ICYMI – New Schools of Thought in Education

Thought we’d complete your Saturday afternoon with extra knowledge.  We promise we’re even more entertaining than a 22-hour non-filibuster. What we’ve been up to: Making Friends — Bellevue University is our newest credit-pathway partner. Check out their offerings, especially a course to help you develop a portfolio you can submit to earn Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) […]

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ICYMI: Saylor Week in Review(s)

Since we know you are busy working during the week rather than being distracted by the internet, and we are busy working being distracted by the internet, we’ve created a recap for you of what’s been on our mind this week. Opening the doors at Learningpod We, along with Kaplan Test Prep, OpenStax College, Manhattan Prep, […]

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Is the Next Direction of Online Education…Offline?

Here at the Saylor Foundation, we pride ourselves on providing access to high quality, openly licensed, college level courses and education.  We use our resources to distribute our information to countless people around the world at absolutely no cost.  Over the past few years, we have created over 300 online courses for individuals in every […]

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Re-Ranking Smarts: thoughts from the Ripley/NAF presentation on The Smartest Kids in the World

My colleagues Denise Borsuk (Research Team) and Zev Vernon-Lapow (A/V Team) also attended this event and contributed to this post. Looking for something new to read? If you’ve been hunting for an educational read, you might want to check out The Smartest Kids in the World–and How They Got That Way by journalist and author Amanda […]

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