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John Unsworth , dean of libraries and professor of English at the University of Virginia, who led the panel, put the total in perspective. The Global Medieval Sourcebook at Stanford University is bringing an expansive, OER mentality to the medieval canon, making reliable texts available for classroom use.
And even before the management change, the company had quietly started building a huge library of courses bolted to its adaptive engine. The secret to its swift entry into publishing was OER (open education resources). Knewton’s pitch is that its mix of OER and an adaptive-learning system will set it apart.
The students at Algonquin Regional High School helped their local towns with tech support nights at local libraries. I’ve seen the students in my own school get pretty excited about the robots they’ve built and programmed with code. Office of Education Technology launched GoOpen last year, OERs have gotten a big boost.
Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. I was honored to join several esteemed colleagues to present on the panel: Leading the Charge: Leveraging Librarian Leadership to Support the OER Journey. 10 reasons to use the library.
Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). enhancing every-day learning experiences–media-rich annotations of historic places, libraries (shelves, books?), Things to consider: provide a safe environment for your “play area” in the library. Incorporating Virtual and Augmented Reality in Libraries.
Candidate VoiceThread for Digital Education - Kelli Stair- teacher/ writer An Example STEAM and Maker-Education Curriculum: From Puppets to Robots - Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D. Cantwell, Instructional Services Librarian (Asst. Rivers, Executive Director Online Communities of Practice - Are They Worth it? Torrey Trust, Ph.D.
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.). Several participants pointed out limitations on faculty time which block creation and even adoption of OER.
Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. “As LinkedIn’s Video Library Grows, Company Says It Has No Plans to Compete With Colleges,” Edsurge reported in June. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.)
” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.”
A New York district court awarded Elsevier US$15 million in damages for copyright infringement by Sci-Hub , the Library of Genesis (LibGen) project and related sites.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via Edsurge : “Why a Robot-Filled Education Future May Not Be as Scary as You Think.” Where’s the outrage?”
The business of OER. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The company, which makes educational and entertainment robots, has raised $520 million total. ” This seems to fly in the face of the library profession ’s belief in privacy. TBH, I still can’t remember what Unizin actually is.
“The Library of Congress No Longer Wants All the Tweets,” says The New York Times. ” “ OER , Capability, and Opportunity” by David Wiley. Via Edsurge : “ OER Had Its Breakthrough in 2017. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. . “It’s anybody’s guess.”
At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That). Siegler: “ The End of the Library.” Students would be required to pay.
“The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Forbes has pulled an essay by a professor that advocated that Amazon stores replace public libraries and thus save the taxpayers money. ” More via the AP.
Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” It’s $520.
said he was fired after five years of leading the for-profit institution after allowing a homeless student to sleep overnight in the college’s library to escape cold weather.” Via eCampus News : “ Cengage launches MindTap ACE, an OER-based solution for higher ed.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.
Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ UVa Library’s Plan to Cut Stacks by Half Sparks Faculty Concerns.” “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. ” “ Copy Machines in Libraries Are ‘Going the Way of the Dodo’ – Slowly,” says Edsurge.
The Digital Public Library of America has a new head : John S. The company is co-founded by Nick Ducoff, formerly of the OER textbook startup Boundless. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” The $1700 robot dog also requires a subscription plan. The robotics company, formerly known as play-i, has raised $78.34
The NAACP endorses OER. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via CNBC : “Google exec, Mark Cuban agree that these college majors are the most robot-resistant.” ” Learn-to-code toy Ozobots is launching Spiderman and Guardians of the Galaxy branded robots. .” No neoliberalism here. Move along.
“Does Open Pedagogy require OER ?” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “How Robots Will Save Liberal Education.” Via Campus Technology : “ MIT , Segway Robotics Hackathon Focuses on Eldercare.” ” asks Clint Lalonde. Think again.”
The American Library Association announced its youth media awards. “Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” More robot crap in the Betteridge’s section above.
” In other MIT news : “MIT task force releases preliminary ‘Future of Libraries ’ report.” Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “When the Teaching Assistant Is a Robot.”
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