Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 7, 2018

tl ;dr – If a resource is licensed in a way that grants you permission to engage in the 5R activities, and grants you those permissions for free, it’s an open educational resource (OER) – no matter where you find it or how it’s being used. For several years I have used a shorthand definition of OER as “free access plus permission to engage in the 5R activities.” Consider the following scenarios: A person downloads an OER to their laptop.

OER 98

OER LMS Accessibility Laptops 98

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

I spend most of my time doing fairly tactical thinking and working focused on moving OER adoption forward in the US higher education space. I made what was probably the clearest statement of my vision for the future of learning materials in my Shuttleworth Fellowship application several years ago: My long-term goal is to create a world where OER are used pervasively throughout primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools. Now, make no mistake – OER is a means, not an end.

OER 68

OER Course Smartphone Secondary 68

Leadership Lounge

JUNE 14, 2017

An ongoing challenge for technology-focused K-12 schools is ensuring that all students have home Internet access. This issue is especially important for schools that have implemented educational technology game changers I’ve highlighted in previous blog posts: one-to-one computing , Open Educational Resources (OER) and learning management systems (LMS). In the end, however, without reliable Internet access at home, students’ limitations remain for meaningful online work.

Accessibility 50

Accessibility Broadband Laptops OER 50

Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Commit to Ensuring Equity in Access and Opportunity. Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ It’s also vital that school leaders take a hard look at access once students leave the school doors, as five million of the 29 million households with school-aged children lack access to high quality broadband while at home according to a Pew Research Center report. This post is sponsored by Samsung.

EdTech 159

EdTech Future Ready Broadband OER 159

Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 29, 2011

He wanted to clarify a few points, including a response to the critique of the One Laptop Per Child projects. OLPC is premised on the basis of one child interacting with one free laptop, in many ways a counter to social forms of learning witnessed in communal contexts such as Mitra's Hole in the Wall project. To help achieve this vision, Mackintosh is setting up the OER University and is evangelistic in his elucidation of this concept. OER computer games social media OLPC

Broadband 44

Broadband Laptops Gamification Software 44

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. It’s why mobile access has been one of the most important means of connecting students to their academic resources. Access to connectivity is vital to a successful classroom BYOD policy, so these issues are largely taken care of by an institution.

OER 90

OER Mobility BYOD LMS 90

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

The teachers who have access to Vivi-enabled classrooms have been using more interactive tools to engage their students, so it's made them feel more confident in being able to quickly connect, share, show something, get feedback from students. One of the great things with Vivi is that it works with laptops, Chromebooks, iPads, Android tablets. Wrangling technology can be maddening even in optimally designed classrooms.

OER 120

OER Mobility Android iPad 120

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Tagged on: August 17, 2017 Do Laptops Help Learning? A Look At The Only Statewide School Laptop Program | Peoria Public Radio → After a decade and a half, and at a cost of about $12 million annually (around one percent of the state's education budget), Maine has yet to see any measurable increases on statewide standardized test scores. A paper and pencil version of the SAT will continue to be available in order to make the test as accessible as possible to all students.

EdTech 150

EdTech Data OER Laptops 150

Fractus Learning

MAY 24, 2016

With the widespread introduction of laptops and tablets into the classroom, the digitization of primary education is rapidly expanding across the United States, making access to quality education materials easier and more flexible than ever before. Under Director of Schools, Gary Lilly, the Bristol Tennessee City Schools district recently completed a major rollout of Dell laptops which put a personal computer in the hands of each of its students, grades 4-12.

OER 43

OER Laptops Tablets Digital Learning 43

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

We also replaced the $150 textbook we were using with open education resources (OER). We’ve had issues with some students not being able to access all of the lessons. As a community college, we serve a population of students that often face challenges accessing technological resources. As a community college, we serve a population of students that often face challenges accessing technological resources.

Pearson 80

Pearson OER Course Software 80

ProfHacker

MAY 5, 2016

someone mentioned openness in the pre-internet age), from the response on Twitter to the session on Self as OER ( abstract & slides ) I co-presented with Suzan Koseoglu, and from the keynote by Catherine Cronin followed by the Virtually Connecting session with Catherine Cronin and Jim Groom. Jim talked about how sometimes focusing on OER as textbooks could be detrimental when it reduces funding for public education ( link to his keynote ).

