21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

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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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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

Follow me on Twitter and Google+. To add to the richness of the experience, BioDigital Human allows students to virtually conduct dissections and use the information to study and explore. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/biodigital-human/agoenciogemlojlhccbcpcfflicgnaak?hl=en

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 29, 2016

These new collections support new literacies and leverage the new bounty of open educational resources (OER) supported by the White House’s #GoOpen initiative, as well as streamed media, and software for creating and sharing powerful, effectively, ethically produced digital stories. twitter: @joycevalenza. skype: joycevalenza.

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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. That meant open source software, open education resources, and open access in scholarly publication.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Remember you can follow me on Twitter at @mjgormans. If you are at the conference, feel free to look me up with a PM at Twitter ( @mjgormans ) or email (mjgormans@gmail.com). He attributes this theory to the role Asia now plays in the global economy with automation being software driven, and abundance of material in the market place.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.)

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

First, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. OER Commons – Take a look at these results from a search I did for STEAM based activities. Since it is OER (Open Education Resources) it is free. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( mjgormans ).

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 14, 2016

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. OER Commons – Take a look at these results from a search I did for STEAM based activities. Since it is OER (Open Education Resources) it is free.

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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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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

IBM wants us to believe that Watson is incredibly powerful – powerful enough, even, to search 1000 OER. Absorb Software has raised $59 million from Silversmith Capital Partners to build an LMS. ” Via KTNV : “ Foothill High School regains control of Twitter account after hack.” Oakland Public Schools.”

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Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. 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. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

This is so important to consider, as Tufekci noted on Twitter, in light of Google’s domination of the K–12 computing market.). Lisa Petrides, Douglas Levin, and Eddie Watson introduce The CARE Framework for OER. Upgrades and Downgrades. “ YouTube , the Great Radicalizer” by Zeynep Tufekci. million total.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” (Probably worth checking out Sara Goldrick-Rab’s comments on Twitter about this one.). Via The New York Times : “ Jeff Bezos Wants Ideas for Philanthropy , So He Asked Twitter.” I wonder how many schools and districts that use the software have done this? Top Hat has raised $7.5 million total.

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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.” Via Fast Company : “How Software Is Taking On School Shootings.”

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Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

” “Pop star tells fans to send their Twitter passwords , but it might be illegal,” says Ars Technica. ” Phil Hill also weighs in on the latest Babson survey on OER. Software,” says Education Week. I wish more education companies would follow his lead. Illegal or not, this is such a dumb idea.

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

“ Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : ”Why Twitter Is Calling Abigail Fisher ’ Becky With the Bad Grades ’: A Brief Explainer.” More, via Inside Higher Ed , on various colleges’ OER initiatives. ” Thank goodness for education journalism. ” Here’s the rub: it’s an LMS.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Twitter announced big layoffs this week – 9% of its staff – and said it would shutter its video app Vine. Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible.

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