When many people think of Open Education, their minds may naturally go to the exceptional online lecture series that have been created by universities such as Yale, MIT, and Stanford. For students who normally wouldn’t have access to traditional schooling, these freely available videos give students the feeling that they are sitting with other students, […]
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We have a new position open here at the Saylor Foundation, and we’re looking for a qualified candidate to fill it. Could it be you? We offer over 200 college-level courses on Saylor.org, a number that continues to increase. In addition to expanding our higher education courseware, we are now preparing to add additional levels […]
Saylor.org Professor Profile: Dr. Anthony Pizur
Continuing our Consulting Professor Profile series, I’m pleased to introduce you to an amazing individual and wonderful contributor to Saylor.org: Dr. Anthony Pizur. I conducted a quick interview with Tony via email: here’s what he has to say about his background, what he does for Saylor.org, and what open education means to him. Hi Tony! Tell us […]
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Introducing Saylor Foundation OER to Community Colleges
In celebration of Open Education Week, the Saylor Foundation joined forces with College Open Textbooks to provide a webinar entitled “Introducing Saylor Foundation OER to Community Colleges.” While the webinar took place on Tuesday, March 6th, an archived version of the presentation has been made available. If you’re interested in learning more about how Community […]
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Why Open Education Matters: New Video Competition Launched!
On Monday, March 5th, Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Institute kicked off a new video competition aimed at raising awareness of Open Educational Resources (OER), with prizes ranging from $1,000 to $25,000. According to the competition website, Why Open Education Matters is “one part of an ongoing campaign to […]
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