edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2018

Questioning the quality of instructional materials isn’t new to the digital education era. But with the rise of OER, growing use of supplemental resources over core textbooks, and the increasing flexibility of state funding, more purchasing decisions have moved to the school and district level. Flexibility in adoption options.

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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 technologies are often purchased separately as well. She’s enthusiastic about accessing Open Up Resources’ materials on the Kiddom platform. “By

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Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2016

This gap between the need and available educational services has prompted calls for innovative ways to improve access to quality educational resources. The four key factors: Use a real-world instructional design challenge. Why has this crowdsourcing design project been successful?

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. 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.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Refocusing classrooms around up-and-coming digital materials requires more than just adding a new tech-based product or two as many processes for reviewing and purchasing instructional materials are still built around print textbooks. And we also were not looking at bringing in technology in any type of meaningful way.”

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning. There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2019

Now education decision makers across America can see detailed reviews compiled in multiple states, to facilitate the evaluation and purchase of print and digital materials for students and teachers. And now the recommendations are accessible, along with details from the review process, through the SETDA dashboard.

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 29, 2016

Earlier this week I read an op-ed – sponsored by Pearson – titled “If OER is the answer, what is the question?” OER often shine in their variety and ability to deepen resources for niche topics. It should be obvious to anyone that the features of instructional materials that effectively support learning (e.g.,

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

. When technology is offered to schools free of charge, it always comes with the promise of improving teaching and learning. Today, the tradeoffs that school leaders and teachers face about technology — whether free or for a fee — are more complex and troubling. It also often comes with a catch. Related: Psst!

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

In the edWebinar “ Students Leverage Technology Tools and Makerspaces to Personalize Learning,” Grace Borst, Innovation Specialist at St. Albans City School, and several of her students explained how they’re using technology for assessment, service work, and more. Technology is so pervasive in students’ day to day lives.

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Wired Campus

OCTOBER 28, 2015

College technology leaders appear more optimistic these days about open-source textbooks and open educational resources — teaching and learning materials that can be used at no cost. “The OER movement is still young.” IT leaders’ No.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

These specialized search platforms provide access to peer-reviewed articles, books, journals, and a plethora of other academic materials, essential for in-depth research and study across various disciplines. It’s a valuable tool for accessing physical and digital academic resources. Related: Best Academic Search Engines 2.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

Last year Bob Reiser invited me to contribute a chapter to the fourth edition of Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology , to be published by Pearson. The Evolving Economics of Educational Materials and Open Educational Resources: Toward Closer Alignment with the Core Values of Education. Pearson agreed.

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 23, 2020

I hold a PhD in Instructional Psychology and Technology from Brigham Young University. Another 75 million learners freely accessed the open educational resources on our website in 2019. These include any learning exercises, technology-enabled experiences (e.g., as part of a mandatory technology fee).

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

However, when the programs can talk to each other and teachers can access the data they need from a single dashboard, then the data is working for the students and teachers instead of becoming a burden. Folkers currently oversees the Nebraska Department of Education’s Information, Technology, Data, and Digital Learning efforts.

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 3, 2015

I now have no doubt that the overwhelming majority of general education courses and some specific degree programs will transition entirely to OER in US higher ed. I spent most of my thinking time last week wondering about obstacles in the way of the ubiquitous adoption of OER in US higher education and how we might overcome them.

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Also via Chalkbeat : “Black and white students score far apart on a new test of technology skills.” ” Here’s the WaPo headline : “Girls outscore boys on inaugural national test of technology, engineering skills.” Elsevier has acquired SSRN , an online open access repository. million total.

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