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.

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Khan Academy OER Case Study System 106

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In conversations with edtech investors, some reported that the K-12 market has seen an influx of instructional content, particularly in the form of open educational resources (OERs). OERs are openly-licensed educational materials that can be downloaded, modified and shared with others to help support student learning. Source: EdSurge.

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OER Data Tools Trends 85

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

Open educational resources (OER) are gaining increasing popularity. To answer this question, I have to examine my own experience with OER and its advocates. To me, using OER felt like a no-brainer. Many working in open education praised me for being so involved in the movement as an educator dealing with OER on the ground.

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OER Education Policies Survey 88

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2018

Inspire was launched with great fanfare in 2016, touted as a hub for educators to exchange lesson plans and other open education resources. Peters says that some states ended up deciding to pick other platforms, like OER Commons , in their efforts to organize and review open materials created or used by their teachers.

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OER Education Company System 110

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Kiddom , a startup based in San Francisco, will offer core curriculum materials from the nonprofit publisher on its curriculum management system. The system can also recommend follow-up activities and exercises specific to areas where a student may struggle. Both executives said more specific pricing will be finalized in 2020.

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Resources OER Academic Standards Instructional Materials 77

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.

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Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

As school leaders work to implement digital learning practices, they must commit to navigating roadblocks, problem solving, and planning for sustainable, systemic transformation. With the new year now upon us, listed below are six edtech resolutions for 2016. Commit to Systemic Planning – Before You Purchase.

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EdTech Future Ready Social Media Broadband 189

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 28, 2017

Offering a familiar, filtered Amazon search/shopping interface, Inspire allows educators to discover, download, curate and share Open Educational Resources (OER). I am also excited about exploring new resource discoveries with classroom teachers and observing the ranking and evaluation system develop as the community grows.

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OER Guidelines Common Core Libraries 44

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Around 200 companies applied for the five spots in the 2016 cohort. Here are the five companies in the 2016 cohort: Lrnr : An adaptive-learning platform that uses open educational resources (OER). Here are the five companies in the 2016 cohort: Lrnr : An adaptive-learning platform that uses open educational resources (OER).

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OER Company Outcomes Adaptive Learning 60

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 24, 2016

Later that week I’m a discussant in the ELI 2016 Online Spring Focus Session , talking about next generation learning management systems. Topics: OER and more. On April 25th I’m leading a short workshop on the future of education and technology at New York University.

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OER Meeting System Technology 41

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 24, 2016

Later that week I’m a discussant in the ELI 2016 Online Spring Focus Session , talking about next generation learning management systems. Topics: OER and more. On April 25th I’m leading a short workshop on the future of education and technology at New York University.

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OER Meeting System Technology 40

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

As a story in The New York Times noted at the time, Amazon Inspire appeared to have opened without a system in place to review whether users were violating copyright when they uploaded materials—systems that are standard on YouTube and other collections of user-generated content.

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Education OER Company Facebook 107

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

To hear some OER advocates describe it today in 2024, the same format that was being used in the late 2000s – traditional-looking textbooks published under open licenses – is the state of the art when it comes to open educational resources. OER have also been used as part of personalized, interactive courseware systems, too.

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Strategy OER Education Policies 145

Bryan Alexander

MAY 2, 2016

Where does open education stand in 2016? He also identified several key themes: Structuring open education through linked data to resources, which could yield real time feedback and better linkage to OER. The mood was positive, especially as OER adoption seems to be rising, reaching <>15% of adoption in some cases.

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Trends OER Policies Conference 40

Bryan Alexander

MAY 2, 2016

Where does open education stand in 2016? He also identified several key themes: Structuring open education through linked data to resources, which could yield real time feedback and better linkage to OER. The mood was positive, especially as OER adoption seems to be rising, reaching <>15% of adoption in some cases.

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Trends OER Policies Conference 40

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

Curating OER. It often refers to the gathering and contextualizing of OER to replace expensive traditional texts and to include them in learning management systems. Clearly, curation is not only about OER. For one thing, not all OER are created equally good and not all commercial products are at all bad.

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OER Social Media Libraries eBook 46

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

market is the trend toward open and free educational resources, or OER. Similarly, the trend toward OER and greater competition among vendors is also expected to negatively impact the LMS market. Similarly, the trend toward OER and greater competition among vendors is also expected to negatively impact the LMS market.

