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Confused about what ‘Open’ Means in Education? Inconceivable!

Doug Levin

I’ve established that I am a fan of open educational resources (OER) and think that K-12 educators and policymakers would benefit from thinking more deeply about the ownership of instructional materials. To that end, I present the first draft of “ #GoOpen: OER for K-12 Educators – Frequently Asked Questions.”

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How our district is making math relevant

eSchool News

Here are a few strategies we have implemented to help teachers make this shift, as well as a few lessons learned along the way. Choosing an OER turned out to be a great way to garner teacher buy-in, which is essential to the success of any instructional program. Collect teacher feedback to ensure buy-in and improve fidelity.

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An Obstacle to the Ubiquitous Adoption of OER in US Higher Education

Iterating Toward Openness

I now have no doubt that the overwhelming majority of general education courses and some specific degree programs will transition entirely to OER in US higher ed. I spent most of my thinking time last week wondering about obstacles in the way of the ubiquitous adoption of OER in US higher education and how we might overcome them.

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Curation Situations: Let us count the ways

NeverEndingSearch

K12 digital curation is about getting our users/students/teachers to the good stuff, pointing them to content and resources they might now discover with their intuitive strategies. It’s about saving teachers instructional time. In school libraries, digital curation represents a workflow strategy for student inquiry.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

1 after an investigation found chapter members repeatedly used racist , homophobic and anti-Semitic slurs , and then ostracized a black member who told them to stop, according to documents released by the university.” “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” ” Go, School Sports Team!