The Weekend Assignment: Writing
Let’s explore last week’s theme of Math. The word Mathematics comes from the Greek μάθημα (máthēma), which in ancient Greek … Read More …
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The Weekend Assignment: Writing
The Weekend Assignment: Math
What did we learn from last weekend’s assignment on travel? Let us begin at the beginning with the migration of … Read More …
OER as an Intervention Tool to Support Student Retention
About 4.3 million people are dropping out of two-year and four-year institutions right now that could, with a little bit … Read More …
The Weekend Assignment: Travel
Let’s explore what was learned from the last Weekend Assignment’s theme, communication. Around 196 BC a congress of priests gathered … Read More …
The Weekend Assignment: Communication
What is the first thing you think of when you hear App? Last weekend the assignment was to learn something … Read More …
The Weekend Assignment: Apps
In the previous Weekend Assignment we endeavoured to learn about Data. The creation of data, such as an image, a … Read More …
The Weekend Assignment: Data
The last Weekend Assignment focused on the theme of education, in which we discovered how the ancient Spartans provided the … Read More …
Watch the keynotes and panels from the Saylor Higher Education Summit
On June 21st and 22nd, we brought together educators, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and non-profit leaders from around the world in … Read More …
The Weekend Assignment: Education
Last weekend’s assignment focused on the theme of socialization, and with the #FridayFact we learned that in ancient mesopotamia inscribed … Read More …
The Weekend Assignment: Socialization
In the last Weekend Assignment we endeavored to learn something new about currency, and with our #FridayFact we learned that … Read More …
Mary Ellen Wiltrout, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
We are excited to have Dr. Mary Ellen Wiltrout speak on a panel addressing “Perspectives in Competency-Based Education” during the … Read More …
Speaker Profile: Dr. Marie Cini
We are honored to have Dr. Marie Cini, Provost and Senior Academic Innovation Fellow at University of Maryland-University College, join … Read More …
Panelist Profile: Marc Singer, Thomas Edison State University
As Thomas Edison State University leads higher education in innovating to increase access for non-traditional students, we are very pleased … Read More …
Panelist Profile: Katie Hall, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
We’re really pleased to have Katie Hall moderate our panel on alternative credentials at the Saylor Higher Education Summit. In … Read More …
Site maintenance June 4th
As part of a software update, our courses and materials at learn.saylor.org will be unavailable for several hours on Sunday, … Read More …