Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

[Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. And the idea of pivoting away from that at the exact moment Pearson, Cengage, and McGraw-Hill are adopting that approach seems a bit too convenient.

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Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Playful Learning: Games and the Future of STEM - Danny Fain, Teacher in Residence Redefining STEM Rubrics for the 21’st Century: It’s all about mastery! Carmona, Lead Contract English Instructor Student-Generated Apps for Mobile Devices – can they enhance higher levels of understanding? Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

“Publishers Wiley , Cengage , Pearson and McGraw-Hill Education have won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a seller of fake textbooks ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? The seller: Book Dog Books. ” asks Edsurge.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Pearson PARCC "Spies" on Students. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Economic Boom Isn’t Helping Some Student-Loan Debtors , Advocacy Group Says.” ” The “guru” is Brendan Kealey , formerly with Pearson. Via Edsurge : “Campus Support for OER is Growing, Survey Finds.” ” LOL, they do?!

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Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Contrasting community college takes: a Pearson op-ed in Edsurge versus pretty much anything “ Dean Dad ” writes. “ Amplify Slims Down and Spins Off Assessment Content Provider, Fluence ,” says Edsurge. ” From Lumen Learning’s David Wiley : “Some Lessons Learned Supporting OER Adoption.”

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Education MOOC Company Report 48