Shake Up Learning

MARCH 8, 2022

Rich shares the power of Open Educational Resources (OER)–what they are, where to find them, and how to get started. para, where he explains how PBL and OER go hand-in-hand. . What are Open Educational Resources (OER)? These issues have brought OER back to the forefront of educational needs. .

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OER Resources Common Core Digital Badges 93

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 8, 2019

The most recent issue of IRRODL included an article titled Effectiveness of OER Use in First-Year Higher Education Students’ Mathematical Course Performance: A Case Study , by Juan I. This was justified by the fact that there is a lack of empirical evidence to support expanding the use of OER. Venegas-Muggli and Werner Westermann.

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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. Source: EdSurge.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Districts having success in this area have comprehensive refresh plans, work with high quality partners, build relationships with local businesses, work diligently to receive grants, and leverage a variety of open educational resources (OERs). Commit to Student Privacy and Clearly Articulate Policies to Stakeholders.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

It’s now time to get down to brass tacks and figure out how the implementation of the Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) can best be leveraged by state and local officials to improve educational outcomes for children and youth.

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Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

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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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We’ve provided more opportunities for network members to engage with researchers to address big challenges in Challenge Collaboratives, we created professional learning community Cohorts in which leaders can explore topics of interest with peers, and we’re developing Innovation Portfolios that showcase districts’ innovation stories and outcomes.

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Data Conference Assessment OER 169

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. But the outcomes are transactional knowledge, with the ownership determined by the school, students, and educational policies. But my mind is always trying to find links and common threads.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2018

I’ll be writing a range of essays this year reflecting on two decades of work toward opening the core intellectual infrastructure of education (textbooks and other educational materials, assessments, and outcomes / objectives / competency statements) in order to increase access to and improve the effectiveness of education. Freeriders!

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Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

K-12 educational technology policy. educational technology policy should be over the coming four years (when the law will next come due to be reauthorized). making instructional resources widely available via open educational resources (OER), which may include supporting school districts in using OER. .”

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 29, 2016

Earlier this week I read an op-ed – sponsored by Pearson – titled “If OER is the answer, what is the question?” OER often shine in their variety and ability to deepen resources for niche topics. ” The article poses three questions and answers them. Below I share some thoughts prompted by the article.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

Nor are they offered insights into how algorithms that determine student outcomes are created. As recent investigations have shown, too many public schools lack clear conflict-of-interest policies to ensure that decisions about whether and when to use specific technology products or services are being made in the best interests of students.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Charisse Taylor , senior director of policy and implementation at NYC Department of Education, will share resources, templates and other activities aimed at helping educators create new CS programs that are “diverse by design.” Will VR Really Impact Student Outcomes? But will VR and AR live up to its hype? Higher Ed 9:30 a.m.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

This work has focused on policy and innovations to foster universal broadband access and adoption, digital and media literacy, local journalism and information hubs, public service media, civic engagement, and government transparency. He holds an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

This work has focused on policy and innovations to foster universal broadband access and adoption, digital and media literacy, local journalism and information hubs, public service media, civic engagement, and government transparency.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

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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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.) How is Google influencing policy?

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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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OER Resources Education Pearson 60

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The App Hub is dedicated to bringing transparency to developers’ data and accessibility policies, and to help decision-makers find information about apps to meet the unique learning goals and policies of their school districts.”. Developers Resource Page – a resource page for app developers to access best practices and policies.

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Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

What were the positive unintended outcomes from the Coronavirus time period and how can educators identify and capitalize on them? Also, make sure theses extras align with the District AUP (Acceptable Use Policy). In order to be intentional at improving our outcomes for next year it is necessary to inquire, listen and reflect.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Rich shares the power of Open Educational Resources (OER)–what they are, where to find them, and how to get started. I will walk you step-by-step through the process to ensure it aligns with your standards and learning outcomes, how to select the choice board style, and share important tips along the way. See: Copyright Policy.

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Google eBook Assessment OER 95

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

This new role for educators is a direct outcome of the data-driven classroom and the quest for accountability. More important, the data entry can seem pointless when the outcomes aren’t applicable to the students. She is a NC Teaching fellow, NC Education Policy fellow, and a member of Phi Kappa Phi. Classroom facilitator.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

He also talked about how he thinks policy shifts like the implementation of the common-core standards and the adoption of “open” educational resources are likely to affect the K-12 market, and his company’s work. The company’s approach is to “define what we do by the outcome, not by where it happens physically,” he said.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

This is the outcome of a combination of forces: our persistent desire to get more people into and through higher education, and our anxieties about the spiraling growth of student debt and college tuition. There is enormous interest in exploring this area, from academic work to financial investment and public policy discussion.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

“A new Education Department policy will dramatically limit the amount of student loan relief some students get after being misled by their schools.” The Chronicle of Higher Education on the latest report from the Babson Survey Research Group on OER adoption: “Use of Free Textbooks Is Rising, but Barriers Remain.”

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Via NPR : “ Wyoming School District Stalls On Transgender Student Policy.” “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” From iNACOL: “ Promising State Policies for Personalized Learning.” “For online lenders , it’s suddenly touch-and-go,” says Techcrunch.

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Task Force Seeks Comment on Higher-Ed Outcomes Reporting Standards.” ” “​ OER Researchers Don’t Disaggregate Data on Diverse Students. ” Via Edsurge : “What Is ‘Quality’? ” Fox. .” Here’s Why They Should,” New America’s Manuela Ekowo argues.

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Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

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 sale, the FTC contended, would violate ConnectEDU’s own privacy policy, and it requested that users be notified so they could request their data be destroyed.

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

“Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Lobbying group for independent colleges says it’s open to expanding federal data collection on student outcomes but remains opposed to student-level database favored by public colleges and many policy makers.”

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Another report – this one from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities – claimed that “states are collectively investing 17 percent less in their public colleges and universities, or $1,525 less per student, since 2007.” There have also been efforts to expand college degree programs that rely entirely on OER.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” “Policy-based Privacy is Over,” says Eric Hellman. Some (education policy) history from Sherman Dorn : “The pendulum and the ratchet.” ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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