Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

There’s new evidence that open educational resources may contribute to helping students complete college. The findings come out of the Achieving the Dream OER Degree Initiative , which provided grant money to 38 community colleges across 13 states to create degree pathways of courses that use OER materials instead of commercial textbooks.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2018

One popular draw to open educational resources is that these openly-licensed learning materials can—and are often encouraged to—be tailored for a particular professor or course. Communications librarian Kristen Hoffman oversees much of the OER work at Seattle Pacific University, a Christian university in Washington.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 8, 2022

The post The FREE Lesson Plans and Resources You Aren’t Using! but should be) – SULS0148 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey chats with Rich Dixon, Senior Director of Innovative Learning at H?para. The FREE Lesson Plans and Resources You Aren’t Using! Learn more about H?para.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Adoption of digital learning resources is taking hold in schools and districts across the United States. Public schools now provide at least one computer for every five students and spend more than $3 billion per year on digital content, according to Education Week.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

Those were just a couple of the questions raised on Tuesday, February 27 when the #DLNchat community got together to discuss: What Is the Role of Libraries in Digital Learning Innovation? Curation is key,” tweeted Trish Briere, “but some good education on digital rights is also very helpful.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2018

As open educational resources (OER) become a more viable option for K-12 school districts that want to adopt new resources, curating these “free” and “open” educational assets has become increasingly difficult. Here are five steps districts can use to implement OER in their LMSs: 1. With the U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2017

As open educational resources (OER) grow in popularity, school leaders are tasked with identifying the best way to find, organize and use these resources. During a CoSN webinar focused on using effective OER use, a panel of educators shared their experiences and offered insight on OER’s impact on education.

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techlearning

AUGUST 8, 2018

Guest post by Steve Baule, Educational Leadership Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Superior: As the school year begins, one of the struggles many teachers have is finding good repositories of Open Education Resources (OER). The OER Commons is a core site with resources from pre-school through adult education.

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2017

Open educational resources (OER) are becoming more widespread in classrooms, but many educators and administrators aren’t sure how to make the leap from talking about them to actually using them. OER are teaching and learning resources that are free to use and share. Next page: Some basics for adoption).

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Plus, they give students choices about how they want to learn about concepts. Digital textbooks give students a personalized pathway for learning. Teachers can customize resources in e-textbooks to support different learning styles and academic needs. You can save money to use in other high-need learning areas.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Only one-third of school districts said they are aware of both the term “open educational resources” (OER) and its licensing, according to a report from the Babson Survey Research Group. Next page: Which districts show a higher OER adoption?).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Open educational resources (OER) have made their presence known in education, with teachers and administrators voicing their excitement over free resources that are easily shared and adapted. Department of Education’s #GoOpen campaign encourages states, school districts and educators to use open educational resources.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Online case studies highlight OER implementation in schools. SETDA has published a series of case studies focused on the implementation of Open Educational Resources (OER) at the school level. SETDA encourages state, district and school leaders to leverage this work as they launch and expand OER initiatives.”.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2015

Ed-tech groups rally in support of federally-funded, open educational resources. In a letter sent earlier this month, a group of ed-tech stakeholders urged the Obama administration to make federally-funded educational materials available as Open Educational Resources (OER). Next page: Five core principles for OER policies.

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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. Powerful learning must be collaborative and connected.

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SETDA Says

JANUARY 28, 2015

Successful digital learning implementation can meet a broad range of goals, including supporting the academic needs of students to ensure that they are college. Best Practices Digital Content E-Rate Equity of Access OER Policy Professional Learning'

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 2, 2017

CREATE – Collaboartion, Resources, Educate, Apps, Technology, Enriching. FL – Flipped Learning ( click here for my guide to flipping lessons ). NGDLE – Next-generation Digital Learning Environment. OER – Open Educational Resource (this can be any online materials that are free to use).

