Iterating Toward Openness

JULY 7, 2016

My colleagues in the Open Education Group and I like to say that when you’re considering the outcomes of research on OER adoption, there are “two ways to win.” ” First, think about three possible outcomes of OER adoption in terms of change in cost and change in learning: Students save money and learn less.

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Assessment OER Outcomes Examples 139

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

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. The breach affects 1.3

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

Smart Sparrow , which provides course-authoring tools for faculty and instructional designers to build adaptive courseware, has found a new home in a much bigger nest. Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence. One such provider, Acrobatiq, was acquired in 2018.

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Pearson Adaptive Learning Knewton OER 130

NeverEndingSearch

MAY 14, 2020

I thought quite a bit about how important this virtual presence was to me over the course of 25 years. You will, of course, have some very different needs or ideas and I know you will want to redecorate. Some tips: Of course, you’ll want your own avatar. It is also tangible evidence of our practice in unstable times.

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Libraries OER Wiki Strategy 145

Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

They come from sources such as the Michigan Open Book Project, Core Knowledge, CK-12, OpenStax and OER Commons. High school math – “Precalculus” Several college educators collaborated on this textbook to use in any pre-calculus course. Social studies and history digital textbooks. Electives digital textbooks.

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How To Classroom Common Core Hapara 130

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

And what kind of impact data should they be tracking over the course of a season? Using half of the funds, the Texas Education Agency contracted with OpenStax, a nonprofit based at Rice University, to write textbooks for several popular high school STEM courses. state-level policies relating to open education. Powered by Pinboard.

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EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

I was honored to join several esteemed colleagues to present on the panel: Leading the Charge: Leveraging Librarian Leadership to Support the OER Journey. And here is the sketchnote Margaret Sisler created during the session: #oer and teacher librarians! This year, I created an elective, Social Justice through Social Media.

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Social Media Libraries Conference OER 105

Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 30, 2011

There is no mention for example of the New Zealand based OER University (or its founder Wayne McIntosh) and the ground breaking work they are doing to transform open educational practices in higher education. Kamenetz eulogises over blogs which she describes as nodes in a vast, informal network of learning and opportunity. High ideals indeed.

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OER MOOC Education iPhone 60

Bryan Alexander

JULY 20, 2017

Text question from Ed Finn: OER Game Changer – Moodle Community could separate it from Canvas and Blackboard who keep these types of sharing resources behind a wall. I see it as similar to the Canvas Commons for resources with a social media component? Does that debate interest you at all?

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Moodle LMS OER Blackboard 79

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. Social media curation efforts can help us fuel participatory culture as we build and connect communities. Curating OER. Clearly, curation is not only about OER. What’s curation?

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OER Social Media Libraries eBook 46

Bryan Alexander

JULY 20, 2017

Text question from Ed Finn: OER Game Changer – Moodle Community could separate it from Canvas and Blackboard who keep these types of sharing resources behind a wall. I see it as similar to the Canvas Commons for resources with a social media component? Does that debate interest you at all?

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Moodle LMS OER Blackboard 40

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

This is great for people like me who lack drawing skills, and of course, a great tool to help students be successful. 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. Testing Tips.

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Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

Graphite Blog

MAY 4, 2016

With so much out there, it can be difficult to figure out what is and isn't suitable for classroom use -- not to mention what will interest students long enough to tear them away from what’s trending on social media. Check out more exercises and courses like this at [link]. Used under a CC BY license.

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OER Handbook Examples Social Media 40

Graphite Blog

MAY 4, 2016

With so much out there, it can be difficult to figure out what is and isn't suitable for classroom use -- not to mention what will interest students long enough to tear them away from what’s trending on social media. Check out more exercises and courses like this at [link]. Used under a CC BY license.

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OER Handbook Examples Social Media 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2018

We're in this great global conversation about social media and what Shoshana Zuboff calls "surveillance capitalism," and kids are perfectly capable of understanding that stuff. I wanted to ask you about OERs. We really do need kids to understand and be literate about surveillance. Why do you think that is?

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Education Exercises OER Meeting 72

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Via Wired : “Impatient With Colleges, Employers Design Their Own Courses.” ” “A robot called Bina48 has successfully taken a course in the philosophy of love at Notre Dame de Namur University , in California,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” The Business of Job Training. ” Contests and Awards.

Education 47

Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 47

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 16, 2015

I chaired the OU''s first big elearning course in 1999 with 12,000 students which really demonstrated the potential for elearning. blogs, social media, learning objects, OERs, MOOCs, etc in this period. social media developments of the late 00s this was quite small scale. So, it''s a mixed picture.

