Iterating Toward Openness

JUNE 23, 2020

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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OER Education Course Learning Analytics 178

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Recently I’ve been doing both more thinking and more roll-up-your-sleeves working on continuous improvement of OER. And this process of making OER more effective every semester – also known as “continuous improvement” – is where we see some of the most exciting opportunities to collaborate with faculty.

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OER Outcomes Analysis Assessment 122

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The primary trends identified by the team were: adaptive learning, open education resources (OER), gamification and game-based learning, MOOCs, LMS and interoperability, mobile devices, and design. Perhaps Every Learner Everywhere, with their focus on adaptive learning for student success, will be able to fill that need.

Trends 215

Trends Digital Learning Learning Secondary 215

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 10, 2016

Because I can’t stop thinking about open, I’ve been pondering the relationship between solar power and OER. ”, “How can you sell OER if they’re free? ”, “How can you sell OER if they’re free?”, ”, and “If OER are free, why would anyone pay you?”

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OER Company Learning Analytics LMS 60

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. OER and open books. Learning analytics. Adaptive learning systems. Two that shine are OER/open books and learning analytics. Digital badges. underwhelming.

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Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 106

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2017

She’s just made the jump from provost to a senior academic innovation fellow, tasked with looking to big new ideas in learning and experimental efforts in both teaching and student success. The rub with OER, though, is that some people feel these free materials aren’t as good as published textbooks. This was huge. We went big.

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OER Course Learning Analytics Company 109

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

A Pearson business motto is “content plus assessment, powered by technology, equalizes effective learning at scale,” Fallon said, and after years of striving for that goal, “we only feel that it’s really now starting to come together.”. If it doesn’t, it won’t, and it won’t deserve to.

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76