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

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2018

It’s not unheard of for an instructor to tee up a YouTube video for a lesson, only to have the content blocked by the school or district’s censorware. I wanted to ask you about OERs. But its long-term trajectory is really obvious because we have such a broadly-indexed set of [articles at the pre-publication stages].

Education 64

Education Exercises OER Meeting 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe. More on that in a subsequent article in this series.) It’s a theme that runs throughout almost every article in this series.“Fake The Thrillist had just published an article on “ The Netflix Prize: How a $1 Million Contest Changed Binge-Watching Forever.”

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Claims on YouTube: Students watch a short video and explain why they might not trust a video that makes a contentious claim. . News Search : Students distinguish between a news article and an opinion column.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

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

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Viral School Videos. Um, they do.) The Flipped Classroom". Green Imperial Pigeon.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

I’m not sure what this means as the article talks about both “authenticity” (whatever that is) and the gender of instructors on various MOOC platforms. million for English-language instruction videos. The video learning company has previously raised $1.57 Video game company Triseum has raised $1.43

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Education MOOC Company Report 48