The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2018

Mississippi Learning. Leave this field empty if you're human: Teachers often spend many hours at night or on weekends searching the internet for good instructional materials – or just good ideas about how to meld online learning into their classrooms. There’s more bad OER out there than good; that’s a fact.

OER 76

OER How To Common Core Instructional Materials 76

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

The most recent issue of IRRODL included an article titled Effectiveness of OER Use in First-Year Higher Education Students’ Mathematical Course Performance: A Case Study , by Juan I. This was justified by the fact that there is a lack of empirical evidence to support expanding the use of OER. Venegas-Muggli and Werner Westermann.

Khan Academy 106

Khan Academy OER Case Study System 106

The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

And, when teachers share lesson plans with one another in closed or proprietary online learning platforms, they may be ceding ownership of their lessons to the technology providers, depending on the agreements made between their school and the provider. Related: Psst!

Software 47

Software Student Data Privacy OER Data 47

Wired Campus

OCTOBER 28, 2015

College technology leaders appear more optimistic these days about open-source textbooks and open educational resources — teaching and learning materials that can be used at no cost. And 38 percent report that their institutions encourage faculty members to use open-resource content, compared with 33 percent in 2014.

Report 28

Report Survey OER Education 28

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

public school districts spend a combined $8 billion on instructional materials while trying to ensure that schools receive the maximum value for their money. Because there aren’t many alternatives, they did this despite concerns about the quality of materials. Photo: Jackie Mader. Now is the time of year when U.S.

Resources 88

Resources Instructional Materials OER Elementary 88

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” ” Speaking of openwashing : “ Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core , Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.” Elsevier has acquired SSRN , an online open access repository. ” Funding and Acquisitions (The Business of Ed-Tech).

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Education Pearson Report Company 46