Savana Jade Wehunt

What is your occupation? I am a student as well as a stand-in, photo double and stunt double for people in tv and film.

What is your college major? Early Childhood Education.

Why eCore? It is the easiest way for me to learn while on set and works around my ever changing work schedule.

Who is the biggest inspiration for your education? The biggest inspiration would have to be my mom because she has always helped me to work hard and has pushed me to be better.
Also I wanted to be a teacher because of my teacher that inspired me way back in 1st grade.

What is something cool you've learned this semester in eCore? I learned a lot more about psychology and how education feeds into psychology.

What three words would you use to describe one of your online instructors? Helpful, Clear and Organized

Where is your favorite place to visit in the USA? My favorite place would be Tennessee or Nebraska because of the beautiful landscape.

What kind of mood are you in right now, and why? I am in a pretty relaxed mood because it is the weekend and I am done with a very busy week of school!

Your favorite study spot? I would have to say on my bed surrounded by lots of blankets and pillows.

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What is something your online classmates don't know about you? I am an actor on the side, and I am also a zombie on the tv show The Walking Dead.

Is there anything else you would like to share about yourself? I would like to be a counselor or theater teacher for early childhood education sometime in the future or even be a tutor for young tv stars.

Real Student Stories

3:07 PM

Easy to make.  You will need:

·         24 plain cupcakes completely cooled– flavor of your choice. Note, if you are not a baker, you can buy undecorated cupcakes from your local bakery or the grocery store bakery.

·         48 Oreos – I used golden for this project.  I have used regular ones with other color combinations.  Note that double stuff separate much more easily.

·         48 Junior Mints

·         Icing to decorate

·         Food coloring – your color choice – one for light and dark and one for beak

·         Decorator bags or heavy duty Zip-lock bags

1.    Ice your cupcakes with a light version of whatever color scheme you are using.  This can be done with an icing bag and tip as pictured, spread on with a knife smoothly or if you want you can put icing in a bag and snip the corner off to pipe icing on the cupcake.  Does not need to be fancy.

2.    Separate your Oreo cookies so that you have enough for 48 eyes.

3.    Add Junior Mints to the Oreos.  Mine are a bit off center on purpose.  If you put flatter side down and gently press, it will adhere to the icing on the cookie.  No special adhesion needed.

4.    Place the eyes side by side on the cupcakes.  They will be larger than the width of the cupcake so gently press them down on the icing so they hold.

5.    With an icing bag or Zip-lock bag with a tiny tip snipped off the end, carefully pipe the eyelashes as pictured.

6.    Next take a darker version of your color and pipe on the “V” like I have done for the brow of the Owl.

7.    Lastly, pipe a yellow or orange beak on your Owl.

8.    You are ready.  We used these for an eCore tailgate recently.  They are great too for kid’s parties.  And easy enough for older children to actually do themselves.  Great party activity!!!

by Nicolle Coleman, eCore Support Staff and part-time baker

Study Break Crafts

2:40 PM

 You will need the following supplies:

Hot glue gun & glue

Scissors

Scrapbook paper  (we're partial eCore green and blue, of course)

Florist wire

  

STEP ONE:

Begin cutting paper in a circle.

Start cutting at the outside edge of the paper.
Cut the circle in a spiral and continue
until you reach the center.

Leave enough in the center to serve
as the base of the flower.

You should have a spiral when you finish. 

STEP TWO:

 Coil your flower from the outside edge

until you reach the center.

STEP THREE:
Release your flower & watch it grow! 

STEP FOUR:

 Place a small amount of glue on the base of

the flower to hold the spirals in place.

STEP FIVE:

Bend the florist wire in an small 'L' shape at the end.

Add a small spot of glue to the florist

wire on the back of the flower.

Enjoy your beautiful flowers!

Study Break Crafts

5:44 AM

Apparently, all those little decisions about finishing college, what first real job to take, or whom to date set the path for just about everything else that occurs in our lives. And it's true - the vast majority of these initial adult decisions occur in our twenties. According to Dr. Meg Jay, "our 20s are the defining decade of adulthood," and 80 percent of our life's "most defining moments take place by age 35." In Thirty Is Not the New Twenty: Why Your 20s Matter (bigthink.com), Jay describes how our choices and the things we fail to do during this decade lay the groundwork for our future success and satisfaction.

