Iterating Toward Openness

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Many of us believe that education is an incredibly powerful tool in the fight to increase equity, and this is a primary motivation for our participation in the open education movement. That is, by creating, sharing, and improving OER. Does this mean we should stop working in open education?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2018

Purdue and Kaplan University stunned the higher education world. So what will 2018 bring? What will be the most important strategic consideration for colleges in 2018? Is 2018 the time for my institution to take proactive concrete steps toward a merger or acquisition? Whole colleges closed, as did well-known bootcamps.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2019

In 2012, the National Research Council released A Framework for K-12 Science Education , a consensus report that outlined how research in the learning sciences should inform the development of a new set of science standards. However, this model of instruction does not align with our emerging understanding of how students learn science best.

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OER Learning Report Resources 298

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Over the course of two and a half days, education leaders discussed the challenges facing their most marginalized students, moved work forward in five Challenge Collaboratives, visited schools within the co-host districts, and formed meaningful partnerships and relationships with leaders across the country.

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OER Case Study Meeting Assessment 262

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

The story behind the latest Horizon Report —which ranks tech trends in higher education—is easily more dramatic than the document’s actual conclusions. In February, Educause bought the assets of the New Media Consortium and pledged to continue the Horizon Report series, and to complete and publish the 2018 edition.

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Report OER Trends Industry 64

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 21, 2019

OER advocacy, like most work, is filled alternately with advances and setbacks. But other responses called the discussion of practice unimaginative and accused me of underestimating the pedagogical change that OER is capable of catalyzing. And why aren’t they using OER in their classes? A world of tears.

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OER Advocacy Survey Course 115

IT Bill

JULY 13, 2018

A recent study at the University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) looked at outcomes for students taking courses using traditional commercial textbooks versus open educational resources (OER). Results of the study found students enrolled in OER sections (both Pell and non-Pell eligible students) earned significantly higher final grades.

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OER Resources Education Outcomes 28

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Then she came across Tailor-ED , a San Francisco-based provider of a platform of open educational resources for math subjects that allows educators to group and assign work to students based on indicators like proficiency. Educators can pay $9 a month for unlimited student grouping and unlimited lessons.

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OER Exercises Analysis Groups 93

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2018

After reviewing instructional materials rated as Tier 1 standards-aligned resources by the Louisiana Department of Education, we decided to try Open Up Resources 6–8 Math , an open educational resource (OER) authored by Illustrative Mathematics (IM). In fall 2017, we formed teacher committees and solicited feedback.

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OER Common Core Instructional Materials Resources 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In conversations with edtech investors, some reported that the K-12 market has seen an influx of instructional content, particularly in the form of open educational resources (OERs). OERs are openly-licensed educational materials that can be downloaded, modified and shared with others to help support student learning.

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OER Data Tools Trends 85

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2018

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 12:40. A 2018 study conducted by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) highlights schools in 9 states that have already started to implement interoperable systems with promising results. Expand Educational Resources to Student Toolkits. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Competency Based Learning OER Data Comparison 213

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2018

2018 was an incredible year for the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools and Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters). In 2018, we welcomed 12 new districts: Arcadia Unified School District , D.C. Representatives from our 12 new districts and 7 interim districts met at the fall 2018 League meeting in Park City, UT.

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Data Conference Assessment OER 166

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

The biggest education company in the world is moving away from a production model that has been one of the main drivers in the rising cost of textbooks. higher education courseware sales in 2015. We need to be asking this of all digital materials, even open educational resources.” It doesn’t matter what a student wants to use.

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Pearson OER Company Knewton 163

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

Last week, Pearson announced it paid $25 million to acquire Smart Sparrow’s technology, in a move that the publisher says will bolster the digital infrastructure that will soon support all its future higher-education offerings. One such provider, Acrobatiq, was acquired in 2018. Founded in 2011, Smart Sparrow had raised about $23.5

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Pearson Adaptive Learning Knewton OER 97

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2018

One crucial part of the decision is out of the students’ hands, of course, since it is the professor who decides what textbook or material to assign—or whether to skip commercial textbooks altogether and assign a free or low-cost open educational resource, or OER. a semester. I thought it was just as helpful as any other textbook.”

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Company OER Course Libraries 135

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

In that context, that non-disclosure may be revealing for how far Knewton, which has been one of the most well-funded education technology companies, has fallen short of financial expectations. Wiley, once a major publisher of higher-education materials, has seen its education publishing business shrink over the years.

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Knewton OER Industry Adaptive Learning 137

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

Many students need to cover the cost of housing, food and family care in addition to their educational expenses. DLNChat — Alex Kluge (@AlexVKluge) June 12, 2018. calimorrison) June 12, 2018. Faculty and administrators at #DLNchat repeatedly shared about successfully saving students money through the use of OER.

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OER Tools MOOC Course 68

Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

The 2018 Horizon Report , started by the New Media Consortium in 2017, was completed and published by EDUCAUSE this week. In addition, previous Horizon domain areas beyond higher education are on the table (“We’ll be exploring those soon.”). I have many thoughts to share here. ”).

