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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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

Ideally professors need a way to synch attendance with an automatic mobile alert for students and have the option to quickly choose retention strategies differentiated for each learner’s specific on-campus needs (ex: a list of today’s available tutoring sessions, or upcoming MLA Citation workshops at the library).

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Mobility OER Technology BYOD 86

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

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Instead, they’ve recruited an advisory team and developed a strategy for intentionally planting seeds—and sometimes full-grown trees—at institutions across the country. Next steps in the strategy vary in intensity, Kagan says, ranging from creating certificate programs at universities to founding entire centers of study.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The inclusive access model’s goal of reducing the cost of textbooks apparently reminded the article’s author of OER, because she includes some discussion of OER toward the end of the article. And obviously, both inclusive access and OER are about solving the cost problem. Can you see it?

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OER Accessibility Pearson MOOC 161

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

Libraries 48

Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 45

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Diverse by Design: Creating CS Programs for All : When working to diversity computer science programs, strategies often look to improve existing programs rather than designing better programs for all from the get-go. But the technology lends a question: to what extent should educational products make assumptions about a user’s end goal?

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 29, 2016

With our classroom teacher partners, we build instruction; we build projects and assessments that focus on creativity and knowledge building using the information tools and strategies of our time. As it continues to shift, school librarians teach and model strategies for digital workflow.

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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 an educator, I like #OER as a tool for transforming learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). Markson, Cengage’s strategy officer, argued that the company is “extremely committed” to driving down costs for students.

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Pearson OER Course Accessibility 113

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 23, 2023

And, because you’ve got to play the hits, let’s look at what their impact will be on OER as well. Current funding for the creation of OER (when it’s available at all) typically focuses on the courses enrolling the largest number of students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Open Source and OER ? Alice Keeler : Interview Amany Kheriba : OER: A way out through pandemics and beyond Amna Manzoor : Veni, vidi and vici: Ingenious, Making the Most Out of the Pandemic! Libraries and Librarians ? Managing Stress ? Math Education ? Microschools ? Mindful Teaching and Learning ? Lifelong Learning ? Music Education

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Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Karla Pobke Coordinator Personalised Learning Born Accessible STEM: Making Sure Accessibility is Not Just an Afterthought - Anh Bui Director of Product Strategy for Global Literacy Project-Based Learning: You''re almost doing it already! Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary?

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

The Guardian headline says , “Secret rightwing strategy to discredit teacher strikes,” but it’s not that secret. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? ” More via The Atlantic and via NPR. ” The Business of Job Training. . ” Indeed.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Content and Curriculum Creator, Project Explorer Creating OER-s and Interactive STEM Applications in Mathematics Higher Education , Lucie Mingla Math Educator, New York City College of Technology, CUNY Cross-cultural alignments, fertilization, differentiation: Bridging the gaps through technology , Melda N. Dr. Beate W. Global Citizen.

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

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. US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called badges a “game-changing strategy.”. This “reverse engineering,” the publishers claimed, violated copyright.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145