Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

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. Students are enrolling in my course to get a technical degree but they can’t afford the textbook because it’s $300. By the nonprofit’s estimates, more than half of U.S.

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Industry OER Course Company 107

Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

They come from sources such as the Michigan Open Book Project, Core Knowledge, CK-12, OpenStax and OER Commons. You can also share specific texts with individual students or small groups to differentiate instruction and personalize learning. You can also use digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom for electives courses.

How To 130

How To Classroom Common Core Hapara 130

EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 2, 2017

MLD – Mobile Learning Devices. MLearning – Mobile Learning. MOOC – Massively Open Online Course (an online course which has video lectures, problem solving activities, texts and an online community of fellow learners). NGDLE – Next-generation Digital Learning Environment. PLN – Personal Learning Network.

EdTech 189

EdTech VLE CMS OER 189

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. That’s right, the identified nouns can give you keywords that will allow you to search a wonderful world of OER (Open Education Resources) on the internet. WIll provide a foundation for further learning opportunities.

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OER Khan Academy Moodle Meeting 60

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Tim Carson, Skilled Trades and OER Advocate First, allow me to tell you why I don’t typically read books about online learning. Experience Online Learning The biggest ways that I have been able to develop my skills in online teaching is to experience it myself. I’ve ordered your book as well.

Online Learning 185

Online Learning Learning OER Course 185

Bryan Alexander

JULY 20, 2017

Text question from Ed Finn: OER Game Changer – Moodle Community could separate it from Canvas and Blackboard who keep these types of sharing resources behind a wall. BryanAlexander @Moodler Are you aware of any learners using Moodle to create and document their own personal learning pathways? Thank you. .

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Moodle LMS OER Blackboard 79

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

However, she and her colleague Kyle Bowen, who is the director of teaching and learning with technology, believe that artificial intelligence and machine learning will supplement the work faculty already do. BBookX When Sparrow plans her courses, she says she thinks about the “depth and breath” of the materials she’s going to cover.

Robotics 135

Robotics OER Industry Education 135

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 17, 2017

Both of these products wrap significant additional functionality around OER. Waymaker is Lumen’s platform for personalized learning. It wraps pre-assessments, in situ formative assessments, and summative assessments around OER. Like Waymaker, OHM wraps these and other features around OER.

OER 60

OER LMS Assessment Course 60

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

In the spirit of iterating toward openness, I’ve recently had the opportunity to revisit some of my earlier thinking about how to measure the impact of OER-related work. I have previously written about metrics I call the educational golden ratio and the OER impact factor. of students passed the course.

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OER Course Outcomes System 61

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?

Accessibility 62

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

That’s right, the identified nouns can give you keywords that will allow you to search a wonderful world of OER (Open Education Resources) on the internet. Resources: “Finding the Nouns or Facts” How might your identification of the curriculum standard nouns along with OER fit into a classroom ?

Technology Support 112

Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

In addition to offering theoretically rigorous, research-oriented courses, also offering a few highly job-oriented courses as well,” he tweeted. In addition to offering theoretically rigorous, research-oriented courses, also offering a few highly job-oriented courses as well. DLNchat-ters had a variety of opinions.

How To 124

How To Mobility Course OER 124

eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

LMS provider itslearning and Gooru , a nonprofit organization which provides a free online learning navigator for educators of the same name, announced a strategic partnership to enhance itslearning’s platform with open educator-curated content and successful practices for personalized learning.

LMS 60

LMS OER Future Ready Personalized Learning 60

Bryan Alexander

JULY 20, 2017

Text question from Ed Finn: OER Game Changer – Moodle Community could separate it from Canvas and Blackboard who keep these types of sharing resources behind a wall. BryanAlexander @Moodler Are you aware of any learners using Moodle to create and document their own personal learning pathways? Thank you. .

Moodle 40

Moodle LMS OER Blackboard 40

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

And what kind of impact data should they be tracking over the course of a season? Using half of the funds, the Texas Education Agency contracted with OpenStax, a nonprofit based at Rice University, to write textbooks for several popular high school STEM courses. They need technology to collect and analyze the data.

EdTech 150

EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2017

As Troy Markowitz suggested, “Institutions need to better connect the skills attained derived from course curriculum/programs. Institutions need to focus on this and not just on measuring” student learning outcomes. At our next #DLNchat , we’ll discuss Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Ed.

