Iterating Toward Openness
AUGUST 31, 2022
This article started out with my being bothered by the fact that ‘OER adoption reliably saves students money but does not reliably improve their outcomes.’ ’ For many years OER advocates have told faculty, “When you adopt OER your students save money and get the same or better outcomes!”
Edsurge
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Communications librarian Kristen Hoffman oversees much of the OER work at Seattle Pacific University, a Christian university in Washington. From January 2006 to July 2016, the price of college textbooks increased 88 percent , according to the U.S. One course at the university is completely using OER, Whitchurch says.
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Iterating Toward Openness
JUNE 14, 2016
In case you didn’t see it elsewhere, I’m republishing the press release from Achieving the Dream about the incredibly exciting OER Degrees work that launched today. The effort is intended to spark more rapid adoption of OER within higher education, beginning with community colleges. It’s really happening!
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
We're excited to announce the full list of accepted sessions for our third Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Sustainability in Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 14th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone).
Edsurge
MAY 6, 2019
Under Brian Kibby, who took over as Knewton’s CEO after Jose Ferreira stepped down in December 2016, the company attempted to remake itself with a new business: selling digital courseware directly to higher-ed institutions and students. Knewton’s Alta, by contrast, is tapping into openly-licensed, or OER, materials.
Doug Levin
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
It should not be controversial in 2016 that there is a baseline expectation of access to technology in schools, just as there are baseline expectations for access to textbooks and desks. In 2016, this includes a statewide strategy for technology in K-12 education. These also speak to implicit expectations for technology availability.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
The platform also offers a library of supplemental resources from third-party providers. She first discovered Open Up Resources in 2016 and rolled out its K-8 English curriculum for the 215 students at her school in the fall of the following year. Founded in 2013, the company has raised $21.5 million in investment to date.
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