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I’ve established that I am a fan of open educational resources (OER) and think that K-12 educators and policymakers would benefit from thinking more deeply about the ownership of instructionalmaterials. To that end, I present the first draft of “ #GoOpen: OER for K-12 Educators – Frequently Asked Questions.”
K-12 education system by open educational resources (OER) since 2009, although my first exposure to the ideas and leaders of the movement stretch back to the launch of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative. This is where context matters most for the OER movement. This is good news and cause for celebration. Even within the U.S.
Last week, the K-12 OER Collaborative entered the next phase of their project, awarding contracts for rapid prototypes to the following developers: edCount LLC. In what creative ways can the savings in instructionalmaterials funding be applied to improve teaching and learning? Expeditionary Learning. Illustrative Mathematics.
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Andy Marcinek , Chief Open Education Advisor at the US Department of Education (ED), to explore how schools can benefit from Open Educational Resources (OERs) and what is being done in this area nationwide. Stories of EdTech Innovation.
According to Kathy Mickey, Senior Analyst of Simba Information, all of these could impact the instructionalmaterials marker. In addition, the number of schools and districts using OER continues to rise. Regarding the digital shift, ELA and literacy materials are still mainly print with digital supplements.
Open source educational software and openly licensed instructionalmaterials present an alternative to the market-driven requirements of commercial technology vendors. Students and schools should be able to access and export all of their data to the service providers of their choice or for their own needs.
At this stage of the edtech revolution, most educators are focused on using tech to enhance lessons rather than on the tech itself. But many times tech is only integrated at specific points in the classroom or with a specific tool as determined by the teacher. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.
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