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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. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!)
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K-12 Cyber Incident Map: 8 School Districts Have Experienced Multiple Cyber Incidents Since 2016 , which reports on a trend that I’ve seen in tracking K-12 cyber incident reports: school districts suffering repeat cyber incidents, even in the short time I’ve been tracking the issue (since the start of 2016).
2016 Institutional Awards. For boosting student retention and success and reducing costs by embracing online OER textbooks Northern Arizona University. 2016 Faculty-Led Team Awards. For implementing personalized online math instruction to help students master gateway courses Lehman College at CUNY. Apply here.
Through the continued leadership of the Board of Directors and the dedication of our members and staff, during 2016 SETDA celebrated 15 years of. read more.
The Learning Counsel’s 2016 Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey and Assessment Tool is now available online. This was followed by: 2) increased student engagement; 3) project-based learning for student instruction; 4) personalizedlearning; and 5) intervention for struggling students. Transition barriers.
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Via Education Week : “Why Neuroscience Should Drive PersonalizedLearning ” – because of “the propagation of myths and misinformation.” The business of OER. ” More via The NYT : “Uber Hid 2016 Breach, Paying Hackers to Delete Stolen Data.” The business of Peter Thiel.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 3, 2016. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The vice chancellor and principal of the University of the Witwatersrand , in Johannesburg, on Monday issued an unusual plea for help to ‘save the 2016 academic year.’” Education Politics. ” Investors seem to love that.
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16 November 2016. Will schools continue to accelerate the pace of blended learning – which incorporates technology into classes along with in-person instruction? Will states enable schools to pursue personalizedlearning strategies, which make use of technology to create custom-fit lessons for students?
“The UK government has published its 2016 HE White Paper, entitled Success as a Knowledge Economy: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice,” the Times Higher Education reports. “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” Government Accountability Office.”
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Stephen Downes and David Wiley debate OER : “The Cost Trap, Part 3” by David Wiley. “If We Talked About the Internet Like We Talk About OER” by Stephen Downes. “If We Talked About the Internet Like We Talk About OER: The Cost Trap and Inclusive Access” by David Wiley. .
From Berkery Noyes, the “ Mergers and Acquisitions Trend Report ” for the first half of 2016. ” From Data & Society : “ PersonalizedLearning : The Conversations We’re Not Having.” ” Phil Hill also weighs in on the latest Babson survey on OER.
“The Growing Role of Technology in PersonalizedLearning ,” according to KQED’s Mindshift. ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Google has released the latest generation of Chromebooks. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “The New Gold Rush?
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” The school recently announced that it would end its attempts to regain accreditation after the Department of Education withdrew recognition for the for-profit in 2016. “ Personalizedlearning ” – it’s simply the best idea that money can buy (that isn’t already being paid for by Salesforce, I guess).
You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Amazon Inspire.
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