EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2018

Mon, 06/25/2018 - 12:40. As K–12 institutions digitally progress, slow data sharing between parents, teachers and administrators is leaving all players increasingly frustrated as they are forced to wait for important information sent through what is quickly becoming an outdated system. eli.zimmerman_9856.

Competency Based Learning 188

Competency Based Learning OER Data Comparison 188

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.

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OER Data Tools Trends 85

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2018

2018 was an incredible year for the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools and Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters). In 2018, we welcomed 12 new districts: Arcadia Unified School District , D.C. Representatives from our 12 new districts and 7 interim districts met at the fall 2018 League meeting in Park City, UT.

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Data Conference Assessment OER 167

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

One such provider, Acrobatiq, was acquired in 2018. Department of Education to improve access to open-licensed educational materials, or OER. Ben-Naim says the acquisition by Pearson could “affect the plan,” which was to build OER content on Smart Sparrow. million in 2018. million in venture capital.

Pearson 96

Pearson Adaptive Learning Knewton OER 96

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2018

One crucial part of the decision is out of the students’ hands, of course, since it is the professor who decides what textbook or material to assign—or whether to skip commercial textbooks altogether and assign a free or low-cost open educational resource, or OER. a semester. I thought it was just as helpful as any other textbook.”

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Company OER Course Libraries 133

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

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

It is also compliant with Common Cartridge standards, which allows the materials to be integrated with most learning management systems used in schools. But the move to OER and digital curriculum hasn’t been completely smooth for everyone, Williams adds. Print copies are also available for purchase at around $24 per student.

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Resources OER Pearson Common Core 83

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

Alta at a Glance With Alta, Knewton aims to combine third-party open educational resources (OER) with assessments and the adaptive-learning technology created by the company to inform how students progress through the content. Get a question right, and the system will likely offer something more difficult or advanced.

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Knewton OER Pearson Adaptive Learning 64

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Learn more about gaming while at ISTE—and beyond: Book a meeting at ISTE 2018 to learn about Classcraft’s Engagement Management System for schools and districts, and the Quests Marketplace featuring partners like Google Education, Discovery Educator Network, Newsela, LRNG, Breakout EDU and OER Commons.

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Video Learning OER Gamification 121

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

Students will be able to research and record key facts involving the planets of the solar system. Relevant Nouns – planets, solar system. That’s right, the identified nouns can give you keywords that will allow you to search a wonderful world of OER (Open Education Resources) on the internet. It is all possible with CK-12.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

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 149

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). Enjoy the experience – look, listen, explore – and never worry that you’ll miss anything.” ( AASL Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2018). offering virtual science laboratories for dissection, examination of organs, systems, etc.–opportunity

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Trends Libraries OER Microsoft 42

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.

Adobe 60

Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

Iterating Toward Openness

JUNE 23, 2020

I wanted to include a reading summarizing my current thinking on ‘evaluating the impact of OER’ in the course, so I’m letting some thoughts spill out below. In the past I’ve written frequently about how we evaluate the impact of OER use. and more OER impact research should follow that lead. versus 2.6).

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OER Education Course Learning Analytics 165

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

We invite you to join us on Monday, March 12, 2018 , in Washington, DC , for the 2018 Global Symposium on Digital Citizenship. Increasingly many school systems are evolving that focus from simply minimizing risk and blocking access, to more responsible use policies and strategies that empower the student as a digital citizen.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Education Conference 38

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Many states provide guidance for the implementation of digital materials in districts to help ensure that they are available to all learners.

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Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

MLIS; Community Engagement & Economic Development Manager, King County Library System | Sabrina Roach, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (full description) “LEO: Low Earth Orbit (Satellite) Broadband for Libraries.” - Don Means, Director. SecondNets, as a 2 year development project, won an IMLS grant and launched Oct.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

MLIS; Community Engagement & Economic Development Manager, King County Library System | Sabrina Roach, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (full description) “LEO: Low Earth Orbit (Satellite) Broadband for Libraries.” - Don Means, Director. SecondNets, as a 2 year development project, won an IMLS grant and launched Oct.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 50

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

MLIS; Community Engagement & Economic Development Manager, King County Library System | Sabrina Roach, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (full description) “LEO: Low Earth Orbit (Satellite) Broadband for Libraries.” - Don Means, Director. SecondNets, as a 2 year development project, won an IMLS grant and launched Oct.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

From the SPARC press release : “Congress Funds $5 Million Open Textbook Grant Program in 2018 Spending Bill.” ” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. Government Will Travel to Latin America.”

