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In a self-directed course, you can start and stop whenever you like, progressing entirely at your own pace and going back as many times as you want to review the material.

Creating a news and information website that effectively attracts readers and then keeps them coming back is daunting. While Web design and online storytelling are important concepts for news organizations, they often can feel like moving targets in a fast-changing digital world.

This course will provide a no-nonsense guide to making your site easy to use. Whether you plan to improve an existing site or create a new one, this course will help guide your steps. You’ll get tools and handouts to help you whether you’re working alone or with a team.

What Will I Learn:

• How to analyze a site’s strengths and weaknesses
• How to avoid information overload
• How to organize site content that flows intuitively
• How to develop design prototypes
• How to evaluate your site to improve usability

Who should take this course:

Whether you’re working alone or in a team, this course is for anyone who wants the tools to evaluate, plan and create a site design or redesign.

Jennifer George-Palilonis is the George & Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Multimedia and the Journalism Graphics Sequence Coordinator at Ball State University. There she teaches upper-level courses in multimedia storytelling, information graphics reporting and special topics in visual journalism. She is also a media design consultant and has worked on the redesigns of more than 30 print and online publications both independently and as an affiliate with Garcia Media. Her forthcoming book, The Multimedia Journalist, will be published by Oxford University Press in early 2012.

Training Partner:

The Newspaper Association of America Foundation strives to develop engaged and literate citizens in a diverse society. NAAF endeavors to help media companies increase their readership and audience by offering programs that encourage the cultivation of a more diverse work force in the press. The foundation also invests in and supports programs designed to enhance student achievement through newspaper readership and appreciation of the First Amendment.

Join the WVU Davis College Alumni Association on a tour of agricultural and culinary attractions in Germany and France:

WHO: Anyone with an interest in agriculture, culinary arts, or European travel is welcome.

WHEN: June 2 10, 2012

WHERE: The tour will visit Frankfurt, Strasbourg and Freiburg, as well as the surrounding areas in Germany and France.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE: The tour will feature visits to vineyards and champagne houses, cheese-making facilities, producers of Black Forest Ham, European gardens, and a host of other cultural attractions.

COST: The total cost of the program is approximately $3,000. This price includes airfare and ground transportation, hotel lodging, admission fees, and some meals during the tour. Final cost remains subject to some change until the final payment is made.

To reserve a spot for this tour, please contact Roger Hanshaw at Roger.Hanshaw@mail.wvu.edu or 304-293-8668.

It takes a lot of persistence and training to become a professional EKG technician. Not only that, the work of a technician is very important and there is no room for mistakes so it requires you to be well trained and qualified. If you are well trained with proper EKG technician training you get an edge over your rivals. Not only this when you go for a job interview with a certification from an accredited and reputable institute, you are more likely to get a better job and salary compared to other candidates. Apart from that when you are a qualified EKG technician you have a better chance when it comes to advancing your career. For any individual who is planning to become an EKG technician it is wise to undertake training from a renowned institute.

With EKG technician training you can power an opportunity to learn both theory and practicality of the subject. You will learn to adjust, install and maintain EKG equipment for the procedure. EKG technician jobs require a lot of hard work and odd hours, so you need to be physically fit and strong. To understand the patient’s needs and perform procedures you need to be good in bedside manner, medical terminology and the EKG field. You can opt for a basic course or an advanced course. An advanced course can provide you a position in large hospitals as there is a necessity of other procedures, like Holter monitor and stress test.

There are a lot of good schools providing an adequate level of EKG technician training. The best institutes are known for their high-class tutorials and teachers who have extensive experience in the field. Their course covers topics such as Physiology, Medical terminology, cardiovascular anatomy, Electrocardiography and Medical imaging. When you complete your education from a renowned institute you will not face any problem in acquiring a certification.

Shortly after we contacted the winners of IELTS results competition in December 2011, many of them replied and sent their advice, to help people taking the IELTS exam in 2012. The tips below came from Karishma Singh, an Indian IELTS test taker who prepared at home and scored Band 8.

Even though I did not practice too many listening tests, I do know for one, that the questions of a section sometimes carry over to the next page hence turn over the page and CHECK while the tape is being played to avoid any missed questions. By the time I turned over, there were two more questions in that section but as the tape had stopped I had no choice but to guess.

The reading tests may be a little challenging for people like me who have concentration lapses. Hence, I practiced under exam conditions for about 2 weeks, only to improve my focus skills. Instead of the official 20 minutes, I kept my target at 15 minutes for each section.

Do not spend too much time on writing task one. The writing task 2 gets you more marks and also requires more analysis and presentation. Hence make sure you stick to the 20 minutes 40 minutes rule for writing task 1 and 2 respectively. As I learnt the bitter way, it will sure affect your writing score.

For the speaking, all I can suggest is every single day, ask your friend to give you a topic and speak on it for about 5 minutes in front of him/her without drawling, keeping a moderate tone. Its the only way to improve. Read 4 new words every day and try using them in everyday talk. Under exam conditions, one can get really nervous but the key to the entire exam is to be calm and not let any of it get to your head.

I had enrolled to sit the exam 22 days before the test date so I was really nervous. I also went through IELTS-blog.com writing practice material and they sure provided me a good idea of the patterns and format I was expected to use. Do them regularly, they are fantastic.