Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Those in the puppy camp argued, with good reason, that free curricula and OER content were hardly free once the related costs and risks were factored in. So the discovery, vetting, and alignment costs inflicted upon the teachers and districts that would try to embrace free and OER content would remain high.

OER 60

OER EdTech Common Core Company 60

Hapara

APRIL 11, 2022

K-12 schools and districts turn to open educational resources (OER) for their flexibility. They are a cost-effective choice and make differentiating instruction and personalizing learning easier. When you search for OER, you can find already-created lesson plans or other resources to add to your own class plans.

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OER Differentiated Instruction Hapara Assessment 283

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

In the edWebinar “ Students Leverage Technology Tools and Makerspaces to Personalize Learning,” Grace Borst, Innovation Specialist at St. While students miss class for open lab, the teachers recognize the benefits of letting students explore technology to help them achieve both personal and educational goals.

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Personalized Learning Learning OER Broadband 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

And some credit it for helping kick-start a trend—now known as open educational resources, or OER—that has sent shockwaves through the traditional publishing industry. Many members use them as physical examples they can show faculty when they’re introducing them to open textbooks.” By the nonprofit’s estimates, more than half of U.S.

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Industry OER Course Company 106

Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

They come from sources such as the Michigan Open Book Project, Core Knowledge, CK-12, OpenStax and OER Commons. You can also share specific texts with individual students or small groups to differentiate instruction and personalize learning. Learners will work on real-world examples and hands-on labs.

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How To Classroom Common Core Hapara 130

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2018

SETDA gives the example of “Bobby,” a sophomore in high school who transferred to a new school after his first semester. This is not just a hypothetical example. Utah teachers are now not only able to keep tabs on how students develop, but they can better develop personalized learning initiatives. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Competency Based Learning OER Data Comparison 185

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. Create Learning Targets demonstrating what students will be able to do. In the last post I provided the following standards and listed the nouns I thought might be important: Example Standards.

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OER Khan Academy Moodle Meeting 60

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

In the spirit of iterating toward openness, I’ve recently had the opportunity to revisit some of my earlier thinking about how to measure the impact of OER-related work. I have previously written about metrics I call the educational golden ratio and the OER impact factor. of students passed the course.

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OER Course Outcomes System 61

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 17, 2017

Both of these products wrap significant additional functionality around OER. Waymaker is Lumen’s platform for personalized learning. It wraps pre-assessments, in situ formative assessments, and summative assessments around OER. Like Waymaker, OHM wraps these and other features around OER.

OER 60

OER LMS Assessment Course 60

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

[Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. I fear it is OER wanting it both ways. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?

Accessibility 62

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Tim Carson, Skilled Trades and OER Advocate First, allow me to tell you why I don’t typically read books about online learning. I’m wondering if you might recommend what top three books would you suggest I read outside of ‘Urgency for Teachers,’ ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed,’ ‘The New Education?’ I’ve ordered your book as well.

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Online Learning Learning OER Course 183

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

”, you declare, “the overwhelming majority of OER in the world are licensed in ways that permit commercial use, so what’s the problem?” Let me give you an example. Their platform for hosting, authoring, and remixing OER is open source and available via GitHub. “But wait!”,

OER 60

OER Pearson Microsoft Education 60

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We hosted 20 League districts at the ASU GSV conference (thanks to the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), ISTE, CoSN, iNACOL, SXSW EDU, SIIA, NGLC, Remake Learning, JEX, and the EdElements Personalized Learning Summit. Our combined teams at our 2018 League and Clusters team retreat in Washington, DC.

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Data Conference Assessment OER 168

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 26, 2017

So, for example, sometimes students who are struggling might be on the below end, in the sense that they have an even less than 25% chance of succeeding at these questions. This means that you can write your own textbooks, share them, or use them as you would any other OER or open education resource. What makes Expii unique?

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Classroom OER Software System 223

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Making Smart Decisions in a Crowded Edtech Market : EdSurge’s very own Leonard Medlock (Director, Concierge) will pry open some examples of districts working with Concierge and discuss strategies around how to articulate challenges, find and choose technology and successfully pilot selected tools. EdSurge 4:00 p.m. Higher Ed 9:30 a.m.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” Because technology imperialism.

