Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In response, open educational materials, or OER, have emerged as an alternative to expensive textbooks that disproportionately affect low-income students. But despite the excitement, there are obstacles to using OER. McGuire: The kinds of things that are being discussed [around using OER] are hard for many of institutions to access.

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OER Policies Accessibility Outcomes 122

NeverEndingSearch

MAY 6, 2019

And what does it look like when the librarian, armed with a rich OER toolkit, regularly curates urgently needed, high-quality, flexible, no- or low-cost digital tools and content across the curriculum, expertly modeling that practice for the entire learning community?

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OER Future Ready Case Study Outcomes 80

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

With course materials averaging around $1,200 per year , many colleges over the past decade have adopted open educational resources (OER) to cut costs for students. One review offers evidence that students using OER as their primary course material sometimes perform better.) This isn’t uncommon.

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OER Data Outcomes Study 88

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

He writes: To me, both cyberspace and OER are tools that I think can be used to generate positive outcomes, but can also (very clearly I think) be used to generate outcomes I don’t support, like political polarization or business models that sell us back our experiences rather than proprietary content. I could go on.

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Outcomes OER Knewton Study 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2022

In May, the homework-help site that relies on student-generated content, Course Hero, dipped its toes into freely available, openly licensed alternatives known as Open Educational Resources, or OER, course materials. This was the company’s “first foray” into OER, and it is still figuring out how the OER fits, Morris says. “I

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OER Resources Education Course 128

Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2017

And that’s been the driver behind nonprofit Achieving the Dream ’s (ATD) OER Degree Initiative , where 38 U.S. community colleges are creating full degree programs that utilize open educational resources (OER) from start to finish.

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OER Course Outcomes Report 107

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

But OER advocates think open access course materials hold another kind of promise for students, too. Of course, commercial courseware also generates student outcome data, which traditional publishers could use to improve their products, too. They can with OER materials. It’s totally within our capability to do it.”

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Course OER Resources Education 176

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2022

Eventually, I came to the conclusion that every student should have an IEP—and that this could be possible with the support of technology like H?para. If done well, learning incorporates voice and choice within the student’s context, resulting in improved engagement and outcomes. How in the world can I manage an IEP for every student?”

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OER Data Personalized Learning Assessment 138

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 12, 2015

He writes, “While to an OER advocate faculty are mere pawns to their agenda, to publishers, faculty are critical partners in academic success.” ” The overwhelming majority of OER advocates are faculty, and they have become OER advocates for two reasons.

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OER Course Examples Outcomes 60

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. An abacus is an educational technology, as is the slide rule.

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Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 87

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2017

Open Educational Resources (OER) have yet to cozy up with the more orthodox academics and pushy print publishers of the world. The most recent example occurred this week, when OER company Lumen Learning announced a partnership with one of the country’s largest textbook distributors, Follet Corporation.

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OER LMS Company Course 78

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. As he moved around into different grade levels and roles, Rich discovered his passion for using technology to teach. para, where he explains how PBL and OER go hand-in-hand. . Where do teachers find OER? .

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OER Resources Common Core Digital Badges 93

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 20, 2015

And as the copyright holders we are free to openly license our explanations, thereby creating OER alternatives to the All Rights Reserved explanations published and controlled by commercial publishers. Your library may also be curating OER you don’t know about – libraries are actually leading the charge toward OER on some campuses.).

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OER Libraries Study Course 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology. 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.

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Trends Digital Learning Learning Secondary 191

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Determining where educators draw the line for failure, whether that’s with students of color, low-income students, immigrant students or some other group, determines educational outcomes and equity opportunities for the future. How are technology decisions being made at our institutions? Nothing is neutral.

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OER Conference Groups Outcomes 103

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 20, 2018

Emerging technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, open education resources (OER), coding, and adaptive learning tools are moving more into the mainstream in some schools. Our learners will need to thrive and survive in a world that is almost impossible to predict thanks to exponential advances in technology.

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OER Personal Learning Network Outcomes Blended Learning 239

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

And some credit it for helping kick-start a trend—now known as open educational resources, or OER—that has sent shockwaves through the traditional publishing industry. Some professors have aesthetic objections to OER materials. By the nonprofit’s estimates, more than half of U.S. colleges use at least one. Because most U.S.

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Industry OER Course Company 99

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.

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OER Data Tools Trends 87

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. Be explicit with districts about expectations for access to technology in schools and classrooms.

