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Does Ownership of Instructional Materials Matter?

Doug Levin

Given the rise of OER (of which I am a fan ), an increasing array of business models, questions about the degree of alignment to state standards and assessments, claims of effectiveness, and interoperability concerns, the instructional materials procurement decisions facing school districts have never been more complicated. Image credits.

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Why Generative AI Is More Effective at Increasing Access to Educational Opportunity than OER

Iterating Toward Openness

Last week I posted the middle section of the presentation, How Generative AI Affects Open Educational Resources , in which I described how we need to move beyond narrow thinking about how generative AI impacts our work with traditional OER and begin thinking more broadly about the power generative OER.

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State Leadership Working Towards Broadband Access for All

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If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Looking Back on Three Years of the ConnectED Initiative: Did It Deliver?

Edsurge

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. Take Adobe , for example. corporations, from Apple to Adobe. 17), he can count securing a $1.5

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Access State-Reviewed Instructional Materials with SETDA’s Dashboard

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In addition to obtaining diverse perspectives on resources, educational leaders can also consider the different review processes and how those examples may help them improve their own review processes in the future. Utah’s Process and Reviews. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

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Using Makerspaces to Support Personalized Learning

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Here are some examples the student presenters shared about how they’ve used technology at St. 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.

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March 12th Global Symposium on Educating for Digital Citizenship (DigitalCitizenship.com)

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Reimers , Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice in International Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education Baroness Biben Kidron , Filmmaker and Founder of 5 Rights, Member of UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development Moderator, Gus Schmedlen , Vice President, World Education, HP 9:00 am – 10:15 a.m.