Edsurge
JUNE 13, 2022
Present level of academic progress Understanding where students are academically is a first step to making sure that work is neither overwhelmingly challenging nor so remedial that it underestimates their capabilities. Key to increasing student engagement is ensuring that students are known in terms of personal interest and context.
Iterating Toward Openness
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
tl;dr – In order to be relevant today and in the future, a national open education strategy must (1) know exactly what it is trying to accomplish and (2) deeply integrate generative AI. WICHE is convening a series of conversations this week and next titled, “ Do We Need a National Open Education Strategy?
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Digital Promise
JANUARY 22, 2019
Students learn even more when they learn 3 from and teach each other 4. Powerful learning gives students a voice in the classroom by empowering them as experts in their own rights. Peer teaching strategies give students the opportunity to learn from one another and contribute to a culture of collaboration.
Iterating Toward Openness
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
In the mid-late aughts and early teens, when I was still serving as chair for doctoral students, I often had conversations like this: Student (bursting into my office): I have an exciting idea for my dissertation research! Student: I’ll study whether students learn better with OER than with traditional course materials!
Edsurge
JUNE 18, 2018
Working in tech and media for the past 20 years, I’ve seen some of these changes firsthand, and one thing has proven consistently true: Engagement is critical when learning new information and mastering new skills. If we want students to be resilient and confident in taking on new challenges, then we need to teach them that it’s okay to fail.
eSchool News
JUNE 14, 2016
The Learning Counsel’s 2016 Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey and Assessment Tool is now available online. The Learning Counsel’s 2015 Digital Curriculum Strategy School Assessment Tool & Survey proved to be a valuable tool in this process! OER versus paying for fully complete publisher products. Transition barriers.
Doug Levin
JUNE 17, 2015
Given the rise of OER (of which I am a fan ), an increasing array of business models, questions about the degree of alignment to state standards and assessments, claims of effectiveness, and interoperability concerns, the instructional materials procurement decisions facing school districts have never been more complicated. Image credits.
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