by Marissa Citro on May 23, 2013 in Like-minded Organizations, News & Events
So how do we take a bunch of OER and make it into a Saylor course? Course Designer Ryan McPherson knows the recipe well. He has helped design and perfect our BUS 210 and COMM 102 courses. And tomorrow, he will be presenting and spreading the word at the Innovations in Online Learning Conference 2013, in San, Antonio, TX, USA. His presentation is title Saylor University: Bringing Order to Chaos in Open Educational Resources.
Quick look:
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by Marissa Citro on May 23, 2013 in Consulting Educators, Profiles
Next up in our series of Educator Snapshots, we have Kate Cottrell, one of our K-12MATH course designers.
Hello Kate, thanks for taking the time to let us and our readers get to know you! Let’s get started with our first question. What work have you done with the Saylor Foundation?
I am developing the fully-loaded Geometry course for the K-12 courses.
Great, we are happy to have you here. Our K-12MATH: Geometry course is live and running. Thank you! When you’re not developing courses, what else keeps you busy?
I am a middle school math teacher at Gimnasio La Montaña, a school in Bogotá, Colombia. Next year I will take on a new role as Director of Teacher Support and Development.
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by Marissa Citro on May 23, 2013 in Courses
Interested in measuring the Earth like Eratosthenes? Want to wow your geometry teacher when you return to school in the fall? Or are you interested in putting some of your algebra and trigonometry skills to the test? Then grab your graphing calculator, #2 pencil, let’s get crackin’! K12MATH: Geometry is live and running…
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by Marissa Citro on May 21, 2013 in Courses, iTunes U Courses
Fiction: All managers are leaders, and all leaders are managers.
Fact: Management and leadership are two different concepts. BUT each is an essential part of your toolbox, as you near completion of the Saylor Business Administration major.
Another fact: BUS401: Management Leadership is now available on iTunes U, and it is our course o’ the week!
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by Sean Connor on May 21, 2013 in About, Courses
In keeping the buzz going, and in-case-you-missed-it, we’ve got some good things going on in K-12! Open Matters, the blog from MIT Open Courseware, picked up and re-shared a message that went out earlier today over our mailing list. We’re posting the message (penned by Rachel) down below, but first we’re going to give a shout-out to Open Matters (thanks for spreading the word) — add ‘em to your reading list — and suggest that, if you haven’t already, follow our blog and sign up for our mailing list! We’ll make it worth your while, and it’s super-easy; just look up above the post and click on these buttons:
Done? Cool. You can click on the other buttons, too (you know, if you want)…and read on for a recap of our K-12 release news…
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