The Thinking Stick

JANUARY 18, 2024

I am proud to announce the first of many documents being released by the @waospi on guidance for K12 educators in the state of Washington. This is just the first of many documents that will be coming from the AI Committee that I am honored to be co-facilitating in doing this work. of Education , and Teachai just to name a few.

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OER UDL Training Industry 67

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

From detailing various funding sources to providing insights into statewide and regional partnerships and offering practical examples of cybersecurity training, the document is a must-read for everyone involved in helping districts improve their cybersecurity posture. state and territorial educational technology and digital learning leaders.

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Resources Microsoft Advocacy OER 87

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology.

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Trends Digital Learning Learning Secondary 201

K12 Open Ed

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

A few us have been pondering the question “ How can we best advance the adoption of OER in K-12? ” both online in this document and f2f at the Open Ed 14 conference. There is currently a good amount of high quality, standards-aligned OER in K-12 with lots more coming online. This is nearly impossible for OER to do.

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OER EdTech Conference Twitter 157

EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 7, 2018

E-learning has seen a broad positive shift in the last couple of years. The new E-learning technologies keep on evolving, and a lot of companies are investing in it to yield efficient employees. Let’s take a look at the some of the innovation in E-learning industry in the last 10 years: The Usage of Smartphones.

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MOOC Gamification Smartphone OER 127

More Verbs

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

The Learning Through Technology Team at the Maine Department of Education is looking for a high energy, entrepreneurial-thinking, collaborative educator who would like to work with us. We currently have one opening for a Regional Education Representative: Digital Learning Specialist (and anticipate two more in the coming months).

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Technology Digital Badges OER Learning 150

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 9, 2018

As the title of the document makes explicit, the framework aims to contribute to the conversation about the sustainability of OER: “Toward a Sustainable OER Ecosystem: The Case for OER Stewardship” It’s a valuable contribution to that conversation. I’m not sure that the document recognizes this.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2018

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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OER Common Core Instructional Materials Resources 99

Bryan Alexander

JULY 20, 2017

Last week Martin Dougiamas, the creator of Moodle, the world’s leading open source learning management system, joined our Future Trends Forum to discuss the future of that technology. 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

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

First-year teachers have a lot to think about, especially at the beginning of the school year: decorating their classroom, planning lessons and learning units, trying out different classroom-management techniques, and -- most importantly -- getting to know their students. Seesaw: The Learning Journal. Classroom management.

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EdTech OER Tools Microsoft 66

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

Future revenue in the $33 billion e-learning market is expected to fall precipitously in the United States and internationally, but sales of other types of digital learning products are predicted to rise, according to a market research report released recently. Unstable Economies Impact E-Learning Market.

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Report E-rate OER LMS 70

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

This is not to say that the mobile medium provides a better learning experience ; however, students' work schedules often prohibit them from dedicated time in front of a stationary computer. Most importantly, OER need to be compatible with both the campus LMS and as independent resources that can be shared through a mobile message.

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Mobility OER Technology BYOD 86

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

Desmos – Their mission is to help every student learn math and love learning math. These projects promote cooperative learning, problem-solving and the use of technology. NZ Math – These rich learning Math ideas come from New Zealand. PDF documents. It contains free printable posters that are 8.5?

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STEM Resources Learning OER 148

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Learning Reviews Science – More than 500 free interactive science websites and apps. Project Noah – Visit tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere. Learn Genetics – Visit this site from the University of Utah. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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STEM Resources Learning Conference 162

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

“We’re very committed to following the format of the previous NMC report,” says Noreen Barajas-Murphy, interim director of academic community programs, who led the completion of the document. “It Open educational resources (OER) have been included as key trends since 2013, for example. Big miss.)

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Report OER Trends Industry 66

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2018

And create an experience that ensures students actually understand and internalize the content and want to learn more, not simply memorize and regurgitate. I wish you wouldn’t pin all hope on OER or content marketplaces or playlists as curriculum solutions. More filler than fire-starter. Quantity over quality. Done well, it’s magic.

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EdTech OER Industry Study 102

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 6, 2017

Collections can help reduce instructional planning and research time, maximizes visibility and usage of your educational resources, and encourages deeper learning in and outside the classroom. You can search for Open Educational Resources (OER) within Destiny Discover and immediately add them to your collections.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

The professionals we spoke with described a process in which they began by collecting or gathering; moved to connecting content and resources for specific purposes and audiences; curated by adding value with context and commentary; and contributed by offering the community opportunities for collaboration, learning and growth. Curating OER.

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OER Social Media Libraries eBook 46

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Making Learning Happen…New York PBL – Join me in Syracuse, New York in August for some exciting PBL workshops. Join me, the Institute of Play, and PBS Learning Media. What Would Dewey Do?

