Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2018

One popular draw to open educational resources is that these openly-licensed learning materials can—and are often encouraged to—be tailored for a particular professor or course. Communications librarian Kristen Hoffman oversees much of the OER work at Seattle Pacific University, a Christian university in Washington.

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OER Libraries Course Study 109

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2022

In May, the homework-help site that relies on student-generated content, Course Hero, dipped its toes into freely available, openly licensed alternatives known as Open Educational Resources, or OER, course materials. This was the company’s “first foray” into OER, and it is still figuring out how the OER fits, Morris says. “I

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Iterating Toward Openness

JUNE 28, 2021

, the Reusability Paradox can be stated in its simplest form as follows: There is an inverse relationship between the amount a student can learn from a resource and the reusability of the resource. – can support significant student learning BUT are reusable only in a very small number of circumstances. Problem solved, right? : ).

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

The initiative intends to create degree pathways with courses that only use open educational resources, known as OER, so students don’t have to spend money on class materials. College of the Canyons’ history with OER starts before Anagnonson’s dabble, however. Using OER in those courses, she added, “really started out of necessity.”

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IT Bill

JUNE 27, 2017

The June issue of the International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL) is dedicated to Open Educational Resources (OER). Several of the studies focus specifically on OER and student learning outcomes. Certainly one of the main advantages of adopting OER is lowering the costs to students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

New and traditional publishers are trying to offer alternatives such as open educational resources (OER), or freely downloadable and adaptable learning materials. But some providers of OER still ask for fees in return, and that has advocates concerned. Edward Watson.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JULY 5, 2023

I continue to try to imagine ways generative AI can impact teaching and learning, including learning materials like textbooks. Rather than “reading,” this learning experience would be more like a conversation. By definition, our lack of imagination is the only limit on our ability to use these tools in novel ways.

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OER Exercises Case Study Instructional Materials 135

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Tim Carson, Skilled Trades and OER Advocate First, allow me to tell you why I don’t typically read books about online learning. Staying more holistic when developing my teaching—whether facilitating learning in person or online—has been central in my reading motivations. I’ve ordered your book as well.

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Online Learning Learning OER Course 173

IT Bill

JULY 13, 2018

A recent study at the University of Georgia, Athens (UGA) looked at outcomes for students taking courses using traditional commercial textbooks versus open educational resources (OER). While previous studies have investigated OER and student achievement, they did not break out the results by household income, ethnicity, or part-time status.

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OER Resources Education Outcomes 28

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. Be on the look out for future posts entitled the ABC’s of PBL and Deeper Learning and also 40 great education sites to discover in 2015. Let’s take a look!

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

Open educational resources (OER) are gaining increasing popularity. To answer this question, I have to examine my own experience with OER and its advocates. Therefore, I had the simple mission of writing an openly-licensed textbook that not only addressed my students’ learning needs, but would be accessible to anyone.

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OER Education Policies Survey 88

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In conversations with edtech investors, some reported that the K-12 market has seen an influx of instructional content, particularly in the form of open educational resources (OERs). OERs are openly-licensed educational materials that can be downloaded, modified and shared with others to help support student learning.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 28, 2019

College learning materials publisher FlatWorld releases a customizable textbook; supplemental education company Infobase acquires Credo Reference; OER courseware provider Lumen raises funds.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

Why does personalized learning, ironically, feel so impersonal? Personalized learning, in its broadest application, suggests tailoring instruction to meet the needs, strengths and interests of each learner. One of the more measured posts reads: There is NOTHING “personal” about personalized learning! This is a mistake.

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Personalized Learning Learning Facebook OER 87

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The platform will be built on open-source software and materials that universities have already developed—mainly a combination of Carnegie Mellon University’s Open Learning Initiative’s platform, called Torus , and online materials from Arizona State University’s Center for Education Through eXploration, called ETX.

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Pearson OER Software Course 127

Connecting 2 the World

JULY 27, 2022

Sessions in Creating an Accessible Syllabus, Global OER, Entangled Pedagogy and Liberating Structures may at first seem totally different. Without this time to reorganize the course so that all parties were onboard, created chaos in the class and left out many people in the learning process.

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Learning OER Course Outcomes 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Learning Reviews Science – More than 500 free interactive science websites and apps. Learn Genetics – Visit this site from the University of Utah. National Geographic Explorer – Bring National Geographic to your classroom through lesson plans, maps, and reference resources. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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STEM Resources Learning Conference 162

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Open educational resources (OER) have been included as key trends since 2013, for example. With OER, the report notes, “initial advances in the authoring platform or curation method of open resources is now overshadowed by campuswide OER initiatives and sophisticated publishing options that blend adaptive elements into an OER text.”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2016

After learning about open educational resources (OER) at the HEeD Think Tank last spring (now. Platforms such as SIPX, AcademicPub and Intellus Learning weed through and organize all of your institution’s digital access rights, making it simple for faculty to see what is freely available to students. Open Textbooks.

