#online education

[wandering-wolf23]

PSA

Things I should not have to say:

Don't threaten to blow up pro-shippers on social media. That's called a terroristic threat. Don't even joke about it. You might think it's funny and it might get a few eye rolls from the adults in the room, but the DoJ/FBI/Homeland Security/People it gets reported to have no sense of humor.

Trust me. I work with them. I swear any sense of humor gets trained out of them.

At best, they're going to knock on your door and explain to your parents/partners/assorted housemates what you're doing online. At worst, it's a no knock raid because they think you're a terrorist.

All it takes is one person reporting what you said. What may be an obvious joke to you probably isn't to the team of people going through the cyber tip line. While you might be joking, Cletus in Montana with the pile of tannerite talking about how he wants to blow up the government probably isn't. There have been too many Cletuses recently for online threats to be ignored.

TL;DR: Don't be a fucking dumb ass and make threats on social media. It's a good way to ruin your life.

[writerupdated]

Here are the main benefits of earning a college-level education online for free:

▸ Cost-effective – there is no tuition to pay, so you can save a significant amount of money. ▸ Flexible – you can study at your own pace and in your own time. ▸ Accessible – you can access the courses from anywhere in the world. ▸ Relevant – the courses are often taught by experts in their field, and they are designed to be relevant to the latest industry trends.

(via Ways to get a college-level education online for free (infographic))

[commonsensecommentary]

“The current model of higher education, one featuring runaway spending and punitive intellectual rigidity, cannot survive.”

[nats-bottom]

MC - Bodyguard Pt 2

Beginning Notes:

Summary: Midge and Reader do the deed while Dinah is gone.

Pairings: Midge Campbell and female reader

Warnings: Smut (Oral, both receiving; fingering, Midge Receiving; Making out; Hickeys, both receiving) Swearing

Notes:

This is my first smut so I hope it's good!

As of the publication of Part one, I am the only author to write Midge x Fem!Reader on Wattpad, AO3 and Tumblr!

I also have accounts on Wattpad and AO3! The users there are @ paige_vers

Please give me requests! You can submit them here or on my insta, @ scarlettsoutset

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Imagine something like this for Reader

"Now that she's gone, what are we going to do?" She plants a kiss on my lips as she straddles me on the kitchen chair. 

"I think you already know, baby girl" I say smirking after pulling away. I move my lips to her neck and suck on her sweet spot. Midge moans a little bit and wraps her arms around my neck. 

"Shhh darling. We wouldn't want our neighbors to hear now would we? Wouldn't want a scandal on our hands?" I say, raising my head up to her level.

"Who fucking cares y/n/n. All I want is you." She says, with a devilish glint in her eyes.

"If you say so, my dear." I say as I kiss her passionately. She kisses back just as hard. She opens up her mouth to let my tongue in, which I eagerly do. Our tongues dance in a heated passion as I snake my hands around her waist. We keep making out as carefully stand up, holding her with her legs around my hips, not breaking contact. She runs her hands through my hair and I place her down on the bed. I climb on top of her, straddling her, and still making out. I pin her hands above her head with one of my hands, and use the other to run down the side of her torso. She shivers at my touch. I get to her belt and start to undo it, but realize I need two hands. I unpin her hands, but she still leaves them there, relaxed. I use both hands now to undo her belt around  her dress.

 "I could've helped you with that." She says as a smirk dances across those red lips. 

"But where's the fun in that?" I reply, smirking back. I lean down and kiss her on her jawline, definitely leaving a mark. I make my way down her neck, and she moves her head back to give me more access to her sweet spot. As I get to her collar bone, I suck and and bite at it, marking what's mine. I hear her moan as I leave love bites over her neck and her upper chest. 

"Oh y/n" Midge says, voice full of lust.

"Yes my love?" I ask, bringing up my head to make eye contact with her.

"Please" She pleads as she moves my hands on her breasts. I take this as her approval and consent and slightly squeeze on her clothed breasts. I run my hands all over her chest, squeezing here and there. She puts her hands on my shoulders, bringing me closer. I move my hands up towards her upper chest, my fingers passing over the marks I left on her earlier.

