Digital Promise

MAY 17, 2017

The district is also a leader in the Open Educational Resources (OER) movement, championing teacher-created content and sharing resources widely. You can learn more about Mentor Public Schools in our recent blog post , and check out meeting highlights on Twitter at #LISMentor.

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OER Outcomes Meeting Survey 158

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The Cohort topics include Competency-based Professional Learning, Data Interoperability, Engaged Learning, Innovative Assessment, Learner Variability, and Rural Education. Assessment Data Interoperability: Integrating assessment data to support teacher instruction and student learning. 3 District Data Interoperability Videos.

Data 167

Data Conference Assessment OER 167

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Emerging technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, open education resources (OER), coding, and adaptive learning tools are moving more into the mainstream in some schools. Twitter chats have increased from a handful to now hundreds happening on a weekly basis. How are we preparing learners for this world?

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OER Personal Learning Network Outcomes Blended Learning 239

Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Districts having success in this area have comprehensive refresh plans, work with high quality partners, build relationships with local businesses, work diligently to receive grants, and leverage a variety of open educational resources (OERs). Resources: Data Quality Campaign (stat source) & Future of Privacy Forum ).

EdTech 189

EdTech Future Ready Social Media Broadband 189

Bryan Alexander

MAY 2, 2016

Twitter discussion went well, so I Storified it here. 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.

Trends 40

Trends OER Policies Conference 40

Bryan Alexander

MAY 2, 2016

Twitter discussion went well, so I Storified it here. 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.

Trends 40

Trends OER Policies Conference 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

The deal marks the latest in a series of acquisitions involving digital courseware, the industry parlance for online products that leverage data and technology to personalize the course instruction and feedback that each student receives. Its accounts on Facebook and Twitter are no longer active, as an education industry analyst noticed.

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Pearson Adaptive Learning Knewton OER 97

ProfHacker

APRIL 4, 2017

What I really like about this book is that it takes a really broad approach to open, including Open Pedagogy, Open Teaching, Open Access, and Open Data. There are chapters that argue for the quality of OER resources, for the utility of Open Pedagogy, and for the transformational potential of these approaches and resources.

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Accessibility Resources OER MOOC 76

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

In the absence of the weekly news round-ups, I took the time away to do some further writing and analysis: Everything’s Bigger in Texas…Including (Maybe) the Data Breaches , which details the ham-handed way in which the Texas Association of School Boards has communicated about their breach of personal information about Texas educators.

EdTech 150

EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Over the last 24 hours there’s been a short Twitter thread about whether or not materials released under a CC license with the NC condition can be used in a college classroom safely. ” Actually, we have data on that. You may protest, “But those data are a decade old! Mellon Foundation. for users).

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OER Course Report Data 77

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS, and also give me a follow… on Twitter at mjgormans. 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. Best of all, they are free and contain quality resources.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

ProfHacker

APRIL 26, 2017

Watch recording below (or read the storify by Robert Schuwer, and some crowd-curated select quotes from blogs Twitter and the hangout itself): This conversation was sparked by controversy over David Wiley’s initial blogpost (he has since revised his view) on what open pedagogy is, as part of the #YearOfOpen invited posts.

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OER Learning Conference MOOC 85

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 7, 2015

As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @mjgormans ). Link: Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. Relevant Nouns – Planets, Solar System, Orbit, Gravity (OER Resources). Please give this post a retweet and pass it on. Past Series Articles.

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Blendspace Resources OER Technology 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

Before investigating these resources, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Curriki Algebra – This is an Open Education Resource (OER) Algebra course that consists of five units aligned to the Common Core. Gap Minder – Explore this amazing world of data.

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STEM Resources Learning OER 148

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Before investigating these resources, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Nova Labs – Discover this site that provides real labs, real data, and you. Also remember to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and follow me on twitter at mjgormans.

STEM 162

STEM Resources Learning Conference 162

Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Sessions discussed them in terms of data analytics. Data analytics were all over the place. Casey Green takes a question, speaking of excellent data. This might complement, but is different from data analytics. Many quiet signs of OER. And Twitter! Etextbooks were fairly present. Course improvement.

OER 40

OER Gamification Conference Trends 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. OER Commons. About: One of the largest data bases of OER (Open Education Resources) for free classroom use. Highlights: Lesson Builder, Searchable by standards and subject. Welcome to the Future!

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Resources Tools Technology OER 60

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 21, 2017

As I continue to ponder the Twitter conversations with Mike, Robin, Maha, and others, as well as what’s been written on blogs like those by Clint (which came before mine) and Jim (which came after), it appears that what is happening is that the “open” in open education is colliding with the “open” in open web. Here’s one.

