Interviewed yesterday on American Public Media’s Marketplace program, Mark Yudof, president of the University of California system, discussed the fiscal health of higher education in his state. The California state legislature has approved a budget and the governor has pitched a ballot proposition to raise taxes to pay for public education – including higher education, but the […]
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Here at the Saylor Foundation, we are eagerly awaiting the start of Wikimania 2012, this year’s worldwide conference on all things Wiki-related. This year the conference is being hosted in our hometown of Washington, DC, July 11th through 14th at the George Washington University. We are proud to announce our sponsorship of this exciting international […]
Interested in learning more about initiatives working to expand educational access? Then look no further! Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies, edited by Diana G. Oblinger, is a new and free e-book that brings together some of the most innovative organizations at the front line and highlights their efforts and models of success. To develop […]
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Next up in our professor profile series, meet Dr. Chad Redwing! Hi Chad! Please tell our readers about yourself. My family and I live on a small ranch in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of Northern California. Professionally, I have worked at the high school, college and university levels in both teaching and administration. Currently, I […]
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Badges. It’s a word that just about everyone recognizes. Maybe you earned badges when you were in scouts as a youngster, or maybe you think of a detective’s badge. Badges are also awarded by governments and militaries for heroism and other great achievements. Increasingly, badges modeled after those given in scouting are being used in […]
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