Traditional Institutions Innovating for the Digital Age

Last week, Sean, the Saylor Foundation’s Archivist, forwarded me NPR: Libraries Make Room For High-Tech ‘Hackerspaces’, an article that covers how some public libraries are innovating for the digital age by incorporating hackerspaces into their offerings. Now, I realize that I work for a Foundation that is focused solely on combining education and technology to […]

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Saylor.org Professor Profile: Dr. Concepcion Saenz-Cambra

Continuing our Consulting Professor Profile series, I’m pleased to introduce you to yet another one of our fantastic professors: Dr. Concepcion Saenz-Cambra. Since mid-2010, Dr. Saenz-Cambra has been working with the Saylor Foundation, compiling and peer reviewing our history courses. A native of San Sebastián, Spain, Dr. Saenz-Cambra earned several advanced degrees, most recently a PhD […]

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New Legislation in California: Free Digital Open Textbooks

Last week, we, along with many university students and open education enthusiasts, were thrilled when California Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg announced an ambitious plan to introduce digital textbooks into the California State higher education system. Under the new legislation, Steinberg proposes that California pump $25 million into this project, which would give free […]

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It’s Here, It’s Finally Here: The New (And Improved) Saylor.org!

If you’ve clicked on Saylor.org over the past 18 hours, you may have noticed something new. That’s right: we’ve completely overhauled our website for a new and improved layout. Over the past several months, Saylor staff members have reviewed every piece of feedback and suggestion that we’ve received, and we’ve put their heads together to […]

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