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Thoughts on Continuous Improvement and OER

Iterating Toward Openness

RISE is the analysis that identifies which content needs work (you can read more about RISE here ). This process begins with a RISE analysis. RISE analysis divides performance on assessments into two categories, higher and lower, and usage of OER into the same two categories, higher and lower. The RISE and Shine Initiative.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?).

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Course Signals, a software product developed by Purdue University, was designed to boost “student success” by using learning analytics to inform teachers, students, and staff to potential problems, labeling students with a red/yellow/green scheme to indicate their danger in failing a course. Aaron Swartz, 2008. Course Signals.

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