Education 46

Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2017

The six-week long MOOC will touch on topics including open educational resources (OER), open pedagogy and practice, open knowledge and open research. The six-week long MOOC will touch on topics including open educational resources (OER), open pedagogy and practice, open knowledge and open research. What won’t it cover? David Wiley.

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MOOC OER Coursera Education 112

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Think the private school startup Bridge International Academies that operates in Africa, for example, which Peg Tyre documented so devastatingly in The New York Times Magazine this summer.). The company sold The Financial Times and its stake in The Economist in 2015, for example. Pearson does not have a platform. .”

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 17, 2018

Search them for inspiring examples as well. Symbaloo Learning Paths. For more information, read: Using Playlists to Personalize Learning by Michael Putnam for Literacy World. Student-Created Learning Playlists by Meredith Akers. OER and you: The curation mandate. Pearltrees. Collections by Destiny.

Khan Academy 41

Khan Academy OER lynda.com Learning 41

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Furthermore, the members developed use cases for the new standards, such as student transfer information, personalized learning, and learning object repository. Angela Baker, a digital content manager for the Georgia Department of Education, shared examples of how her state’s system has aided students and teachers.

Data 40

Data Report OER Policies 40

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

For example, there wasn’t an understanding in terms of tracking and measuring teacher performance against those standards; you needed to give a significant amount of time for it to bed down. Many districts have embraced open educational resources—free materials created on licenses that allow their distribution, re-use, and repurposing.

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2018

Can open educational resources, or OER, truly create more equity and access? That was the question at the heart of our #DLNchat on January 9, which centered around OER in Higher Education. To me OER is also about the democratization of access to education, and the pursuit and sharing of knowledge.

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OER Resources Education Digital Learning 81

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 27, 2016

Some examples include augmented reality, virtual reality, open education resources (OER), adaptive tools, coding, drones/robotics, and gamification. With all the excitement and possibilities it is important to remember that pedagogy trumps technology if the goal is meaningful student learning.

Learning 250

Learning OER Gamification Policies 250

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

We provide some kind of example that you can survive outside that system” of federal aid. Cooperate or Compete What happens when legacy publishers and OER upstarts meet in the same room to talk about a buzzy phrase like the “Netflix of Higher Ed”? Going Global One the most prolific U.S. A desire to collaborate—and egos to compete.

Kaplan 104

Kaplan Company EdTech Industry 104

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Interactive Textbooks – These are electronic textbooks or eBooks that come with various interactive features to enhance learning and knowledge retention. Open Educational Resources (OER) Products – OER course products are developed based on open resources and utilize instructional design and professional services.

eBook 98

eBook Gamification Education OER 98

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

That led to him announcing a $10 million fund specifically for learning applications. “Education is going to be a powerful example of the potential of VR,” he said. It includes all the buzzwords : competency-based education, personalized learning, and even blockchain! ” Investors seem to love that.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

” The city uses algorithms, for example, to place students in public schools. ” “Personalized learning,” I believe Zuck calls this. ” Lots to say about “personalized learning,” but amazingly little reflection on if any of that vision actually works. ” Or something.

Education 46

Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Lots of press releases were issued this week to coincide with the ISTE conference in Denver – Amazon’s new OER platform, for example. month gives you a “personalized learning plan.”

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.” ” “What’s So Different About High Tech High Anyway?”

Education 49

Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

President Obama was introduced Wednesday night, for example, by Sharon Belkofer, a member of the Rossford, Ohio school board. ” From Data & Society : “ Personalized Learning : The Conversations We’re Not Having.” ” Phil Hill also weighs in on the latest Babson survey on OER.

Education 40

Education Company Report Data 40

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

“Can Venture Capital Put Personalized Learning Within Reach of All Students?” It’s so revealing how this is framed – the problem with “personalized learning” up ’til now? More, via Inside Higher Ed , on various colleges’ OER initiatives. ” Hell no.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

This is a good example of why we should be more critical when we hear about schools that boast everyone was admitted to college – at what cost? ” “ Personalized learning ” equals cutting the teacher workforce in Oklahoma. His wife is the co-founder of OER organization CK–12.).

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46