Iterating Toward Openness

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The strong requirement that the public be permitted to retain OER – that is, “the right to create, own, and control copies of the content” as per the public draft – has been replaced in the final version with the indescribably impoverished requirement that the public be allowed “access” to OER. . Imagine if access was all you had.

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Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 30, 2017

In fact, for many faculty, simply using a hosted WordPress site or uploading a free PDF into their LMS is beyond their technical capability, available time, and institutional support. Students in all courses had access to openly licensed readings and interactive activities from Carnegie Mellon’s Open Learning Initiative.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The lab has built an LMS called GradeCraft that allows faculty to structure and deliver courses like a game. “We GradeCraft is an award-winning, game-oriented LMS designed to boost student engagement and motivation. GradeCraft is currently in a pilot phase that started during the 2011-2012 school year. Gameful Design.

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Course LMS Assessment Video 60

Neo LMS

APRIL 26, 2018

It is also worth bearing in mind that the AR bubble went up in 2011/2012, and there are many now defunct apps and programs from that time, and for our purposes utterly redundant. Any research on AR in the classroom quickly reveals an abundance of products, and a dearth of real-world applications.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2017

Much has been written about 2012 being “the year of OER.” Yes, leasing students temporary access to OER locked inside a platform, only to shut them out at the end of term, is ridiculous. And don’t even start trying to explain how the LMS is the answer. Let’s hope it’s not the year OER peaks. Just don’t.

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The Electric Educator

DECEMBER 22, 2012

The Flipped Classroom was a very popular movement in 2012. Ability to access Ask3 from a computer (web app/extension?) Plugin integration for popular LMS'' (i.e. Class : simply shows who is currently a member of the class and provides the unique class code. Many teachers have flipped their classrooms already.

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iPad Flipped Classroom Moodle Blackboard 66

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 24, 2017

Much has been written about 2012 being “the year of OER.” Yes, leasing students temporary access to OER locked inside a platform, only to shut them out at the end of term, is ridiculous. And don’t even start with the LMS. ” Let’s hope it’s not the year OER peaks. Just don’t.

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OER Pearson System Assessment 60

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2017

In 2013, BCPS launched a multi-year initiative called Student and Teachers Accessing Tomorrow (S.T.A.T.) Sydney Paules , for example, a 6th grade student at Pikesville Middle shares her frustrations about files disappearing, but then describes how saving files to BCPSOne Drive (the district’s LMS) helped her solve the issue.

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Personalized Learning Strategy Case Study Learning 60

Bryan Alexander

MAY 27, 2016

Access and convenience remain major motivations that bring learners to open content. Michael at Keene State College asked about taking advantage of open in an intentionally closed environment, like a learning management system (LMS). Coda three: Vanessa Vaile pointed us to a 2012 Inside Higher Ed article on Bonk and MOOCs.

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Trends MOOC Coursera Education 42

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

At the same time, smartphones, tablets and laptops can be used to access the school LMS , with the corresponding courses and learning materials, conduct research online for a school paper, check facts fast, make use of productivity tools, and even access educational apps. Closing thoughts.

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Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Flat World Knowledge began publishing “open textbooks” in 2007, and Connexions at Rice changed their name to OpenStax and started publishing open textbooks in 2012. And I became a vocal advocate for using open content (and later OER) to increase access to educational opportunity.

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Strategy OER Education Policies 145

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

1990 – The Internet brings about unprecedented access to information. 2005 – Learning Management System (LMS) takes off as a viable teaching tool. 2012 – The iPad brings tablets into public perception. Tech disparity refers to how much access students have to the necessary devices.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Dotlearn has found a way to compress online videos, with a specific view to making online tutorials accessible in countries with very low bandwidth. This free web service makes accessing high-quality video e-learning content possible for millions of students in low-income countries.

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EdTech Software Tablets Exercises 288

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

“You find a PDF of an open textbook for your class, you upload it into your LMS, and you’re done!” They’ll just write their own LMS, practice system, analytics, or other replacement tools themselves. One might rightly claim that the GUI democratized access to the power of computing. ” you might ask.

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OER Secondary Software Outcomes 96

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

“ Telcel customers can now access Khan Academy free of data charges on mobile apps and es.zero.khanacademy.org thanks to partnership with Carlos Slim Foundation and Telcel,” says Khan Academy. ” Coming soon to an LMS near you… Data and “Research” Via T.H.E. Knewton has partnered with WebAssign.

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

” Also via NPR : “‘I Hope This Will Set A Precedent,’ Says Trans Teen Who Won Case Over Bathroom Access.” Via NPR : “Court Sides With Transgender Student In Bathroom Case.” ” The student: Gavin Grimm. ” Via Wired : “ Supreme Court Rules Against Workers In Arbitration Case.”

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

. “We now operate in a world in which we can assume neither competence nor good faith from the authorities, and the consequences of this simple, devastating realization is the defining feature of American life at the end of this low, dishonest decade,” Chris Hayes wrote in Twilight of the Elites (2012). ” And here we are.

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Technology Education Report Training 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

According to research from the National College Access Network , “the percentage of graduating high school seniors who completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in 2015 varied widely by city,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Edutechnica is giving away data about LMS usage for Australia, Canada, and the UK.

Education 40

Education Report Android Libraries 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

Monica Crowley , Trump’s pick for director of strategic communications for the National Security Council, has decided to not take a position with the new administration following revelations about her plagiarizing her dissertation and her 2012 book. million to greatly expand its efforts to provide broad access to widely read ebooks.

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Thiel was one of the biggest financiers of Ron Paul's super PAC in 2012. Now educators can personalize their courses, apparently, which is something no one has been able to do until “adaptive technology” integrated with the LMS. .” Presidential Campaign Hellscape. Congrats Thiel Fellows! Or something.

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

But the struggling sector’s political giving is down since peaking in 2012,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible. Via the MIT Technology Review : “ AT&T Is Selling Law Enforcement Access to Its Customers’ Data.”

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Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40