Doug Levin

MAY 16, 2016

I said my piece in the updated article that spurred my original comment (including that the service the company in question provides looks “interesting and valuable,” especially in the context of the K-12 assessment market). The Pro-OER Elephant Test. Open is the New Green.

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The Thinking Stick

JANUARY 18, 2024

Within the time frame of one full day of training, I can get teachers to think about assessing prompts over products. In the coming weeks will be a checklist for school leaders to use to start thinking about what policies need to be updated and what conversations need to start happening within schools if they aren’t already.

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OER UDL Training Industry 67

Tom Murray

JUNE 3, 2016

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Andy Marcinek , Chief Open Education Advisor at the US Department of Education (ED), to explore how schools can benefit from Open Educational Resources (OERs) and what is being done in this area nationwide. Determining policies, processes, and timelines for adoption.

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OER Future Ready Edmodo Education 100

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2018

Thanks to policies such as the Common Education Data Standards , information regarding Bobby’s need for special transportation services, food allergy restrictions and appropriate class placements were shared quickly, securely and automatically in time for his first day of class. The alliance also provides tools to get districts on their way.

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Competency Based Learning OER Data Comparison 196

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In conversations with edtech investors, some reported that the K-12 market has seen an influx of instructional content, particularly in the form of open educational resources (OERs). OERs are openly-licensed educational materials that can be downloaded, modified and shared with others to help support student learning. Source: EdSurge.

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OER Data Tools Trends 88

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2017

In this ever-dynamic landscape, “common” standards for education seemingly get a bad rap, but they’re useful, particularly for the development and distribution of open education resources (OER). When OER curation was in its infancy, there were few common standards in place for vetting and cataloging this content.

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OER Academic Standards Policies Common Core 58

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The Cohort topics include Competency-based Professional Learning, Data Interoperability, Engaged Learning, Innovative Assessment, Learner Variability, and Rural Education. Assessment Data Interoperability: Integrating assessment data to support teacher instruction and student learning. pic.twitter.com/4x9zw4vU7A.

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Data Conference Assessment OER 168

Securly

JANUARY 5, 2016

Ask questions that assess how a leader integrates and dictates technology into his/her projects and to those he/she leads. OER Commons provides a database of free learning materials commonly used by teachers nationwide. Digitally Mature Leaders . Robust and well designed infrastructure.

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Technology Classroom BYOD OER 120

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. They support sound pedagogy and balanced assessment to help teachers understand and interpret student performance.

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Instructional Materials Resources OER Policies 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

That’s right, the identified nouns can give you keywords that will allow you to search a wonderful world of OER (Open Education Resources) on the internet. It is also important to gauge students’ age and ability while aligning it with the district AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) and the each tool’s Terms of Use.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Go easy on the inspirational, aspirational statements; go deep on data to support the needs assessments and recommendations. Be explicit with districts about expectations for access to technology in schools and classrooms.

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Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2018

To Impact Investors, Foundations, and Policy Makers, Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. I wish you wouldn’t pin all hope on OER or content marketplaces or playlists as curriculum solutions. And how, even before seeing any assessment data, you know that kids are learning in ways that matter most.

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EdTech OER Industry Study 98

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. state-level policies relating to open education. This strikes me as both awesome and terrifying – and a stark reminder of the limits of computing.

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EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Open Educational Resources (OER) – These are educational materials in the public domain or introduced with an open license. Stakeholders should assess their digital beliefs to see where they stand, and also consider tech affordability and accessibility with regard to digitization. What’s Out There Now. Just a dream? Not really.

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OER Analysis Data Academic Standards 53

Connecting 2 the World

JULY 27, 2022

Sessions in Creating an Accessible Syllabus, Global OER, Entangled Pedagogy and Liberating Structures may at first seem totally different. But the outcomes are transactional knowledge, with the ownership determined by the school, students, and educational policies. But my mind is always trying to find links and common threads.

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Learning OER Course Outcomes 40

Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

K-12 educational technology policy. educational technology policy should be over the coming four years (when the law will next come due to be reauthorized). making instructional resources widely available via open educational resources (OER), which may include supporting school districts in using OER.

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Policies Technology Education OER 258

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2018

I’ll be writing a range of essays this year reflecting on two decades of work toward opening the core intellectual infrastructure of education (textbooks and other educational materials, assessments, and outcomes / objectives / competency statements) in order to increase access to and improve the effectiveness of education. Freeriders!