I close the gap between us and smash my lips on hers. I run my fingers in her hair and her hands go down to the hem of my blouse, tugging at it. I nod into the kiss, giving her permission to take it off. We break the kiss for a quick second, and I lift my arms to allow her to take my shirt off. This leaves me in my bullet bra that I know she loves, and my trousers, and her in her flowery dress.

"Y/n/n, you're so beautiful, so- so sexy. I'm so glad to have you." Midge says as she starts to undo my bra. 

As my bra falls off my shoulders, I reply, blushing, "Thanks Midge. You're the best thing in my life. I can't ever imagine my life without you." I take my bra off all the way and throw it on the floor. Midge grabs my breasts and squeezes them. She carefully pays attention to each nipple, flicking, pinching, and twisting each one with care and intent. I roll my head back in pleasure. 

"You like that? Huh baby?" Midge asks. I moan in reply. "Use your words baby." She demands.

"Yes, Yes Midge." I pant out.

"Yes what?" She asks.

"Yes, I love your touch. You know how to touch me just right." I finally say, between breaths. She knows how to top me, and I know how to top her. Neither of us are a top or a bottom, we're both a switch. But boy does she know how to turn me on and get me right where she wants me. 

She leans up a little bit, just enough to attach her lips to one of my nipples, sucking on it and toying it with her tongue. She makes sure not to ignore the other breast, giving it attention with her hands.

After she decides that that nipple has had sufficient attention, she switches to the other one. But before she does, she teases me first. She licks a long strip across my chest, and licks around my breast, avoiding my bud. After what seems like an eternity, she finally starts to suck on my nipple. 

"Mmmmm" I moan in response. I sit up more, her following me, not letting go of me. After a few more minutes of this, she lets go and makes her way up to my chest, sucking and leaving her mark, a deep maroon. She bites it, then soothes it with her tongue. She does this many times over, marking me like a leopard all up my neck and chest.

"You look so beautiful, when everyone knows that you're mine." She says seductively as she runs her fingers over the hickeys she left all over my skin. "I want everyone here to know that you're mine and that I'm yours."

"Even Dinah?" I ask

"Even Dinah. I'm ready for her to know." She says as she looks me deep in the eyes, with a dark glimmer in her eyes. "But right now, I want you to fuck me."

"Yes my love." I say, crawling off of her. I take her dress off of her, leaving her in just her pearls and lingerie. She must've been expecting some action today. 

I start to rub her legs, starting at her knees, but she grabs my hands and stops me. "It's not fair that you get to see me and I don't get to see you." She says as she plays with the hem of my pants. She looks up to my eyes for consent, which I nod in response. She slowly and teasingly takes off my pants and panties at the same time, leaving me bare naked.

"Hey now that's not fair, you still have some clothing on. I mean I love it, but it's gotta come off." I say playfully. She rolls her eyes, and starts to take off her bralette. As she lifts it up, her boobs bounce out of it. She throws her bralette onto the floor, close to mine. I come close to her and squeeze her breasts, kneading them between my fingers. I make eye contact with her, smirking. I move my head closer to her and start to lick the space between her breasts, keeping eye contact with her. I lick my way down her stomach, and reach her panties. I bite on the hem and pull down, taking them off with my teeth. I throw them on the floor, not caring where they land. 

"Oh darling, you're gorgeous" I say, looking her up and down, taking her all in. It's not like I haven't seen her naked before, but I still stare in awe at the beauty before me every time as if it's the first time. I take her hands in mine and bring them up to my mouth to kiss them, wanting to savor this moment. "Now are you ready for the moment of your life?" She nods eagerly. I lay her down on the bed and start kissing her on the lips. Our kiss quickly turns into a heated make out session and I feel her grinding on my thigh that rests between her legs. I push my thigh harder into her, feeling her wetness on my leg. She gasps into my mouth and continues to grind against me. 

