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As OER Grows Up, Advocates Stress More Than Just Low Cost

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For the first time ever, the federal government put forward funds to support initiatives around open educational resources, and recent studies show that faculty attitudes towards using and adapting these openly-licensed learning materials are steadily improving. But fans of OER are increasingly facing a problem.

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States Are Playing a Bigger Role in Digital Instruction, Survey Finds

Marketplace K-12

The post States Are Playing a Bigger Role in Digital Instruction, Survey Finds appeared first on Market Brief. The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) found that more states are providing guidance to help districts select and implement digital instructional materials.

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New Report Sheds Light on Higher Ed’s Innovation Challenges

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A new report surveying academic administrators released Wednesday by the Online Learning Consortium and Learning House sheds some insight on innovation challenges at higher education institutions. By contrast, just 40 percent of survey respondents said they have a “dedicated budget for innovation.”

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Why American higher education faculty tend to resist digital materials: new study

Bryan Alexander

“[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.” ”, the leading answer was finding stuff with the right quality. ” Think about that. ” Think about that.

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With Adaptive Tech, Students Are Saving Money and Learning More

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I spoke with biology instructor Kathy Watkins and Associate Dean of STEM Bruce Johnson about how CPCC is hoping to transform a biology survey class using adaptive technology. Watkins and Johnson highlight how adaptive tools create more enriching learning environments, improve teaching and learning, and save students money.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” ” Via Getting Smart : “ Virtual and Augmented Reality in Personalized Learning.” ” Tom Vander Ark lists “ 15 Dimensions of Personalized Learning.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” Huge caveats here about reading too much into these findings, as it was based on an online survey of 500 women. . “For online lenders , it’s suddenly touch-and-go,” says Techcrunch.