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Report E-rate OER LMS 70

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

2) discounted the price of its Windows operating system for new school-purchased devices, and 3) enrolled 700 additional schools in its IT Academy program. Over the past few years, the government has made several moves in other edtech spaces, mostly related to open educational resources (OERs) and evangelizing innovation from the top-down.

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Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 29, 2015

I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over 3/4 full and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. OER Possibilities. This capability provides teachers the ability to use a multitude of OER (Open Education Resources) and web applications that are bountiful on the internet. Check out my Booking Page.

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Assessment Tools LMS OER 60

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.).

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OER Technology Exercises Online Learning 113

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2017

The value proposition that Knewton and its competitors have offered to these companies is that by collecting user data, the system can infer what a student knows—or doesn’t. Ferreira left Knewton in December 2016 but remains on its board of directors. It has already scaled back support for its learning management system tools.

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Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 76

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

As I prepare for ISTE 2016 I can’t help but think about the amazing thoughts and ideas that John Dewey has brought to education. Students will be able to research and record key facts involving the planets of the solar system. Relevant Nouns (facts) – research, planets, solar system. What Would Dewey Do?

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Resources OER Learning STEM 105

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 26, 2017

And if we use the Creative Commons license system, we can basically pull all of this global knowledge from our wonderful teachers and our students and collect – we don’t have to collect other people’s questions; we can write our own questions. What is Expii and how can K12 Teachers use it? But once we write them, they’re permanently free.

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Classroom OER Software System 222

eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2016

The Learning Counsel’s 2016 Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey and Assessment Tool is now available online. They have all types of random hardware products, subscription sites, apps, digital content, and systems being used in an unaligned and disorganized manner. OER versus paying for fully complete publisher products. .

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Survey Learning OER BYOD 40

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Open Up Resources, a nonprofit that until recently was called the K-12 OER Collaborative, says it will offer openly licensed materials to school districts, and predicts it will achieve savings from what those systems would normally pay for commercial materials.

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Groups OER Pearson Resources 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 28, 2016

I am now almost booked through the start of August, and the second half of the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Fast forward to 2016 and one will find many schools replacing their analog tools of the past with a new digital device. Students will be able to research and record key facts involving the planets of the solar system.

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Meeting Technology Education STEM 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

This event is being organized in partnership with Rebekkah Smith Aldrich , the Executive Director of the Mid-Hudson Library System and co-chair of the American Library Association's (ALA) Special Task Force on Sustainability, Learn more about Rebekkah at [link]. A mini-conference FAQ (frequently asked questions) page is here.

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Libraries Conference OER Groups 36

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

During this 60 minute session, AdmitHub CEO Andrew Magliozzi will reveal insights from his company’s 2016 trial with Georgia State University, where a chatbot exchanged 185,000 messages with more than 3,100 students. A Workforce Shift to Alternative Credentials : There’s a lot of buzz around “alternative credentials” these days. 11:00 a.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over 3/4 full and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. The new text book might instead be the LMS (Learning Management System). ▪Textbooks and OER. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page. ▪Doors that Open.

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Technology Flipped Classroom Learning STEM 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

She recently stepped down as the Executive Director of the Peninsula Library System, the NorthNet Library System, the Pacific Library Partnership and the Califa Group and continues as a strategic advisor to those groups. He holds an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

She recently stepped down as the Executive Director of the Peninsula Library System, the NorthNet Library System, the Pacific Library Partnership and the Califa Group and continues as a strategic advisor to those groups. He holds an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. By 2021, most of the student body should be in the system." What then of the students?

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. By 2021, most of the student body should be in the system." What then of the students?

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EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

It may be the hardware or the operating system (OS), even a web browser or other underlying software, as long as the program code is executed in it. Arguably, one of the best candidates is the learning management system. The LMS has long positioned itself as an “operating system,” of sorts for higher education.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 17, 2017

In 2012 Kim Thanos and I founded Lumen Learning because, through our Gates-funded work on the Kaleidoscope Project, we had seen first-hand how hard it was for faculty to replace publisher materials with OER. It seemed like lots of people wanted to publish and share their own OER, but no one wanted to use anyone else’s.

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OER Khan Academy Case Study Course 98

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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Adaptive Learning OER Learning Course 75

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. “How much easier could it be? ” you might ask.

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OER Secondary Software Outcomes 96