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. The idea of eLearning progressed and soon incorporated the Learning Management System (LMS). At this level there needs to be a determination of what type of delivery system will be used. Determine those PD steps as discussed in part 2.

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). In the new model, students usually pay a per-course fee that covers digital texts and homework systems.

Pearson 106

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 106

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

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. While 2018 is just about full, it might be time to begin thinking about next January and 2019! Great read to support STEAM thinking in any educational setting.

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STEM Resources Classroom OER 164

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Looking ahead to 2018, here are three predictions: First, we will probably see more work on the many ways automation (AI, robotics, etc.) NGDLE may also do a better job of including social media within these systems, improving social functionality and integrating external services including publishers’ data analytics.

Trends 110

Trends LMS Social Media Education 110

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

… The state has until September 1, 2018 ‘to fully implement its program for basic education’ and it must have a plan for funding and implementing ‘by the final adjournment of the 2017 legislative session,’ the court said in a ruling written by Chief Justice Barbara Madsen.” A Wi-Fi system.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

SeanMcElwee) April 11, 2018. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? Edsurge’s coverage of Top Hat’s OER news is also in the Betteridge’s Law section above. Board of Education and it barely registered as a story. link] — abolish ice.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has hired as its new chancellor a former University of California official who managed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ’s work on postsecondary education from 2012 until early this year.” ” That’s Daniel Greenstein. .”

Education 46

Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Tech devices won't fix our education system | Lockport Union Sun & Journal → Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently issued a plea for greater student access to high-tech tools. "This No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Content and Curriculum Creator, Project Explorer Creating OER-s and Interactive STEM Applications in Mathematics Higher Education , Lucie Mingla Math Educator, New York City College of Technology, CUNY Cross-cultural alignments, fertilization, differentiation: Bridging the gaps through technology , Melda N. Kristin Hundt, Teacher. and abroad.

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

OCTOBER 12, 2018

” Meanwhile on Campus… Inside Higher Ed on “The Scooter Wars of 2018.” ” “Most states are failing to address a fundamental driver of teacher discontent: A teaching re-licensure system that doesn’t encourage career growth,” says Pacific Standard. “ Does OER Actually Improve Learning?

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Education MOOC Company OER 55

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2019

Last year my colleagues at Entangled Solutions offered their predictions for what would unfold in higher education in 2018. 3) California Community College’s new online community college will successfully launch and serve as a model for system-level innovation in other states. So how did their predictions fare?

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OER Trends Course Technology 122

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

pic.twitter.com/wWXBgR9I6V — Talia (@2020fight) August 25, 2018. ” That is, three campuses in the University of Puerto Rico system. link] — Kate (@mftkate) August 25, 2018. His wife is also the founder of the OER organization CK12. National) Education Politics. The President has colored his flag wrong.

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Education Social Media Company Data 41

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The University of North Carolina system Board of Governors voted 24 to 3, with one abstention, Friday to bar litigation by the UNC Chapel Hill School of Law’s Center for Civil Rights. Via Phil Hill : “Some Ed Tech Perspective on UC ’s Billion-Dollar Payroll System Fiasco.”

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Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

hey siri show me a vision of hell made especially for me pic.twitter.com/wbs9E7BuKf — Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) July 19, 2018. Swedish student single-handedly prevents deportation of Afghan asylum seeker by refusing to sit down on flight pic.twitter.com/5YdS7EBF9X — The Independent (@Independent) July 25, 2018.

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Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. 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. And everyone clicks and rages and snipes all over again.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

PiDay Source: [link] pic.twitter.com/R4hjfke2Ku — Federal Student Aid (@FAFSA) March 14, 2018. Lisa Petrides, Douglas Levin, and Eddie Watson introduce The CARE Framework for OER. ” Local law enforcement will be able to “tap into the system.” APPLY FOR IT NOW SO YOU DON’T MISS OUT ??

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Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Thank God we spent the last 20 years paying a dozen middle-aged white men to rehash the same articles on how political correctness on campus is the true threat to free speech [link] — Dara Very Rude Elevator Screamers Kaye (@DaraKaye) October 29, 2018. 1/ pic.twitter.com/MDuwuX3Hv2 — Clare McCann (@claremccann) October 26, 2018.

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Education Company Report IXL Learning 53