Iterating Toward Openness

DECEMBER 20, 2018

At the OpenEd Conference in 2013, Nicole Allen and I challenged the OER community to save students one billion dollars. SPARC started with a stratified sample of 120 US post-secondary institutions. The overall average price for all OER (both OER Only and OER Hybrid) is $17.32. OER Hybrid.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 13, 2019

But these are secondary causes. Post the recession, states cut inflation-adjusted spending on K–12 education by approximately 4% between 2008 and 2013. Now post-secondary tuition fee provides more revenue than public appropriations. The teachers can customize an OER and include modules that they feel would benefit the students.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 12, 2015

” Krugman describes a bubble as a situation in which prices appear to be based on implausible or inconsistent views about the future (2013). See Efficacy, the Golden Ratio, and the OER Impact Factor.). – the core content infrastructure supporting education is shifting rapidly toward OER. wikipedia ).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2019

A pilot program of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has made 12 states’ reviews of secondary math and language arts materials available, with a wide range of K-12 resources from these and other states to follow. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Angela Baker is a digital content manager who works for the Georgia Department of Education to promote the use of OER content in classrooms by providing evaluated and aligned OER content through Georgia’s Statewide Longitudinal Data System or SLDS applications.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Alison is an experienced secondary school English teacher, a Florida native and a graduate of the Florida State University. In this role, she supports the policies and procedures specifications for Florida’s instructional materials adoption. About the Host. Christine Fox is the deputy executive director for SETDA.

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