OER 61

OER Conference Laptops Twitter 61

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

The report defines self-paced courseware as being accessed on a desktop or laptop and spanning the K-12, higher education, corporate training, and privately marketed software (such as that produced by language-learning company Rosetta Stone) sectors. 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.

Report 59

Report OER LMS Game-Based Learning 59

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The App Hub is dedicated to bringing transparency to developers’ data and accessibility policies, and to help decision-makers find information about apps to meet the unique learning goals and policies of their school districts.”. Developers Resource Page – a resource page for app developers to access best practices and policies. You will also find information about the app’s data policy, privacy policy, accessibility, and terms and conditions.

Chromebook 61

Chromebook Khan Academy OER Policies 61

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Many publishers have already started converting their physical textbooks to electronic formats which can be accessed on a desktop or mobile. ePubs come in electronic formats and can be easily accessed from mobile devices or computers.

eBook 53

eBook Gamification Pearson OER 53

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

…This is key to its advantage over traditional business models when it comes to data, since a platform positions itself (1) between users, and (2) as the ground upon which their activities occur, which thus gives it privileged access to record them. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.) Apple’s share of the market – which includes its sales of both iPads and Mac laptops – fell to 19% – down from about a quarter of the market.

Pearson 51

Pearson LMS Edmodo Company 51

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Join Neverware and The Learning Revolution to learn how CloudReady does exactly that on up to 8 year old laptops or desktops, extending their life along with making them run faster to help preserve budget. In this focused conversation, we will address the roles and responsibilities of libraries regarding the protections of intellectual freedom, privacy, free speech, information access, and freedom of the press. Some great upcoming (and all free) Learning Revolution events are below.

Blendspace 28

Blendspace Libraries Conference Edmodo 28

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

million laptops to all public primary schools. ” Spoiler alert: not enough access to data. Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “About That Cengage OER Survey.” US Presidential Campaign Politics. There was a Vice Presidential debate this week. Among the education highlights: Republican VP candidate Mike Pence made up a name for the university hosting the event. Actually, I think that was the only education highlight.

Khan Academy 49

Khan Academy MOOC Coursera Report 49

Kathy Schrock

DECEMBER 1, 2016

They became a bit more powerful and speedier, their screens became easier to use for extended periods of time, the touchscreen Chromebooks allowed additional ways to input information (a big help for those that needed accessibility options), and the newest Chromebooks even began to run apps from the Google Play Store (the apps that run on the Android phones). I recommend a mix of devices in a school setting so students and teachers have access to the best tool for the job!

Chromebook 40

Chromebook Android Trends OER 40

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 Tagged on: March 10, 2017 As new technology is paramount, Robertson County gives students laptops | WKRN News 2 → "As new technology is paramount," Robertson County gives students laptops - funded through a special resolution (and not the regular budget).

EdTech 163

EdTech OER Coursera E-rate 163

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

“The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. News’ ” “Who Gets Access to Data About D.C.’s Via Inside Higher Ed : “New study shows that splitting attention between lecture and cellphone or laptop use hinders long-term retention, and those in class suffer from others’ use of devices.”

Coursera 41

Coursera MOOC Data Pearson 41

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Lots of press releases were issued this week to coincide with the ISTE conference in Denver – Amazon’s new OER platform, for example. “ Amazon Unveils Online Education Service for Teachers,” The New York Times writes about the online retailer’s forays into “ OER.” Education Politics.

MOOC 43

MOOC Blackboard OER Udemy 43

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Apple and Maine education officials are allowing school districts to trade in iPads for laptops after teachers and students say the computers are better for schoolwork,” according to The Sun Journal. “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” Elsevier has acquired SSRN , an online open access repository. Education Politics. “ U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. Statement on the Anniversary of Brown v.

Elsevier 43

Elsevier Pearson Knewton Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. 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. Ban Laptops" Op-Eds.

Pearson 88

Pearson MOOC Knewton Khan Academy 88