Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2019

An open-access advocacy group on Wednesday sent a formal filing to the U.S. The group joins others who have spoken out against the merger, including a letter sent last month by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group on behalf of several student organizations.

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Advocacy Groups Pearson Education 94

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

Publicly-traded companies like Wiley generally share the price of their acquisitions, unless the financial impact is considered immaterial to the buyer’s bottom line. The New York City-based company has raised more than $180 million in investment capital. 1, 2019), the company reported a more than 20-percent decline in this division.

Knewton 137

Knewton OER Industry Adaptive Learning 137

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

The biggest education company in the world is moving away from a production model that has been one of the main drivers in the rising cost of textbooks. Public Interest Research Group, each new edition of a textbook cost 12 percent more than the previous one. But the company is not cutting the cord with print. “We

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Pearson OER Company Knewton 163

Bryan Alexander

MAY 13, 2016

For example, community college adoption of OER depends on the behavior of institutions that most of their students transfer to. Another: individual faculty are often caught between publishers (so far, everyone here hates sales reps) and their tenure/hiring/promotion/review companies (strong sense of long-serving profs as obstacles).

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OER Elsevier Secondary Pearson 40

Bryan Alexander

MAY 13, 2016

For example, community college adoption of OER depends on the behavior of institutions that most of their students transfer to. Another: individual faculty are often caught between publishers (so far, everyone here hates sales reps) and their tenure/hiring/promotion/review companies (strong sense of long-serving profs as obstacles).

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OER Elsevier Secondary Pearson 40

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 9, 2018

As the title of the document makes explicit, the framework aims to contribute to the conversation about the sustainability of OER: “Toward a Sustainable OER Ecosystem: The Case for OER Stewardship” It’s a valuable contribution to that conversation. I struggle to see how this will be possible.

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OER Company Pearson Resources 60

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. MOOC also offers group collaboration and feedback through online evaluation. Open Education Resources (OER). E-learning has seen a broad positive shift in the last couple of years.

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MOOC Gamification Smartphone OER 127

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

The term comes from the physical devices that other companies used to sell, where students literally pressed buttons to respond to multiple-choice questions. The Toronto-based company once relied on textbook publishers to distribute its technology. To date, the company has raised $105 million in venture capital.

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Knewton Company OER Pearson 125

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2018

Amazon officials took down the offending content and pledged to quickly put a review system in place, but in the meantime they restricted access to the service to a select group of beta testers and the site fell off the radar for about a year. But this time the company disabled the “share” feature—a key component of the service.

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OER Education Company System 114

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence. On its website , the company claims it has more than 700 institutional customers across the K-12, higher education and corporate learning space. In 2014, the Gates Foundation awarded the company a $4.5 Flash will be sunsetted on Dec.

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Pearson Adaptive Learning Knewton OER 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2021

based company, called Argos Education, is that the way textbooks are created and revised is due for a reset. For years the ASU group built these adaptive experiences on a commercial platform sold by Smart Sparrow. The system will also pull in some OER textbook material developed by OpenStax , a low-cost publisher at Rice University.

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Pearson OER Software Course 132

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2018

While OER was presented as one way to ease course material costs, other challenges remain, starting with understanding and awareness of what the term means. Still, sustainable ways to fund OER into the future remains an open question. Austin, Texas outside of the SXSW EDU conference And that was just the start.

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OER EdTech Company Data 76

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

The report is much later than usual—NMC had planned to release it in March—but Educause officials say they took pains to uphold the traditions of that group. And the group will continue to use the software developed by NMC to coordinate the research, which was among the assets purchased by Educause.

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Report OER Trends Industry 64

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

She tried several options before jumping on a free trial of the wireless video streaming and screen mirroring technology by Vivi, an education-focused company founded in Australia. Vivi has made her more flexible in how she teaches and how she interacts with groups within her classroom.

Tools 121

Tools How To Classroom OER 121

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. Maturing Models?

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Groups OER Pearson Resources 40

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

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

Remind is a good example of this because professors can easily and privately share with a whole class, or groups within a class, relevant course materials. But companies might not be attuned enough to how the user experience shifts from one device to another. Even modestly priced e-texts are still out of reach for some students.

