21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. That’s right, the identified nouns can give you keywords that will allow you to search a wonderful world of OER (Open Education Resources) on the internet. A Listing Of 25 OER (Open Education Resource Sites).

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OER Khan Academy Moodle Meeting 60

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

The most recent issue of IRRODL included an article titled Effectiveness of OER Use in First-Year Higher Education Students’ Mathematical Course Performance: A Case Study , by Juan I. This was justified by the fact that there is a lack of empirical evidence to support expanding the use of OER. Venegas-Muggli and Werner Westermann.

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Khan Academy OER Case Study System 109

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

His work has shown him that “it will definitely be a more sustainable initiative if it is collaborative—-whether it's OER, open access journals, etc.if OERs are often undervalued compared to their paid counterparts, posited Blake Gore of Vanderbilt University and Tanya Spilovy thinks librarians can help.

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Libraries Digital Learning OER Learning 121

Digital Promise

MAY 17, 2017

These leaders came to Ohio for the League’s twelfth bi-annual League meeting ( #LISMentor ) in late April for an open conversation on improving student outcomes. The district is also a leader in the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement, championing teacher-created content and sharing resources widely.

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OER Outcomes Meeting Survey 163

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Representatives from our 12 new districts and 7 interim districts met at the fall 2018 League meeting in Park City, UT. Kim Smith, Executive Director of the League of Innovative Schools, visits the Academies of Loudoun, one of the school visit sites of the fall 2019 League of Innovative Schools meeting. 11 States Visited.

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Data Conference Assessment OER 166

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 14, 2017

And now for something completely different… I’m taking a pause from talking directly about open for a moment to share some resources I’ve recently found that have made my data life much more efficient and enjoyable. I spend a lot of my time working in the data generated by use of Lumen’s open courseware.

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Analysis Data Tools Learning 64

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

OER and open books. Two that shine are OER/open books and learning analytics. OER and open books also help keep course materials more affordable for students. Most recent advances in student success and completion have been possible because data helped shine the light on where barriers exist for students. Digital badges.

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Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 83

eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2017

Easier access to performance data across multiple learning solutions? Once these questions have been asked and high-level goals are identified and established, it’s easier to work toward them and identify the right digital platforms and applications that can help you meet those goals. The ability to facilitate differentiation?

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How To Classroom OER Wiki 174

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 5, 2024

His multidisciplinary research examines how generative AI, open educational resources, continuous improvement, data science, and professional development can be combined to improve student outcomes.

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Learning Conference Social Media OER 41

Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ SIIA, the organization that represents the software industry launched the Student Privacy Pledge , giving school partners that collect data a platform to show their commitment to maintain student privacy.

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EdTech Future Ready Social Media Broadband 189

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The system will also pull in some OER textbook material developed by OpenStax , a low-cost publisher at Rice University. That project is continuing, and it held a virtual meeting this week.

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Pearson OER Software Course 111

Bryan Alexander

MAY 2, 2016

He also identified several key themes: Structuring open education through linked data to resources, which could yield real time feedback and better linkage to OER. This could work by using government-provided or other sources for course content, out of which we get live data. Does OER currenlty exist in the P-12 sector?”

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Trends OER Policies Conference 40

Bryan Alexander

MAY 2, 2016

He also identified several key themes: Structuring open education through linked data to resources, which could yield real time feedback and better linkage to OER. This could work by using government-provided or other sources for course content, out of which we get live data. Does OER currenlty exist in the P-12 sector?”

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Trends OER Policies Conference 40

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Go easy on the inspirational, aspirational statements; go deep on data to support the needs assessments and recommendations. Be explicit with districts about expectations for access to technology in schools and classrooms.

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Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 17, 2024

His multidisciplinary research examines how generative AI, open educational resources, continuous improvement, data science, and professional development can be combined to improve student outcomes.

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Learning Conference Social Media OER 41

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

As a member of Alan’s Team all year, it is a lot of fun to meet so many people from around the world at his summer conference in Boston. That’s right, the identified nouns can give you keywords that will allow you to search a wonderful world of OER (Open Education Resources) on the internet. Please enjoy and share with others.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

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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Instructional Materials Resources OER Policies 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Community colleges are known for innovating to meet the challenges of educating some of the nation’s most disadvantaged students: low-income, first-generation, minority, and adult learners. Instructors can use this data to assess what additional supports students may need on their way to fully understanding each lesson.

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Learning OER Software Course 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 7, 2015

Link: Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. In the last few posts we discovers nouns that could uncover OER (Open Education Resources) and verbs that could lead to important digital tools that allow for process development. Past Series Articles.

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Blendspace Resources OER Technology 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Last week, the ODH marked its first decade with cake and presentations at its annual Project Directors’ meeting at the NEH’s headquarters in Washington. The Global Medieval Sourcebook at Stanford University is bringing an expansive, OER mentality to the medieval canon, making reliable texts available for classroom use.

