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Actually, the UNESCO Recommendation Makes Most OER Impossible

Iterating Toward Openness

This week on the blog I’m serializing a talk I gave for CSU Channel Islands last week as part of their Open Education Week festivities. In this first bite-sized installment I’m going to address the major flaw in the OER definition provided as part of the recent UNESCO OER Recommendation. Eating a piece of cake.

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On the Relationship Between OER Adoption Initiatives and Libraries

Iterating Toward Openness

As we work to move entire degree programs from commercial textbooks to open educational resources, we must answer this critical question – can all commercial materials be replaced with open educational resources? Asking this question can lead directly to a fruitful collaboration with your campus library.

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Tailor-ED Raises $1.6 Million to Bring Differentiated OER to More Students

Edsurge

Not everything she found was useful or reliable, as is the case for most web searches, so she took time to vet each exercise. Now, Rouse no longer needs to search for exercises outside of work. “It Educators can pay $9 a month for unlimited student grouping and unlimited lessons. The startup has raised a $1.6

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How to use digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom

Hapara

They come from sources such as the Michigan Open Book Project, Core Knowledge, CK-12, OpenStax and OER Commons. High school math – “Precalculus” Several college educators collaborated on this textbook to use in any pre-calculus course. It offers a range of writing exercises specifically written for high school.

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Open Up Resources Takes A Digital Leap Through Kiddom Partnership

Edsurge

The platform also offers a library of supplemental resources from third-party providers. The system can also recommend follow-up activities and exercises specific to areas where a student may struggle. We want educators to see how it connects with students and see the impact that curriculum makes on learning outcomes,” she adds.

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‘Prohibition Will Get You Nowhere’: Writer and Activist Cory Doctorow’s Message to Schools and Educators

Edsurge

It’s one reason why writer and activist Cory Doctorow thinks schools and educators should rethink their approach to surveillance and censorship. at Worldcon, a science fiction convention, to get his take on everything from surveillance in K-12 schools to open access publishing in higher education. I wanted to ask you about OERs.

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Part 4: Over 150 STEM Resources for PBL and Authentic Learning… Math

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Welcome to number four in a series of four posts bringing you over 150 amazing resources for STEM education. FETC 2019 – How does Orlando in January sound for an educational conference? Please take a moment to share this post with fellow educators with a tweet. Check it out if you have not had a chance! My calendar is filling.

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