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. Interactive Simulations. Public Domain Books. Audiobooks. Open Access Books. Learning Objects.

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OER LMS Course Libraries 42

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2017

Five years ago, in an essay called “ 2017: RIP OER? ” I pondered whether this year would be the end of OER. There’s certainly no one funding next gen OER. Much has been written about 2012 being “the year of OER.” Let’s hope it’s not the year OER peaks. These publisher platforms can have real benefits.

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OER LMS Pearson System 60

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 24, 2017

Five years ago, in an essay called 2017: RIP OER? , I pondered whether this year would be the end of OER. There’s certainly no one funding next gen OER. Much has been written about 2012 being “the year of OER.” ” Let’s hope it’s not the year OER peaks.

OER 60

OER Pearson System Assessment 60

Bryan Alexander

JULY 20, 2017

They indicate the richness of today’s unfolding LMS discussion, and help illuminate where things might be headed. Text question from Ed Finn: OER Game Changer – Moodle Community could separate it from Canvas and Blackboard who keep these types of sharing resources behind a wall. Does that debate interest you at all?

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Moodle LMS OER Blackboard 40

Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 27, 2016

The panelists discussed current models of blended learning and provided visual examples of what these models looked like in various schools, classroom structure, open education resources (OER), learning management systems (LMS), creating flipped videos, flipped instruction , workflow, and challenges. bqsRbgHGng.

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Blended Learning OER eBook LMS 166

eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

LMS provider itslearning and Gooru , a nonprofit organization which provides a free online learning navigator for educators of the same name, announced a strategic partnership to enhance itslearning’s platform with open educator-curated content and successful practices for personalized learning. Prasad Ram, CEO of Gooru.

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LMS OER Future Ready Personalized Learning 60

EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 2, 2017

CMS – Content Management System (a tool to build websites and apps). LMS – Learning Management System (software that runs and manages educational programs). OER – Open Educational Resource (this can be any online materials that are free to use). BYOL – Bring Your Own Learning. BYOT – Bring Your Own Technology.

EdTech 189

EdTech VLE CMS OER 189

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. Most importantly, OER need to be compatible with both the campus LMS and as independent resources that can be shared through a mobile message.

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Mobility OER Technology BYOD 91

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 29, 2015

In this post I showcase some tools that can assist in both creating lessons that promote formative possibilities and resources that will allow educators to create videos that will enhance a students formative learning . Do you have some formative tools to share… please let me know and I will share them in an upcoming post.

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Assessment Tools LMS OER 60

EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 7, 2018

Learning Management System (LMS). Open Education Resources (OER). A good example of this would be the usage of OERs by Sky Customer Service to train their employees. The e-learning industry has generated new tools to achieve constructive progress, and one can choose any of the strategies that best suits them.

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MOOC Gamification Smartphone OER 127

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 30, 2017

There was a lot of discussion at OpenEd17 about the relationship between OER and value-added services like platforms. Most faculty don’t have the technical expertise, the time, or the institutional support to manage their own WordPress installation or do anything more with OER than adopt a free PDF in place of their textbook.

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OER LMS Learning Moodle 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The primary trends identified by the team were: adaptive learning, open education resources (OER), gamification and game-based learning, MOOCs, LMS and interoperability, mobile devices, and design. As the conversation continued, Joosten discussed the importance of design in online course development, a primary finding in the scan.

Trends 202

Trends Digital Learning Learning Secondary 202

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 1, 2021

It started out as a question about OER, but has moved on to a conversation about the purposes of open more generally. If you start with my github repo, you can build an LMS, a web site, an online teaching system, and even a camera ready textbook ready for printing using 100% free software. It’s got everything you need.

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Coursera OER LMS Software 88

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. Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. A Listing Of 25 OER (Open Education Resource Sites).

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OER Khan Academy Moodle Meeting 60

eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2017

In this ever-dynamic landscape, “common” standards for education seemingly get a bad rap, but they’re useful, particularly for the development and distribution of open education resources (OER). When OER curation was in its infancy, there were few common standards in place for vetting and cataloging this content.

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OER Academic Standards Policies Common Core 71

Iterating Toward Openness

JUNE 30, 2017

In a recent webinar about OER, organized by one of the major textbook publishers, there was a lot of conversation about whether OER are “free” or “affordable.” Before I begin though, just to be clear, allow me to reaffirm that OER are free, plain and simple, full stop, period. OER = free + permissions.

