Face to Face with Free and Open Materials

or, The Economics of Individual Non-purchasing Decisions Undeniably clever titling aside, the news is this: Peter Tsigaris, Associate Professor of Economics at Thompson Rivers University in British Columbia (who, disclaimer, also happens to consult for us), is using Saylor.org materials next term to support his Introductory Microeconomics course. “I did not order a textbook for […]

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An Impromptu Roundup

This post is an in-case-you-missed-it (ICYMI) special. Maybe that’s another way of saying “slow news day”; we won’t quibble, but we do like to think we’re transcript-half-full kind of people. Without further ado, here are some of our stories you may have missed in the past few days… Credit: tomhe via photopin cc by-nc-sa 2.0 […]

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Making Open Courseware Count

On October 16th Alana Harrington, Executive Director of Saylor.org, presented at the Open Education Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.  Alana’s presentation, titled Making Open Courseware Count, explored how students are using Saylor.org courses to improve their lives. Here is an excerpt from the presentation summary: Over the past year, we’ve found that our courseware attracts […]

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Saylor.org Professor Profile: Dr. John W. Rooney

Continuing our Consulting Professor Profile series, I’d like to introduce you to John W. Rooney, Ph.D., J.D.   Hi John, and thank you for taking to the time answer a few questions! Can you please tell our readers what you’re currently working on for the Saylor Foundation? Certainly!  I’m currently putting the finishing touches on […]

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