Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

The program gives students the ability to study anatomy and physiology by looking inside the human body. To add to the richness of the experience, BioDigital Human allows students to virtually conduct dissections and use the information to study and explore. Text, Pictures, Videos, links to more resources.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

One recent study found “widespread acceptance of alternative credentialing programs at American colleges and universities.” Panelists in this discussion will discuss the study’s findings and the evolving attitudes towards alternative credentials in the workforce. Will VR Really Impact Student Outcomes? Higher Ed 9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. ” “ OER , CARE , Stewardship, and the Commons” by “Econproph” Jim Luke. Government Will Travel to Latin America.” million total.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 18, 2021

A PBL Unit of Study will focus on these along with deeper learning and 21st century skill acquisition. OER Commons – Wonderful place to find lessons and blended learning ideas that can cover standards that fit into a PBL or just a single lesson. You could use ideas here to build out a PBL or scaffold inside of the PBL.

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Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Last week I promised I would write a few posts about reducing friction with regard to OER. In last week’s post I talked about how we’re making it ridiculously easy for students, faculty, and others to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of OER. This is still a very real risk for OER. ” you might ask.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

SAMR -Many teachers have studied the SAMR Model. Microsoft Innovative Learning – This website contains some powerful rubrics for assessing the 21st Century skills. Digital Curriculum… 24 OER (Open Edu Resources) Free. TIM – Take a look at this amazing program from the University of Southern Florida. 2017 Beyond SAMR.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Using everyday digital content, the COR paper and online assessments directly connect to the questions posed in SHEG’s study and engage learners in credibility decision-making around three COR Competencies: Who’s behind the information? Social studies teachers will adore these! What’s the evidence?

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

“ Apple and Microsoft Now Offer $100 Styluses. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? Edsurge’s coverage of Top Hat’s OER news is also in the Betteridge’s Law section above. ” asks Edsurge. ” asks Edsurge. ” asks Edsurge.

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” ” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Top Hat ’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement.” MOOCs are back in the headlines again. What’s Going On?”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Via The Chicago Tribune : “Almost all student loan fraud claims involve for-profit colleges , study finds.” The business of OER.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” Via the BBC : “ Accenture and Microsoft plan digital IDs for millions of refugees.” ” Via IRRODL : “ Khan Academy as Supplemental Instruction: A Controlled Study of a Computer-Based Mathematics Intervention.” Study Shows Choices Are Slim.” ” What could possibly go wrong?

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Via Education Week : “Congress Budget Deal Bans New Gold-Standard Studies of Federal Vouchers.” Microsoft had a media event this week. Via The New York Times : “Microsoft Looks to Regain Lost Ground in the Classroom.” Here is the Microsoft blog post announcing its new products. Gee, I wonder why.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

His wife is also the founder of the OER organization CK12. ” Edsurge on a YouGov/Microsoft poll of parents: “Survey Says: Parents Think Tech Companies Should Help Build Kids’ Digital Skills.” A new study suggests it should spend more.” Some of Khosla’s education investments are listed here.

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Lots of press releases were issued this week to coincide with the ISTE conference in Denver – Amazon’s new OER platform, for example. .” Me, I cannot stop looking at that hand-clapping Vine.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. It’s a partnership with Microsoft. ” The scholarship, “for young women studying creative arts, music, literature, or African-American studies,” will be offered to students at Berklee College of Music , Howard University , Parsons School of Design , and Spelman College.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

“ Microsoft is really scared of Chromebooks in businesses and schools,” according to The Verge. ” Via Edsurge : “Education Technology Tools for Adult Learners Get Mixed Results From SRI Study.” ” “Study of the Week” from FdB : “Of Course Virtual K–12 Schools Don’t Work.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. They’re distracting others.

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A new study, published in the Academy of Management Journal, suggests that when ‘high-reputation’ institutions – colleges and universities ranked among the top 50 institutions by U.S. ” Upgrades and Downgrades. From Dean Groom : “Why not to buy Minecraft Education Edition.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.” Microsoft has acquired Chalkup. million total. ” More from Edsurge.

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via The Atlantic : “ DeVos Says There’s One Thing Her School-Safety Commission Won’t Be Studying: Guns.” If your marketing department thinks this is a good idea, if your media studies department thinks this is a good idea, tell them to read more. Microsoft has acquired GitHub. ” Hi schools.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “ Trump education nominee pleads ignorance about high-profile voucher studies showing negative results.” ” “Professors from around the world say they won’t advise students to study or work at Rochester in light of institution’s alleged attempts to downplay serious harassment case.

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Edsurge on the business of OER. “To get rural kids online, Microsoft wants to put Internet access on school buses ,” The Washington Post reports. ” Inside Higher Ed reports on a new study from the Center for Education Policy Analysis at Stanford University, finding “ Race and Gender Bias in Online Courses.”

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Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Via NBC : “ Arizona : Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination In Mexican American Studies Ban Back in Court.” His wife is the co-founder of OER organization CK–12.). Kahoot has raised $10 million in Series A funding from Creandum, Northzone, and Microsoft Ventures. ” Education in the Courts. Sounds Familiar.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “New study finds that penalties for breaking NCAA rules are largely consistent across conference membership – and that men’s basketball and football account for the vast majority of violations.” ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley.

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Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

” That’d be Blake Wentworth, who taught in the Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies. “Tracking Google and Microsoft Adoption in Higher Ed” by Jim Siegl. Via Edsurge : “OER Pioneer David Wiley Predicts All Community Colleges Will Dump Traditional Textbooks By 2024.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

.” Via Reuters : “ Children’s brains undergo noticeable changes after just one season of football , even if they were never diagnosed with a concussion , according to a new imaging study.” Microsoft is doing a desktop PC thing. ” From the HR Department. And Google is getting into the whiteboard business.

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