Iterating Toward Openness
AUGUST 8, 2018
Yesterday, Phil Hill wrote about OpenStax’s new method for calculating the savings students see when their faculty adopt OER. If the average student using OpenStax is spending $30 on a printed OpenStax book or on a homework system from an OpenStax Partner, why not decrease the savings estimate by $30? Or whatever the number is?
Edsurge
DECEMBER 26, 2019
So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. OER and open books. Adaptive learning systems. Three types of edtech joined the “filmstrip” category in this decade: Learning Management Systems , MOOC s, and digital badges. Digital badges.
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Iterating Toward Openness
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
To hear some OER advocates describe it today in 2024, the same format that was being used in the late 2000s – traditional-looking textbooks published under open licenses – is the state of the art when it comes to open educational resources. OER have also been used as part of personalized, interactive courseware systems, too.
Iterating Toward Openness
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
Why must we replace opportunities to interact with teachers and tutors with artificial intelligence and adaptive systems? In my talk at TEDxNYED in 2010, I argued that the proper role for technology in education is “to increase our capacity to be generous.” ” I still believe this is true.
Iterating Toward Openness
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
We have a similar problem in the open educational resources (OER) space. Many people are in the habit of referring to OER as a commons. OER are not like the shared resources at the center of traditional commons. However, OER are not CPRs. This principle fails to apply to OER in multiple ways. We could go on.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
OCTOBER 6, 2020
This event is being organized in partnership with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich , the Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System and co-chair of the American Library Association's (ALA) Special Task Force on Sustainability, Learn more about Rebekkah at [link]. A mini-conference FAQ (frequently asked questions) page is here.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
This event is being organized in partnership with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich , the Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System and co-chair of the American Library Association's (ALA) Special Task Force on Sustainability, Learn more about Rebekkah at [link]. A mini-conference FAQ (frequently asked questions) page is here.
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