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Once Reviled in Education, Wikipedia Now Embraced By Many Professors

Edsurge

I hear more often these days about teaching with free online materials instead of traditional textbooks (known as OER). The OER conversation is very energized right now, and it's a complex conversation. I tend to focus on aspects of OER depending on the audience. Absolutely. It's a continuing spectrum. Absolutely.

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Toward Renewable Assessments

Iterating Toward Openness

My colleagues in the Open Education Group and I like to say that when you’re considering the outcomes of research on OER adoption, there are “two ways to win.” ” First, think about three possible outcomes of OER adoption in terms of change in cost and change in learning: Students save money and learn less.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” 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. ” The Business of Job Training. Via CNBC : “ Amazon ’s cloud is looking at building a corporate training service.” million total.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

What information and training must be provided to students and parents to ensure success? What were the positive unintended outcomes from the Coronavirus time period and how can educators identify and capitalize on them? A list can be made in a priority order and training planned. Teachers should also be surveyed.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” 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. Instead, they’ve re-branded as job training sites. Remember Edmodo?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Association of American Colleges and Universities on Wednesday announced the creation of the VALUE Institute , which will help colleges ‘leverage learning outcomes evidence to improve student success and ensure quality and equity in student learning.’” ” The Business of Job Training.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

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. There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. Green Imperial Pigeon.

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