Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

That official Facebook page for Amazon Education hasn’t been updated since June 30, 2016. Trace Urdan, an independent analyst who watches the education sector, notes that back then the acquisition raised speculation that Amazon’s massive body of user data had told them that educational software was going to get hotter.

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Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

How We Got Here In 1998, when I launched the OpenContent project and the first open license for educational materials and other creative works (that weren’t software), I encouraged anyone and everyone to openly license anything they were willing to openly license. And that’s essentially where innovation stopped.

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Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

He rolled out the course software and it provided quick feedback for the students in his courses, who were able to complete those courses at a much higher rate than when Willem was teaching everyone individually.” 2016 Institutional Awards. 2016 Faculty-Led Team Awards. Apply here. Bay Path University. Fisher College.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 26, 2017

This means that you can write your own textbooks, share them, or use them as you would any other OER or open education resource. His approach to coaching the national Math Olympiad team received significant press coverage after the USA’s historic back-to-back #1-rank victories in 2015 and 2016. What makes Expii unique?

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 29, 2016

April 29, 2016. These new collections support new literacies and leverage the new bounty of open educational resources (OER) supported by the White House’s #GoOpen initiative, as well as streamed media, and software for creating and sharing powerful, effectively, ethically produced digital stories. We provide school-wide ROI.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. billion for 2016, the largest loss in its history.

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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. Rather than roll out a broad campaign to promote OER on campus, the center is focused on working with individual faculty members who teach large enrollment courses, Watson says.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 14, 2016

OER Commons – Take a look at these results from a search I did for STEAM based activities. Since it is OER (Open Education Resources) it is free. Each project aligns with common core and national standards and delivers measurable learning while using free software. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

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Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Last week I promised I would write a few posts about reducing friction with regard to OER. In last week’s post I talked about how we’re making it ridiculously easy for students, faculty, and others to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of OER. This is still a very real risk for OER. ” you might ask.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Open Source and OER ? Steve Steve Hargadon steve@learningrevolution.com [link] @stevehargadon CURRENT SESSION LIST: Abigail Ekangouo Awanga : Emoji grading a fascinating effect on low proficiency learners AERO : Yong Zhao Keynote at the 2016 AERO Conference AERO : Peter Gray: Self Directed Education. Libraries and Librarians ?

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Kathy Schrock

DECEMBER 1, 2016

This article originally appeared in the Discovery Education blog " Kathy Schrock's Katch of the Month " in December 2016 and is re-posted here with permission. __ What was hot in educational technology in 2016 and what are some cool new things that are on the horizon for 2017? CHROMEBOOKS The Chromebook finally came of age in 2016.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 3, 2016. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The vice chancellor and principal of the University of the Witwatersrand , in Johannesburg, on Monday issued an unusual plea for help to ‘save the 2016 academic year.’” Education Politics.

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

“ OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. ” Elsewhere in algorithms… Via The New York Times : “Sent to Prison by a Software Program’s Secret Algorithms.” Creative Commons has released its State of the Commons 2016 report. “Why the U.S.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy.

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. “Heard, Overheard and Announced at ISTE 2016 ” by Edsurge (which mislabels ISTE as the biggest ed-tech conference in the world). .” Me, I cannot stop looking at that hand-clapping Vine.

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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

” The school recently announced that it would end its attempts to regain accreditation after the Department of Education withdrew recognition for the for-profit in 2016. Lisa Petrides, Douglas Levin, and Eddie Watson introduce The CARE Framework for OER. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” CSS pic.twitter.com/JYyabJDAS3 — Owen Williams ⚡️ (@ow) June 6, 2016. Heard there was an intruder in my sons school last night.wasn't so angry when I found out who it was @thereaIbanksy pic.twitter.com/pC8WTo7v83 — Rebecca Radford (@RebeccaRadford7) June 6, 2016. ” asks Edsurge.

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Congratulations, Class of 2016 , from The New Yorker: this week's new yorker cover is ruthless pic.twitter.com/B7UUvkPbir — adam hamze حمزة (@adamhamz) May 24, 2016. The Common Core aligned reading software maker had raised $1.8 ” Trends to watch: investors’ interest in English language learning (software).

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Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

From Berkery Noyes, the “ Mergers and Acquisitions Trend Report ” for the first half of 2016. ” Phil Hill also weighs in on the latest Babson survey on OER. Software,” says Education Week. According to Edsurge’s calculations , “US Edtech Brings in $122M in June.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

From Course Report : “the 2016 Coding Bootcamp Market Size Study.” ” Among the findings: “In 2016, the sheer number of bootcamp providers has grown to 91, compared to 67 last year.” “ 14 projects win 2016 Knight News Challenge on Libraries.” ’” LOL job titles. “Can U.S.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible. ” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Value of Education Industry Sector Transactions Nosedives in 2016.”

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