NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 21, 2016

The authentic interdisciplinary text includes news articles, short stories, speeches, poems, historical documents and excerpts from classical literature, all selected to support the course of study for middle and high school, especially for English, social students, science. ” But what is the definition of “fair”?

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OER Common Core Facebook Strategy 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Using OER is hard. Finding good lessons, videos, articles and activities is hard. Over sandwiches and iced tea, we talked about the challenges of OER. Freddy has been studying how kids learn to read for four decades and has written more than 100 peer reviewed articles on the subject. Elfrieda “Freddy” H.

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OER Common Core Video Assessment 112

Iterating Toward Openness

JULY 5, 2017

Last week I shared a little of my thinking about the problems inherent in the way people in the field talk about OER. These permissions are a critical part of the definition of what it means for a learning resource to be open. The OER produced by OpenStax are free – that’s why they’re OER.

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OER Examples Survey System 70

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. Here is a little bit that Josh Bersin shared in an article titled Digital Leadership is Not an Optional Part of Being a CEO : Culture is key.

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OER Personal Learning Network Outcomes Blended Learning 239

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

Back in February, an EdWeek Market brief reported that Amazon Education was starting to beta-test a new platform with educators, helping teachers navigate the jungles of open educational resources (or OERs, for short). Tory Patterson, co-founder of Owl Ventures As far as calling itself an OER platform, that is somewhat correct.

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OER Resources Education Software 110

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In fact, you definitely will find spotty quality. I hear more often these days about teaching with free online materials instead of traditional textbooks (known as OER). The OER conversation is very energized right now, and it's a complex conversation. I tend to focus on aspects of OER depending on the audience.

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OER Education E-rate Social Media 108

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Hey #OER gurus, rec’d a question about #CreativeCommons BY-NC license & trepidation re using NC stuff specifically in publicly-funded colleges & universities. Or just link to original article pic.twitter.com/Xl73yrGABD. Safe to use, correct? ” Quoting from the report (p. Harold Jarche (@hjarche) September 15, 2018.

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OER Course Report Data 77

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The reason you’ve never heard anyone claim that tax status disqualifies companies from participating in or benefiting from open source is that Article 6 of the Open Source Definition – No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor – explicitly prohibits us from doing so. “But wait!”,

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OER Pearson Microsoft Education 60

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 21, 2017

I defined open pedagogy as ”the set of teaching and learning practices only possible or practical in the context of the 5R permissions” – a definition I have been using in my writing and public speaking since I first blogged about open pedagogy back in 2013 (except there were only 4Rs back then). Here’s one.

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OER Handbook Examples Accessibility 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

These are definite lessons worth sharing! Find standards-aligned content and assign practice exercises, videos and articles. Curriki Algebra – This is an Open Education Resource (OER) Algebra course that consists of five units aligned to the Common Core. You will also find articles aimed at older students.

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STEM Resources Learning OER 148

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I read an article back in June (reference below) that prompted some memories and catalyzed some additional thoughts. Student: I’ll study whether students learn better with OER than with traditional course materials! You’ve likely crossed over into the realm of OER-enabled pedagogy.). Me: Let’s hear it! Me: Let’s hear it!

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OER Comparison Study Course 116

edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2018

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. As important as having a definition and criteria are, though, SETDA also emphasized the need for state-level leadership.

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Instructional Materials Resources OER Policies 40

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 24, 2019

Among other things, the post discusses her role in my decision to abandon the phrase “open pedagogy” and adopt the phrase “OER-enabled pedagogy.” Evolving ‘Open Pedagogy’ (2014) extends the definition discussion by briefly meditating on the ubiquitous, smothering role of copyright in our lives.

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OER Technology Exercises Online Learning 113

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?” ” The article poses three questions and answers them. Below I share some thoughts prompted by the article. How do we deliver better learning experiences to more students?

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OER Instructional Materials Pearson Resources 60

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. In this vision of the world, OER replace traditionally copyrighted, expensive textbooks for all primary, secondary, and post-secondary courses. My end goal isn’t to increase OER adoption.

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OER Course Company Smartphone 73

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

Of course, there is still Flipped Learning, 1 to 1 Programs, Blended Learning, Maker Movements, Genious Hours, SAMR, Learning Targets, 21st Century Learning, the 4C’s, Personalised Learning, Digital Textbooks, and OER! Each block has four indicators which I will be relating as I publish future articles.

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Resources OER Learning STEM 105

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I wish to share with you this article I wrote for PBLWorks (BIE/BUCK Institute) of which I am part of the National Faculty. I hope pou find this first article helpful and that you return for continued postings in this series. Read the article or watch the webinar. Read the article or watch the webinar (future).

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. National) Education Politics. Her remarks.)

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe. But first, a definition (or two) might be helpful. Andreessen’s definition does begin to get at some of the reasons why platforms have been so appealing to investors – ideologically as much as technologically. More on that in a subsequent article in this series.)

