Iterating Toward Openness

JULY 23, 2018

By definition, open educational resources (OER) are licensed in a manner that gives you permission to change, update, and improve them. Learning analytics, on the other hand, can provide great insight into where course materials – including OER – are not effectively supporting student learning.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

The goal of the Openly Available Sources Integrated Search is to facilitate the discovery of OER. OASIS also is the only tool that allows users to limit searches by creative commons licenses or by faculty review. The type of material search includes the following options: Textbooks. Course Materials. Interactive Simulations. Audiobooks.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2023

The resources include links to YouTube videos of lectures from MIT professors about airplane aerodynamics; links to free digital tools that teach coding to children; and links to cram sheets designed to support studying for specific Advanced Placement tests. But all this raises the question: Isn’t that something libraries do?

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Resources Libraries Instructional Materials Study 170

Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

They come from sources such as the Michigan Open Book Project, Core Knowledge, CK-12, OpenStax and OER Commons. The textbook includes large text, pictures and videos. It includes interactive media, such as videos, and hands-on activities that are also interactive. It’s broken into nineteen 45-minute lessons.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. That’s right, the identified nouns can give you keywords that will allow you to search a wonderful world of OER (Open Education Resources) on the internet. A Listing Of 25 OER (Open Education Resource Sites).

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Hapara

APRIL 11, 2022

K-12 schools and districts turn to open educational resources (OER) for their flexibility. When you search for OER, you can find already-created lesson plans or other resources to add to your own class plans. Let’s look at the benefits of using an OER lesson plan and what it looks like. Why use an OER lesson plan?

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OER Differentiated Instruction Hapara Assessment 283

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

I’m also using the MAD about Mattering project as part of our goal is to create a fantastic library of tutorials for you to use in your projects and work. These are OER and ready for you to use.). Video Tutorial: Creating a Classtimes Calendar. Use this video and tutorial to help you in your collaborative projects.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 5, 2017

A little while back I had the opportunity to create a video on school librarians and social media curation with our Rutgers’ School of Communication and Information’s Social Media and Society Cluster. OER and you: The curation mandate. Curation (School Library Monthly). Curation Situations Poster.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 13, 2019

If educational institutes start adopting OERs in classrooms, students will be able to save a lot of money that would otherwise be spent on purchasing textbooks and rental subscriptions. Although rentals are a good option approved by educational institutes, OER is yet to be widely accepted by educational institutes.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. The folks we interviewed across library land curated in several different ways and we used the term curation differently depending on current community needs or where they were in any particular project.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

That’s right, the identified nouns can give you keywords that will allow you to search a wonderful world of OER (Open Education Resources) on the internet. Resources: “Finding the Nouns or Facts” How might your identification of the curriculum standard nouns along with OER fit into a classroom ?

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 31, 2021

These fields include reading level, genre–fiction or nonfiction, number of attempts allowed–unlimited is an option, level of pronunciation sensitivity, and whether or not video is required. ?????. Students read (and may choose to re-read) short texts out loud creating audio or video recordings on the device of their choice.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

You will discover a wide variety of materials including readings, OER (Open Education Resources), primary documents, textbooks, lessons, activities, interactives, videos, audios, and some great blog readings. OER Commons – What a wonderful place to find open educational resources. Enjoy your journey!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Register now for our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th, and we'll send you the information on how to either attend the live sessions or watch the recordings afterwards. Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 Sponsored with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

We're just over a week away from our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th! Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 network to be able to connect with and correspond with 22,000 other individuals in the library world, and to be kept updated on this and future events.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. I was honored to join several esteemed colleagues to present on the panel: Leading the Charge: Leveraging Librarian Leadership to Support the OER Journey. 10 reasons to use the library.

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 2, 2016

You can find our video and audio recording at YouTube , and embedded right here: My notes follow. He also identified several key themes: Structuring open education through linked data to resources, which could yield real time feedback and better linkage to OER. For example, Oregon announced grants to fund OER creation.

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 2, 2016

You can find our video and audio recording at YouTube , and embedded right here: My notes follow. He also identified several key themes: Structuring open education through linked data to resources, which could yield real time feedback and better linkage to OER. For example, Oregon announced grants to fund OER creation.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

As stated in the blog, “interesting math problem/project can come in the form of a picture, a video, a tweet, something your child says, etc”. This mandate is carried out chiefly by the funding and broad distribution of educational video programs with coordinated Web and print materials for the professional development of K-12 teachers.

