SOPHIA.org
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SOPHIA.org is a website with free educational tutorials,[1] certification programs for teachers, and low-cost online college credit courses.[2]
History[edit]
SOPHIA.org was founded by Don Smithmier as a public beta in March 2011.[3] By 2013 the site was being used by more than 70,000 students and teachers around the world.[4]
Student resources[edit]
SOPHIA.org is a source that includes over 34,000 short-form tutorials that users can access for free. These tutorials have been developed by thousands of teachers and scholars. 50 tutorials on the site have been developed Bill Nye The Science Guy[5][6]. There are also tutorials that have been developed by physicians at the Mayo Clinic.
In September 2012, SOPHIA introduced nine college-level online courses known as SOPHIA Pathways for College Credit (SPCC). These courses can be taken to obtain college credit at American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service and have been approved by the Distance Education Accreditation Commission (DEAC) for Approved Quality Curriculum (AQC) status.
Educator resources[edit]
SOPHIA provides developmental resources to teachers,[7][8] and conducts surveys on educational topics.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Chris Mason (3 April 2014). Tutor in a Box: The Guide to the Best Free Education Resources on the Internet. Chris Mason. pp. 84–. ISBN 978-1-310-60507-9.
- ^ MPR News - "Social media's role in education", Jan 31, 2011
- ^ WCCO-TV 3/22/11 - "Mpls. Company Starts Sophia, A New Educational Website"
- ^ McKay, Elspeth (31 March 2013). ePedagogy in Online Learning: New Developments in Web Mediated Human Computer Interaction: New Developments in Web Mediated Human Computer Interaction. IGI Global. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-1-4666-3650-7.
- ^ "A Teacher's Challenge: Empowering Today's Digital Natives for Tomorrow". HuffPost. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ T.H.E. Journal 10/1/2012 - "Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' Talks Flipped Classrooms". by Kanoe Namahoe
- ^ Amy Hutchison; Jamie Colwell (18 June 2015). Bridging Technology and Literacy: Developing Digital Reading and Writing Practices in Grades K-6. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 167–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3496-3.
- ^ Mary T. Kolesinski; Evelyn Nelson-Weaver; Daryl Diamond (11 September 2013). Digital Solidarity in Education: Promoting Equity, Diversity, and Academic Excellence Through Innovative Instructional Programs. Routledge. pp. 70–. ISBN 978-1-135-11917-1.
- ^ "Students do homework in class, lessons at night in flipped classroom". CW2 television, February 5, 2014, by Kim Posey