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Resources OER Learning STEM 105

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

A new report surveying academic administrators released Wednesday by the Online Learning Consortium and Learning House sheds some insight on innovation challenges at higher education institutions. Now, she says, the use of technology in learning has created more of a need to put money behind innovation. Evangeline J.

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Report Competency Based Learning OER Survey 79

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. You will discover a wide variety of materials including readings, OER (Open Education Resources), primary documents, textbooks, lessons, activities, interactives, videos, audios, and some great blog readings.

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Study Classroom OER Education 166

eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2016

Annual survey reveals more and more districts are turning to OER and other digital learning resources. Sixty-two percent of districts in a recent survey have a digital content and curriculum strategy, and more than half of those strategies (38 percent) include using Open Educational Resources (OER).

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 20, 2017

Last week Martin Dougiamas, the creator of Moodle, the world’s leading open source learning management system, joined our Future Trends Forum to discuss the future of that technology. 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 40

ProfHacker

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Now Mike has published an OER textbook, Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers. For these daily tasks, student don’t need long lists of questions to think about while gazing at web documents. The book itself is really, really practical, and I will admit (sheepishly) that I’ve learned a lot from it already.

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Resources OER Social Media Exercises 89

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The materials shared during those first years were totally random – essays, photos, technical documentation, etc. From this perspective, perhaps the most important innovation of the last twenty years was the idea of formatting open textbooks as course cartridges so they’re easier to upload into a learning management system.

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Strategy OER Education Policies 150

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

School administrators learned about the site, to be called Amazon Inspire, during a “Transitioning to OER” session Friday as part of the National Conference on Education of the AASA, the School Superintendents Association, held here. .” Learning Registry Aims to Tailor Online Content for Educators.

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OER Resources Education Edmodo 40

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 19, 2018

I think they have absolutely succeeded in creating a document that will provoke “a more nuanced and meaningful discussion about the individual and organizational practice of OER and openness in education and for learning.” ” I hope others will also take the time to engage it thoughtfully.

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OER Resources Tools Education 60

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 5, 2019

With all of the digital tools available to teachers these days, developing learning experiences should be a cinch, right? And then sharing it with people meant handing over a document or a PDF at best.”. Open Educational Resources (OER) – These are educational materials in the public domain or introduced with an open license.

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OER Analysis Data Academic Standards 53

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 31, 2021

Recordings organized by class facilitate quick and regular review of both individual student and class progress over time and the ability to differentiate according to learning needs and identify common issues. Documents in more than 100 additional languages may be uploaded and used with all the analysis and Insight tools in Manual mode.

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Microsoft Education Assessment Data 77

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2018

In mid-1998 I moved to Utah to attend graduate school at Brigham Young University, where I planned to continue thinking and learning about how the internet could improve education. My book The Instructional Use of Learning Objects was jointly published by AIT and AECT under the OPL. I don’t trust them. Freeriders!

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OER Software Company Microsoft 80

Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

srcid=0B6dF7rWxc-5aMGMyanRsMW5DbzQ&pid=explorer&efh=false&a=v&chrome=false&embedded=true Find Apps for Chromebook - great resource to find apps to use with Chromebooks [link] A great list of Apps and Extensions for Education https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xDrYNfAPlLY-2Y7kbL_ADBfVePYmREbNXXV_fyTh5LM/mobilebasic?pli=1

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Chromebook Google Edmodo Study 100

Hapara

MARCH 17, 2022

Her Student Dashboard Digital Backpack brings together everything she needs for learning, on any device. Mr. Stone locates openly licensed content found on OER Commons and uploads it within the Student Dashboard Digital Backpack. Accessing digital learning resources . Flexible instruction and learning in real-time.

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OER Chromebook Hapara Accessibility 235

Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

They not only rescued most of the Horizon project’s intellectual property, but then conducted research (including identifying many exemplars ), wrote tens of thousands of words (over 32,000 by my count), carefully produced a full document with appropriate style, then published it openly. Agreed on the former.

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Report Trends Robotics OER 46

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

They not only rescued most of the Horizon project’s intellectual property, but then conducted research (including identifying many exemplars ), wrote tens of thousands of words (over 32,000 by my count), carefully produced a full document with appropriate style, then published it openly. Agreed on the former.

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Report Trends Robotics OER 40

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). It’s hard to imagine not fully realizing the potential for our mobile devices as learning tools. enhancing every-day learning experiences–media-rich annotations of historic places, libraries (shelves, books?), We are seeing movement way beyond hype.

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Trends Libraries OER Microsoft 42

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

full description) “The COVID-19 Learning Pack” - Yusuf Ganyana - THE COVID-19 LEARNING PACK, LAIBU MKONONI (full description) 2:00 PM (US-Pacific Time) 30-minute concurrent sessions “Launching a Digital Navigators Program at the Library” - Audrey Barbakoff, Ed.D., John has authored several papers documenting the benefits of broadband.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 50