If you have been with Saylor Academy long enough (or have just poked around our site enough), you will know that open educational resources (OER) have been at the heart of our courses from the very beginning. We use OER for our learning materials as much as feasible and our courses themselves can be remixed […]
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Wherever you turn in the media, you hear that refrain: American Government is broken. Not so! Well…it was. But we fixed it! Here’s what happened: large gaps appeared when the “checkpoint” widgets in POLSC232 went down; most browsers were issuing a security warning and refusing to display the content. We learned of this from several […]
A computer science education is about more than just coding; with Saylor Academy courses to complement the ubiquitous coding bootcamps, students don’t have to choose between practice and theory — they can get both, and for free. […]
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We’re pleased to announce a brand new course, ENGL210: Technical Writing. Don’t let the name fool you — this course is about much more than simply writing product manuals or software documentation. Across seven units, you will learn: Audience Analysis Writing Memos & Emails Writing Formal Letters Using Visuals to Convey Information Process Documentation Writing […]
Quoting from: Where are we? – Creative Commons Over the next few days, I’m going to share a series of posts about Creative Commons’ 2016-2020 strategy. Let me skip to the end: CC is going to refocus our work to build a vibrant, usable commons, powered by collaboration and gratitude. Over the course of these […]
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