NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). enhancing every-day learning experiences–media-rich annotations of historic places, libraries (shelves, books?), Things to consider: provide a safe environment for your “play area” in the library. Incorporating Virtual and Augmented Reality in Libraries.

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Trends Libraries OER Microsoft 42

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

School administrators learned about the site, to be called Amazon Inspire, during a “Transitioning to OER” session Friday as part of the National Conference on Education of the AASA, the School Superintendents Association, held here. “If you think about those resources, they’re not all that discoverable or sharable.”

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OER Resources Education Edmodo 40

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Although they would eventually change their model to focus on traditionally copyrighted textbooks, FWK’s over 100 openly licensed textbooks can still be found archived around the web in places like the Open Textbook Library and the Saylor Foundation’s website. Why Commercial Publishers Should Switch to an OER Model.

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OER Advocacy Software Company 80

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” million total.

Education 46

Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

BioDigital Human brings a virtual 3-D human body to life right on the screen of a Chromebook. key=0Ap3z-8ofmQ4FdExMYVgwU2hDaGZzMXlJWFJWT28xU1E#gid=0 Typing/Keyboarding typingweb.com – this site offers straightforward tutorials and typing practice games.

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Chromebook Google Edmodo Study 100

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. As such these companies – Google, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, and the like – are the most significant education companies. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.)

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Might we also study whether learners with solid K12 library inquiry experience perform better than the student in the general SHEG sample ? You can now find out. Beyond the Bubble History Assessments.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

“ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. The business of OER. ” This seems to fly in the face of the library profession ’s belief in privacy. Immigration and Education.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” Via the BBC : “ Accenture and Microsoft plan digital IDs for millions of refugees.” A New York district court awarded Elsevier US$15 million in damages for copyright infringement by Sci-Hub , the Library of Genesis (LibGen) project and related sites.” ” What could possibly go wrong?

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. It’s a partnership with Microsoft. Via Techcrunch : “As Chromebook sales soar in schools, Apple and Microsoft fight back.” The NMC Horizon Report 2017 – the Library Edition. .” (“What do we really know about the value of prekindergarten?”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That). Siegler: “ The End of the Library.” Students would be required to pay.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” Student workers at the University of Chicago’s library have voted to unionize. “ Microsoft is really scared of Chromebooks in businesses and schools,” according to The Verge. ” “​ OER Researchers Don’t Disaggregate Data on Diverse Students. ” “Whither Moodle ?

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.” Microsoft has acquired Chalkup. ” The Business of Financial Aid.

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Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

. “In the Leeds offering, for example, each course certificate will cost £59 and there are five taught courses; the sixth assessment course, which leads to 10 credits, is priced at £250 – making a total cost of £545 – which will also cover access to online library content,” The Guardian reports. (It’ll

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ UVa Library’s Plan to Cut Stacks by Half Sparks Faculty Concerns.” “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. ” “ Copy Machines in Libraries Are ‘Going the Way of the Dodo’ – Slowly,” says Edsurge.

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

The American Library Association announced its youth media awards. Via Techcrunch : “ Microsoft launches Intune for Education to counter Google’s Chromebooks in schools.” ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. ” Contests and Awards.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” In other MIT news : “MIT task force releases preliminary ‘Future of Libraries ’ report.” Microsoft is doing a desktop PC thing. Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” And Google is getting into the whiteboard business.

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Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40