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MOOC Dropout OER Social Media 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Playful Learning: Games and the Future of STEM - Danny Fain, Teacher in Residence Redefining STEM Rubrics for the 21’st Century: It’s all about mastery! Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Conference 47

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Participants are encouraged to use #library2019 and #libraryid on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. He has taught courses on Communications + Information Technology as well as Culture + Technology. KEYNOTE PANEL: (organized and moderated by John Shank and Steven Bell - more to come!)

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Libraries Conference OER Social Media 31

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I kicked things off with a survey of major technological developments in a very top level way, then dived into specific, currently used digital tools (the LMS, ePortfolios, video, robotics, big data, social media, 3d printing, etc.). Discussion connected my theme with Stephen’s via arguments about sustainability.

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Conference ePortfolio LMS Education 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

In this series I will provide thoughts and free resources to help you make Blended and eLearning with of course face to face a PBL possibility. Are there students taking summer courses that will need devices? Students may also be concerned with questions about impact on their learning and of course… grades. 2017 Beyond SAMR.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 13, 2016

The library as classroom also requires well-trained, user-focused staff who understand how people of all ages can learn socially. Art programs, DIY tinkering, locally sourced expert forums, and LOOCs (local open online courses) are all part of this ­curriculum. Joyce has worked in special, public, and school libraries.

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Libraries Conference Classroom Social Media 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Participants are encouraged to use #library2019 and #libraryid on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. Dr. Bryant is an active member of Educause, and the Online Learning Consortium (OLC); she also served as an Exemplary Course Program reviewer for Blackboard, Inc. She has a Ph.D.

Libraries 28

Libraries Conference Online Learning OER 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Participants are encouraged to use #library2016 and #librariesofthefuture on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. She was previously an assistant professor at the University of Arizona, and has taught courses for San José State University and the University of Washington. and at the Library 2.0

Libraries 28

Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Participants are encouraged to use #library2016 and #librariesofthefuture on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. She was previously an assistant professor at the University of Arizona, and has taught courses for San José State University and the University of Washington. See you online!

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 20, 2015

What if… every Urban Education Network of Iowa district had an ‘alternative’ high school for low-achieving students that focused on creative inquiry, collaborative problem-solving, and community contribution instead of worksheet packets and self-paced online courses? some may already). kind of like Iowa BIG in Cedar Rapids).

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Education OER Future Ready Blended Learning 100

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Claims on Social Media : Students consider the sources of a tweet and the information contained in it in order to describe what makes it both a useful and not useful source of information. Social Media Video : Students watch an online video and identify its strengths and weaknesses.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

We currently have 10 keynotes and 130 regular sessions scheduled over the course of three days. Associate Professor, Millersville University Dr. Ann Gaudino is as an Associate Professor at Millersville University, Pennsylvania where she teaches graduate and doctoral courses in education and education leadership. Kristin Hundt, Teacher.

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Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Via The Independent : “13-year-old girl arrested after contacting clown on social media and asking him to kill her teacher.” It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. Pearson has issued a report on students’ attitudes toward digital course materials.

Education 66

Education MOOC Report Facebook 66

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Platforms provide the substructure for the “gig economy” and the “sharing economy”; they’re the economic engine of social media; they’re the architecture of the “attention economy” and the inspiration for claims about the “end of ownership.” Education’s Proto-Platforms.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 63

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Appeals court ruling continues decade-long legal battle between Georgia State University and three publishers over what constitutes ” fair use “ of course materials.” ” Via Fast Company : “ Alexa will soon order you around at home–politely, of course.” Thanks in advance.

Education 55

Education Company Report IXL Learning 55

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

“ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? “ Do Online Courses Really Save Money? Edsurge’s coverage of Top Hat’s OER news is also in the Betteridge’s Law section above. But Do Schools Need – or Want – Them? ” asks Edsurge.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” For those keeping track of how great social media is for the future of education and knowledge and civics and such: “Last Year, Social Media Was Used to Influence Elections in at Least 18 Countries ,” says the MIT Technology Review. ” Still more student loan news in the legal section above.

Education 48

Education OER Pearson Report 48

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? "This sort of pie-in-the-sky belief that simply getting more computers in kids' hands and more app-development elective courses in schools will make the future bright is an oversimplification of a complex issue."

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EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

That’s not the story that DeVos wants to tell, of course.). ” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” IBM wants us to believe that Watson is incredibly powerful – powerful enough, even, to search 1000 OER. million total.

Education 53

Education ProctorU Company Report 53

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Meanwhile on Campus… Via Education Week (from last Friday – as I work on the week’s round-up of news, I try to avoid looking at social media, but I think there was another school shooting this morning): “10 Dead, Most of Them Students, and 10 Wounded in Texas High School Shooting.” ” Finally.

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46