Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Founded in 2013, the company has raised $21.5 She’s enthusiastic about accessing Open Up Resources’ materials on the Kiddom platform. “By Open Up Resources traces its history to 2013, when 13 states banded together to form the K-12 OER Collaborative to build low-cost, high-quality and openly-licensed instructional materials.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2016

After learning about open educational resources (OER) at the HEeD Think Tank last spring (now. UPCEA’s eDesign Collaborative ), I spent hours doing my own personal research on my university’s open access policy and scouring the library website. In 2013, Inside Higher Ed wrote an article about double-spending at universities.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 13, 2019

Post the recession, states cut inflation-adjusted spending on K–12 education by approximately 4% between 2008 and 2013. Cengage recently introduced a new subscription model that gives students access to all of the company’s digital course materials for a semester or an year. Provide Access to K-12 Libraries.

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Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

There’s been some fabulous writing over the last month or so about whether or not open licensing is important to open pedagogy, beginning with Clint Lalonde’s Does Open Pedagogy Require OER? read the comments, too). Hegarty, 2015 ). .” Hegarty, 2015 ). That’s fine. Lots, lots more.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 12, 2015

” Krugman describes a bubble as a situation in which prices appear to be based on implausible or inconsistent views about the future (2013). See Efficacy, the Golden Ratio, and the OER Impact Factor.). The entire internet is free to access and read – CNN, BBC, National Geographic, HuffPo, etc. wikipedia ).

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 21, 2017

, I defined open pedagogy as ”the set of teaching and learning practices only possible or practical in the context of the 5R permissions” – a definition I have been using in my writing and public speaking since I first blogged about open pedagogy back in 2013 (except there were only 4Rs back then). elicited quite a response.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

Though users can give each item a star rating, the vast majority of resources in the collection have no ratings, since only a limited audience has access to the beta site. In 2013 it bought a math instruction company called TenMarks, which was co-founded by Agarwal. Inspire wasn’t Amazon’s first move into education.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2018

But with the rise of OER, growing use of supplemental resources over core textbooks, and the increasing flexibility of state funding, more purchasing decisions have moved to the school and district level. In addition, there is a separate section on vetting OER. A change in policy to allow recommended programs to include OER.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Today is the final day of our five-day 2013 Global Education Conference. Sue Toms, Head of Libraries Stories from Hello Little World Skypers - Anne Mirtschin 8:00am Building a Global Culture of Accessibility with Mobile Devices - Dr. Luis Perez ED4ALL - Educate Every Child on the Planet: The World Top 20 Education Poll - Albert N.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

Back in February, an EdWeek brief reported that Amazon Education was beta-testing a new platform with educators, helping teachers navigate the jungles of open educational resources (OER). GuidoNearpod @josh_nearpod #ISTE2016 is going bananas for a chance at the @Nearpod VR kit. pic.twitter.com/4ZIax3aDBA. A bit scary, right?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access. in Communication from University of California, San Diego.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. For many years, community members have looked to public libraries to provide baseline, public, computer and internet access.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy. Now, students always have access to current materials. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Select schools in Orange County are part of LaunchED, an immersive, connected, and collaborative learning experience providing students with access to world-class digital tools and resources. Pinellas County, for example, has a blended model working towards 1-to-1. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Under her side business, Lone Pine Learning, Lindsay consults and trains faculty and librarians on effective pedagogy, instructional design, educational technology, elearning development, open licensing, and accessibility. link] Steven J. Bell is the Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services at Temple University.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2019

As explained by Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director of SETDA, during a recent edWebinar , this searchable information will help educational leaders ensure that the materials they purchase are high-quality, aligned with their standards and goals, and accessible to all students.

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Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2016

Now benefits like those cost reductions and higher student success rates are prompting the school to roll out more Z-degrees programs and extend its partnership with Lumen Learning by piloting next-generation adaptive OER courseware. But Tidewater doesn’t have plans for total conversion to OER, despite the benefits.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

. …This is key to its advantage over traditional business models when it comes to data, since a platform positions itself (1) between users, and (2) as the ground upon which their activities occur, which thus gives it privileged access to record them. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.)

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

What can be provided with low bandwidth and quick access limitations? Determine community Wifi access points that may be available still allowing for social distancing… parking lots for uploads and downloads, etc. Investigate possible home connect programs for students who do not have access. Resources From Michael Gorman.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

However, when the programs can talk to each other and teachers can access the data they need from a single dashboard, then the data is working for the students and teachers instead of becoming a burden. In collaboration with the Ed-Fi Alliance, SETDA is examining how to leverage that shared data for academic excellence.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Open Source and OER ? Alice Keeler : Interview Amany Kheriba : OER: A way out through pandemics and beyond Amna Manzoor : Veni, vidi and vici: Ingenious, Making the Most Out of the Pandemic! Libraries and Librarians ? Managing Stress ? Math Education ? Microschools ? Mindful Teaching and Learning ? Lifelong Learning ? Music Education

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. This is a great opportunity to share your work or ideas! We have an absolutely terrific lineup of keynote speakers.

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

” Also via NPR : “‘I Hope This Will Set A Precedent,’ Says Trans Teen Who Won Case Over Bathroom Access.” ” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Top Hat ’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement.” ” The student: Gavin Grimm.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Continuing with our reading of Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (2015) ( publisher ; Amazon ): this week we’re discussing chapter 9, “Institutional Envy.” The other half is about two campuses doing innovative work.

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. The 2013 “Superintendent of the Year” Mark Edwards will join Discovery Education. .” Me, I cannot stop looking at that hand-clapping Vine. ” Rebrand. . Updates from ISTE.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Um, they do.) It’s that their parents are opting them out of exposure to these technologies.

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Randall filed the suit in 2013, eight months after the university fired basketball coach Mike Rice’s for mistreating his players.” Elsevier has acquired SSRN , an online open access repository. ” Speaking of openwashing : “ Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core , Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

He was an instructor in one of several high-profile Coursera failures back in 2013. Via Inside Higher Ed : “For-profit Ashford University , facing loss of access to GI Bill benefits by month’s end, needs approval from a state to stop thousands of student veterans from losing aid.” Remember Richard McKenzie?

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

He has been the president of the student loan org Strada Education Network (formerly known as USA Funds) since 2013. Stephen Downes and David Wiley debate OER : “The Cost Trap, Part 3” by David Wiley. “More on the Cost Trap and Inclusive Access” by David Wiley. He was the chairman of Scantron.

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Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

The program will focus on nonprofits that help refugees, which will be able to apply for fee waivers to access the Coursera course catalog.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Second Former Vanderbilt Athlete Is Found Guilty in 2013 Campus Rape.” ” From the HR Department. .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

" The sustainability of these courses – including the persistence of students’ own work – is precarious at best, as Coursera students discovered when the company informed them it would remove hundreds of old courses, along with their access to their coursework, from its site. million in 2013–14.

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