Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

Back in February, an EdWeek Market brief reported that Amazon Education was starting to beta-test a new platform with educators, helping teachers navigate the jungles of open educational resources (or OERs, for short). Tory Patterson, co-founder of Owl Ventures As far as calling itself an OER platform, that is somewhat correct.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). There’s a surprising amount of momentum behind it,” said Phil Hill, a longtime edtech consultant.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

I have also included links to over 45 valuable resources (Towards the bottom of the article). A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. Check out this wonderful magazine for some great K12 educational articles, I will be presenting at Alan November’s BLC in Boston in July.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2016

After learning about open educational resources (OER) at the HEeD Think Tank last spring (now. case studies and articles I had purchased over the years). In 2013, Inside Higher Ed wrote an article about double-spending at universities. To be clear, I didn’t just stumble upon it either. There is clearly a disconnect here.

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Securly

JANUARY 5, 2016

The rise of technology was rapid, but teachers can gradually incorporate technology into lesson plans by using online news articles as a topic of discussion or showing videos to better illustrate a concept just learned in class. OER Commons provides a database of free learning materials commonly used by teachers nationwide.

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Technology Classroom BYOD OER 120

ProfHacker

MAY 26, 2017

Apart from admiring the ethos of the book, I also admire the editors’ effort in making it fully bilingual – all articles are available in both English and Portuguese (not just the abstracts, the entire articles). This is a light book, with chapters from many of us in the #edtech field. Smith & T. EdtechRations.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

But how do they compete with resources like MOOCs and OERs that have made high quality course content from respected university professors available for free? When students started migrating towards used textbooks, rentals, MOOCs and OER due to the high prices of printed textbooks, it affected the revenues of traditional book publishers.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

But as Betsy Corcoran outlined in her July 2014 article , some companies had yet to deliver on their promise of clearly outlining how educators could apply for those products and services. “If The future of ConnectED: Exactly how much play should and does the government have in bringing edtech to K-12? Are all U.S.

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Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I wish to share with you this article I wrote for PBLWorks (BIE/BUCK Institute) of which I am part of the National Faculty. I hope pou find this first article helpful and that you return for continued postings in this series. Read the article or watch the webinar. Read the article or watch the webinar (future).

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

In addition, the number of schools and districts using OER continues to rise. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. More important, teachers are stringing together groups of supplemental resources to create their curricula. This includes teachers sharing lessons with each other within and outside of their districts.

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Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Industry 41

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When you click on an app in the database, you will be taken to an information page that includes an overview, resource videos and tutorials, related articles, free or paid, device requirements, as well as integrations, like Google Classroom. This database is so powerful because it includes detailed information about each application.

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Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 18, 2017

The concept of HyperDocs is spreading all over edtech land. They can also incorporate such content-rich resources as library databases, ebooks, videos, and the growing array of available OERs. HyperDocs are perfect opportunities to grow teacher librarian/ classroom teacher partnerships. through this database.

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Handbook Google OER Adobe 49

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

At this stage of the edtech revolution, most educators are focused on using tech to enhance lessons rather than on the tech itself. This article was modified and published by eSchool News and EdScoop. But many times tech is only integrated at specific points in the classroom or with a specific tool as determined by the teacher.

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Kathy Schrock

DECEMBER 1, 2016

This article originally appeared in the Discovery Education blog " Kathy Schrock's Katch of the Month " in December 2016 and is re-posted here with permission. __ What was hot in educational technology in 2016 and what are some cool new things that are on the horizon for 2017? But these are just my opinions.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. National) Education Politics. Her remarks.) The third: lifelong learning.

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 47

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Content and Curriculum Creator, Project Explorer Creating OER-s and Interactive STEM Applications in Mathematics Higher Education , Lucie Mingla Math Educator, New York City College of Technology, CUNY Cross-cultural alignments, fertilization, differentiation: Bridging the gaps through technology , Melda N. Kristin Hundt, Teacher.

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 69

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

” From the article: Zuckerberg revealed that he wants to ensure that education has a chance to flourish in VR. A Techcrunch op-ed : “Why edtech can’t grow as much as healthtech.” ” From the EdTech Researcher blog : “ Project Based Learning as Mindset.” (Dead) Lady Macbeth?

