EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 7, 2018

The new E-learning technologies keep on evolving, and a lot of companies are investing in it to yield efficient employees. It is a software application that helps you create, track, and report training programme or educational courses anywhere using any device. Open Education Resources (OER). Learning Management System (LMS).

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MOOC Gamification Smartphone OER 127

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

The open source software side of the open house has absolutely no issue with commercial entities using or contributing to open source software. Think for a minute about all the people and companies that have created really amazing commercial offerings based on Linux, Apache, MYSQL, PHP, Ruby, Node, React, or WordPress.

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OER Pearson Microsoft Education 60

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 30, 2017

There was a lot of discussion at OpenEd17 about the relationship between OER and value-added services like platforms. Examples of Value-Added Services in the Context of Open. They do not have the technical expertise, the time, or the institutional support to engage meaningfully with OER. Pressbooks (Book Oven Inc.

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OER LMS Learning Moodle 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

For over a decade, plenty of time and dollars have been poured into encouraging the use of open educational resources (OER). In 2007 the Hewlett Foundation’s funding helped create OER Commons. From my experience, the answers usually are: OER resources are in silos. Last year, the U.S. Many of the silos are poorly organized.

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OER Resources Common Core Education 60

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 4, 2017

For many years we have seen openwashing among companies working in the education space, in which they either knowingly or accidentally attempt to equate “open” with something other than a free grant of the 5R permissions. As the simplest possible example, take constructionism.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

And the group will continue to use the software developed by NMC to coordinate the research, which was among the assets purchased by Educause. Open educational resources (OER) have been included as key trends since 2013, for example. Not everything will remain exactly the same, though.

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Report OER Trends Industry 64

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

As EdSurge reported, to be part of the initiative, companies “had to commit to providing goods or services worth at least $100 million.” But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services.

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Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

[Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. I fear it is OER wanting it both ways. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?

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Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

In describing her coining of the phrase “open source software” in 1998, Christine Peterson wrote : The introduction of the term “open source software” was a deliberate effort to make this field of endeavor more understandable to newcomers and to business, which was viewed as necessary to its spread to a broader community of users.

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OER Advocacy Software Company 80

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 26, 2017

So, for example, sometimes students who are struggling might be on the below end, in the sense that they have an even less than 25% chance of succeeding at these questions. This means that you can write your own textbooks, share them, or use them as you would any other OER or open education resource. What makes Expii unique?

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Classroom OER Software System 222

The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

Absent checks on real and potential biases, errors and omissions, students’ future educational prospects are being shaped by software. For example, many of the nation’s largest school systems use Google’s free suite of education tools, which allows teachers to develop their lessons, create assignments and administer assessments online.

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Software Student Data Privacy OER Data 47

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. For example, I spend a fair amount of time thinking about the future of learning materials writ large. Now, make no mistake – OER is a means, not an end.

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OER Course Company Smartphone 73

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The company’s founder, Brian Jacobs, said in an interview that his organization has been fielding requests from potential pre-college clients and is likely to begin moving into that market “within the next year or two.” He mentioned Lumen Learning and OER Commons as just two examples.

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Education OER Company Libraries 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

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

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

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. ” The article poses three questions and answers them. Below I share some thoughts prompted by the article.

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OER Instructional Materials Pearson Resources 60

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 27, 2016

Andrew Rickard has written a thoughtful essay on OER, open pedagogy, and commercial interests. Think about our older sibling, the open source software movement. While making analogies between open content and open source software can be dangerous, I think a closer look at open source software has something to offer us here.)

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OER Knewton Software Company 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

For example, a student could be assigned a slide on a Class Google Slide show to share some work while other students and the teacher provide critique. An example might include the collaborative activity Chalk Talk. Keep in mind that these example below are here to give you some ideas to start with. Multiple choice: A.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2016

The most frequently cited definition of OER is the Hewlett Foundation definition : OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. License Must Not Restrict Other Software.

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OER Software Data Accessibility 60

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Last week I promised I would write a few posts about reducing friction with regard to OER. In last week’s post I talked about how we’re making it ridiculously easy for students, faculty, and others to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of OER. This is still a very real risk for OER. ” you might ask.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In its simplest form, digital courseware refers to the curriculum delivered through customized software to facilitate teaching and learning. Open Educational Resources (OER) Products – OER course products are developed based on open resources and utilize instructional design and professional services.

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eBook Gamification Education OER 98

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s always fascinating to look at ed-tech companies’ job postings – this one is from Khan Academy. “Education is going to be a powerful example of the potential of VR,” he said. The new company will be called Touch Press (which was the name of another company that StoryToys acquired last year).

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Without revenue the company will go away. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Steve Dembo recently announced that he’s leaving the company after 10+ years. One company not using Amazon to run its computing infrastructure: Blackboard. ” Rebrand. Updates from ISTE.

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.” Via Fast Company : “How Software Is Taking On School Shootings.”

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Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

President Obama was introduced Wednesday night, for example, by Sharon Belkofer, a member of the Rossford, Ohio school board. Solocron Education LLC , a company whose entire ‘education’ business is filing lawsuits, owns U.S. The company has raised $57 million total. The company has raised $61 million total.

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Education Company Report Data 40

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. The Common Core aligned reading software maker had raised $1.8 ” Trends to watch: investors’ interest in English language learning (software). Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

.” Testing, Testing… Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “These days, everyone’s talking about ‘equity,’ and now a testing company has affixed the word to a new effort. An in-depth look at for profit companies selling their education products and services in Africa. “Can U.S.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60