Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. I fear it is OER wanting it both ways. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?

Accessibility 63

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 63

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

It brings together K-12 educators, companies, reporters, university professors, and students to talk about product announcements, implementation strategies and edtech trends. It’s rare that you have the ability to to take consumer technology and offer it to schools,” he said. Full EdSurge coverage on Google here.) A bit scary, right?

Microsoft 109

Microsoft OER Digital Citizenship EdTech 109

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 12, 2015

” Krugman describes a bubble as a situation in which prices appear to be based on implausible or inconsistent views about the future (2013). DRM technologies frequently used by publishers make it difficult (and illegal, thank you DMCA anti-circumvision provisions) to copy and share digital educational resources. wikipedia ).

OER 60

OER Software Outcomes Smartphone 60

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

After all, schools are preparing them for their future careers, which will include using some aspect of online technology. They collaborate to make sure the technology and services are meeting their current and future needs. CEN also has redundancies built in so that if one node goes down, schools won’t notice.

Broadband 41

Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

Contracts with publishing companies ensure equal availability and pricing for Idaho’s large population of rural schools. She graduated with a master’s degree from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in curriculum and instruction, technology integration. Districts are also rising to the challenge of digital material implementation.

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

And we also were not looking at bringing in technology in any type of meaningful way.” While the tools may have print components, companies must submit them digitally, and only the digital materials are reviewed. . “We saw that our code was only looking at the adoption of textbooks,” said DeLeón.

Instructional Materials 40

Instructional Materials Case Study Policies OER 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. We must allow our students to use their gifts and skills to make and create using technology the teacher may not even be familiar with. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Predictions that were consistently wrong.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Elsewhere in MOOC research… From Campus Technology : “Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn’t Help Completion.” .” Me, I cannot stop looking at that hand-clapping Vine.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Apollo Education Group , the parent company of the University of Phoenix and Western International University , announced Thursday that it would eliminate the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in students’ enrollment agreements,” Inside Higher Ed reports. . ” Upgrades and Downgrades.

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

the Virginia company at the heart of the operation.” Here’s the EdWeek headline: “ Company Exec. for Ed-Tech Company Testifies in Ala. ” Gee, good thing no one else in ed-tech is in the business of selling these sorts of connections between companies and politicians and schools! ” Ugh.

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

.” Testing, Testing… Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “These days, everyone’s talking about ‘equity,’ and now a testing company has affixed the word to a new effort. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Second Former Vanderbilt Athlete Is Found Guilty in 2013 Campus Rape.”

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

.” For those keeping track of how great social media is for the future of education and knowledge and civics and such: “Last Year, Social Media Was Used to Influence Elections in at Least 18 Countries ,” says the MIT Technology Review. Testing, Testing… Via Chalkbeat : “Fired testing company seeks $25.3

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Remember in 2012 when Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller said in her TED Talk that her company’s goal was to “take the best courses from the best instructors at the best universities and provide it to everyone around the world for free”? Or, with its penchant for amnesia , has education technology already forgotten?

MOOC 40

MOOC Technology OER Coursera 40