Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. Many of my students find themselves composing essays across a variety of devices, phones, personal laptops or campus desktops.

Mobility 91

Mobility OER Technology BYOD 91

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Tagged on: August 17, 2017 Do Laptops Help Learning? This includes legislation and regulations relating to open educational resources (OER), textbook costs, and digital course materials across all levels of education. state-level policies relating to open education. This repository contains the datasets we created through this process.

EdTech 150

EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

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 Education’s Proto-Platforms.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

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. In this vision of the world, OER replace traditionally copyrighted, expensive textbooks for all primary, secondary, and post-secondary courses. My end goal isn’t to increase OER adoption.

OER 73

OER Course Company Smartphone 73

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

[link] March 8th, 4:00pm US-Eastern: Webinar: CloudReady, Your Aging PCs + The Google Admin Console Ever wish your existing, aging computers ran like your Chromebooks and could be managed in the Google Admin console?

Chromebook 28

Chromebook Blendspace Libraries Conference 28

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

million laptops to all public primary schools. It’s always fascinating to look at ed-tech companies’ job postings – this one is from Khan Academy. Google had a big press event this week too, unveiling shiny stuff to a cheering crowd of stenographers. Education in the Courts. A Wi-Fi system.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

But.truth is, the US government isn't the early adopter here; Amazon, Google and Facebook are really the front-line developers of the surveillance state." Tagged on: March 10, 2017 SJSD Invests $15,000 in Cyber Security After Close Call | StJoeChannel.com → Move comes AFTER potential problems with user passwords.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170