Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Recently I’ve been doing both more thinking and more roll-up-your-sleeves working on continuous improvement of OER. Some have research, grant writing, and publication responsibilities in addition to teaching their courses. Some teach five or six courses per semester. Simon , 1986). Beginning the cycle again.

OER 114

OER Outcomes Analysis Assessment 114

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

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. But content is not top on your list.” So what do we do with the results of this research?

Trends 202

Trends Digital Learning Learning Secondary 202

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. OER and open books. Learning analytics. Adaptive learning systems. Digital badges are intended to signify authenticated knowledge and skills from informal learning environments.

Digital Badges 92

Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 92

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 10, 2016

Because I can’t stop thinking about open, I’ve been pondering the relationship between solar power and OER. ”, “How can you sell OER if they’re free? ”, “How can you sell OER if they’re free?”, ”, and “If OER are free, why would anyone pay you?”

OER 60

OER Company Learning Analytics Outcomes 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. To believe that would require, of course, that we overlook the role that the major technology platforms – Google, Facebook, and Amazon – play in education.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Thirty percent of the company’s revenues come from assessments of one kind or another, which includes professional certification and apprenticeship programs, as well as summative exams. Pearson was recently faulted by New Jersey state officials for a disruption of that state’s assessments.].

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

"This sort of pie-in-the-sky belief that simply getting more computers in kids' hands and more app-development elective courses in schools will make the future bright is an oversimplification of a complex issue." " Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170