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On ZTC, OER, and a More Expansive View

Iterating Toward Openness

For the first decade of the modern open education movement (1998 – 2007), the distinguishing feature of our work – the thing we cared most about and talked most about – was the open licensing we applied to educational materials. ” There were two kinds of educational materials in the world. grey below).

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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

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The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), one of the 12 partner organizations of Every Learner Everywhere, was charged with identifying and understanding innovations in the digital education landscape. 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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Advocating for CC BY

Iterating Toward Openness

There is a growing consensus among those who work in open education – including organizations like BC Campus , Creative Commons , the Hewlett Foundation , Lumen Learning , OpenStax , the Open Textbook Network , Rebus , and others – that the Creative Commons Attribution (BY) License is our preferred license. STEM discipline?

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Looking Back on Three Years of the ConnectED Initiative: Did It Deliver?

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But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services. “If Verizon originally committed $100 million in cash and “in-kind commitments” to boost student achievement in STEM over three years.

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The Cost Trap, Part 3

Iterating Toward Openness

In my recent post I asked us each to consider what “what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” In my post I wrote, My ultimate goal is this: I want to (1) radically improve the quality of education as judged by learners, and (2) radically improve access to education. Stephen’s goal is access for all.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. Don Buckley - Co-Founder, Tools at Schools - "Is it Possible to Innovate in Education?" This is a great opportunity to share your work or ideas!

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The Emergency Home Learning (& More) Summit - 110 sessions + 80 replays #homelearningsummit #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Alternative Education ? Educational Technology ? Hacking Your Education ? Higher Education ? Math Education ? Music Education ? Open Source and OER ? Positive Education ? Strengths-based Education ? Balancing Home and School ? Blended Learning ? Brain-based Learning ? Classroom 2.0 ?