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From Silos to Sharing: Why Are Open Educational Resources Still So Hard to Find?

Edsurge

As I mentioned in a prior EdSurge article on metadata , most repositories are not tagged or properly organized by attributes—such as grade level or subject matter—that would make OER easier to surface. Fishtree believes in giving students “voice and choice” to select the resource that matches their learning style.

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What If Your Co-Teacher is a Computer?

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

For example, "One Teach, One Observe" could be a powerful approach if the observing teacher was capturing learning evidence and taking detailed notes of student moves, rich data that is analyzed by both teachers later. Alignment to academic standards is usually more prominent and obvious.