I take my free hand and start to run it down the side of her hip. My hand makes its way down  to her thigh, making her shiver. After a minute of teasing, I replace my leg with my hand, rubbing the inside of her thighs, teasing even more. "Uhhhh" Midge groans. "y/n/n." She reaches down to my hand and moves it to her soaked cunt.

"You want this huh?" I ask, knowing full well what she wants.

"Please y/n, please." She begs. I rub her folds, feeling just how wet she is.

"Oh baby, you're so wet. Is this all for me?" I question, even though I know the answer already.

"Yes my love. It's all for you. You turn me on so much." Midge replies, her voice full of lust. I run my fingers between her folds, gathering some of her wetness on my fingers and bringing it up to my mouth to taste it. After sucking it all off my fingers, I return my fingers to her cunt and start to touch her sensitive clit. I hear her whimper at my touch, wanting more. I rub her nub in faster circles, getting a little harder as every second goes by. "Mmmmm" she moans in pleasure.

"I love hearing you moan darling." I say as I take my other hand and enter a finger inside her now dripping hole.

"Y/n" she moans.

"Keep moaning my name baby." I say, adding a second finger, pumping them in and out, while still rubbing her clit. She moans a few more times, and I add a third finger. This does it for her, and brings her to her climax. She tosses her head back onto the pillow and rolls her eyes, screaming my name. "Yes Midge, cum for me." I say, pumping in and out of her cunt faster than before, giving her the most pleasure I can. 

I help her ride out her orgasm, body shaking. As soon as she's done, I lower my head to clean her up. I lick up all her juices and then bring my face to hers, making out with her. I let her taste herself, tasting her sweet orgasm. 

As we break apart for air, gasping, I say, "You taste so good. Like a sweet nectar I can never get enough of." She blushes at this, smiling.

"Let me try you now" she says, smirking. I adjust myself to where I'm straddling her face, my wet cunt over her mouth. I lower myself onto her and let her eat me out. She circles my clit with her tongue a few times, then starts to suck on it. While she sucks on it, she flicks it with her tongue. She keeps this up and I'm almost at my climax. I bring my hands up to my breasts and squeeze them. I toy with my nipples and she sucks harder. 

This does it for me and I moan out her name "Midge!" She moans into my cunt, sending vibrations through me, making me cum even harder. I rock back and forth on her face, riding out my orgasm. 

I climb off of her and lay down next to her, moving the hair off of her sweaty forehead. "You're amazing Midge. I love you." 

"I love you too y/n'' Midge says, running her hand up and down my arm. I lean in for a kiss and after a minute, we break apart. I get up to grab a glass for water and a washcloth to clean us up. I come back and see Midge snuggled up under the covers, watching my every move with adoration. I sit on the bed and bring the cup of water to her lips, letting her take a sip. After she's done, I take a sip myself. I set the empty cup down on the nightstand and start to clean us up with the wet washcloth.

Once I'm all done, I set the wash cloth down on the nightstand and crawl under the covers next to Midge, bringing the covers up to our necks. I snuggle into her, and feel her press her lips to my temple. We lay here like this for a little while, just talking about everything, yet nothing at the same time.

"Mom? Y/n?" We hear Dinah say shocked in the doorway. We didn't hear the door open, too caught up in each other. "What in the hell is going on here?"

[blondebeardtheparent]

Captain’s Log

Stardate 20240820

Day: Summer

It’s Tuesday. I survived the retreat. I did lose my voice, but not completely so we were still able to continue. My first session did not go as well as I’d hoped. I overestimated my audience by planning for undirected discussion, not remembering that I had to train my college students and my movie night crew how to do that.

The second session was better. I explained the logic behind what I was trying to accomplish first. Then I scaffolded by doing the first part together before finally giving them a chance to try it in small groups.

I was not terribly impressed with the content I was teaching, even up to the last session. It was very intellectual, very abstract, very useless. It was true, but it didn’t have any punch. We were talking about our identity as royal priests. On the last day, I felt a need to be alone for a bit, so I went behind the venue for my quiet time. While I was reading, I noticed two goats down on the soccer field.

