Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

On the other end of the spectrum is courseware that includes a collection of content and assessments tools from various vendors, open educational resources (OER), or homegrown efforts. A popular middle-ground option is digital courseware that interfaces with a college’s learning management system (LMS) and can be customized.

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OER Assessment LMS Analysis 65

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

To hear some OER advocates describe it today in 2024, the same format that was being used in the late 2000s – traditional-looking textbooks published under open licenses – is the state of the art when it comes to open educational resources. OER have also been used as part of personalized, interactive courseware systems, too.

Strategy 149

Strategy OER Education Policies 149

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

It’s not even an LMS, quite frankly – something Edmodo tried to use as a selling point for a little while. platforms are digital infrastructures that enable two or more groups to interact. The LMS has long positioned itself as an “operating system,” of sorts for higher education. If so, what are they?

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 29, 2016

Earlier this week I read an op-ed – sponsored by Pearson – titled “If OER is the answer, what is the question?” OER often shine in their variety and ability to deepen resources for niche topics. ” The article poses three questions and answers them. Below I share some thoughts prompted by the article.

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OER Instructional Materials Pearson Resources 60

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I kicked things off with a survey of major technological developments in a very top level way, then dived into specific, currently used digital tools (the LMS, ePortfolios, video, robotics, big data, social media, 3d printing, etc.). Several participants pointed out limitations on faculty time which block creation and even adoption of OER.

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Conference ePortfolio LMS Education 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

Link: Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. Another example might be the teacher curating the curriculum for students using their LMS (Learning Management System). Past… Beyond the Shine Series Articles.

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Resources Technology Examples STEM 60

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. My thanks to EdSurge for highlighting its availability. If not, why not?

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. My thanks to EdSurge for highlighting its availability. If not, why not?

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 23, 2020

It is also true that the overwhelming majority of non-LMS technology platforms that provide adaptive, assessment, and other complementary capabilities are neither openly licensed nor freely available. This would be a horrible consequence. Technical Assistance Providers.

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Assessment LMS Exercises Outcomes 85

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Last week I promised I would write a few posts about reducing friction with regard to OER. In last week’s post I talked about how we’re making it ridiculously easy for students, faculty, and others to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of OER. This is still a very real risk for OER. ” you might ask.

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OER Secondary Software Outcomes 96

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

through-MOOCs program launched, its College of Business says it is seeing the contours of a model it can use to promote the university abroad, enroll previously untapped groups of students and attract corporate partners.” Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “About That Cengage OER Survey.”

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The biggest chain of for-profit colleges that is still overseen by an accreditation group axed by the Obama administration – and given a second chance by Betsy DeVos – failed this month in its initial bid to get recognition elsewhere.” Group Battling Her Campus Appearances.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

iContracts has acquired the EasyCampus LMS from Educadium. The Chronicle of Higher Education on the latest report from the Babson Survey Research Group on OER adoption: “Use of Free Textbooks Is Rising, but Barriers Remain.” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” More via Inside Higher Ed.

Education 46

Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

The business of OER. Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein continues to fight the LMS fight: “Fear and Loathing in the Moodle Community.” The student travel abroad company WorldStrides has raised $500 million from Eurazeo and Primavera Capital Group. TBH, I still can’t remember what Unizin actually is.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” “The Competency-Based Education Network, a grant-funded group of 30 institutions with competency-based programs , has become a free-standing nonprofit association and is opening up its membership,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Among those cringeworthy ideas: the LMS. Go, School Sports Team!

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” The center, as the name suggests, does legal work for civil rights and low-income groups. Via Inside Higher Ed : “A University of Virginia working group convened after white supremacists gathered in Charlottesville , Va., Absorb Software has raised $59 million from Silversmith Capital Partners to build an LMS.

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

His wife is also the founder of the OER organization CK12. So Baylor thought it would manage the message by infiltrating support groups rather than dealing with the actual problem. Some of Khosla’s education investments are listed here. Because “open.”). ” The Business of Financial Aid. .”

Education 41

Education Social Media Company Data 41

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

Via eCampus News : “ Cengage launches MindTap ACE, an OER-based solution for higher ed.” ” The LMS as gateway to a job application. ” The company in question: Dipont Education Management Group. ” The company in question: Dipont Education Management Group. Sloan Foundation has awarded DPLA $1.5

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Apollo Education Group , the parent company of the University of Phoenix and Western International University , announced Thursday that it would eliminate the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in students’ enrollment agreements,” Inside Higher Ed reports. .” The Indian gaming company has raised $1.2

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. ” Right-wing troll Ann Coulter pulled out of her talk at UC Berkeley , because “because she had lost the backing of conservative groups that had initially sponsored her appearance.” ” Google announces more updates to its pseudo-LMS, Google Classroom.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” Via Buzzfeed : “The Education Department Quietly Invited Anti-LGBT Groups To A Father’s Day Event.” ” The groups, Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council , both advocate for “gay conversion therapy.” Here’s Why They Should,” New America’s Manuela Ekowo argues.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Republican Tax Proposal Gets Failing Grade From Higher-Ed Groups.” The company is co-founded by Nick Ducoff, formerly of the OER textbook startup Boundless. Education-related changes include the end to the student loan interest deduction and the imposition of a 1.4%

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Or rather, their interest wasn’t in the features of the new LMS. This “reverse engineering,” the publishers claimed, violated copyright. Altius Education.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Via the San Jose Mercury News : “A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling for a state audit of a profitable but low-performing network of online charter schools following this newspaper’s investigation of K12 Inc., PowerSchool has acquired the LMS Haiku Learning for an undisclosed sum. public schools.”

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

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.” Some worry his testimony risks tarring a big group of students as a security threat.”

Education 49

Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss. Elsewhere in for-profit higher ed: “ Veterans Groups Seek a Crackdown on Deceptive Colleges,” The New York Times reports.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. This coding bootcamp was acquired by the University of Phoenix’s parent company, Apollo Education Group , in 2015. His wife is the co-founder of OER organization CK–12.). Sounds Familiar.”

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

. “ How Not to Study Donald Trump ” – “To make sense of Trumpism, and to put Trump in his historical context, The Chronicle of Higher Education asked a mostly white group of scholars to suggest readings for a syllabus for a mock course in Trump Studies. ” Here’s the rub: it’s an LMS.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” The chain in question: Celerity Educational Group. Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill on layoffs at the LMS Schoology. ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Via The New York Times : “ Canada Beckons International Students With a Path to Citizenship.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Blackboard Study on How Instructors Use the LMS.” Via NPR : “The Return Of Bilingual Education In California ? And Google is getting into the whiteboard business.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40