Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

In the spirit of iterating toward openness, I’ve recently had the opportunity to revisit some of my earlier thinking about how to measure the impact of OER-related work. I have previously written about metrics I call the educational golden ratio and the OER impact factor. of students passed the course.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Open educational resources (OER) have been included as key trends since 2013, for example. With OER, the report notes, “initial advances in the authoring platform or curation method of open resources is now overshadowed by campuswide OER initiatives and sophisticated publishing options that blend adaptive elements into an OER text.”

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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?

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Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

In 2013, PC Magazine reported that people between the ages of 18 to 24 are 16 percent more likely than any other demographic to have a cracked screen. Enhance OER access It has been well documented that students are reluctant to pay for textbooks and that the price of textbooks is particularly crippling for community college students.

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Mobility OER Technology BYOD 87

Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2016

After learning about open educational resources (OER) at the HEeD Think Tank last spring (now. In 2013, Inside Higher Ed wrote an article about double-spending at universities. Babson’s recent report on OER adoption , awareness of OER is slowly but surely gaining traction at universities and colleges across the country.

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OER Libraries Dropout Case Study 60

Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 13, 2019

Post the recession, states cut inflation-adjusted spending on K–12 education by approximately 4% between 2008 and 2013. If educational institutes start adopting OERs in classrooms, students will be able to save a lot of money that would otherwise be spent on purchasing textbooks and rental subscriptions. These are basically free.

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Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

There’s been some fabulous writing over the last month or so about whether or not open licensing is important to open pedagogy, beginning with Clint Lalonde’s Does Open Pedagogy Require OER? read the comments, too). Hegarty, 2015 ). .” Hegarty, 2015 ). That’s fine. Lots, lots more.

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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). See Efficacy, the Golden Ratio, and the OER Impact Factor.). – the core content infrastructure supporting education is shifting rapidly toward OER. wikipedia ).

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 1, 2015

By (1) equating “high quality” with process rather than results, and then (2) creating extremely complex authoring processes they proclaim to be “the industry standard,” publishers are attempting to create a barrier to entry for other would-be creators of educational resources (like many OER authors). ” And see?

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 24, 2019

Among other things, the post discusses her role in my decision to abandon the phrase “open pedagogy” and adopt the phrase “OER-enabled pedagogy.” Even though it paints me in a fairly poor light, I recommend that you read it. ” (For more detail, reference the blog posts listed above.).

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2018

But with the rise of OER, growing use of supplemental resources over core textbooks, and the increasing flexibility of state funding, more purchasing decisions have moved to the school and district level. In addition, there is a separate section on vetting OER. A change in policy to allow recommended programs to include OER.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Today is the final day of our five-day 2013 Global Education Conference. Malvina Tema, PhD Candidate Global Project Based Learning and 21st Century Skills are dialectically connected - Ms Samah AlJundi Global voices: International school students developing verbal fluency with audiobooks. -

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 21, 2017

, I defined open pedagogy as ”the set of teaching and learning practices only possible or practical in the context of the 5R permissions” – a definition I have been using in my writing and public speaking since I first blogged about open pedagogy back in 2013 (except there were only 4Rs back then). elicited quite a response. Here’s one.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Mountain Heights Academy in Utah, the 2017 Student Voices Award winner, encourages students to participate in the instructional design process using an OER curriculum. Since the majority of their lessons and assignments are open educational resources (OER) they wanted to license their Operation Bee curriculum as OER.

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Mark Smithers

MARCH 19, 2013

This is the invited presentation that I gave at the launch of the SAFFIRE project at the University of Canberra on Monday 18 March, 2013. I considered issues around MOOCs and then other disruptors which may, in fact, have more impact such as OER, open badges and social professional reputation.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

In 2013 it bought a math instruction company called TenMarks, which was co-founded by Agarwal. My sense of publishers is that they’re in this mode of dismissing OER entirely, and it’s a crazy mistake,” he adds. Inspire wasn’t Amazon’s first move into education.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

Back in February, an EdWeek brief reported that Amazon Education was beta-testing a new platform with educators, helping teachers navigate the jungles of open educational resources (OER). GuidoNearpod @josh_nearpod #ISTE2016 is going bananas for a chance at the @Nearpod VR kit. pic.twitter.com/4ZIax3aDBA. A bit scary, right?