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OER Libraries Dropout Case Study 60

Iterating Toward Openness

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

As I understand it, negative liberty refers to the absence of external obstacles, barriers, roadblocks, hinderances, or constraints that interfere with my ability to accomplish my desires. Say, for example, that I want all my students to have access to the learning materials for my course, forever. If I am, please do so!

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OER Exercises LMS Course 60

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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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 24, 2015

For several years my colleagues and I have been conducting and reviewing empirical research on the impact on student outcomes when OER are adopted in place of commercial materials. Some studies of OER adoption show essentially no change in student outcomes. Suffice it to say the research results are highly variable.

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OER Outcomes Study Course 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

I have some great posts coming your way involving PBL, STEM, tech integration, and a continuing series on Professional Learning Communities! Making Learning Happen…New York PBL – Join me in Syracuse, New York in August for some exciting PBL workshops. Join me, the Institute of Play, and PBS Learning Media. What Would Dewey Do?

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Resources OER Learning STEM 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

The company that set the bar for hyping adaptive-learning technology has had to adapt to new leadership and a new business model. Brian Kibby, CEO of Knewton Getting into the courseware business marks a major pivot for the New York City-based company, which originally licensed its adaptive learning technology to publishers.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

I especially appreciated the following quote, “On his blog, Gorman shares what he has learned with a focus on how tech enables project-based learning.” Learn more at the conference master classes page. It can also help educators determine what digital resources may work best to help support learning.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

David Samuelson, Age of Learning's head of global schools, told EdSurge in an interview that the product (currently geared at Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade) is essentially the ABCMouse consumer product—a collection of multi-subject learning activities—with all the necessary K-12 add-ons, like curriculum and professional development.

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Microsoft OER Digital Citizenship EdTech 108

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I read an article back in June (reference below) that prompted some memories and catalyzed some additional thoughts. Student: I’ll study whether students learn better with OER than with traditional course materials! We learn by doing, so if you’re doing the same things (e.g., Me: Let’s hear it! Me: Let’s hear it!

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OER Comparison Study Course 116

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2017

We started off attempting to land on a set of definitions for skills—many #DLNchat folks suggested we stray away from the terms “hard skills” and “soft skills” to refer to skills specific to one job vs. skills universal to all jobs. Institutions need to focus on this and not just on measuring” student learning outcomes.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

The professionals we spoke with described a process in which they began by collecting or gathering; moved to connecting content and resources for specific purposes and audiences; curated by adding value with context and commentary; and contributed by offering the community opportunities for collaboration, learning and growth. Curating OER.

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 1, 2015

Last week I wrote that we should stop saying “high quality” when discussing learning materials. What we need to know is how much do students who use the resources learn? It’s a blatant attempt by publishers at keeping fresh competition – including OER – at bay. It is true, and here’s why.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 25, 2016

The move follows news earlier this year that Amazon Education is working on Inspire , a platform on which schools will be able to upload, manage, share, and discover such resources, known as OER. While some industry observers see OER as a challenger to the content and curriculum that schools pay for, others are more sanguine.

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 21, 2017

I defined open pedagogy as ”the set of teaching and learning practices only possible or practical in the context of the 5R permissions” – a definition I have been using in my writing and public speaking since I first blogged about open pedagogy back in 2013 (except there were only 4Rs back then). elicited quite a response. Here’s one.

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Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

We have a similar problem in the open educational resources (OER) space. Many people are in the habit of referring to OER as a commons. OER are not like the shared resources at the center of traditional commons. However, OER are not CPRs. This principle fails to apply to OER in multiple ways. We could go on.

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OER Resources Groups Accessibility 97

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 24, 2019

Among other things, the post discusses her role in my decision to abandon the phrase “open pedagogy” and adopt the phrase “OER-enabled pedagogy.” ” It looks like it was also around this time that I first learned that the phrase “open pedagogy” had been used before by others (more on this below).

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OER Technology Exercises Online Learning 113

Educator Innovator

MAY 3, 2018

Summer is right around the corner, and we’re wrapping up a fantastic year of Writing Our Civic Futures , a collaboration of the National Writing Project and Marginal Syllabus that has supported conversations about civic engagement and learning over the course of the 2017-18 academic year. From Inquiry to Action at Heinemann.

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Learning Meeting Study Course 47

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Welcome to this first in a series of posts devoted to student centered learning in the technology enhanced classroom. This classroom might be 1 to 1, or might be using technology to leverage student centered learning. I have five powerful ideas on facilitating student centered learning with technology in this post.

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Technology Flipped Classroom Learning STEM 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The Global Medieval Sourcebook at Stanford University is bringing an expansive, OER mentality to the medieval canon, making reliable texts available for classroom use. It adds some 11,000 books every week, and fielded a million reference requests in 2017. It has the largest collections of recorded sound and maps in the world.

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