Distill mechanical engineering enough and you’ll end up with mathematics and physics (and we won’t wade into the argument of which one of those two is more elemental). Look closely, and you’ll find you’ve also wound up with a good bit of common sense. Engineering is whole-heartedly about real-world application and creative problem-solving, making it […]
Read More… from Course o’ the Week: ME101 Available on iTunes U
Welcome once again to the so-called ‘OER Newsletter’. Presented here, for your enjoyment, are some of the resources, tools, and sites that have crossed our digital desks in the past month. One of our favorites is TinEye Labs’ “Multicolr Search Lab”…in honor of the rapidly approaching spring, we selected a pastel palette for our image […]
Our very own David Rose (whom you met yesterday) has been hard at work researching and vetting (read: playing with) mobile apps for integration into our courses. You know, that whole “harnessing technology” thing we like to talk about. The first fruits of his efforts are available in an updated ME102: Mechanics I, and the improvements […]
Read More… from We Love Resources: Special ME102 App Edition
This is the first in our new series of Saylor.org staff interviews. Here, we catch up with David Rose, our Senior Content Analyst. Hi David. Hi. Why don’t we begin with you telling us a bit about yourself? Sure. I am originally from Hawaii but have been living in DC for a year and a […]
This bonus quick post on free/open language learning resources is directly inspired by Laura Franklin’s 10 French Resources for Students Anywhere over on COERLL’s (fairly) new Open Up blog. Seriously, before reading on, go check ’em out: (These folks) –> https://blog.coerll.utexas.edu/ (Extra bonus: the blog is even CC BY.) Anyway. As some of our students and community members have […]
Read More… from We Love Resources: Surprise Languages Edition