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OER LMS Analysis Outcomes 66

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 17, 2017

Both of these products wrap significant additional functionality around OER. It wraps pre-assessments, in situ formative assessments, and summative assessments around OER. Faculty also have access to a range of tools that make it easy to identify and reach out to students who are struggling while there is still time to do something.

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OER LMS Assessment Course 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Sometimes an LMS discussion will help and other times integrating with another tool can be beneficial. Look for Part 2 of this post soon, with tech tools for PBL in a blended learning environment. How do teachers and students learn about and employ these tools?

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

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. Finding the right tool to match the verb can take a bit of research. This wonderful OER makes it easy for teachers to assemble their own textbooks.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

I’ve been able to see firsthand how school leaders are implementing exciting innovations that are accelerating high quality teaching and learning—things such as Open Education Resources (OER) , repurposing their spaces , completely overhauling how they assess a child’s growth by shifting to a competency-based learning model , among other things.

Data 100

Data LMS Competency Based Learning OER 100

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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Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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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Strategy OER Education Policies 145

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 5, 2016

Community colleges are much more interested in OER than other sectors. We then dove into the learning management system ( LMS in the US; VLE in Europe ). The LMS market is mature, although the tools are immature. Now 65-75% of classes use the campus LMS. What next for the LMS? How to grow its functionality?

Trends 40

Trends LMS VLE Technology 40

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

On the other end of the spectrum is courseware that includes a collection of content and assessments tools from various vendors, open educational resources (OER), or homegrown efforts. A popular middle-ground option is digital courseware that interfaces with a college’s learning management system (LMS) and can be customized.

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OER Assessment LMS Analysis 68

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 29, 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. Link: Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. Finding the right tool to match the verb can take a bit of research.

Blended Learning 60

Blended Learning Technology OER Digital Citizenship 60

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 31, 2020

I’m going to write a post or three about some of the friction that exists around using OER. There are some things about working with OER that are just harder or more painful than they need to be, and getting more people actively involved in using OER will require us to reduce or eliminate those points of friction.

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OER LMS Software Course 103

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 5, 2019

With all of the digital tools available to teachers these days, developing learning experiences should be a cinch, right? That’s already happening with tools like Google Classroom. Open Educational Resources (OER) – These are educational materials in the public domain or introduced with an open license.

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OER Analysis Data Academic Standards 53

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

It’s not even an LMS, quite frankly – something Edmodo tried to use as a selling point for a little while. More often than not, these platforms also come with a series of tools that enable their users to build their own products, services, and marketplaces. One might ask, I suppose, if LMSes are platforms.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

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.). But participants were very, very engaged from the start.

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Conference ePortfolio LMS Education 40

Iterating Toward Openness

JUNE 9, 2016

The tl;dr: Supporting effective OER adoption at scale has its problems. If OER adoption were to become widespread among the majority of faculty, it became clear that someone would need to do something more than create OER, post it on a website, and give conference talks about it. Background and Some Problems.

OER 60

OER LMS Learning Sakai 60

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 10, 2016

Because I can’t stop thinking about open, I’ve been pondering the relationship between solar power and OER. ”, “How can you sell OER if they’re free? ”, “How can you sell OER if they’re free?”, ”, and “If OER are free, why would anyone pay you?”

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OER Company Learning Analytics Outcomes 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

The next posts will include 16 sweet tools that are a must for that student centered classroom. Enjoy the ideas and reflections I provide in this post and then be ready to explore the 16 sweet tools/resources provided in the next posts. I often wonder what John Dewey would think if he could see the tools we have available to us today.

Technology 60

Technology Flipped Classroom Learning STEM 60

Bryan Alexander

MAY 27, 2016

However, most people remain unaware of OER. It also has more tools for collaboration + project-based learning. Michael at Keene State College asked about taking advantage of open in an intentionally closed environment, like a learning management system (LMS). I followed up with a question about free as incentive.

Trends 42

Trends MOOC Coursera Education 42

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 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. Link: Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. Past… Beyond the Shine Series Articles.

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Resources Technology Examples STEM 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Perhaps you are an experienced PBL facilitator but are looking for some ideas, information, or tools that you can add to your toolbox. They include some tools, information, ideas, articles, and concepts. Best of all, many of these lessons can be incorporated in a Learning Management System (LMS).

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Blended Learning Learning LMS STEM 180

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In my recent post I asked us each to consider what “what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” Ismael tweeted: My own take: these are two complementary approaches to #OER that should enrich each other, not exclude (or even blame) each other. As someone concerned with equality, I like #OER as a way to make teaching cheaper.

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OER LMS Secondary Course 60

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. My thanks to EdSurge for highlighting its availability. If not, why not?

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EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170