Deciding to extend my isolation a little bit, I grabbed my camera and went down to get a picture. As I got close, I noticed that they were tangled in the netting of he soccer goal. At that moment, I had a choice—was i going to leave them for someone else to take care of, or would I risk it and try to free them?

Saying a quick prayer that I learned in the Philippines, “Creation welcomes me,” I put down my camera and got to work. The male goat was very tangled. I spoke calmingly to him as I brought the net back and forth over his horns. There was one point that he was so enmeshed, I had to physically pick him up. “Don’t struggle. Shhh.” Finally, I was able to free him. The female was much easier. She was tangled, but I think she could have freed herself if she wasn’t providing moral support for her man.

After releasing them both, I started back to the venue, but the two goats followed me. When I turned back to look, the male walked up to me and bowed before going back to his late breakfast. I turned and started up the stairs and was hit with a blast of God’s presence. “You are my priest.” My spirit staggered under the weight of it. I got back to the venue barely holding it together, but when I entered, I did not see my fellow attendees—I saw God’s sheep. I saw them as he sees them, struggling and and entangled but longing for freedom. I realized the significance of our calling as royal priests. I saw the honor in helping others to untangle the knots in their lives.

In the conclusion, I shared this story with the audience. For some of them, I know they got it; I could see it in their tears. I’m glad I was able to go. I don’t know what anyone else got from the experience, but I know I left better than I came.

PS That audiobook was called Kindness and Wonder: Why Mr. Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever by Gavin Edwards. For some reason I can’t respond to chat messages.

[notyonatto]

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[ivygorgon]

AN OPEN LETTER to THE U.S. CONGRESS

Fund the Affordable Connectivity Program NOW!

130 so far! Help us get to 250 signers!

I’m a concerned constituent writing to urge you to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program or ACP. Digital connectivity is a basic necessity in our modern world and the internet must be treated as a public utility. We use the internet to apply for jobs, perform our jobs, receive telehealth medical treatment, and pay bills, and students use it to complete homework assignments. But for millions of people in rural and urban areas, and Tribal communities, the internet is a luxury they cannot afford. Failure by Congress to fund this program will force millions of households already on tight budgets to choose between being able to stay online or potentially losing access to this essential service. If Congress doesn’t act fast, funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program will run out and more than 22 million Americans -- 1 in 6 households -- will lose this vital service. The implications of this will be devastating. In 2019, 18% of Native people living on Tribal land had no internet access; 33% relied on cell phone service for the internet; and 39% had spotty or no connection to the internet at home on their smart phone. The ACP has enrolled 320,000 households on Tribal lands -- important progress. The largest percentage gains in broadband access are in rural areas. Nearly half of military families are enrolled in ACP, as are one in four African American and Latino households. Losing access and training on using computers and the internet will have devastating impacts on all these communities as technology becomes increasingly integral to work, education, health, and our everyday lives. Without moves to address tech inequality, low-income communities and communities of color are heading towards an “unemployment abyss.” The Affordable Connectivity Program has broad bipartisan support because it is working. As your constituent, I am urging you to push for renewed funding for the ACP before it runs out in the coming weeks.

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[salman-abdullah]

Online Tuition

Online tuition offers customized educational support through digital platforms, allowing students to learn comfortably from home. Tutors use video calls, interactive whiteboards, and other online tools to adapt lessons to each student's learning style and needs. This approach provides flexible scheduling and a broad range of subject expertise, ensuring quality education is available regardless of location. Students benefit from real-time feedback, interactive activities, and extensive online resources, which enhance their learning experience and academic success. Online tuition is a practical and efficient solution for today's educational demands.

The online tuition service offers personalized one-to-one instruction, ensuring each student receives individual attention and customized lessons tailored to their unique learning needs and goals. Through video calls and interactive tools, it provide a flexible and engaging learning experience, allowing students to learn at their own pace from the comfort of their homes. With a focus on building a strong understanding of the subject matter, their service includes real-time feedback, interactive activities, and access to a wealth of online resources. This approach enhances academic performance and fosters a supportive and effective learning environment.

