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Underappreciated No More: A Free Edtech Platform Shines as Schools Go Remote

Edsurge

As countless educators around the world have scrambled to figure out how to deliver lessons remotely with whisker-thin budgets, many turned to open education resources (OER). CK-12 is at the forefront of OER by doing adaptive and personalized learning. Our model was to be more than an OER aggregator,” Khosla says. “We

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Amazon Inspire’s relaunch

NeverEndingSearch

Following a year of retooling, the Amazon Inspire digital library reopened in public Beta this week. Offering a familiar, filtered Amazon search/shopping interface, Inspire allows educators to discover, download, curate and share Open Educational Resources (OER). Symbaloo on OER Resources. Why the delay? Sample entry.

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The CARE Framework

Iterating Toward Openness

As the title of the document makes explicit, the framework aims to contribute to the conversation about the sustainability of OER: “Toward a Sustainable OER Ecosystem: The Case for OER Stewardship” It’s a valuable contribution to that conversation. I struggle to see how this will be possible.

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On building learning playlists

NeverEndingSearch

Student choice : Within the realm of some project guidelines, engage learners in collaboratively discovering and suggesting background readings. TES Lessons Library. OER and you: The curation mandate. Curation (School Library Monthly). OER: Issues, Possibilities and the Promise of Curation (with Brenda Boyer).

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

edWeb.net

Similarly, 28 states have policies and guidelines for external connections; 23 have them for internal wireless connections. ENA delivers comprehensive technology solutions supported by exceptional customer care to education and library institutions across the nation. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” In other MIT news : “MIT task force releases preliminary ‘Future of Libraries ’ report.” Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ MIT Seeks to Expand Role Promoting Startups.” IBM partners with Pearson.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. This week: “ OpenStax Partners with panOpen to Expand OER Access.” The states: Alabama , Georgia , Louisiana , Oklahoma , Tennessee , Texas , Utah , West Virginia , Maine , Wisconsin , and Arizona. More via The New York Times.