Curious about European exploration, and the cultures of Native Americans? Then look no further: our iTunes U course of the week is HIST 321: Comparative New Worlds. By the end of this course, you’ll have read many primary source documents, teaching you how “fledgling settlements” became strong European colonies and the era of new settlement impacted […]
Read More… from Course o’ the Week: Comparative New Worlds Available on iTunes U
Good Morning and Happy Monday! As we enter the month of April, here at Saylor, we look at the world of open access. Some changes have occurred as to what one can easily access in the world of open education. edX, a journal’s editorial board, and others have taken a stand on what they believe […]
Here are some of the better links that landed on my desk over the past month. If you’re hungry for more, you can explore past OER newsletters or take a look at our Resources and Tools features. If you liked this page, share it! And, of course, if you know of something I missed, do […]
Read More… from March Miscellany: 17 Resources (Or So) for Those in The Know
Hello Kelly, thanks for taking the time to let us and our readers get to know you! We’ll get started with our first question (it’s an easy one): What have you been up to with the Saylor Foundation? I have worked as a peer reviewer and also as a consulting professor to complete several peer review […]
Read More… from Educator Snapshot: Kelly Gordon, M.S. Chemistry
This post is by Sarah Foregger, Ph.D., a consultant for the Saylor Foundation in the Communication discipline. Dr. Foregger taught for several years at the University of San Diego and has worked in consulting since 2012. By Sarah Foregger, Ph.D. “We need not fear that democratizing knowledge will cheapen its worth.” In an article published […]