My colleagues Denise Borsuk (Research Team) and Zev Vernon-Lapow (A/V Team) also attended this event and contributed to this post. Looking for something new to read? If you’ve been hunting for an educational read, you might want to check out The Smartest Kids in the World–and How They Got That Way by journalist and author Amanda […]
Month: September 2013
We’re contributing to Learningpod™, a free practice test question platform for all
A new practice test question site, Learningpod™, launched yesterday with 20,000 questions in its database and more on the way. The Saylor Foundation is among the founding contributors to the site, along with Kaplan Test Prep, Manhattan Prep, OpenStax College, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), and the Council for Economic Education. One tough thing for education […]
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A walk around our neighborhood (of online learning providers)
In case you missed it, on Friday Sylvia at MOOC News & Reviews put out Part 6 of her around the world tour of MOOCs: “MOOCish” Online Ed Resources. It’s not a short read, but it’s conversational and it’s worth your time. She touches on the issues of classifying MOOCs, as well as on what we’ll call […]
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New Course Catalog in ePortfolio
We’ve been rolling out a few changes to the look and function of our ePortfolio (and for those who have shared ideas and bug reports over the months — thank you for your patience and your commitment to making Saylor.org ever better). Back in July, we shared the new and improved student directory, and today […]
You Need Skills for the “Eat What you Kill” Economy
Formerly the purview of brand ambassadors, artists, and creatives, the contract/gig/freelance — or “eat what you kill” — economy is coming for you. Actually, it may already be here. According to the Intuit study “Twenty Trends that will Shape the Next Decade”, 40% of jobs will be freelance by 2020. Some feel contract work will […]
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