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Education MOOC Report Facebook 66

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

This isn’t a “meanwhile on campus story,” but I’m not sure where else to put articles about sexual harassment and sexual assault. The business of OER. ” Via EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin : “The COPPA Rule, FERPA , and the Security of Student Data.” So it’ll go here.

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Education Company Khan Academy Training 44

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? Edsurge’s coverage of Top Hat’s OER news is also in the Betteridge’s Law section above. National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Here’s a sponsored article , paid for by the Gates Foundation and published by Edsurge promoting the school and its technology.). ” “Stale Words and Hackneyed Ideas That Make Edtech Investors Cringe,” according to an investor in Edsurge. ” That is the Sophie B. Among those cringeworthy ideas: the LMS.

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Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 54

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Top Hat ’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement.” Via Common Sense Media : “2018 State of EdTech Privacy Report.” ” asks NJ.com.

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Educause has published an article about “ The Mastery Transcript Consortium ,” a group of independent schools that are “reinventing” the college transcript. (I’m IBM wants us to believe that Watson is incredibly powerful – powerful enough, even, to search 1000 OER. ” asks Mark Guzdial.

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Education ProctorU Company Report 53

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Via ABC News : “ A defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over the magazine’s debunked article about a University of Virginia gang rape was tossed out by a judge Tuesday. edtech https://t.co/DOo11lof2f

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Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition). Tagged on: March 7, 2017 Hakuna Metadata (1) - Exploring the browsing history | Privacy Pies → This article is an explainer about the power of metadata and the reason why we need stronger privacy policies in that context. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

“ OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. ” asks the Student Experience Manager of the Minerva Project in an article in Edsurge. ” Via Edsurge : “Why Moodle ’s Mastermind, Martin Dougiamas, Still Believes in Edtech After Two Decades.” So Why Not in College?”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Um, they do.) This “reverse engineering,” the publishers claimed, violated copyright.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

I’m not sure what this means as the article talks about both “authenticity” (whatever that is) and the gender of instructors on various MOOC platforms. Via Edsurge : “Chasing China ’s Edtech Unicorns: A Cautionary Tale.” “Should Your Online Course Sound Like ‘Serial’?”

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Education MOOC Company Report 49

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Lisa Petrides, Douglas Levin, and Eddie Watson introduce The CARE Framework for OER. Edtech Digest’s Victor Rivero interviews Tory Patteron , a partner at Owl Ventures on how the firm is “Betting 185 Million Dollars on EdTech.”

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Education MOOC Company Report 47

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” asks WaPo’s Valerie Strauss, before reprinting an article by UVA professor Dan Willingham.). The NAACP endorses OER. Perhaps this will help the Grovo fellows: “Tips for Landing an Edtech Gig – From the EdSurge Jobs Team.” Via Edsurge : “The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments.”

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

According to Edsurge’s calculations , “US Edtech Brings in $122M in June.” ” Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill has updated a 2015 article with new data : “How Much Do Community College Students Actually Pay For Textbooks ?” ” Phil Hill also weighs in on the latest Babson survey on OER.

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Education Company Report Data 40

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. Via the Getting Smart blog : “Incubating EdTech: AT&T Announces 4th Aspire Accelerator Class.” National) Education Politics.

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 46

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Edsurge : “ Office of Edtech Wants Help Making Sense of All Those Higher Ed Providers.” ” And I am not even linking to the National Review article promoting this racist crap. Edsurge on the business of OER.

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Education Kaplan MOOC Coursera 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Perhaps I need to start a new section in this article where I look at these sorts of b t predictions and proclamations and cliches. 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.

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Education OER Pearson Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. More, via Inside Higher Ed , on various colleges’ OER initiatives. From this article, I learned that Sal Khan earns more than $540,000 a year.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 61

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

So, no doubt, were several articles by and about Emory University professor Mark Bauerlein and his defense of Trump and DeVos. “Does Open Pedagogy require OER ?” ” Via Edsurge : “ Phishing Season: Widespread Email Scam Targets Schools, Edtech Companies.” But I ain’t gonna link to that crap.).

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Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

” “ No Sign of Edtech In Department of Education’s Full Federal Budget Proposal,” Edsurge frets. ” According to this Techcrunch article , MOOCs like Udacity and Coursera weren’t working out for AirBnB so now it is “running its own internal university to teach data science.”

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