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If this is a repost, I apologize in advance.
TESC and Saylor.org have come to a partnership agreement. For specific courses saylor and TESC will work together where the student studies using saylor and TESC administers an exam (TECEP style?) for college credit.
This sounds very promising.
College and Saylor Foundation Collaborate on Creating Flexible Pathways to Earn College Credit Via Open Online Courses and Assessments
CLEPS Passed: 10 DSST Passed: 11 TECEPS: 1
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Hallelujah! I hope students don't ask for stupid stuff that already have a bunch of alternative sources such as college algebra and intro to psychology. I'm a little annoyed by TESC's choosing of Management Information Systems as one of the first tests it will developed.
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MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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sanantone Wrote:Hallelujah! I hope students don't ask for stupid stuff that already have a bunch of alternative sources such as college algebra and intro to psychology. I'm a little annoyed by TESC's choosing of Management Information Systems as one of the first tests it will developed.
I know what you mean. It would be nice if they offer more advanced and specialized courses like Computer Science and upper level economics or hopefully operations management.
I'm excited.
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Be honest professionally, socially and academically. There are people (especially little ones) who look up to you and they're going by your example.
Be proud. Whether you're an Engineer or Fast Food worker, there is honor and dignity in hard work.
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Prloko Wrote:If this is a repost, I apologize in advance.
TESC and Saylor.org have come to a partnership agreement. For specific courses saylor and TESC will work together where the student studies using saylor and TESC administers an exam (TECEP style?) for college credit.
This sounds very promising.
College and Saylor Foundation Collaborate on Creating Flexible Pathways to Earn College Credit Via Open Online Courses and Assessments
I haven't even read the link and I'm excited!!!!!! We just started using Saylor in our homeschool this semester, and my kids are nearly finished with chemistry and music appreciation. So far, pretty good. We did not intend on using these for credit, just learning, but I'll re-think the options now!!
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Here are the first 6 courses:
ntroduction to Comparative Politics
World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras (1600-Present)
Management Information Systems
Negotiations and Conflict Management
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
Thermodynamics
Also, didn't we have a short list of maybe 3 Saylor courses seeking or that have earned ACE evaluation? This list might start growing quickly!
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Wow, this is awesome!! I've been using Saylor to study for Macro and Microeconomics and I've really enjoyed the format! If some of their courses will be worth college credit, that would be sweet!
CLEP:
West. Civ I - 65, A&I Lit - 66, Biology - 65, Chemistry - 55, Nat. Sciences - 64, US Hist I - 68, Am. Lit - 61, US Hist II - 62, Am. Gov. - 67, Macroecon. - 63, Microecon. - 75, College Comp. - 66, Prin. of Marketing - 68, Prin. of Mngt - 71
DSST:
Civil War and Reconst. - 70, Prin. of Supervision - 443, Intro to World Rel - 477, Intro to Bus - 443, HR Mgmt - 64, Intro to Computing - 458, Prin. of Fin. Acct - 80 , Bus Ethics & Society - 447, Prin. of Finance - 437
ALEKS:
Int. Algebra, College Algebra, Precalc, Intro to Stats., Business Stats.
SAYLOR:
Corp. Comm - 78%, Bus Law and Ethics - 76%
PENN FOSTER:
Manag. Acct. - 96, Int. Acct. 1 - 98, Int. Acct. 2 - 87, Cost Acct. - 94, Strategic Bus. Mngt. - 95
ADAMS STATE:
Auditing - 89
LSU:
Adv. Acct. - B
TECEP:
Fed Income Taxation
BSBA Accounting
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This is great! But Im unfamiliar with the process. Is there a test to take like a CLEP style or is it more like ALEKS?
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chiquitacobbe Wrote:This is great! But Im unfamiliar with the process. Is there a test to take like a CLEP style or is it more like ALEKS?
Well, that remains to be seen. The classes are divided into units, and each unit has reading, videos, etc to do. Some have little quizzes. How this will turn into a credit-earning exercise is an interesting question. You can visit the site and look around, everything is right there to look at.
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cookderosa Wrote:Also, didn't we have a short list of maybe 3 Saylor courses seeking or that have earned ACE evaluation? This list might start growing quickly!
It was NCCRS evaluated...but essentially YES!
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02-22-2013, 08:37 PM
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You can also get credit for Saylo'rs Microbiology through Straighterline, but you have to pay Straighterline's subscription and proctor fees.
According to the article, TESC will tell students which Saylor courses align with current TECEPs and other CBEs. It also seems like TESC will mostly be focusing on creating TECEPs that align with already existing Saylor courses. I don't know about the "other assessments" part, but TECEPs are how students will probably earn credit in most cases. Unless Saylor gets NCCRS or ACE approval for more of its courses, the test out process will largely still be the same. Saylor will just be used as a study source. The exciting part is that there will be more TECEPs to take in potentially interesting subjects that aren't already covered. I bet the other courses will end up operating like e-packs with intermediate quizzes that don't count and a final exam that does.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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