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Do it yourself education

Learning with 'e's

With its lurid red cover and aggressive image of a fist gripping a pencil (I would have suggested an iPod Touch or iPhone instead) while wearing a wrist band that proclaims DIY U, the books holds a lot of promise. It's a book that has been recommended to me several times over, so it was long overdue that I laid my hands on a copy.

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Revisiting #ALATTT: Trend #1: AR/VR/MR and a touch of AI

NeverEndingSearch

Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). Microsoft has put accessibility in a pocket-sized format in this powerful tool for iPhones. Coming in the next post: OER, OA and openness. Here’s the definitive answer in the form of a tweet from Springshare itself : Now, back to the session. Herold, Benjamin.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. My thanks to EdSurge for highlighting its availability.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition)

Doug Levin

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. My thanks to EdSurge for highlighting its availability.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” The phone was not a Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which have been recalled because of battery explosions, but an iPhone 6 Plus. Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “About That Cengage OER Survey.” .” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Smartphone Explodes in Rowan College Classroom.”

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

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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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Speaking of child exploitation, this via The Financial Times : “ Apple’s iPhone X assembled by illegal student labour.” The business of OER. YouTube gets little credit for this clean-up in my book, however, as it took journalists to uncover and talk about the problem. ” “Personalization.”