Our friends over at CK-12 have made some sleek, blogworthy improvements to their platform. In addition to giving visitors the ability to create and remix open textbooks online (oh, is that all?), now teachers and students can keep materials and discussions in a newly-improved dashboard. What’s included in this dashboard? Like Kirk in his captain’s chair, teachers can pilot […]
Saylor.org’s K12 learning has officially gone mobile! And what couldn’t be a better way to start off than by launching 2 courses at once? That’s right! K12ELA008 English Language Arts 8 and K12MATH014 Advanced Statistics are now available on our Saylor channel on iTunes U! The Course Deets: K12ELA008: This Common Core aligned course is […]
Read More… from 2 for 1: English Language Arts 8 & Advanced Statistics Now Available on iTunes U!
Good afternoon and happy Monday! This week we look at what changes have been occurring in education, as demanded by one thing: Time. Time is a never stopping force, that drives us — sometimes unwillingly — to face the facts and adapt. We begin this week with a dramatic shift in intellectual property policies of […]
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 […]
Good Morning and Happy Monday! This week, take a look at skepticism in the world of education. Standardized tests, baby boomers and college rankings are among the top stories today. We begin this week with a look at standardized testing. Some parents have begun to question this method of ranking students, citing “unnecessary” stress and […]