYU's Independent Study Stats 121 class. This gives students the QL requirement for graduation. It is only offered two hours a week and meets twice a week. This class is $889, plus $459 for the BYU stats 121 course. For more information on Ology, call 801-404-5209 or email them at General@OlogyUtah.com Help with math can be found in a program called Ology, which helps students pass math classes in as little as eight weeks. Adventure is now in session A COMMUNITY 0 Andrew Peterson/UVU Review The Association for Experiential Education visits the library at UVU to talk about out of class learning. By Alex Solomon News Writer The annual Association for Experiential Education Rocky Mountain Regional Conference took place in the library on Feb. 25. Experiential education, also referred to as locationbased education, is the practice of moving students out of the classroom, and by extension, the textbook and applying more hands-on training and experience. Students, teachers and professionals from across the region gathered in the Lakeview room on Friday for the opening event. There are a total of six regions in the U.S. Utah is included in the region spanning from Montana to New Mexico. Workshops and discussions were held throughout the event, each focusing on different applications of ex- periential education. Mike Merryweather, a speaker at the conference, gave a presentation on the benefits of family therapy over individual therapy. Merryweather believes that family therapy allows families to grow together and form stronger bonds of trust, something that individual therapy doesn't give to the family. "Psychology suggests that people learn easier and more efficiently through experien- tial education," said Courtney Coe, a student from the Metropolitan State College of Denver. Experiential education has many different applications, ranging anywhere from teamwork building exercises to individual and family therapy. One application is adventure education, where a trained educator takes a group into a wilderness setting where they are removed from the public and taught team building skills. Many different corporate retreats are sponsored group adventure education events to help promote teamwork between coworkers. "We can learn from textbooks, but then we find ways to take that knowledge and apply for the experience," said Betsy Lindley, an exercise science teacher at UVU. There are also a variety of jobs available. Lindley listed a few, namely teachers, envi- ronmental education organizations, adventure educators, tour guides at resorts. Even jobs with federal agencies like the forest and park rangers. The conference encouraged job networking opportunities for ambitious students looking to get involved with AEE or any experiential education organization. YOU WILL BE ARRESTED, AND YOU WILL GO 'IC JAIL, NO EXCEPTIONS. '1' |