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06-25-2025, 07:20 AM
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Visual Communications at Sophia Learning now has 1 Touchstone. (It's too bad, that was a great easy starter course to get feet wet. To be honest, with Sophia adding Touchstones left and right and SDC's College Starter plan very competetively priced, if Sophia was a publicly traded company, I would not put my savings into it at this point. Just my 2 cents.)
Please update the Wiki, anybody! Thanks.
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I believe they've had to add the Touchstones because of transfer issues. They also provide good practice for folks to work on and improve their writing skills which are needed at college.
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(06-25-2025, 07:20 AM)homeschoolmom1 Wrote: Visual Communications at Sophia Learning now has 1 Touchstone. (It's too bad, that was a great easy starter course to get feet wet. To be honest, with Sophia adding Touchstones left and right and SDC's College Starter plan very competetively priced,
well study.com has timed proctored exams
how bad can a touchstone be in comparison
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(06-25-2025, 10:20 AM)bluebooger Wrote: (06-25-2025, 07:20 AM)homeschoolmom1 Wrote: Visual Communications at Sophia Learning now has 1 Touchstone. (It's too bad, that was a great easy starter course to get feet wet. To be honest, with Sophia adding Touchstones left and right and SDC's College Starter plan very competetively priced,
well study.com has timed proctored exams
how bad can a touchstone be in comparison
Exams are no longer proctored and are open-book at study. I think adding a touchstone is a natural evolution and is not overly difficult.
Either study or Sophia work fine for the lower-level requirement.
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That's not too bad, you can still try to finish it off for those who aren't afraid of just one touchstone... If there were more than one touchstone, then that would have been a bit more tedious to complete, still doable for most though. Classes aren't supposed to be sped through...
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(06-25-2025, 07:20 AM)homeschoolmom1 Wrote: Visual Communications at Sophia Learning now has 1 Touchstone. (It's too bad, that was a great easy starter course to get feet wet. To be honest, with Sophia adding Touchstones left and right and SDC's College Starter plan very competetively priced, if Sophia was a publicly traded company, I would not put my savings into it at this point. Just my 2 cents.)
Please update the Wiki, anybody! Thanks.
I know you said you wouldn't buy it, but FYI, Sophia Learning is publicly traded. They're owned by Strategic Education, Inc. (which also owns Capella University and Strayer University) trading on NASDAQ as STRA.
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06-25-2025, 01:03 PM
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(06-25-2025, 07:20 AM)homeschoolmom1 Wrote: To be honest, with Sophia adding Touchstones left and right and SDC's College Starter plan very competetively priced, if Sophia was a publicly traded company, I would not put my savings into it at this point. Just my 2 cents.)
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The Visual Communications touchstone is easy; don't sweat it.
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(06-25-2025, 10:32 AM)jg_nuy Wrote: Exams are no longer proctored and are open-book at study.
I guess it depends on your definition of proctored
this is from Math 104 : Calculus
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Final exam
This Study.com course has been evaluated and recommended for college credit. Once you've completed this course, you can take the final exam and potentially earn credit.
Approx. 2 hours to complete
There is a two hour time limit to take this exam.
Exam requirements
Exams must be completed on a desktop or laptop computer. You may need a government-issued photo ID, a smartphone or device with a working camera. Keep your photo ID nearby after your exam begins. You may be asked to re-verify your identity with it if we detect changes in your network connection.
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ID verification yes, proctored with a recording no longer in place.
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