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

Past… Beyond the Shine Series Articles. Link: Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. The teacher has worked hard at finding articles, reading lists, research links, and even You Tube videos on a various topics. Transformation has begun!

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Resources Technology Examples STEM 60

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 14, 2015

For some reason, Pearson have found it necessary to create new definitions of the terms efficacy and effectiveness. This is extraordinarily unfortunate because there are already perfectly good definitions established in the broader research community. That’s a fight I know OER can win. Efficacy vs Effectiveness.

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Pearson OER Comparison Case Study 60

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

Here’s the definitive answer in the form of a tweet from Springshare itself : Now, back to the session. Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). Coming in the next post: OER, OA and openness. But before I share that, we were able to solve a mystery that has been plaguing librarians for years.

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Trends Libraries OER Microsoft 42

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 12, 2020

This mini-conference will center on the concept of "Sustainable Thinking" which aligns the core values of libraries with the "Triple Bottom Line" definition of sustainability--i.e. the intersection of environmental stewardship, social equity, and economic feasibility--to inspire investment and build support for your library in the future.

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Libraries Conference OER System 36

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

In an article from a few years ago, Michael Feldstein describes courseware as the combination of (1) content, (2) platform, and (3) design (see the graphic at the bottom of the article.) I will exclude design, the third component of Michael’s definition, from the discussion that follows and explain why at the end.*.

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OER Pearson Moodle Blackboard 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

November 8, 2009 (21centuryedtech Article by Michael Gorman). Why Scientific Innovation Needs The Arts – Explore this wonderful article from the Guardian that explains the connection between science and the arts. OER Commons – Take a look at these results from a search I did for STEAM based activities. Check them all out.

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STEM Resources OER Conference 207

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2016

The article makes a strong argument for the importance of interoperability among learning platforms, tools, and content. While I think this is more accidental than malicious, as I’ll explain below, the article needs a clear response. There is no single definition and interpretations vary with usage. Open Access.

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OER Software Data Accessibility 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Why Scientific Innovation Needs The Arts – Explore this wonderful article from the Guardian that explains the connection between science and the arts. OER Commons – Take a look at these results from a search I did for STEAM based activities. Since it is OER (Open Education Resources) it is free. Check them all out.

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STEM Resources Classroom OER 164

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 13, 2018

Matt Crosslin has posted a thoughtful response to our RISE article from last year. Not just the OER itself, but the chapter and page number…. [I]f But I definitely want to consider the possibilities with this approach. An open implementation of RISE was recently published in the Journal of Open Source Software.

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OER Outcomes Assessment Analysis 93

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

Educational materials published under an open license are called open educational resources (OER). When digital educational materials become OER, they are converted back into public goods. Instructional designers, faculty, and other educators and administrators should develop a basic understanding of OER. Education is Sharing.

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OER Resources Education Pearson 60

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 16, 2016

Then we end up in endless debates regarding effectively arbitrary definitions. Given that any application of “open” to a new social innovation (like open educational resources or open government) is really just a social convention, can we really say that one definition is the right one? We don’t even think about it.”

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Resources Education OER Software 60

techlearning

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Why Scientific Innovation Needs The Arts – Explore this wonderful article from the Guardian that explains the connection between science and the arts. OER Commons – Take a look at these results from a search I did for STEAM based activities. Since it is OER (Open Education Resources) it is free. Check them all out.

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STEM Resources Classroom OER 89

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 14, 2016

Why Scientific Innovation Needs The Arts – Explore this wonderful article from the Guardian that explains the connection between science and the arts. OER Commons – Take a look at these results from a search I did for STEAM based activities. Since it is OER (Open Education Resources) it is free.

STEM 60

STEM Resources OER Conference 60

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When you click on an app in the database, you will be taken to an information page that includes an overview, resource videos and tutorials, related articles, free or paid, device requirements, as well as integrations, like Google Classroom. This database is so powerful because it includes detailed information about each application.

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Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 27, 2016

A recent New York Times article detailed how humans can get goose bumps when we experience awe, that often-positive feeling of being in the presence of something vast that transcends our understanding of the world. In my definition innovation is creating, implementing, and sustaining transformative ideas that instill awe to improve learning.

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Learning OER Gamification Policies 250

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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OER Education Course Instructional Materials 60

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

” From the article: Zuckerberg revealed that he wants to ensure that education has a chance to flourish in VR. ” Definitely no one I trust more on this topic, no siree. Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “About That Cengage OER Survey.” (Dead) Lady Macbeth? Also dead) Ophelia?

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 27, 2020

This was the promise of learning objects, which were compared to Legos in almost every conference presentation and journal article on the topic. OER and the Revisability Paradox. That bit of history prepares us to discuss open educational resources (OER) and the revisability paradox.

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OER Examples Resources Course 143