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ISTE Librarians’ Takeaways (Crowdsourced)

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Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. I was honored to join several esteemed colleagues to present on the panel: Leading the Charge: Leveraging Librarian Leadership to Support the OER Journey. Soundtrap offers 20 Best of #ISTE19 podcasts.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ UVa Library’s Plan to Cut Stacks by Half Sparks Faculty Concerns.” Inside Higher Ed on Facebook ’s plans to partner with community colleges to teach digital literacy. “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Via Getting Smart : “ Digital Promise and Facebook Developing New Micro-Credentials Program.” ” Because the way to teach people about Facebook according to Facebook is always more Facebook.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

A New York district court awarded Elsevier US$15 million in damages for copyright infringement by Sci-Hub , the Library of Genesis (LibGen) project and related sites.” “Mark Zuckerberg just unveiled Facebook ’s new mission statement,” says The Verge. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Where’s the outrage?”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“An open letter to Mark Zuckerberg : our child died at** Sandy Hook** – why let Facebook lies hurt us even more?” “The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.