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OER: Free Like a Beer, or Free Like a Puppy?

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I heard this question six years ago after it was raised at a major publishing conference. Those in the puppy camp argued, with good reason, that free curricula and OER content were hardly free once the related costs and risks were factored in. Is free curriculum content like a free beer or a free puppy?

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How a University Took on the Textbook Industry

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And some credit it for helping kick-start a trend—now known as open educational resources, or OER—that has sent shockwaves through the traditional publishing industry. professors enjoy academic freedom to select their own course materials, it can take a lot of personal persuasion to convince each to try teaching a new text.

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Join the edWeb Team at ISTE 2015

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Follow @edwebnet on Twitter to find us at the conference. At ISTE 2015, Common Sense Education will provide a sneak preview of the latest version of Graphite, designed to help educators learn fundamental edtech teaching skills. dreambox learning. Scratch your way to great prizes with Learning Bird at ISTE.

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Cash Awards Honor Faculty and Institutions for Innovative Use of Digital Tools

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So he struck up a partnership with Cengage Learning, a Boston-based education technology and information company. When Wallinga returned to campus from last fall’s Accelerate conference, he brought back a check, a trophy, and newfound respect. Wallinga saw his students continually stymied by gateway math requirements.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

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Underappreciated No More: A Free Edtech Platform Shines as Schools Go Remote

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As countless educators around the world have scrambled to figure out how to deliver lessons remotely with whisker-thin budgets, many turned to open education resources (OER). Khosla is the founder and CEO of CK-12 , the 30-person nonprofit that she started in 2007 to deliver free digital books, particularly on math and science topics.

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This Year’s ASU+GSV Summit Is Hard to Describe. Here’s Our Best Attempt.

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Each year, the conference organizers try to broaden the conversation. Women entrepreneurs made up more than a third of the presenting companies. happened on the Sunday evening before the first day of the conference. One of its investments announced this week is in Aula , a London-based company that just closed a $4.2

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