Doug Levin
FEBRUARY 21, 2016
K-12 education system by open educational resources (OER) since 2009, although my first exposure to the ideas and leaders of the movement stretch back to the launch of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative. This is where context matters most for the OER movement. Even within the U.S.
Edsurge
MAY 23, 2017
David Wiley, a pioneer of open education resources who co-founded Lumen Learning , a for-profit company that supports OER efforts, sees one place where textbooks could actually be vanquished by openly licensed alternatives: community colleges. In fact, that day may not be far off. And of course, economists have a name for this.
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Hapara
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
While textbook publishing companies now offer digital versions, you can also find open textbook options online. If you’re looking for elementary or middle school materials, this is a great place to start. OER Commons. OER Commons is a digital library full of open educational resources (OER). Schedule a demo today!
Edsurge
AUGUST 24, 2017
Open-licensed learning materials have generally been slower to carve out a spot in the K-12 market they have in higher education, where companies like Lumen Learning have found target demographics. Our middle and elementary teachers had been using Illustrative Math resources over the years and it was a positive experience,” says Williams.
Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2018
Learn more about gaming while at ISTE—and beyond: Book a meeting at ISTE 2018 to learn about Classcraft’s Engagement Management System for schools and districts, and the Quests Marketplace featuring partners like Google Education, Discovery Educator Network, Newsela, LRNG, Breakout EDU and OER Commons. Visit Classcraft at ISTE Booth #970.
Marketplace K-12
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
Open Up Resources, a nonprofit that until recently was called the K-12 OER Collaborative, says it will offer openly licensed materials to school districts, and predicts it will achieve savings from what those systems would normally pay for commercial materials. Open Up Resources says it will break through those barriers.
The Daring Librarian
MARCH 19, 2020
Since our schools closed down last Friday companies have been very generous and forthcoming to provide FREE resources for our quarantined or grounded kiddos. Please note that I a Middle Grades (ages 10-14) and Young Adult specific educator and not Primary or Elementary. Seems like more are coming out every day.
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