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Microsoft OER Digital Citizenship EdTech 110

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S.

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Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

In 2013, he created the Libraries WhiteSpace Project to advocate library community leadership in utilizing new long range public spectrum to dramatically expand access to public library WiFi in communities everywhere. SecondNets, as a 2 year development project, won an IMLS grant and launched Oct.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

In 2013, he created the Libraries WhiteSpace Project to advocate library community leadership in utilizing new long range public spectrum to dramatically expand access to public library WiFi in communities everywhere. SecondNets, as a 2 year development project, won an IMLS grant and launched Oct.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

In 2013, he created the Libraries WhiteSpace Project to advocate library community leadership in utilizing new long range public spectrum to dramatically expand access to public library WiFi in communities everywhere. SecondNets, as a 2 year development project, won an IMLS grant and launched Oct.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In 2013, he created the Libraries WhiteSpace Project to advocate library community leadership in utilizing new long range public spectrum to dramatically expand access to public library WiFi in communities everywhere. SecondNets, as a 2 year development project, won an IMLS grant and launched Oct.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 13, 2018

He was one of the first Instructional Design Librarians in the country and was promoted to the rank of Full Librarian in 2013. Shank is currently the Head of the Boscov-Lakin Information Commons + Thun Library. He also is the founding Director of The Center for Learning + Teaching at Penn State Berks.

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Libraries Conference OER Social Media 31

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

In 2013, he created the Libraries WhiteSpace Project to advocate library community leadership in utilizing new long range public spectrum to dramatically expand access to public library WiFi in communities everywhere. SecondNets, as a 2 year development project, won an IMLS grant and launched Oct.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 45

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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Instructional Materials Case Study Policies OER 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

In 2013, he created the Libraries WhiteSpace Project to advocate library community leadership in utilizing new long range public spectrum to dramatically expand access to public library WiFi in communities everywhere. SecondNets, as a 2 year development project, won an IMLS grant and launched Oct.

Libraries 50

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 50

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In 2013, he created the Libraries WhiteSpace Project to advocate library community leadership in utilizing new long range public spectrum to dramatically expand access to public library WiFi in communities everywhere. SecondNets, as a 2 year development project, won an IMLS grant and launched Oct.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

He was one of the first Instructional Design Librarians in the country and was promoted to the rank of Full Librarian in 2013. Shank is currently the Head of the Boscov-Lakin Information Commons + Thun Library. He also is the founding Director of The Center for Learning + Teaching at Penn State Berks.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2016

Open educational resources (OER) have saved students at the University of Georgia (UGA) nearly $2 million in textbook costs alone over the past three years. UGA first partnered with Rice University’s OpenStax to deliver content for introductory biology courses in 2013. According to C. Not Just the Text.

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Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2016

Now benefits like those cost reductions and higher student success rates are prompting the school to roll out more Z-degrees programs and extend its partnership with Lumen Learning by piloting next-generation adaptive OER courseware. But Tidewater doesn’t have plans for total conversion to OER, despite the benefits.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

That’s Rohit Agarwal who headed the K–12 education division after his math company TenMarks was acquired by Amazon in 2013. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.) “What Happened to Amazon Inspire, the Tech Giant’s Education Marketplace?”

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Often in online courses students disappear and drop,” says Barbara Illowsky, dean of basic skills and online educational resources (OER) and a professor of mathematics and statistics at De Anza College in Cupertino, California. I’m hoping this helps them to stay vested in the course as they’re working with their classmates.”

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MOOC Dropout Exercises OER 60

edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2019

Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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Instructional Materials Accessibility Policies OER 41

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Click here to view over 86 winners going back to 2013. Digital Curriculum… 24 OER (Open Edu Resources) Free. I call it a wonderful goldmine of PBL ideas. In fact, I feel like a winner from just viewing some of the wonderful possibilities. Take note that there categories include elementary, middle, and high school! 2017 Beyond SAMR.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Angela Baker is a digital content manager who works for the Georgia Department of Education to promote the use of OER content in classrooms by providing evaluated and aligned OER content through Georgia’s Statewide Longitudinal Data System or SLDS applications.

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