“Teaching twenty students at a time will soon make as much sense as growing food in your backyard.” — Michael J. Saylor If the proliferation of brands like Coca-Cola, Google, and Apple are any indication, the next wave of education will spread via the billion-person network, according to our trustee and CEO of MicroStrategy, Michael J. […]
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College credit for new TECEP exam aligned to free Modern World History Course
As mentioned last week by Thomas Edison State College in a quick Q&A session here, we have a new addition to our Credit Aligned Courses program — HIST103: World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras (1600-Present). This brings the number of Saylor.org courses which have been vetted and reviewed as free prep for college […]
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Open Access Week 2013: Redefining Impact in the Open Access Movement
October 21-27, 2013 is International Open Access Week, a global collection of events dedicated to furthering Open Access (OA) to research and scholarly data. Open Access Week was created by SPARC©, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, which promotes open publishing and digital access to scholarly articles, open availability of data (or Open Data), as […]
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October is Connected Educator Month!
October is Connected Educator Month! Connected Educators, a project of the Office of Educational Technology of the U.S. Department of Education, started Connected Educator Month in August 2012 to help educators, school districts, and educational organizations connect and celebrate EdTech. This year’s run, moved to October, already includes over 400 events (online and free) to help teachers and […]
ICYMI – Because, science.
We have friends in high places. Really high, like NASA (yeah, that NASA). Check us out. NASA Interviews – Real “rocket scientists” talk about their experiences and what led them to a career in science. Check them out. PluggedInVA Training Program – PluggedInVA will incorporate Saylor.org course materials into its program, where adults who have not completed […]