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How a University Took on the Textbook Industry

Edsurge

Today, OpenStax—part tech startup, part publishing house, part cognitive science research lab—has a library of three dozen titles. And some credit it for helping kick-start a trend—now known as open educational resources, or OER—that has sent shockwaves through the traditional publishing industry. colleges use at least one.

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Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Booking Info – Time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. It is all possible with CK-12.

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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Also remember you can book me for a conference or your school district with workshops that are informative, engaging, and practical. I have three pre-conference workshops that you may want to register for. I will also have three concurrent session during the main conference. Learn more at the conference master classes page.

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Underappreciated No More: A Free Edtech Platform Shines as Schools Go Remote

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As countless educators around the world have scrambled to figure out how to deliver lessons remotely with whisker-thin budgets, many turned to open education resources (OER). Khosla is the founder and CEO of CK-12 , the 30-person nonprofit that she started in 2007 to deliver free digital books, particularly on math and science topics.

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On building learning playlists

NeverEndingSearch

A former student once gave me a gift of a learning playlist progressively arranged for me to improve my two-step moves before a conference in Texas. Professional development : Playlists are excellent vehicles to drive those technology lunch-and-learn experience. Symbaloo Learning Paths. TES Lessons Library.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. For updates on the other major LMS providers – or at least, dispatches from their annual conferences, read Mindwires’ Consulting on Instructure , Blackboard , and D2L. Subscribe to their blog.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“ Are Parent-Teacher Conferences Becoming Obsolete? Via Education Week : “Why Neuroscience Should Drive Personalized Learning ” – because of “the propagation of myths and misinformation.” The business of OER. . “ Can Online Credit Recovery Recover? ” asks The Atlantic.