So, maybe it's time to take this time of our lives (or our children's lives) a bit more seriously. Of course, many people go back to college after the age of 30  - and we're here to help them succeed. Others change careers and start families in their 40s and 50s. Nevertheless, staying intentionally on track in the magic decade appears to diminish many regrets later. If we'd only known then what we know now . . . .

7:39 AM

eCore Sociology Professor - Spotlight

Dr. Todd Matthews started teaching with eCore this Spring 2012 semester as a Sociology 1101 instructor. We are proud to announce that Dr. Matthews will be one of several instructors working with eCore students during the Summer 2012 launch of our 8-week and 10-week sessions.

Dr. Matthews is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Interim Chair of the Sociology Department at the University of West Georgia.

Former eCore students have said of Dr. Matthews: 

 "I really enjoyed this teacher. He was always there to answer questions in a timely manner. His expectations were clearly defined and well organized. I really enjoyed this class and having a great teacher definitely makes it more enjoyable."

"Professor Matthews was great! He made sure to quickly respond to all my emails and he worked with me so that I did very well in his course!"

Need information on how to register for classes? 

Go to our website: http://ecore.usg.edu/

Call us: 678-839-5300 

Faculty Highlights

9:40 AM

Hi I'm Tiffany Haymore - I teach Spanish for the USG eCore Program. I grew up near Detroit, Michigan where a department store called Hudson’s was popular. They had a restaurant on the 2nd floor and my grandmother went to Hudson’s every Saturday for lunch. My mom and I occasionally accompanied her. My mom somehow obtained the super- secret recipe for their signature salad and started making it at home. It was one of our family’s favorites growing up! In 1983, we moved to Florida and since then I’ve married and had a family of my own. My grandmother passed away about 10 years ago and Hudson’s has gone out of business.

Yummy yummy to my tummy!!!

I know what you are thinking... "Salad doesn’t sound all that exciting". Right? But I can assure you, this is a delicious salad! In fact, it is now one of my own family’s absolute favorite meals! Over the years, I have added a few short-cuts from the recipe that my mom handed down (hence the salad cubes and pre-packaged chicken). It is now so easy that I actually had my children make it for this picture (it also doubled as dinner tonight!). 

Maurice Salad   

Submitted by: Tiffany Haymore 

Salad Ingredients:

1 head of Romaine lettuce (cleaned and cut to desired size)

2 cups of diced chicken breast (cook at home or can be bought pre-packaged to save time)

2 packages of sliced ham (6 oz. each)--cut into thin strips or small pieces

1-2 packages of sliced Swiss cheese (depending how much you like Swiss)--cut into thin strips or grate

1 Jar of Sweet Salad Cubes (16oz)—drained (**or dice a jar of Sweet Gherkins)

**optional—we chop and add the cooked egg whites leftover from the dressing (see below)

**all of these amounts can be added or subtracted at your desired amounts and preferences

Dressing Ingredients:

2 cups of Hellmans dressing

1/4 cup of coffee cream (Half and half)

1 tsp Onion (I cheat by using Onion salt, but fresh is better)

2 Cooked/boiled egg yolks (grated)

**this is the most important part salt/pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Combine all of the salad ingredients

2. Combine all of dressing ingredients and mix with a blender until smooth.

3. Toss the dressing and the salad in a large bowl for presentation

 (we keep the dressing and salad separate and mix individually so that we can save the leftovers) 

Faculty Highlights

8:04 AM

ABAC is the newest online eCore affiliate institution, starting with eCore this spring semester. ABAC is located in the beautiful countryside of South Georgia along the I-75 route in Tifton, GA where it has been for more than 100 years. Approximately 3,300 students attend ABAC with 1,300 of these students living on campus. ABAC offers bachelor’s degrees as well as associate degrees. Among its most popular degrees are Rural Studies, Bachelor of Science in Biology and BBA in Accounting. 

Dr. Niles Reddick, ABAC Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs, has been an eCore instructor teaching English for 4 years now. Dr. Reddick is a native Georgian who has authored several books, including Road Kill Art and Other Oddities and Lead Me Home. Dr. Reddick is also on the editorial board for Honors in Practice, a journal published by the National Collegiate Honors Council. Dr. Reddick lives in Tifton with his family.

Partner Institutions

1:47 PM