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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

I don’t fret much at all over some of what Clark raises: the acceptance and/or lack of broader cheer-leading for Wikipedia, MOOCs, or Khan Academy as success stories. K-12 context, individual teacher’s choices about instructional materials are constrained by district and state policy anyway.

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Do Chatbot Tutors Work Better When They're Upbeat — and Female?

Edsurge

It turns out, one of the world’s most-cited educational researchers, Richard Mayer , is working on a series of studies looking at what kind of computer-generated voices and images are most engaging to learners and lead to the best outcomes.

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?A Starter Kit for Instructional Designers

Edsurge

This approach helps you clarify your target outcomes and how you’ll collect “evidence of learning.” Rather than limiting yourself to looking at educational resources produced by schools or universities, find examples of instructional materials from other sectors to get ideas.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). The company, which provides public radio and related instructional materials to classrooms, has raised $1.55 .” Here’s the WaPo headline : “Girls outscore boys on inaugural national test of technology, engineering skills.” million total.