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Memory Science Promo for Saylor Academy Students

Posted on November 12, 2015 (November 19, 2018) by Devon Ritter

We’ve paired with EdTech startup Memory Science to offer Saylor Academy students free premium access to study tools, using the promo code SAYLOR. […]

Monday Morning Digest 26 OCT 15

Posted on October 26, 2015 (November 19, 2018) by Sean Connor

In just under the wire for us East Coasters, it’s the Monday Morning Digest — articles, apps, and other assorted things that grabbed our attention over the past week. Send links our way! Openly Licensed Educational Resources: Providing Equitable Access to Education for All Learners (WhiteHouse.gov blog) This post begins by quoting the United Nations Declaration […]

Palo Alto College Projects $225,000 savings from Saylor OER Textbook Adoption

Posted on April 8, 2015 (November 19, 2018) by Jeff Davidson

We want to share some great news out of San Antonio, Texas. Palo Alto College, part of the Alamo College family, has adopted an openly licensed textbook that was originally published as part of our Open Textbook Challenge. Professor John Dunn, who serves as Department Chair, informed us that a faculty review committee officially adopted […]

Saylor Academy hosted textbooks now in HTML and editable by anybody

Posted on March 26, 2015 (November 19, 2018) by Sean Connor

Not by our own intention, our Bookshelf page is one of the most popular single pages on our site. Nor are we surprised — we host over 100 full-length textbooks, many of which cover 100- and 200-level undergraduate courses in popular disciplines like business, psychology, and communication. For over two years, we primarily offered two […]

Giving and getting feedback for your work

Posted on March 25, 2015 (November 19, 2018) by Sean Connor

Seeking feedback on the work that you do as a learner is important. For one thing, it implies that you create your work with an expectation of sharing it, which has cognitive benefits (see #13, “15 Surprising Discoveries About Learning“). For another thing, it allows you to gather others’ perspectives, insights, and critiques toward improving your knowledge and […]