[blog_update customblogupdate=”This post is no longer up to date, but read on to learn about one of our older projects.”] If you haven’t heard of Flying Dodos, we wouldn’t blame you — after all, they only launched early this morning. We’re sponsoring their SuperHistory DodoFrame — a long-ish name that describes an interactive, embeddable HTML5 widget […]
A Letter from Felipe Romero
Hello, I was born in 1986 and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. I majored in Business Administration at FECAP in 2008. So that I could improve my foreign language skills, I studied abroad from December 2010 to June 2012 and the countries in which I lived were Ireland (Dublin) and Spain (Madrid). In 2013 I […]
MMD: Freedom and Access in Education
Good morning and happy Monday! We’re back to keep you updated about different happenings in education. For this week, we focus on two very highly contested issues in the world of education: freedom and access. We begin this week with a focus on the freedom to become a teacherpreneur in New York City and the […]
Saylor.org & StraighterLine: Straightening Pathways For Students
Here’s the latest news from the Saylor Foundation’s partnership with StraighterLine; our continuing mission: making straight the crooked pathways to college credit. This time around, it’s all about numbers. Specifically, statistics. Straighterline’s MAT202 combines our MA121: Introduction to Statistics (free) and a StraighterLine exam ($25 proctoring fee). The course has been “evaluated and recommended by the American […]
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Defending the Honor of Online Education
At first glance, the poll numbers don’t look very good. I’m not referring to the latest review of any politician, I’m looking at a number of recent surveys from college students, faculty, employers, and the general public concerning the quality and credibility of online education. […]