We’re taking a hiatus from the usual schtick because today and tomorrow we’ll all be on our best behavior at the Saylor Foundation Digital Education Conference 2013, known more generally around the world as DigEdCon. We’ll put through a couple of posts, but they’ll be probably, oh, say a “6” rather than our usual “10” (that’s on […]
What’s Your Story?
Want to let us know how you came upon Saylor? About what keeps you motivated to spread the way of free education? About your tricks of the trade, that help you study and learn? We’d like to feature you and your story! If you need some ideas on where to start, take a look at […]
Course o’ the Week: Thermodynamics Available on iTunes U
Struggling to solve your engineering problems? Relax! ME 103 (Thermodynamics) has a solution, and it’s our iTunes U course o’ the week! That solution is energy analysis, in which you use the quintessential element of energy to help you solve your difficult problems — like how to create boilers that produce the most work. In this […]
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A Case Study in Obstacles to and Strategies for Negotiating the Relicensing of Third-Party Content
Over the past four years, the Saylor Foundation has developed over 300* college level courses, made up of nearly 28,000 educational objects (essays, textbooks, videos, assessments, etc.). Initially, our goal was to use the wide breadth of resources available online to build these courses. We encouraged the use of openly licensed and public domain materials, […]
MMD: Different Schools of Thought
Good morning and happy Monday! As we begin our Monday morning routine here at Saylor, we are bringing some different ideas over onto you. This week different opinions, visions, and thoughts come from varied sources. We begin today with one radically different school of thought, a Hackathon. Former Microsoft CEO, Bill Gates and Facebook are […]