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The Daring Librarian

MARCH 19, 2020

Here's a kind of mirrored post that I put out on my Daring School Library blog for my kids, parents, and community. Your local or state Library System probably also has this ability. lol But if you didn’t get a chance to come by the Library Media Center and get some books, it’s OK….you So here's some MackinVia FREE books.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

NSDL – The National Science Digital Library has some outstanding resources that include numerous links to some great STEM programs and organizations. National Geographic For Kids – Nat Geo Kids inspires young adventurers to explore the world through award-winning magazines, books, apps, games, toys, videos, events, and this website.

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STEM Resources Learning Conference 162

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?), Walk into your portal and upload your own 360 images and videos. Things to consider: provide a safe environment for your “play area” in the library.

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 13, 2019

Or interactive video discs? Or satellite-based video? Leonhardt explains: In many cases, several different [modern] libraries conserve copies of the same printed text, whereby the handwritten notes found in each copy are literally identical or very nearly so (p. There’s certainly no one funding next gen OER. Or computers?

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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.” How About $750,000 ?”

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

Suggestions for extensions/apps to be preloaded on Chromebooks Edmodo Google Keep - notes and lists Evernote Web Adblock Plus Evernote Web Clipper WeVideo - Video Editor and Maker GeoGebra math app Read&Write - reading support EasyBib Desmos Graphing Calculator A to Z of Google Services https://docs.google.com/viewer?srcid=0B6dF7rWxc-5aMGMyanRsMW5DbzQ&pid=explorer&efh=false&a=v&chrome=false&embedded=true

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Due to CEN’s services, schools have been able to host eSports events, offer distance learning, run Hour of Code events for the school and community, produce internet radio and video conferences, and many other activities that rely on stable internet access. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

JSTOR : A digital library housing thousands of academic journals, books, and primary sources. WorldCat : A global catalog of library collections, WorldCat helps locate books, DVDs, articles, and other materials in libraries worldwide. It’s a valuable tool for accessing physical and digital academic resources.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

As countless educators around the world have scrambled to figure out how to deliver lessons remotely with whisker-thin budgets, many turned to open education resources (OER). CK-12 is at the forefront of OER by doing adaptive and personalized learning. In the past, Habecker had developed his own collection of videos for students.

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 18, 2017

They can also incorporate such content-rich resources as library databases, ebooks, videos, and the growing array of available OERs.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2018

It’s not unheard of for an instructor to tee up a YouTube video for a lesson, only to have the content blocked by the school or district’s censorware. I wanted to ask you about OERs. In terms of open access [journals] like [Public Library of Science]… they're leading edge. Why do you think that is?

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Education Exercises OER Meeting 63

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

Link: Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. The teacher has worked hard at finding articles, reading lists, research links, and even You Tube videos on a various topics. Past… Beyond the Shine Series Articles. According to Dr. Ruben R.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2020

Here is a closer look at Follett’s company-wide eLearning resources that are being made available at libraries, schools and universities in communities across North America affected by the COVID-19 virus: Follett School Solutions (PreK-12). Video tutorials, forums and instructions for accessing these solutions also are available.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If they’re working in their math textbook, they may be able to watch a video to deepen their understanding. You can find these digital textbooks on open educational resource (OER) sites. It also allows instructional teams to upload their own digital textbooks and create a vetted school library. Affordable for school districts.

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Hapara OER Online Assessments Differentiated Instruction 130

Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2016

Another student could find photographs of places or inventions he wants to study and then create augmented reality-triggered videos of himself explaining what he’s learned. The students at Algonquin Regional High School helped their local towns with tech support nights at local libraries. Where we are: Since the U.S.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

Educational materials published under an open license are called open educational resources (OER). When digital educational materials become OER, they are converted back into public goods. Instructional designers, faculty, and other educators and administrators should develop a basic understanding of OER. Education is Sharing.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I kicked things off with a survey of major technological developments in a very top level way, then dived into specific, currently used digital tools (the LMS, ePortfolios, video, robotics, big data, social media, 3d printing, etc.). Several participants pointed out limitations on faculty time which block creation and even adoption of OER.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2018

Created in 2006 by a team led by Aaron Swartz and Brewster Kahle, Open Library is an Internet Archive project developed to present one web page for every book ever published. Open Library now also offers a full-text search of its collection of Internet Archive’s more than 4 million books. Full-text search.

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