In celebration of Online Learning Day, we’re sharing a quick and concise history of distance and online learning. You can share your Saylor Academy learning experiences using the hashtag #OnlineLearningDay […]
What is The Weekend Assignment? The purpose of this blog series is to create a casual and fun learning environment where we all can explore a topic/theme each weekend and through the week. Each blog will set a new topic/theme and then share what we all learned from the previous assignment. The assignment for this […]
This Weekend Assignment revolves around the theme of calendars. When was the first calendar created? Why was it created? How many types calendars are used today? These are few questions you can explore. But first let’s look at the previous assignment, food. Almost all major holidays around the world have one similar component, food. They […]
The Weekend Assignment is back, and the theme this weekend is food holidays. What holidays in the world revolve around food? Is the food being celebrated, or is the food being used to celebrate something else? What is the history of food holidays? These are a few questions you could explore. Before we start salivating […]
Are we close to a world where we will have self aware Artificial Intelligence? What are the minimum requirements for something to be labeled AI? What do you think about when you hear the term AI? Explore this topic in this week’s Weekend Assignment. You could even use your virtual assistant to help you explore. […]