The Haitian Connection Network, a nonprofit organization, helps students in Haiti earn higher education credentials online and provides job placement assistance in Haiti for program graduates. HCN drives forward on their mission through three primary initiatives: English as a Second Language (ESL), Higher Education Online, and Job Placement Assistance. Students at HCN benefit from the […]
Read More… from A letter from Jean Wilner Augustin of Haitian Connection Network
[blog_update customblogupdate=”This post is no longer up to date, but read on to learn about one of our older projects.”] If you haven’t heard of Flying Dodos, we wouldn’t blame you — after all, they only launched early this morning. We’re sponsoring their SuperHistory DodoFrame — a long-ish name that describes an interactive, embeddable HTML5 widget […]
Here’s the latest news from the Saylor Foundation’s partnership with StraighterLine; our continuing mission: making straight the crooked pathways to college credit. This time around, it’s all about numbers. Specifically, statistics. Straighterline’s MAT202 combines our MA121: Introduction to Statistics (free) and a StraighterLine exam ($25 proctoring fee). The course has been “evaluated and recommended by the American […]
Read More… from Saylor.org & StraighterLine: Straightening Pathways For Students
Saylor.org is working with LearnBIG to put great content in the hands of users. You may remember LearnBIG from our Monday Morning Digest (MMD) post last month and know that we were already “big” fans (ahem) of their work. LearnBIG gathers online educational resources including games, OER materials, ebooks, audio lessons, and MOOCs (massive open online courses) from […]
Read More… from Saylor.org courses (and so much more) now on LearnBIG
Photo credit: Cardiff Bay Panorama by WikiLaurent | CC BY-SA Although we can’t be everywhere (and, sadly, we won’t be here in Cardiff), we do try to talk about good things happening around the world, where you might be. If you’re in the UK or willing to travel, mark your calendar for this year’s EduWiki Conference — and if you’re not nearby, get […]
Read More… from EduWiki 2013: Wikimedia meets open education November 1st in Cardiff