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Report Trends Robotics OER 46

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

Open-licensed learning materials have generally been slower to carve out a spot in the K-12 market they have in higher education, where companies like Lumen Learning have found target demographics. Yet Open Up Resources , a nonprofit providing open educational resources for the K-12 space, wants to buck the trend.

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Resources OER Pearson Common Core 85

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Embed tech skills and certifications in programs targeting broader education goals.” ecrisp (@ecrisp) November 13, 2018. DLNchat — Richard Price (@rmp289) November 13, 2018. A1 build content based on existing open educational resources #olo #DLNChat — Rayane Fayed (@rfayed1) November 13, 2018.

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How To Mobility Course OER 115

Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

The 2018 Horizon Report , started by the New Media Consortium in 2017, was completed and published by EDUCAUSE this week. In addition, previous Horizon domain areas beyond higher education are on the table (“We’ll be exploring those soon.”). I have many thoughts to share here. ”).

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Report Trends Robotics OER 40

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2019

That figure includes texts procured legally, like open educational resources (known as OER), and illegally, such as pirated files shared through torrent websites. However, the average amount spent in the 2018-2019 school year, $415, fell from $484 the previous term, according to the report.

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Course OER Pearson Survey 142

Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 10, 2018

One of the limitations many rural students face is a lack of the same educational opportunities to learn as students in larger school districts. The decision to be an early adopter of OER put the one-school district on the map, earning a visit in 2015 from then-U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

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OER Laptops STEM Meeting 53

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

tl;dr – In order to be relevant today and in the future, a national open education strategy must (1) know exactly what it is trying to accomplish and (2) deeply integrate generative AI. WICHE is convening a series of conversations this week and next titled, “ Do We Need a National Open Education Strategy?

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Strategy OER Education Policies 152

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

In 2018, Dendtler’s team ditched its previous curriculum management platform in favor of Kiddom, citing a cleaner interface and smoother user experience. We want educators to see how it connects with students and see the impact that curriculum makes on learning outcomes,” she adds. That’s why the partnership with Kiddom is important.

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Resources OER Academic Standards Instructional Materials 78

ProfHacker

APRIL 26, 2017

I was also interested in the idea of bringing up the learner, and how use of the term “pedagogy” centers on teachers, giving all power to teachers, whereas open educational practices are more inclusive and anyone (learner, teacher, researcher, faculty developer, you name in it) can feel included. Collaborations in Support of Open Education.

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OER Learning Conference MOOC 85

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

With the advent of each new technology—like AI, automation, VR/AR, and nanotechnology—comes economic shifts that demand different skills from employees and creates new challenges for both employers and educators. Incorporating gaming into education doesn’t necessarily mean more screen time. Visit Classcraft at ISTE Booth #970.

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Video Learning OER Gamification 123

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

Alta at a Glance With Alta, Knewton aims to combine third-party open educational resources (OER) with assessments and the adaptive-learning technology created by the company to inform how students progress through the content. We’re at a state where the quality of OER is definitely on the level of content from any publishing company.

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Knewton OER Pearson Adaptive Learning 64

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

Today, Top Hat announced it has reached an agreement to acquire more than 400 higher education textbooks from Nelson, one of the biggest educational publishers in Canada. Top Hat is “partially becoming a publisher—the thing that they’ve long wanted to compete with,” observes Phil Hill, an education industry analyst and consultant.

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Knewton Company OER Pearson 125

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. State and Local) Education Politics. Education in the Courts. Her remarks.) .”

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

In this post I would like to introduce you to way that you can ensure the standards are amplified, and not ignored, by the integration of educational technology. Check out this wonderful magazine for some great K12 educational articles, I will be presenting at Alan November’s BLC in Boston in July.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

We invite you to join us on Monday, March 12, 2018 , in Washington, DC , for the 2018 Global Symposium on Digital Citizenship. Select CoSN Member or Non-member, change the “0” next to the “Symposium on Educating for Digital Citizenship ONLY” to a “1”. REGISTER HERE $129. Click “next” and complete your registration.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Education Conference 38

EmergingEdTech

DECEMBER 28, 2017

One of the best things to come out of the web when it comes to education is the offering of free courses, and even free degrees (if your grades earn them), available to anyone, anywhere, from leading. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Course Resources Education OER 81

Iterating Toward Openness

JUNE 23, 2020

This fall I’m once again teaching IPT 531: Introduction to Open Education at BYU (check it out – it’s designed so anyone can participate) and today I’m beginning a pilot run-through of the course redesign with a small number of students. In the past I’ve written frequently about how we evaluate the impact of OER use.

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OER Education Course Learning Analytics 169

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2018

2018 marks the 20th anniversary of open content. This is where I first started to imagine what the internet could do for education, first used the internet in my own teaching (as an adjunct in CS), and first understood the power of the nonrivalrous nature of digital resources. This essay is crossposted from the #OER18 website.

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OER Software Company Microsoft 82

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services. “If And to provide more digital content beyond OERs, the government launched the Open eBooks app back in February 2016. Take Adobe , for example.

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Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). Enjoy the experience – look, listen, explore – and never worry that you’ll miss anything.” ( AASL Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2018). Human Anatomy Atlas 2018. The first of my shares was on AR/VR/MR with a sprinkling of AI. The New York Times: VR.

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