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Expensive Textbooks Are Still A Problem. Will Higher Quality OER Help?

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These days low-cost alternatives known as Open Educational Resources, or OER, are getting a boost as a potential solution. Last week, for example, Lumen Learning, a company that sells low-cost OER textbooks and courseware, announced it received a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

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The primary trends identified by the team were: adaptive learning, open education resources (OER), gamification and game-based learning, MOOCs, LMS and interoperability, mobile devices, and design. As the conversation continued, Joosten discussed the importance of design in online course development, a primary finding in the scan.

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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

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Smart Sparrow , which provides course-authoring tools for faculty and instructional designers to build adaptive courseware, has found a new home in a much bigger nest. In recent years, Dror-Naim says his team has been building the next iteration of its adaptive course-creation tool. Flash will be sunsetted on Dec.

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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

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I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. OER and open books. Two that shine are OER/open books and learning analytics. OER and open books also help keep course materials more affordable for students. Stay tuned for other reflections in the coming weeks. favorite, the filmstrip.

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Open Up Resources Takes A Digital Leap Through Kiddom Partnership

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The reality, she adds, is that every district prefers to use different tools—digital or otherwise. Planning lessons, teaching, testing and analyzing results often involve different tools and processes that teachers stitch together. Both executives said more specific pricing will be finalized in 2020.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

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It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. Sometimes an LMS discussion will help and other times integrating with another tool can be beneficial. Look for Part 2 of this post soon, with tech tools for PBL in a blended learning environment. JULY 19, 2020 · 1:26 AM | EDIT.

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Over 40 STEAM Resources… Creative Thinking, STEM, and PBL at FETC 2020

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Over 40 STEAM Resources… Creative Thinking, STEM, and PBL at FETC 2020. I am excited to see what message Pink has in a Keynote on Motivation and Leadership at FETC 2020. 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.

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