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OER Handbook Examples Accessibility 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

First, please take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and join me on twitter at mjgormans . West Virginia PBL Project Data Base – This is a wonderful site where teachers can search through the subjects of reading, language arts, math, science, social studies, dance, visual arts, theater, and music.

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Resources OER Learning STEM 105

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 29, 2015

Please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Lessons can be personalized while collecting data for future instruction. OER Possibilities. Find a vast collection of already built lessons along with OER (Open Education Resources). Control… Or No. Student Regulated.

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Assessment Tools LMS OER 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS, and also give me a follow-on Twitter at mjgormans. Formative and Summative Assessment –Obtaining progress data is imperative and typical summative assessment can be employed. OER Commons – A great place for open and free content aligned to the standards.

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Assessment Conference Learning E-rate 99

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Also remember to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and follow me on twitter at mjgormans. Please feel free to contact me via email ( mjgormans@gmail.com ) or Twitter at ( @mjgormans ). Data collection for planning.

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

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.

Instructional Materials 387

Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Broadband 387

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I was there for a few reasons, starting with having the fine opportunity to lead a pre conference workshop, followed by presenting on two panels, helping out with a Twitter component, and reconnecting with dozens of friends and colleagues. On Twitter several people, on site and out of country, praised open as a business model.

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Conference ePortfolio LMS Education 40

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I’ve written about Pearson’s efficacy work in the past, and Ray Henderson’s twitter post this morning has prompted me to ponder and write a bit more. I believe we’re seeing this same effect across OER adoptions, and have labeled it the Remix Hypothesis. That’s a fight I know OER can win.

Pearson 60

Pearson OER Comparison Case Study 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @mjgormans ). Link: Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. Students might use a Google Form to collect and analyze data. They may also employ a layer of tools in a spreadsheet to represent the data to an audience.

Resources 60

Resources Technology Examples STEM 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. I’d love to provide a link but Andreessen deleted his blog in 2009.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. Folks on Reddit and Twitter had some interesting thoughts on the piece. Oh, and unroll.me

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

Typeonline -The typing tutorials on this site also include lessons on how to use a keyboard number pad for those who may need to enter a lot of numerical data. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Sense-Lang’s Balloon Game – Once you get the basics down, this game is great for teaching you how to type without looking at the keyboard.

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Chromebook Google Edmodo Study 100

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. Folks on Reddit and Twitter had some interesting thoughts on the piece. Oh, and unroll.me

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 25, 2018

They assembled a data workflow: using BioLayout to embed 3d data -> data preprocessing ->3d network reconstruction. Meanwhile, on Twitter Steve Covello shared this resource : Here is my OER chapter on AR/VR/MR for my class: [link] Includes supp. They called it HoloNet. Exc historical bkgrd.

OER 47

OER Analysis Education Data 47

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 25, 2018

They assembled a data workflow: using BioLayout to embed 3d data -> data preprocessing ->3d network reconstruction. Meanwhile, on Twitter Steve Covello shared this resource : Here is my OER chapter on AR/VR/MR for my class: [link] Includes supp. They called it HoloNet. Exc historical bkgrd.

OER 40

OER Analysis Education Data 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Please spread the word and tell people about the Summit forward this email , or post on social media Hashtag: #homelearningsummit Twitter: @homelearnsummit Facebook: @homelearningsummit Instagram: homelearningsummit HERE ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS WE ARE WORKING TO COVER IN THE SUMMIT TALKS, INTERVIEWS, AND OPEN-CHAT TIMES : ADHD and Learning ?

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Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Another surprise was a turn in public perception of giant technology companies, especially Facebook and Google, as well as Twitter and Amazon. Cathy O’Neil’s criticism of data analytics’ misuse resonated with a large number of people. Decisions about pedagogies and systems, data and platforms may well become more challenging.

Trends 113

Trends LMS Social Media Education 113

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Claims on Twitter : Students read a tweet and explain why it might or might not be a useful source of information. News on Twitter : Students consider tweets and determine which is the most trustworthy. Claims on YouTube: Students watch a short video and explain why they might not trust a video that makes a contentious claim. .

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

But he’s still welcome on college campuses and Twitter. The business of OER. This week’s Uber news, via Bloomberg : “ Uber Paid Hackers to Delete Stolen Data on 57 Million People.” ” More via The NYT : “Uber Hid 2016 Breach, Paying Hackers to Delete Stolen Data.”

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Content and Curriculum Creator, Project Explorer Creating OER-s and Interactive STEM Applications in Mathematics Higher Education , Lucie Mingla Math Educator, New York City College of Technology, CUNY Cross-cultural alignments, fertilization, differentiation: Bridging the gaps through technology , Melda N. Kristin Hundt, Teacher.

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 72