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Colleges Are Striking Bulk Deals With Textbook Publishers. Critics Say There Are Many Downsides.

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And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). Of course, there are big differences between textbooks and fizzy drinks. Concern About Lock-In?

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10 Characteristics of 21st Century Learners

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Collaborative learners are adept at communicating, sharing ideas, and pooling resources to achieve common goals. In my experience, digitally proficient students are better equipped to access a vast range of learning resources and collaborate on a global scale.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Nature : “One of the world’s largest science publishers, Elsevier , won a default legal judgement on 21 June against websites that provide illicit access to tens of millions of research papers and books. million project to use open educational resources (OER) to create degree programs at 38 community colleges.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Kassner created Proctor U in 2008 with colleague Jarrod Morgan while serving as president of Andrew Jackson University (now known as New Charter University), and left the company in 2016.” ” That’s former Pearson exec Larry Singer , who now runs Open Up Resources. ” Please stop. Or at least the year in ed-tech.