Online tuition today has several unique features:

1. Customized Instruction: Adapts lessons to meet individual student needs, catering to various learning styles and speeds.

2. Flexible Scheduling: Allows students to learn at times that suit them, from any location.

3. Engaging Tools: Uses video calls, interactive whiteboards, and digital resources to create a lively and interactive learning environment.

4. Broad Access: Offers a wide range of subjects and expert tutors from around the world, removing geographical limitations.

5. Instant Feedback: Provides immediate feedback and support, enabling students to quickly address and overcome difficulties.

6. Abundant Resources: Includes a wealth of online materials, such as e-books, practice exercises, and multimedia content, to enrich the learning experience.

7. Affordable: Often more cost-effective than traditional in-person tutoring, with no travel expenses and various pricing options.

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9. Secure Environment: Ensures a safe and distraction-free space, particularly important during public health crises.

10. Versatility: Seamlessly integrates with modern educational technologies, adapting to current trends and innovations in education.These features make online tuition a flexible and effective solution for modern education.

I saw an online tuition platform called Mr. Tutor, which provides one-on-one tuition.

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[s1000dcodeandpixels]

IETM for Beginners A Quick Guide to IETM Code and Pixels

IETM: Interactive Electronic Technical Manual

Training Aids to Defence Client

If you are a supplier of defence then along with the system/equipment you also need to provide Training Aids

(CBT) — Computer-Based Training

Charts and Bloups

Video Film

Training Work Modules

Manuals Hard Copies

IETM

Evolution of Documentation in Defence

Before — Hardcopies and PDFs in DVDs (Upto 2015)

What is the meaning of the IETM?

Manual: Manual means any literature organized or written in a prescribed manner to guide the user.

TechnicalManual: This means the literature is technical, like user manuals, maintenance manuals etc. Hard copy

Electronic Technical Manual: This means the manual is available in the form of an electronic version which simply means digital format or softcopy. It can be a PDF file or a database-driven software application.

Interactive Electronic Technical Manual:

Let us first understand the meaning of Interactive. The meaning of interactive is two people or things influencing each other.

Allowing a two-way flow of information between an electronic device /computer and a user; responding to a user’s input.

Involving the actions or input of a user. Especially

It means when the Electronic User manuals Interact and respond with the user, that is you, it will become an Interactive Electronic Technical manual.

Interactive Features

Interactivity

Hyperlinks

Hot Spots

Text hotspot

Image hotspot

VideHotspot

Bookmarks

User wise bookmarks

Navigation

Linear navigation

Non-liner navigation

Page Search

Global search

Best matched

Content tree

Related topics

Core IETM

Documents

Drawings

Annotation

User wise bookmarks

The documents and pages are many hence, for easy and fast accessibility complete content is converted and stored as a database.

Whenever the user wants some information, IETM software produces the information in a fraction of a second.

Use or Purpose of the IETM?

The purpose of the Manual is to give information related to the equipment to the end user for quick reference.

All the technicality is written in detail so that when an issue arises, the user can refer to the manual, as every time OEM or technical person or subject matter expert might not be available on the spot to resolve the issue.

If the manual has 10 pages users can refer easily.

But any system used by the defence will have multiple manuals and thousands of page counts and many times a user has to cross-refer between manuals, intra-manual and inter-manual to resolve the issue.

Referring to 10- 15 hard-copy or even soft-copy books simultaneously will be difficult and time-consuming.

How to access the IETM ?

IETM is a web-based application like our bank software or any other web application. The graphic user interface will be provided to use IETM through which users can interact and get the desired data.

Like all other standard software, Unauthorized users cannot access the IETM. IETM is a Login - login-based application. Only users having valid Login credentials can access the software.

Based on the user log credentials data will be provided to the user.

IETM has 2 types of Users and one Administrator

Maintainer

Operator

If the operator logs in, the user gets all the content related to operator use, similarly if the maintainer logs in only maintenance-related content is visible for that user.

