Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. Many of my students find themselves composing essays across a variety of devices, phones, personal laptops or campus desktops.

Mobility 86

Mobility OER Technology BYOD 86

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Think the private school startup Bridge International Academies that operates in Africa, for example, which Peg Tyre documented so devastatingly in The New York Times Magazine this summer.). ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.) The Chromebooks are not fully-functioning laptops. But there are trade-offs.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

techlearning

OCTOBER 3, 2018

OER Commons – Take a look at these results from a search I did for STEAM based activities. Since it is OER (Open Education Resources) it is free. You will even find a STEAM-based magazine. Great read to support STEAM thinking in any educational setting. There are some powerful lessons that bring the arts into the classroom.

STEM 89

STEM Resources Classroom OER 89

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Via ABC News : “ A defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over the magazine’s debunked article about a University of Virginia gang rape was tossed out by a judge Tuesday.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

” The New York Times Magazine has an incredible profile of Gwyneth Paltrow ’s “ Goop ” empire. “The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. The Business of Job Training. Via the CBC : “ Sesame Street to enter U.S.

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43