Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

I’ve been able to see firsthand how school leaders are implementing exciting innovations that are accelerating high quality teaching and learning—things such as Open Education Resources (OER) , repurposing their spaces , completely overhauling how they assess a child’s growth by shifting to a competency-based learning model , among other things.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

I promise you will find some wonderful information coming your way in the posts that follow…So sign up now and please pass this on with a retweet. Also remember you can book me for a conference or your school district with workshops that are informative, engaging, and practical. You will never know until you begin your exploration.

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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?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 29, 2015

I promise you will find some great information coming your way this school year…So Sign Up Now and please pass this on with a retweet! – Mike Gorman ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ ). Best of all, both the creators and consumers of this information are taking an amazing formative ride. OER Possibilities.

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Bryan Alexander

JUNE 24, 2015

Malcolm draws on those to illuminate the titular six: device ownership and mobile-first; the textbook and open educational resources (OER); adaptive learning technology; learning spaces; the next-generation learning management system (LMS); and learning analytics and integrated planning and advising services (IPAS).

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 31, 2020

I’m going to write a post or three about some of the friction that exists around using OER. There are some things about working with OER that are just harder or more painful than they need to be, and getting more people actively involved in using OER will require us to reduce or eliminate those points of friction.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 5, 2016

” Casey’s response: we have more information and expanded access to educational materials, but no increase in faculty productivity and no decrease in costs. Community colleges are much more interested in OER than other sectors. We then dove into the learning management system ( LMS in the US; VLE in Europe ).

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

It includes assessment to inform personalization of instruction and is equipped for adoption across a range of institutional types and learning environments.”. 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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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. The LMS has long positioned itself as an “operating system,” of sorts for higher education. The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I If so, what are they?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 29, 2015

Link: Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. Technology allows the 21 st century classroom to use this awareness of the nouns to connect with free resources on the internet known as OER (Open Education Resources). Examine Your LMS (Learning Management System).

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Standards Several – Vendors produce tools that correspond with the Competencies and Academic Standards Exchange (CASE) , specifications that define how systems exchange and manage information about learning standards and/or competencies in a digitally-referenceable way (goodbye PDFs!). Do vendors use CASE?

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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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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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Bryan Alexander

MAY 27, 2016

However, most people remain unaware of OER. More information can be found on Bonk’s free MOOC information page and in this co-authored article. Michael at Keene State College asked about taking advantage of open in an intentionally closed environment, like a learning management system (LMS).

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Iterating Toward Openness

JUNE 9, 2016

The tl;dr: Supporting effective OER adoption at scale has its problems. If OER adoption were to become widespread among the majority of faculty, it became clear that someone would need to do something more than create OER, post it on a website, and give conference talks about it. Background and Some Problems.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

I promise you will find some great information coming your way this school year…So Sign up now and please pass this on with a retweet! – Mike Gorman ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ ). The new text book might instead be the LMS (Learning Management System). ▪Textbooks and OER. ▪Doors that Open. ▪Delivery of Learning.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2020

I promise you will find some great information coming your way this school year…So Sign Up Now and please pass this on with a retweet! Perhaps you are an experienced PBL facilitator but are looking for some ideas, information, or tools that you can add to your toolbox. So many of the ideas can blend into your LMS!

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In my recent post I asked us each to consider what “what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” Ismael tweeted: My own take: these are two complementary approaches to #OER that should enrich each other, not exclude (or even blame) each other. As someone concerned with equality, I like #OER as a way to make teaching cheaper.

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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. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @mjgormans ).

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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? Powered by Pinboard.

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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? Powered by Pinboard.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 23, 2023

And, because you’ve got to play the hits, let’s look at what their impact will be on OER as well. I’ve written previously about the difference between informational resources and educational resources. Wikipedia and other encyclopedias are informational resources.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 5, 2020

Some schools rely on their LMS and publishers to carry the burden, but a lot more than access is at stake. Schools need an easy and efficient way to bridge the gap between their systems and the capabilities of an LMS and publisher platforms,” said Hercules Bontzolakes, CTO of Ambassador.

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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. Once that happens, all a student has to do is type a partial question into Google and they can immediately find correct answer information.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Google Classroom can be used for so much more than just your traditional classroom LMS. Rich shares the power of Open Educational Resources (OER)–what they are, where to find them, and how to get started. In this episode, I’m sharing ideas for using emojis in your informal and formative assessments. but should be) – SULS0148.

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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. Overall, young people’s ability to reason about the information on the Internet can be summed up in one word: bleak. For more information.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” “ OER , Capability, and Opportunity” by David Wiley. Via Edsurge : “ OER Had Its Breakthrough in 2017. ” “OER is about to become for course planning what LMS is for grading,” which frankly sounds awful. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. million total.

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Top Hat ’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement.” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. “ When a school scans your driver’s license , who keeps your information safe?” ” Just what every homeschooler wants!

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

iContracts has acquired the EasyCampus LMS from Educadium. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. 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.” ” More via Inside Higher Ed.

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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.” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. TBH, I still can’t remember what Unizin actually is. There’s more on Unizin in the HR section above.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” “Why So Many Top Hackers Hail from Russia ,” according to information security journalist Brian Krebs. LMS news from Edsurge : “​ University of Michigan ’s Gamified LMS Opens Up to Other Institutions.” Among those cringeworthy ideas: the LMS.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

IBM wants us to believe that Watson is incredibly powerful – powerful enough, even, to search 1000 OER. Absorb Software has raised $59 million from Silversmith Capital Partners to build an LMS. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” “Charity is no substitute for justice withheld” – St.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

His wife is also the founder of the OER organization CK12. Kevin Carey argues in Washington Monthly “Why More Colleges Should Treat Students Like Numbers ”: Students who log on to the LMS, download materials, click on lectures, and contribute to discussions are much less likely to drop out than students who don’t.

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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. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” The top issue: information security. Sloan Foundation has awarded DPLA $1.5 Interfolio has acquired Data180.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. ” Google announces more updates to its pseudo-LMS, Google Classroom. Inside Higher Ed examines the challenges facing LMS provider Blackboard. So no surprise, Techcrunch informs us that “ Scrumpt now offers fresh, healthy lunches for kids.” ” asks Doug Levin.

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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. Or rather, their interest wasn’t in the features of the new LMS. Information is power. Course Signals. Truly some stellar reporting, Mike.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “The National Women’s Law Center filed suit Monday against the Education Department in an effort to force the release of information about federal enforcement of Title IX , a law that governs how schools handle campus sexual harassment and assault.” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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