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Libraries OER Case Study Robotics 108

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

Personalized learning, in its broadest application, suggests tailoring instruction to meet the needs, strengths and interests of each learner. least likely to be automated of 19 job sectors, based on data from the U.S. Why does personalized learning, ironically, feel so impersonal? Source: Quartz. This is a mistake.

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Personalized Learning Learning Facebook OER 77

eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Fortunately, districts appear to be meeting these challenges head-on, as evidenced by a recent panel discussion for administrators and tech directors in Dallas, hosted by the IT products vendor PCMG , called “Preparing the Next Generation of Personalized Learners in the Digital Age.”

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OER E-rate Broadband Future Ready 48

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

I spend most of my time doing fairly tactical thinking and working focused on moving OER adoption forward in the US higher education space. In this vision of the world, OER replace traditionally copyrighted, expensive textbooks for all primary, secondary, and post-secondary courses. My end goal isn’t to increase OER adoption.

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OER Course Company Smartphone 78

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

Discover activities that meet you where you live, whether your “classroom” is an active volcano, the shark tank at the local aquarium, or your own kitchen table. Curriki Algebra – This is an Open Education Resource (OER) Algebra course that consists of five units aligned to the Common Core. There are some amazing resources.

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STEM Resources Learning OER 148

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2017

The value proposition that Knewton and its competitors have offered to these companies is that by collecting user data, the system can infer what a student knows—or doesn’t. He is now CEO of a stealth startup, Bakpax, but did not offer any detail on the new company other than “it’s a big data and education play.”

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Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 70

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

When Public Education Data Isn’t Really Public : The U.S. government’s data center, Dava.gov, is a goldmine of open student and school data. But as Lindsey Cook (Data Editor at US News & World Report) points out in this 20 minute talk, that data isn’t always accessible. Higher Ed 9:30 a.m. EdSurge 9:30 a.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2016

Without understanding the needs, interests, and objectives of our current state, we would not be able to provide the vision and resources that effectively meet the needs of our district. OER versus paying for fully complete publisher products. . OER versus paying for fully complete publisher products. Transition barriers.

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Survey Learning OER BYOD 40

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

They collaborate to make sure the technology and services are meeting their current and future needs. The management of such projects includes coordinating data collection from all states, supervising consultants and staff, ensuring member input and supervising the publishing process.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

This work can potentially impact policy changes related to procuring instructional materials to best meet the ever changing individual needs of students in the digital age.”. To that end, we have created an OER library of reviewed materials to help support districts.

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Instructional Materials Report OER Policies 40

Doug Levin

JUNE 17, 2015

Given the rise of OER (of which I am a fan ), an increasing array of business models, questions about the degree of alignment to state standards and assessments, claims of effectiveness, and interoperability concerns, the instructional materials procurement decisions facing school districts have never been more complicated. Image credits.

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Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Broadband 387

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I would be happy to join you and your staff in a Web Meeting. Data collection for planning. Data collection for planning. I would be happy to join you and your staff in a Web Meeting. I would be happy to join you and your staff in a Web Meeting. Data collection for planning.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 10, 2016

Because I can’t stop thinking about open, I’ve been pondering the relationship between solar power and OER. ”, “How can you sell OER if they’re free? ”, “How can you sell OER if they’re free?”, ”, and “If OER are free, why would anyone pay you?”

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OER Company Learning Analytics Outcomes 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Formative and Summative Assessment –Obtaining progress data is imperative and typical summative assessment can be employed. Keep in mind that assessment must be varied to meet all students needs. OER Commons – A great place for open and free content aligned to the standards. Most of all assessment must be constant.

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Assessment Conference Learning E-rate 99

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2018

I wanted to ask you about OERs. I always meet students. When I go and do young adult tours, and I go to secondary schools, I meet students who've read Little Brother, and they're like, "How do I hack my school's censorware?" Present it at the board meeting. You have these state institutions that are really spread out.

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Education Exercises OER Meeting 61

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

He mentioned Lumen Learning and OER Commons as just two examples. The value of panOpen, Jacobs argues, is its ability to reshape and supercharge open resources into forms that meet student and faculty needs. That nonprofit organization supports open resources and has established copyright licenses to allow them.

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Education OER Company Libraries 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

Link: Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. It must be remembered that amplification will have an effect on great educational pedagogy, but will also do the same for instruction that may not meet the goal. Students might use a Google Form to collect and analyze data.

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Resources Technology Examples STEM 60

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I kicked things off with a survey of major technological developments in a very top level way, then dived into specific, currently used digital tools (the LMS, ePortfolios, video, robotics, big data, social media, 3d printing, etc.). Several participants pointed out limitations on faculty time which block creation and even adoption of OER.

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