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OER Software Company Microsoft 80

eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2016

The Learning Counsel’s 2016 Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey and Assessment Tool is now available online. The survey tool was created to assist executives and curriculum and technology directors in assessing their readiness for a greater transition to digital curriculum and content. Transition barriers. Curriculum coverage.

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Survey Learning OER BYOD 40

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?” OER often shine in their variety and ability to deepen resources for niche topics. frequent formative assessment opportunities) can appear in educational resources with any copyright license.

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OER Instructional Materials Pearson Resources 60

The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

As recent investigations have shown, too many public schools lack clear conflict-of-interest policies to ensure that decisions about whether and when to use specific technology products or services are being made in the best interests of students. The post OPINION: What’s the high-tech tradeoff for students and teachers?

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Software Student Data Privacy OER Data 48

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Albans City School, and several of her students explained how they’re using technology for assessment, service work, and more. In the edWebinar “ Students Leverage Technology Tools and Makerspaces to Personalize Learning,” Grace Borst, Innovation Specialist at St. Albans City School has a dedicated makerspace open to all students from PreK-8.

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Personalized Learning Learning OER Broadband 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

What type of performance-based formative and summative assessment took place? A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In my recent post I asked us each to consider what “what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” Ismael tweeted: My own take: these are two complementary approaches to #OER that should enrich each other, not exclude (or even blame) each other. As someone concerned with equality, I like #OER as a way to make teaching cheaper.

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OER LMS Secondary Course 60

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The App Hub is dedicated to bringing transparency to developers’ data and accessibility policies, and to help decision-makers find information about apps to meet the unique learning goals and policies of their school districts.”. Developers Resource Page – a resource page for app developers to access best practices and policies.

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Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

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

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

In regard to Creativity, check out my last post, which covers facilitating and assessing Creativity in the classroom. STEM to STEAM -The STEM to STEAM initiative, championed by the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), is supported by teachers, researchers, policy makers, students, and business people from RISD and beyond.

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STEM Resources OER Conference 207

Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Rich shares the power of Open Educational Resources (OER)–what they are, where to find them, and how to get started. Emoji Assessments for Any Classroom – SULS0168. In this episode, I’m sharing ideas for using emojis in your informal and formative assessments. See: Copyright Policy. (but should be) – SULS0148.

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Google eBook Assessment OER 95

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.) Google also invests in think tanks, the policy and research institutions that are so prolific in Washington DC and so influential in turn in helping to shape policy and the narratives about the future. How is Google influencing policy?

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2019

The reviewers look at three key aspects of the material—the content and especially its alignment to core standards, accessibility of the content for all students, and the pedagogy, including teacher support and assessments. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting. Join the Community.

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Instructional Materials Accessibility Policies OER 41

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

He also talked about how he thinks policy shifts like the implementation of the common-core standards and the adoption of “open” educational resources are likely to affect the K-12 market, and his company’s work. Pearson was recently faulted by New Jersey state officials for a disruption of that state’s assessments.].

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Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Promoting Innovation and Creativity During the School Day - Philip McIntosh, Math and Science Teacher STEM Can Lead the Way: Rethinking Teacher Preparation and Policy - Marcella Klein Williams Ed.D.,

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

The State Policy Network has a plan to counter union activism with anti-union PR. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? Edsurge’s coverage of Top Hat’s OER news is also in the Betteridge’s Law section above. ” asks Edsurge. and James L.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. This reversal in policy is a bad decision for all of us." Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected?

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EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

in August has released an assessment on the university’s response and what it could have done better. It points to policies the university can pro-actively ennact, and laws that could have been enforced by university police.” ” “What happens after American higher education contracts?”

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Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

She seemed to fail to grasp some of the basics of education policy – the difference between “ proficiency ” and “ growth ,” for example, and the federal rules surrounding disability rights and education. Justin Reich on “ assessment ” versus “ evaluation.”

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Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via The New York Times : “ Trump Orders Review of Education Policies to Strengthen Local Control.” The NAACP endorses OER. The “nation’s report card” is the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP. Education Politics. Not much,” says The LA Times’ Joy Resmovits.

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. The sale, the FTC contended, would violate ConnectEDU’s own privacy policy, and it requested that users be notified so they could request their data be destroyed.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145