Last week, Saylor employees had the opportunity to attend Wikimania 2012, the annual international Wikimedia conference. The conference was organized into multiple sessions during which members of the Wikimedia Foundation advisory board, academics, and general wiki enthusiasts gave presentations on their work with Wikimedia. Though the topics varied considerably, we found that certain key issues […]
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Looking for a pathway to low cost college credit? We’ve got you covered! This morning, we were excited to announce a brand new partnership with Excelsior College that will allow students to study select courses on Saylor.org (for free, of course!) – and then take an Excelsior College Examination or UExcel Exam that aligns with […]
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Last week, Saylor Foundation staff made the quick journey to the George Washington University over the weekend to participate in Wikimania 2012. To kick off the first day of sessions, we had the pleasure of hearing from Mary Gardiner, co-founder of the Ada Initiative and Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia. Wikimania is an annual conference […]
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Because the mission of the Saylor Foundation is to make education freely available to all, we’re continuously looking for outlets to post our educational materials and expand our reach. When we first heard about GoodSemester earlier this year, we were intrigued by their model – and knew it was the channel for our materials. We […]
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The Clinton Global Initiative held its annual “domestic focused” working conference, aptly named “CGI America”, earlier this month. I was honored to represent The Saylor Foundation and join nearly 1,000 private, public, and non-profit thought leaders at the event in Chicago to commit to action to help tackle some of our country’s biggest challenges. Of […]