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2016

EdCaliber and Mathematics Vision Project integrate OER math curriculum and support materials into Lessoneer teacher empowerment platform. Among Open Educational Resources, the MVP curriculum uniquely embodies the focus, coherence, and rigor of the Common Core,” said Ruth Miller, EdCaliber Chief Academic Officer.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2017

So how can schools ensure that they are creating effective, purposeful learning environments in a device-agnostic classroom? Ultimately, it helps to begin by asking three questions: Why am I exploring a digital learning ecosystem for my students? How can I ensure my digital learning ecosystem will support my students?

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 25, 2018

Previously signed into law , Utah’s school system now requires all students be assigned “ digital backpacks ,” which contain a history of student data, including everything from science projects to test results. . Expand Educational Resources to Student Toolkits. Find the Tools to Introduce Interoperability. by Eli Zimmerman.

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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. Books built out of little Lego blocks, glued together so the digital photo student could have their perfect book and the music student could have their perfect book.”

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight. Now, students always have access to current materials.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The goal of the project has been to better equip instructors with techniques, tools and open educational resources that will help them teach adults the advanced math skills needed for modern jobs , says Christina Ward, engagement manager at Luminary Labs, a consulting firm the government hired to oversee Power in Numbers.

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Especially important is a strategy to align digital learning plans to participation in the E-rate program and any state programs designed to meet similar ends (including those beyond K-12 education that support broadband build out to universities, hospitals, libraries, or public safety institutions).

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Fractus Learning

MAY 24, 2016

To do this, Lilly turned to the CK-12 Foundation to help develop a suite of Open Educational Resources (OER) that would help them meet the school’s budgetary and educational needs. With CK-12’s extensive array of additional resources, FlexBooks® are just the beginning. So Lilly had to look for ways to cut down costs elsewhere.

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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. Digital badges. Adaptive learning systems. Two that shine are OER/open books and learning analytics. underwhelming.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

On Tuesday, June 12 the #DLNchat community got together to dive into how improving digital learning could help institutions pass along savings to students, and how technology might also help reduce indirect costs for college attendance. So the resources go elsewhere, to situations where more personalized interaction is necessary.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2016

Annual survey reveals more and more districts are turning to OER and other digital learning resources. Sixty-two percent of districts in a recent survey have a digital content and curriculum strategy, and more than half of those strategies (38 percent) include using Open Educational Resources (OER).

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

The district provides a personal iPad for every teacher, middle and high school student, and teachers’ lessons include a mix of purchased and free online resources. Openly licensed educational resources are free online learning materials that can be used for teaching, learning and assessing students’ knowledge.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Knovation’s icurio delivers open educational resources (OER) and instructional tools to support personalized and engaging digital learning. One such solution comes from Knovation’s icurio suite of personalized learning solutions. Next page: How icurio helps educators find high-quality digital content.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 29, 2012

Digital Learning Futures View more presentations from Steve Wheeler As I write this blog post, the above slideshow has received almost 18,000 views in just 48 hours since it was posted up onto Slideshare. Here's to all the possible futures of learning! Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's. Unported License.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

As school leaders work to implement digital learning practices, they must commit to navigating roadblocks, problem solving, and planning for sustainable, systemic transformation. With school budgets being planned on a year over year basis, the concern over long-term sustainability for digital learning arises.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2016

Learning.com’s Curriculum Foundry provides districts with a tool to build and distribute a complete K-12 district-authored curriculum in the core subject areas, leveraging a repository of standards-aligned OER and existing instructional resources.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For some folks in higher ed, the very idea of using open educational resources (OER) sparks dread. The right OER provides professors opportunities to teach the latest research and even make areas like math and science more inclusive. He and his students happily use open educational resources for textbooks.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

Her work with her state conference has empowered educators, her guidance has developed a state Open Educational Resources (OER) project, and her love of learning inspires those who flock to attend her presentations. state and territorial educational technology and digital learning leaders.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Join the Digital Learning Network to stay up to date on all events and the latest news for higher ed digital learning leaders! At our next #DLNchat , we’ll discuss Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Ed. Read on through the Storify below to see thoughts from everyone at #DLNchat.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

Future revenue in the $33 billion e-learning market is expected to fall precipitously in the United States and internationally, but sales of other types of digital learning products are predicted to rise, according to a market research report released recently. By guest blogger Leo Doran. One headwind specific to the U.S.

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