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Navigating the Shift to OER

edWeb.net

Keys to the OER shift: – Community buy-in: The community wasn’t satisfied with the achievement levels and graduation rates. – Vetted OER materials: For every subject, K-12 teachers have a stockbook of vetted OER lessons. The post Navigating the Shift to OER appeared first on edWeb.

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No, Really – Stop Saying “High Quality”

Iterating Toward Openness

By (1) equating “high quality” with process rather than results, and then (2) creating extremely complex authoring processes they proclaim to be “the industry standard,” publishers are attempting to create a barrier to entry for other would-be creators of educational resources (like many OER authors). ” And see?

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Announcing Library 2.019: "Shaping the Future of Libraries with Instructional Design" - Registration and CFP Open

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

He was one of the first Instructional Design Librarians in the country and was promoted to the rank of Full Librarian in 2013. He was selected by Library Journal in 2005 as a Mover and Shaker. He also is the founding Director of The Center for Learning + Teaching at Penn State Berks.

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March 13th Library 2.0 Mini-Conference "Shaping the Future of Libraries with Instructional Design"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

He was one of the first Instructional Design Librarians in the country and was promoted to the rank of Full Librarian in 2013. He was selected by Library Journal in 2005 as a Mover and Shaker. He also is the founding Director of The Center for Learning + Teaching at Penn State Berks.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 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. Siegler: “ The End of the Library.” Altius Education.

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Education Technology and the Promise of 'Free' and 'Open'

Hack Education

million in 2013–14. According to an SEC filing , student loan provider Navient reported that delinquency rates reached their lowest levels this year since 2005 for the Federal Family Education Loan Program and for private education loans. There have also been efforts to expand college degree programs that rely entirely on OER.

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