21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 18, 2021

Our challenge is… how to break down the classroom walls even more with the technology we have today. OER Commons – Wonderful place to find lessons and blended learning ideas that can cover standards that fit into a PBL or just a single lesson. As I reflect, PBL has always been blended.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

If an LMS is in use, perhaps many educators had just started learning how to create class content area for students and parents online. We truly can use this as an opportunity to facilitate the idea of learning… how to learn. Digital Curriculum… 24 OER (Open Edu Resources) Free. This is a skill that will last a lifetime.

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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. “How much easier could it be? A Wide-Scale Shift.

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” ” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Top Hat ’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement.” “ The 74 Explains: How to Teach Your Baby Grit.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” Via the BBC : “ Accenture and Microsoft plan digital IDs for millions of refugees.” Via Buzzfeed : “ Bill Cosby Is Going To Educate People On How To Avoid Sexual Assault Allegations.” million project to use open educational resources (OER) to create degree programs at 38 community colleges.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Microsoft had a media event this week. Via The New York Times : “Microsoft Looks to Regain Lost Ground in the Classroom.” ” “Microsoft’s new education push plays to its strengths, the cheap and familiar,” says Techcrunch. Here is the Microsoft blog post announcing its new products.

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Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” .” Me, I cannot stop looking at that hand-clapping Vine. ” Rebrand. . ” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. It’s a partnership with Microsoft. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.” a month.). .”

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

“ Microsoft is really scared of Chromebooks in businesses and schools,” according to The Verge. ” Via NPR : “How To Apply The Brain Science Of Resilience To The Classroom.” ” “​ OER Researchers Don’t Disaggregate Data on Diverse Students. ” “Whither Moodle ?

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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. After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts. Neither of these are progressive trends.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

This week: “ OpenStax Partners with panOpen to Expand OER Access.” Via Bloomberg Technology : “How Thync , Startup Behind Brain-Zapping Gadget, Almost Died.” ” Via NPR : “Teaching The Intangibles: How To Ingrain ‘Grit’ In Students.” Depends on who their competition is.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Edsurge on the business of OER. “To get rural kids online, Microsoft wants to put Internet access on school buses ,” The Washington Post reports. Via NPR : “Here’s How To Prevent The Next School Shooting , Experts Say.” Edsurge on teachers leaving the classroom to join tech companies. PHEW, RIGHT?

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