Edsurge
APRIL 12, 2018
New and traditional publishers are trying to offer alternatives such as open educational resources (OER), or freely downloadable and adaptable learning materials. But some providers of OER still ask for fees in return, and that has advocates concerned. Edward Watson.
A Principal's Reflections
MAY 20, 2018
Emerging technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, open education resources (OER), coding, and adaptive learning tools are moving more into the mainstream in some schools. Makerspaces have moved from fringe initiatives to vibrant components of school culture.
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Edsurge
OCTOBER 2, 2016
For over a decade, plenty of time and dollars have been poured into encouraging the use of open educational resources (OER). In 2007 the Hewlett Foundation’s funding helped create OER Commons. From my experience, the answers usually are: OER resources are in silos. Last year, the U.S. Many of the silos are poorly organized.
Edsurge
APRIL 18, 2018
OLC’s Buban says that the online environment is “ripe for innovation” because there are many opportunities to be “inclusive of education technology,” such as digital courseware and OER. Though that’s not to say that digital learning can’t be used well in a traditional classroom, she adds.
Bryan Alexander
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
Put another way, the classroom use of digital materials is a very divided space, and progress towards the digital is slow. “[One] tenth (11 percent) were using OER materials and 4 percent were currently using OER in their classes and also making their own course materials available as OER.”
Edsurge
JUNE 29, 2016
First up, Google Education announced a new “casting” app for the classroom projector, released the “Expeditions” virtual reality app for all teachers and students, and added a new quizzing feature in Google Forms. We caught a few tidbits—take a look below. THE BIG GUYS: Here’s news from Google, ABCMouse, and Amazon. One of the top performers?
Edsurge
JULY 3, 2017
For boosting student retention and success and reducing costs by embracing online OER textbooks Northern Arizona University. For introducing a flipped-classroom chemistry curriculum that has cut student costs and boosted student success with online instruction and homework Oregon State University. 2016 Faculty-Led Team Awards.
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