Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

One of the biggest proponents of the power of Wikipedia in the classroom is Robert Cummings, associate professor of Writing and Rhetoric at the University of Mississippi. I hear more often these days about teaching with free online materials instead of traditional textbooks (known as OER). Absolutely. It's a continuing spectrum.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

Keys to the OER shift: – Community buy-in: The community wasn’t satisfied with the achievement levels and graduation rates. Keys to the OER shift: – Community buy-in: The community wasn’t satisfied with the achievement levels and graduation rates. The post Navigating the Shift to OER appeared first on edWeb.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Mountain Heights Academy in Utah, the 2017 Student Voices Award winner, encourages students to participate in the instructional design process using an OER curriculum. Although they aren’t in the classroom together, the students stay connected on their project leveraging tools like G Suite for Education or Blackboard Collaborate.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2018

But with the rise of OER, growing use of supplemental resources over core textbooks, and the increasing flexibility of state funding, more purchasing decisions have moved to the school and district level. State leaders need to make sure they are giving educators the tools they need to select the best materials for the classroom.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. From the classroom to home, Kajeet has students covered.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Classroom facilitator. This new role for educators is a direct outcome of the data-driven classroom and the quest for accountability. The idea, said Dr. Weeks, is to understand how data can be used to support the school and classroom, rather than just viewing it as a reporting object. Database analyst?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Refocusing classrooms around up-and-coming digital materials requires more than just adding a new tech-based product or two as many processes for reviewing and purchasing instructional materials are still built around print textbooks. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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