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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

This article started out with my being bothered by the fact that ‘OER adoption reliably saves students money but does not reliably improve their outcomes.’ ’ For many years OER advocates have told faculty, “When you adopt OER your students save money and get the same or better outcomes!”

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Revisiting #ALATTT: Trend #1: AR/VR/MR and a touch of AI

NeverEndingSearch

Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). Companies are investing in immersive technologies. What are immersive technologies? enhancing every-day learning experiences–media-rich annotations of historic places, libraries (shelves, books?), The first of my shares was on AR/VR/MR with a sprinkling of AI.

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CUNY Community Colleges Prepare for Gov. Cuomo’s Free Tuition Plan With Tech Overhaul

Edsurge

In an interview, George Otte, CUNY’s director of academic technology, described the “bottleneck” created by course shortages. There are plans to add web-based registration, orientation, attendance services, and a more expansive OER library before 2020. According to. According to.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency. SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. That was certainly the case in our experience. You can now find out.