Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

The most recent issue of IRRODL included an article titled Effectiveness of OER Use in First-Year Higher Education Students’ Mathematical Course Performance: A Case Study , by Juan I. This was justified by the fact that there is a lack of empirical evidence to support expanding the use of OER. Venegas-Muggli and Werner Westermann.

Khan Academy 106

Khan Academy OER Case Study System 106

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

If your state is among the majority that tests students online (or plans to), the fact of the matter is that you have such technology requirements already in place. Consider also digital and online learning opportunities afforded students and teachers in which the state has invested. Offering online learning?

Strategy 231

Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

Last week I participated in the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2016 conference. The event became much more dramatic than expected, once the hosting city, Washington DC, was clobbered by the great snowpocalyspe of 2016. Online learning is on the rise. Preconference workshop.

Conference 40

Conference ePortfolio LMS Education 40

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

So Fulé and her colleagues devised a program—free, voluntary, and entirely online—that has helped hundreds of students roll through remediation coursework and ace their math placement tests while measurably boosting their confidence about success in both math and college. 2016 Institutional Awards. 2016 Faculty-Led Team Awards.

Tools 86

Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 86

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.” Notes on Open Pedagogy (2016), a response to some writing by Mary Burgess and Amanda Coolidge. ” (For more detail, reference the blog posts listed above.).

OER 113

OER Technology Exercises Online Learning 113

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

Textbook publishers have not shown a consistent ability to deliver materials that meet the evolving needs of districts. Increasingly, ‘early mover’ districts support OER at a district level, to reflect constraints on teacher time. Each district allocated meaningful time for participants to drive the work. Matthew Miller is the Supt.

Resources 92

Resources Instructional Materials OER Elementary 92

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Via the Journal & Courier : “Legislation that set the stage for Purdue's dive into online higher ed also exempts ‘New U’ from state’s open meetings, public records laws. Via CNBC : “This Chinese-Israeli start-up wants to change the way kids learn to code.” Well, not quite.

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46