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How to Boost Classroom Engagement With the Tech Tool That 'Always Works'

Edsurge

Has there been an impact on student engagement? The teachers who have access to Vivi-enabled classrooms have been using more interactive tools to engage their students, so it's made them feel more confident in being able to quickly connect, share, show something, get feedback from students.

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Do We Need a National Open Education Strategy?

Iterating Toward Openness

To hear some OER advocates describe it today in 2024, the same format that was being used in the late 2000s – traditional-looking textbooks published under open licenses – is the state of the art when it comes to open educational resources. OER have also been used as part of personalized, interactive courseware systems, too.

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With Adaptive Tech, Students Are Saving Money and Learning More

Edsurge

In addition, we also wished to increase the quality of the learning experience and student engagement with course topics while reducing costs for students and CPCC. Now, students now only pay $25 per semester. We also replaced the $150 textbook we were using with open education resources (OER).

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Digital Courseware or ePUB – Which is the Future of Higher Education?

Kitaboo on EdTech

Open Educational Resources (OER) Products – OER course products are developed based on open resources and utilize instructional design and professional services. Gamification and Simulations – Gamification and simulation solutions go a long way to encourage engagement and collaboration.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

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. As education author Alfie Kohn has long argued , homework represents a “second shift” for students, and there’s mixed evidence they get much out of it.

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