Iterating Toward Openness
JULY 5, 2023
By definition, our lack of imagination is the only limit on our ability to use these tools in novel ways. And for those of you who expect every post on this blog to be related to OER in some way (you did notice I changed the name of the blog, right?), After I have answered all the questions, give me feedback on my answers again.’
Iterating Toward Openness
MARCH 10, 2020
I posted the first installment yesterday, explaining how a fundamental failure to understand copyright makes the definition of OER in the new UNESCO recommendation nonsensical. In this second installment, I want to describe how it appears that many in the OER community have taken their eye off the ball.
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Edsurge
JUNE 13, 2019
Has there been an impact on student engagement? The teachers who have access to Vivi-enabled classrooms have been using more interactive tools to engage their students, so it's made them feel more confident in being able to quickly connect, share, show something, get feedback from students.
Iterating Toward Openness
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
In the mid-late aughts and early teens, when I was still serving as chair for doctoral students, I often had conversations like this: Student (bursting into my office): I have an exciting idea for my dissertation research! Student: I’ll study whether students learn better with OER than with traditional course materials!
21st Century Educational Technology and Learning
JUNE 10, 2015
Link: Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. At the same time, it must be remembered that all of the stages allow for technology interaction and increased student engagement. What might have been gained in regards to student learning because of the substitution?
Kitaboo on EdTech
DECEMBER 7, 2020
eBooks have changed the definition of textbooks completely. Though digital courseware has a broad definition, all solutions share some common characteristics-. Open Educational Resources (OER) Products – OER course products are developed based on open resources and utilize instructional design and professional services.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 30, 2019
At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s.
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