OER 67

OER Outcomes Digital Learning Online Learning 67

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

Fulé and her colleague Don Carter, the university’s director of e-learning, launched the. Peak Performance Mathematics Bridge Program —a six-week summer course for students who place below the first math class in their chosen field of study. For some students and courses, Fisher combined EWA with tutoring and modular courses.

Tools 91

Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 91

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Integrated Planning & Advising for Student Success : As technology steps in to automate traditional academic advising duties like helping students register for courses, a new approach to student success and planning has stepped in: iPASS (Integrated Planning & Advising for Student Success). Higher Ed 9:30 a.m. EdSurge 9:30 a.m.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2016

This was followed by: 2) increased student engagement; 3) project-based learning for student instruction; 4) personalized learning; and 5) intervention for struggling students. The survey results guide our work as we continue to strive for excellence in teaching and learning through digital platforms, tools, and practices.”. .

Survey 40

Survey Learning OER BYOD 40

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 26, 2017

Then, of course, what we understand is we have to give them more basic questions that they have a better chance on. 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?

Classroom 227

Classroom OER Software System 227

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

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.

OER 206

OER EdTech Exercises Resources 206

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2017

Since the New York Times named 2012 the year of massive open online courses (MOOCs), millions have flocked to platforms offering them such as edX and Coursera. While these online courses have seen massive enrollment, perspectives on their impact have been decidedly mixed. Who else do you imagine taking this course? And, why now?

MOOC 115

MOOC OER Coursera Education 115

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. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!)

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2016

Now benefits like those cost reductions and higher student success rates are prompting the school to roll out more Z-degrees programs and extend its partnership with Lumen Learning by piloting next-generation adaptive OER courseware. But Tidewater doesn’t have plans for total conversion to OER, despite the benefits.

Adaptive Learning 81

Adaptive Learning OER Learning Course 81

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. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!)

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

To believe that would require, of course, that we overlook the role that the major technology platforms – Google, Facebook, and Amazon – play in education. Of course, for this to apply to Pearson, it would have to turn out high quality content. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.)

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

The local needs assessment to be conducted by the school district is to be focused on identifying gaps in a school district’s “access to personalized learning experiences supported by technology and professional development for the effective use of data and technology” and is to be updated every three years.

Policies 258

Policies Technology Education OER 258

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 17, 2018

Some of my colleagues use Lynda.com to gather playlists from specific elements selected across the hundreds of offered courses. More powerfully, we can use playlists to differentiate and individualize learning and allow students to work through content at their own pace as they return and review at the moment of need.

Khan Academy 41

Khan Academy OER lynda.com Learning 41

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

We [made] probably the biggest single investment [in the Pearson System of Courses , which] completely rethinks the way that numeracy and literacy are taught in the classroom. You have to work with the gray—that is the day-to-day reality of the classroom. Ultimately, it has to be paid for somewhere in the system.

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2018

Can open educational resources, or OER, truly create more equity and access? That was the question at the heart of our #DLNchat on January 9, which centered around OER in Higher Education. To me OER is also about the democratization of access to education, and the pursuit and sharing of knowledge.

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OER Resources Education Digital Learning 83

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

.” Via Wired UK : “ UK’s Nudge Unit tests machine learning to rate schools and GPs.” Via Education Week : “Two Districts Roll Back Summit Personalized Learning Program.” ” “ OER , Capability, and Opportunity” by David Wiley. ” “Nudge Unit.”

OER 44

OER Education Robotics LMS 44

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. Content that covers the complete curriculum of credit courses. Digital learning materials offer the potential to personalize learning for effective learning.

eBook 98

eBook Gamification Education Pearson 98

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. In other Salesforce news, “The University of Texas System teams up with Salesforce to turn its learning platform into a learning relationship management system ,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

.” But yes, please do go on about how personalization will make education “more just.” Via Wired : “Impatient With Colleges, Employers Design Their Own Courses.” ” “Personalized learning,” I believe Zuck calls this. ” The Business of Job Training.

Education 46

Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” The charter school, which is closing it doors, is the Merit Preparatory Charter School , run by “personalized learning” charter chain Matchbook Learning. Via The 74 : “ Montessori Was the Original Personalized Learning. ” That is the Sophie B. Wright Charter School in New Orleans.

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

That’s not the story that DeVos wants to tell, of course.). ” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” ” Via Getting Smart : “ Virtual and Augmented Reality in Personalized Learning.” million total.

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” “Is there an elegant way to administer exams in online courses ?”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46