Ideally, all the content is available for both users, because the purpose of the IETM is to refer to the manual to fix the issue.

Administrators can create users who can see the user’s navigation and log-in history and interact with the users using user dashboards through Annotations.

What Inputs are Needed? (From OEM to Create IETM)

All the softcopies of user manuals to be converted to IETM.

All images Videos, and drawings to be integrated into IETM.

Subject matter expert to resolve technical clarifications

Table of contents/tree structure.

Minimum Hardware Requirements?

NO High-end hardware or servers are required to run IETM.

However, if more concurrent users, then a good configuration server with good LAN connectivity must be ensured.

i3 with 8 GB RAM systems is the minimum configuration required for the server or for Node.

Deliverables

BASED DB (Manuals are covered in the Database)

IETM VIEWER Software

User Manual and Installation Manual

Standards — compliance

Costing of IETM: (Interactive Electronic Technical Manual)

Level of IETM, is it Level 3 or Level 4

Cost will be based on the number of pages that are to be converted

The vendor calculates the cost per page. And a fixed cost of IETM viewer software

If you want to create IETM by yourself self then you also need to buy IETM authoring software.

What are these Levels?

Level — 1 is any PDF file

Level — 2 is a PDF file with hyperlinks from the table of contents to the body etc.

Level — 3 is an HTML application. More hyperlinks, simple search, a content tree having log a screen with a hardcoded username and password and supplied in the format of EXE so that Windows can easily open

Level — 4 is Software plus Content/manuals converted as Database

Regarding Level — 5, rest assured, till 2028 it will be Level — 4 only. As of now, there is nothing practically called Level — 5. Few are calling virtual reality and Augmented reality and Artificial intelligence Level — 5.

Pulling data from many user inputs and analyzing and giving results are done in Level — 5. IETM software cannot pull the data from various real-time points as No OEM will give the real-time information to third-party software directly. Yes, if the information is available offline, then that information can be imported into IETM and can be used as a reference.

[leyshawn]

Hello! As many of you know, irl I'm a teacher. What I'm currently designing are online art workshops! It is a work in progress, but I'd like to find people interested in taking the pilot session, possibly to be held in July.

This pilot is free, and all I'd like to get is feedback.

If you're interested, or someone you know wants to participate, let me know!

Examples of workshops:

Lineart essentials

Basics of character sketching

[dramyhsturgis]

Meet The Last Man!

In March 2024, I will be offering the module "Meet The Last Man" with SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) online via Signum University.

Mary Shelley's novel The Last Man is one of the most relevant books we can read right now, and I'm really looking forward to exploring it with students!

Here is more information.

[blondebeardtheparent]

Captain’s Log

Stardate 20240606

Day 84

First, I want to say thank you to everyone who has been praying. Simon finally agreed to start treating his infection with antiseptic last night. It’s a small step, but a step in the right direction. I still haven’t heard anything more from St. Jude’s. We are sending feelers out to other hospitals—some in Australia and some in the UK. Rae is not optimistic, and I don’t have much energy for the run-around, but we will do what we can. Objectively, we don’t have much to offer a research hospital. This case is not terribly difficult from their perspective; we are not wealthy or powerful. What motive do they have to help us?

We could treat here if Simon would cooperate, but at this point, I don’t see much chance of that happening. Whichever way this goes, we need a miracle. I’d prefer a direct one that skips the hospital directly, but I’ll take acceptance into a clinical trial program or even Simon choosing to treat here. But make no mistake, any of them will be a miracle.

Right now we need to decide on whether to pursue my green card here or not. After months of waiting, I finally got my FBI documents back—right in the middle of this battle. If we apply for it, we will need to freeze a big chunk of money in the bank for six months to a year—not an easy thing to do with a cancer battle looming. The money will still be ours; it will just inaccessible when we need it most.

Honestly, I don’t know what the future holds for us at this point. I don’t know which country I’m going to be in next month or how long I’m going to be there, much less how I will spend the next ten years. I need clear direction.