Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Most American professors generally avoid digital materials, according to a new study. “[One] tenth (11 percent) were using OER materials and 4 percent were currently using OER in their classes and also making their own course materials available as OER.” ” Think about that.

OER 40

OER Study Survey Education 40

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

Fulé and her colleague Don Carter, the university’s director of e-learning, launched the. Peak Performance Mathematics Bridge Program —a six-week summer course for students who place below the first math class in their chosen field of study. As a math instructor, Fulé knows full well the powerful potential of multiplication.

Tools 126

Tools Flipped Classroom Outcomes E-rate 126

Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 5, 2024

Exploring the K12 Digital Curriculum Solutions Interactive eBooks Online Collaborative Platforms Adaptive Learning Systems Open Educational Resources (OER) Virtual Labs and Simulations III. This empowers students to study at their own pace and relook at the study materials according to their needs.

OER 52

OER eBook Adaptive Learning Personalized Learning 52

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The platform gives teachers and administrators the flexibility to mix and match content from a growing number of open educational resources (OER), to digitize existing content, or to build their own. They receive instant feedback and a chance to revise their work for ongoing learning. 20+ PDF Downloadable Study Material.

Chromebook 78

Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Here are the five companies in the 2016 cohort: Lrnr : An adaptive-learning platform that uses open educational resources (OER). We’re learning alongside these institutions.” As members of the cohort, they get office space and support including financial and legal services and mentorship opportunities.

OER 60

OER Company Outcomes Adaptive Learning 60

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

The weight of the activity will be in blended learning, and how you combine the benefits of face-to-face with purely online approaches.”. Recent studies, including one by Stanford’s CREDO project , have shown virtual schools producing poor results. “We publish studies that show the value that these programs do add.

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

For example, students may work on a topic more traditionally aligned with the lab in an adaptive lesson, allowing class time to be spent on components of the same topic more likely to be covered in a lecture. We also replaced the $150 textbook we were using with open education resources (OER). What about challenges?

Learning 60

Learning OER Software Course 60

Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

For “Mid-Term Trends: (three to five years)” the report found “Proliferation of Open Educational Resources” and “The Rise of New Forms of Interdisciplinary Studies.” ” OER is definitely rising, and this timeline might actually be precise (cf my post from yesterday ).

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Report Trends Robotics OER 46

Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

For “Mid-Term Trends: (three to five years)” the report found “Proliferation of Open Educational Resources” and “The Rise of New Forms of Interdisciplinary Studies.” ” OER is definitely rising, and this timeline might actually be precise (cf my post from yesterday ).

Report 40

Report Trends Robotics OER 40

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

These changes usually incorporate new findings in a field of study, or reflect recent events. According to a study by U.S. It’s about time that legacy publishers are starting to adapt their model for the digital world,” says Nicole Allen, the director of open education for the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition. “In

Pearson 167

Pearson OER Company Knewton 167

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A new study, published in the Academy of Management Journal, suggests that when ‘high-reputation’ institutions – colleges and universities ranked among the top 50 institutions by U.S. .” Via Daniel Willingham : “ Media multitasking and cognition in teens – new data.”

Education 49

Education MOOC Company Report 49

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” " Via the MIT Technology Review : “Largest Study of Online Tracking Proves Google Really Is Watching Us All.” . “For online lenders , it’s suddenly touch-and-go,” says Techcrunch. ” asks Education Week.

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

“ How Not to Study Donald Trump ” – “To make sense of Trumpism, and to put Trump in his historical context, The Chronicle of Higher Education asked a mostly white group of scholars to suggest readings for a syllabus for a mock course in Trump Studies. The adaptive learning company has raised $4.57

Coursera 61

Coursera Education E-rate Company 61

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

.” The Linked Learning Alliance is a voluntary certification program for California’s high school career academies. ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Adeptemy , an adaptive learning company, has raised $3.48 Go, School Sports Team!

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Via NBC : “ Arizona : Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination In Mexican American Studies Ban Back in Court.” His wife is the co-founder of OER organization CK–12.). Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ Adaptive Learning Products Gain Ground in K–12, Market Survey Finds.” Sounds Familiar.”

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics Coursera 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “As Bootcamps Look for Novel Ways for Students to Pay For Their Studies, Many Try ‘ Deferred Tuition ’ ” Do note how student financial aid startups are still raising venture capital (and how now, I guess, ed-tech publications cover these stories when before they insisted these weren’t ed-tech).

Education 53

Education ProctorU Company Report 53

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. ” Gotta love a quote like this, from a story in Edsurge profiling McComb, Mississippi ’s Summit Elementary School: “We are learning how to mitigate between policy and trying to be as innovative as possible without breaking state laws.” Cyber Charters , Study Finds.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 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. For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. They’re distracting others.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Via Wired : “Congress Has a $65 Million Proposal to Study Tech’s Effect on Kids.” “The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. “Your Tweets Are Somehow Worthy Of Scientific Study,” FiveThirtyEight marvels.

Education 43

Education MOOC Coursera E-rate 43