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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

After reviewing instructional materials rated as Tier 1 standards-aligned resources by the Louisiana Department of Education, we decided to try Open Up Resources 6–8 Math , an open educational resource (OER) authored by Illustrative Mathematics (IM).

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Curation Situations: Let us count the ways

NeverEndingSearch

Curating OER. It often refers to the gathering and contextualizing of OER to replace expensive traditional texts and to include them in learning management systems. Clearly, curation is not only about OER. For one thing, not all OER are created equally good and not all commercial products are at all bad.

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OPINION: What’s the high-tech tradeoff for students and teachers?

The Hechinger Report

For example, many of the nation’s largest school systems use Google’s free suite of education tools, which allows teachers to develop their lessons, create assignments and administer assessments online. Students and schools should be able to access and export all of their data to the service providers of their choice or for their own needs.

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Best Search Engines for Teachers and Educators

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Google Scholar : Known for its wide-ranging scholarly literature, Google Scholar covers articles, theses, books, and conference papers across multiple disciplines. Lesson Plans Websites Lesson plan websites are essential tools for educators, offering a variety of teaching resources, lesson plans, and instructional materials.

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The Evolving Economics of Educational Materials and Open Educational Resources: Toward Closer Alignment with the Core Values of Education

Iterating Toward Openness

Educational materials published under an open license are called open educational resources (OER). When digital educational materials become OER, they are converted back into public goods. Over 1 billion openly licensed materials are published online. Education is Sharing. Practical Impacts on Faculty and Students.

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Comments on the US DoEd Proposed Rule – Open Textbook Pilot Program

Iterating Toward Openness

The proposed rule mentions “ancillary learning resources,” “ancillary instructional materials,” and “ancillary materials” but does not define any of these terms. Licensing of Ancillary Resources.