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.
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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Edsurge
NOVEMBER 30, 2017
Earlier this year Ferreira stepped aside as CEO, replaced by Brian Kibby , a veteran of major textbook companies including Pearson and McGraw-Hill. The secret to its swift entry into publishing was OER (open education resources). Knewton’s pitch is that its mix of OER and an adaptive-learning system will set it apart.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 9, 2017
“Fake news,” “robots coming for our jobs,” “the new economy,” “surveillance capitalism,” “personalization,” “the cult of innovation,” and so on – these are all narratives intertwined in the power of major technology companies, platforms, data, and algorithms.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
Candidate VoiceThread for Digital Education - Kelli Stair- teacher/ writer An Example STEAM and Maker-Education Curriculum: From Puppets to Robots - Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D. Rivers, Executive Director Online Communities of Practice - Are They Worth it? Torrey Trust, Ph.D.
Hack Education
APRIL 13, 2018
“Publishers Wiley , Cengage , Pearson and McGraw-Hill Education have won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a seller of fake textbooks ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 22, 2017
Via Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein : “ Pearson Open Sources Equella – Properly.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via NPR : “Hi, Robot : Adults, Children And The Uncanny Valley.” ” Via NPR : “Hi, Robot : Adults, Children And The Uncanny Valley.”
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