by Marissa Citro on May 29, 2013 in Like-minded Organizations, News & Events
Calling all students age 13-18, parents and teachers! Interested in some ideas of what to do for this 
summer vacation? Why not design solutions that matter?
Sounds inspiring? Then give the Conrad Foundation‘s Spirit of Innovation Challenge a try. The Conrad Foundation believes in the potential of teens to change the world in the areas of Aerospace and Aviation, Cybertechnology and Security, Energy and Environment, and Health and Nutrition. Motivated? Read on for details:
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by Marissa Citro on May 27, 2013 in Monday Morning Digest, News & Events
Good Morning and happy Monday! Today is Memorial Day for Americans and us here at Saylor. As we take a step back and reflect on the news of week, we can look at what one can learn from others and how that push expand to bigger and better things.
We begin this week with an interesting article from Ed Surge. Social Science Writer, Eric Horowitz is curious about how technology might be able to influence child behavior in a positive way.
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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 20, 2013 in Monday Morning Digest, News & Events
Good morning and happy Monday! Today we are going to travel around the world – in way less than 80 days. Come with us in our hot-air balloon, bring your coffee too! Take a short a break from your Monday Morning routine and explore the world of ed. tech.
We begin in the U.K., England to be exact.
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by Sean Connor on May 15, 2013 in Courses, News & Events
You’ve probably seen this already, and we haven’t exactly gone to great lengths to hide it, but today it’s official:
Our first batch of K-12 courses, aligned to Common Core State Standards and built to be as open as possible, have been released.
None of us is happier than Angelyn Pinter, who’s been working non-stop on this since the middle of last year. We’ll be sharing more thoughts on the program this week and next, but here’s the quick version:
- Ideal for teachers, parents, students, homeschools
- Vetted, organized, well-structured content
- 3 Math, 1 ELA, 1 Common Core primer live now
- Full set of 6-12 + AP-style ELA and Math coming soon
- K-5 and additional subjects in the future
Let us know if how you plan to use these, what you’d like to see, and share with your parent/teacher/homeschool friends!
