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S3: A Holistic Framework for Evaluating the Impact of Educational Innovations (Including OER)

Iterating Toward Openness

I wanted to include a reading summarizing my current thinking on ‘evaluating the impact of OER’ in the course, so I’m letting some thoughts spill out below. In the past I’ve written frequently about how we evaluate the impact of OER use. and more OER impact research should follow that lead. versus 2.6).

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Some Thoughts about OER Research

Iterating Toward Openness

Student: I’ll study whether students learn better with OER than with traditional course materials! ” In other words, when you read OER research that shows a difference in student learning, look harder – there’s likely more going on than just a change in materials. Me: Let’s hear it!

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Interview with André Spang, @Tastenspieler: Remix the Textbook!

Teacher Reboot Camp

André Spang is a Cologne based educator (” the iPad-teacher “), pianist and composer. At his school, André coordinated the iPad Project and many projects about 21st Century Literacy, eg. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go.

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Everything Old is New Again: Textbooks, The Printing Press, The Internet, and OER

Iterating Toward Openness

But – particularly when it comes to OER – we aren’t. Back in 2012 I wrote: You have to admit that some of the things the publishers are working on are both cooler and better than almost everything that currently exists in the OER space. There’s certainly no one funding next gen OER. Or teaching machines?

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How to Boost Classroom Engagement With the Tech Tool That 'Always Works'

Edsurge

One of the great things with Vivi is that it works with laptops, Chromebooks, iPads, Android tablets. As a teacher, I easily could have wandered around the classroom with my iPad, done my instruction, provided examples, and quickly shared information.

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VR, PBL, and OERs: Four High Hopes for Learning with Edtech in the New School Year

Edsurge

High Hope #4: Cleanly Curated Open Education Resources In order for high quality OERs to be combined with high quality instructional design, teachers need tools that allow them to curate the resources. Office of Education Technology launched GoOpen last year, OERs have gotten a big boost. A promising new iPad app is TES Teach.

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The digital-first district where OER meets iPads

eSchool News

Instead, they power up glowing iPad screens and swipe and tap their way through math problems, the day’s reading or interactive content. Central Valley School District administrators envisioned such a shift when they decided to begin swapping paper textbooks for iPads in the 2012-13 school year. By and large, it’s working.

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