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Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2019

In this series we explore Powerful Learning, a set of principles to guide educators designing learning experiences that engage the hearts and minds of learners, and incorporate technology in ways that contribute to closing the Digital Learning Gap. Use technology for collaboration to Support Student Learning in a Digital Learning Environment.

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Learning OER Digital Learning Analysis 246

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Tim Carson, Skilled Trades and OER Advocate First, allow me to tell you why I don’t typically read books about online learning. Instead, he used a familiar set of educational technologies, but often used them in unfamiliar ways. Technology is not what makes or breaks an online class. I’ve ordered your book as well.

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Online Learning Learning OER Course 174

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Case Studies The Power in Numbers final report highlights studies of two institutions that have used edtech interventions to improve outcomes for students—the University System of Georgia and Wake Technical Community College in North Carolina.

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Report EdTech Tools OER 139

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

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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OER Education E-rate Social Media 109

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

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 9, 2018

As the title of the document makes explicit, the framework aims to contribute to the conversation about the sustainability of OER: “Toward a Sustainable OER Ecosystem: The Case for OER Stewardship” It’s a valuable contribution to that conversation. I struggle to see how this will be possible.

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OER Company Pearson Resources 60

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 28, 2018

Our adaptive learning technology, designed to improve learning outcomes through personalized educational paths, is being piloted in college courses across the country. It’s difficult to find an OER initiative that doesn’t make use of their materials.

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OER Adaptive Learning Outcomes Libraries 60

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 63

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 31, 2015

Despite the inventor’s impassioned explanations of the new technology’s incredible potential, and protests by large groups of people, it seemed as if the antiquated law would prevent the new technology’s potential from ever being realized. Another Old Law Meets a New Technology. CC BY photo by Michael Bentley.

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OER Wiki Examples Technology 60

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The technologies are often purchased separately as well. We want educators to see how it connects with students and see the impact that curriculum makes on learning outcomes,” she adds. The system can also recommend follow-up activities and exercises specific to areas where a student may struggle.

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Resources OER Academic Standards Instructional Materials 77

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 12, 2015

But rather than adapting their business models to the new truth of their product, publishers have invested significantly in technologies that attempt to make educational materials artificially scarce. These technologies cripple the Internet’s inherent ability to support the instantaneous and free copying and redistribution of content.

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OER Software Outcomes Smartphone 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Five higher-ed technology startups are soaring this week. Each of the five startups focuses on technology innovation in higher education, with products that range from student coaching tools to a talent recruiting platform. That means in addition to measuring financial returns, Michelson Runway will be analyzing student outcomes.

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OER Company Outcomes Adaptive Learning 60

Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

A minority are interested, but the majority prefer traditional (print) materials, with powerful implications for the intersection of technology and higher education. Consequently, many of the students who might benefit most from lower-cost digital and OER course materials are not able to do so.”.

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OER Study Survey Education 40

User Generated Education

JULY 26, 2015

We are living in an age of advanced user-driven technologies, information abundance, and networked, participatory learning. Learner Agency, Technology, and Emotional Intelligence. Educator as a Demonstrator of Technologies. A subtitle of this section is It Really Is About the Technology. Through Education 2.0

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OER Outcomes Resources Accessibility 120

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Crisp continued, “I would design for today's working adult who hasn't had opportunity to keep up with the pace of technological change. dlnchat I would design for today's working adult who hasn't had opportunity to keep up with the pace of technological change. Here again technology is very helpful. For whom are you designing?”

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How To Mobility Course OER 117

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2016

Broadband and network capacity is school technology leaders’ top priority, according to the results of an annual IT leadership survey from CoSN. The education community should know what is top of mind for school IT leaders so we can better support their leadership capacity and advance learning outcomes empowered through technology.”.

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Student Data Privacy Broadband OER Instructional Materials 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 28, 2018

Fortunately, there is an effective strategy for personalization as well as an effective delivery system: technology. Technology changes what is possible. Technology allows for personalization of content, learning style and pace. Technology allows for personalization of content, learning style and pace.

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OER Outcomes Report Technology 77

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

The awards recognize educators’ and institutions’ innovative use of digital courseware to improve outcomes for students, especially underrepresented ones. The awards recognize educators’ and institutions’ innovative use of digital courseware to improve outcomes for students, especially underrepresented ones. The deadline for.

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Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 84