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Mobility OER Technology BYOD 87

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2018

Confusion over the meaning of the word “free” (e.g., ‘if my company uses programs licensed as free software, does that mean I can’t charge customers?’) ’) was the original fear, uncertainty, and doubt that kept companies from engaging in this work. Companies are starting to ‘get it’!”

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OER Software Company Microsoft 79

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 25, 2016

The move follows news earlier this year that Amazon Education is working on Inspire , a platform on which schools will be able to upload, manage, share, and discover such resources, known as OER. While some industry observers see OER as a challenger to the content and curriculum that schools pay for, others are more sanguine.

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OER Education Company Academic Standards 40

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

School administrators learned about the site, to be called Amazon Inspire, during a “Transitioning to OER” session Friday as part of the National Conference on Education of the AASA, the School Superintendents Association, held here. This piece we have committed to making absolutely free forever.

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OER Resources Education Edmodo 40

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

It brings together K-12 educators, companies, reporters, university professors, and students to talk about product announcements, implementation strategies and edtech trends. ABCMouse , who’s grouped in with the “big guys” because of its record-making $150M fundraising round , released its flagship K-12 product, ABCMouse for Schools.

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Microsoft OER Digital Citizenship EdTech 110

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 11, 2022

I’ve been interested in sustainability models for OER for decades. Longtime readers may recall that the research group I founded at Utah State University in 2003, the Open Sustainable Learning Opportunities group, became The Center for Open and Sustainable Learning in 2005, which I directed until I moved to BYU.)

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OER Analysis Software Outcomes 147

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

This group is gonna change the info access/experience for kids! I was honored to join several esteemed colleagues to present on the panel: Leading the Charge: Leveraging Librarian Leadership to Support the OER Journey. And here is the sketchnote Margaret Sisler created during the session: #oer and teacher librarians!

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Social Media Libraries Conference OER 105

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

edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2015

Learning Bird is an edtech company that gives great teachers a platform to make a difference to students all over the country. Readiness for Personalized, Digital Learning with Metiri Group. Learn about how to use open educational resources (OER) in your classroom! Be a part of the conversation anywhere using #EnvisionEdu.

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OER iPad EdTech Twitter 40

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. ” Via The Intercept : “Chinese Corporation Alibaba Joins Group Ghostwriting American Laws.” The student loan company has raised $803.6

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality. DeSchryver and Cavanagh will look at how ESSA is guiding the work of edtech companies now and in the future. Monday, March 6 9:30 a.m. Will VR Really Impact Student Outcomes? But will VR and AR live up to its hype? 11:00 a.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Tagged on: August 15, 2017 International Privacy Experts Adopt Statements on E-Learning, Intelligence Gathering | EPIC → The International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications has adopted new recommendations to improve privacy and security standards for e-learning platforms (and government intelligence gathering).

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 Okay, okay.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

MindShift

JULY 11, 2016

The Liberty Public Schools district sees Langhorst and his colleague as front-runners in an important shift toward open educational resources (OER). But many teachers still have big questions about OER that will determine how many of them choose to adopt this approach to teaching and curriculum.

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Resources OER Classroom Study 28

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

This edWebinar was hosted by SETDA and sponsored by Education Networks of America (ENA) , Kajeet , Mobile Beacon , and Parana River Group. In 2018, ENA joined forces with a company who share ENA’s same vision and passion for delivering excellence—CatchOn. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenters.

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Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. My thanks to EdSurge for highlighting its availability. Oh, and unroll.me

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EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 16, 2015

My field was ArtificialIntelligence , but I started experimenting with online tutor groups, producing web pages, etc and migrated into educational technology (as many people did). blogs, social media, learning objects, OERs, MOOCs, etc in this period. 2) You wrote a book on being a digital scholar in 2011.

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MOOC Dropout OER Social Media 28

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. My thanks to EdSurge for highlighting its availability. Oh, and unroll.me

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

She recently stepped down as the Executive Director of the Peninsula Library System, the NorthNet Library System, the Pacific Library Partnership and the Califa Group and continues as a strategic advisor to those groups. He holds an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

She recently stepped down as the Executive Director of the Peninsula Library System, the NorthNet Library System, the Pacific Library Partnership and the Califa Group and continues as a strategic advisor to those groups. He holds an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). Markson, Cengage’s strategy officer, argued that the company is “extremely committed” to driving down costs for students.

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Pearson OER Course Accessibility 110