You searched for 09 | Page 69 of 71

The College Affordability and Innovation Roundtable

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Camie Rodan

Today’s blog post comes from Kevin Carey, the Director of Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation. On May 9, 2012, Carey attended the College Affordability and Innovation Roundtable, an event hosted by Aneesh Chopra, former U.S. Chief Technology Officer in the Obama Administration and Secretary of Technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia; Michael Saylor, Chairman, […]

California one step closer to providing free textbooks to college students

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Camie Rodan

Late last year, we blogged about California State Senator Darrell Steinberg’s ambitious plans to introduce digital textbooks into the California State higher education system, with a proposal to give students free access to texts for 50 core undergraduate classes in California’s three-tier public higher education system: University of California, California State University, and California Community […]

The Saylor Foundation’s Open Textbook Challenge

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Camie Rodan

NOTE: The OTC has ended, but you can visit our collection of textbooks here. “The Saylor Foundation’s Open Textbook Challenge” by Melissa Venable was originally posted on OnlineCollege.org on 22 May 2012. Calling all academic authors! The Saylor Foundation’s Open Textbook Challenge is expanding, and awarding $20,000 for accepted textbooks that align with eligible Saylor courses […]

Two pieces of exciting news!

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Camie Rodan

The Saylor Foundation has not one, but two very exciting pieces of news today! First, we are thrilled to announce a formal partnership with StraighterLine. Beginning in the Fall of 2012, students taking advantage of this partnership will have the opportunity to earn college credit for a very low cost. More details are available in the press […]

MIT OpenCourseWare: New Resource for Entrepreneurship Education

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Camie Rodan

Have you ever wanted to start your own business? Or thought about approaching your work with an entrepreneurial mindset? Well, thanks to MIT OpenCourseWare, you’re in luck! Just yesterday, the organization announced that, thanks to a grant from the NASDAQ OMX Foundation, it is now able to provide a collection of entrepreneurship resources. Here’s a blurb from […]