Conference OER Technology 
Edsurge
OCTOBER 11, 2018
Regardless of where you stand on the debate over open educational resources, you’re probably wondering: Does OER actually improve learning outcomes? This question came up in a handful of discussions this week at the OpenEd conference in Niagara Falls, NY. Then they randomly assigned the entire class to OER or non-OER materials.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 30, 2018
In response, open educational materials, or OER, have emerged as an alternative to expensive textbooks that disproportionately affect low-income students. EdSurge: Much of the conversation at the OpenEd conference was around how free materials does not always mean open or accessible. Where is “free” falling short for students?
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Edsurge
MARCH 3, 2020
So says the new Educause Horizon report , which identifies technologies and trends that are changing higher education. OER was one of six “emerging technologies and practices” the panelists highlighted as most likely to significantly influence postsecondary teaching and learning in the future. “It In the U.S.,
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 19, 2017
As momentum for digital learning builds, some districts—80 percent according to the 2017 Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) K12 IT Leadership Survey Report —are using open educational resources (OER), which the U.S. But while many benefits of OER are visible on the surface, we must notice the fine print.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Communications librarian Kristen Hoffman oversees much of the OER work at Seattle Pacific University, a Christian university in Washington. Hoffman recently brought her question to the gathering of open education resource users and advocates at the OpenEd conference in Niagara Falls, NY earlier this month.
Edsurge
AUGUST 24, 2020
As countless educators around the world have scrambled to figure out how to deliver lessons remotely with whisker-thin budgets, many turned to open education resources (OER). CK-12 is at the forefront of OER by doing adaptive and personalized learning. And the technology. More people should be doing it the way they are.”
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 13, 2018
These OER – open educational resources – may be good, bad or indifferent. There’s more bad OER out there than good; that’s a fact,” said Rebecca Kockler, assistant superintendent of academic instruction for the state of Louisiana, at the annual SXSWedu conference last week in Austin, Texas. Quality was our goal.”.
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