LMS OER STEM Strategy 
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 19, 2017
As momentum for digital learning builds, some districts—80 percent according to the 2017 Consortium for School Networking’s (CoSN) K12 IT Leadership Survey Report —are using open educational resources (OER), which the U.S. But while many benefits of OER are visible on the surface, we must notice the fine print.
EdTech4Beginners
APRIL 2, 2017
BLearning – Blended Learning (using a range of multimedia and strategies). LMS – Learning Management System (software that runs and manages educational programs). OER – Open Educational Resource (this can be any online materials that are free to use). STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths. UX – User Experience.
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Iterating Toward Openness
NOVEMBER 16, 2017
In my recent post I asked us each to consider what “what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” Ismael tweeted: My own take: these are two complementary approaches to #OER that should enrich each other, not exclude (or even blame) each other. As someone concerned with equality, I like #OER as a way to make teaching cheaper.
NeverEndingSearch
DECEMBER 20, 2017
You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.
Hack Education
MAY 20, 2016
Via Campus Technology : “ Udacity has announced a partnership with a ride-sharing service in China to host a $100,000 prize competition to find the best machine learning strategy to improve customer experience.” “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” ” Upgrades and Downgrades.
Hack Education
JUNE 16, 2017
.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Foreign faculty and researchers traveling to Canada to work on projects at public universities and affiliated research institutions will be allowed to stay for up to 120 days without a work permit as part of a new Global Skills Strategy announced Monday by Canada’s government.”
Hack Education
NOVEMBER 3, 2017
” Via The New York Times : “Where the STEM Jobs Are (and Where They Aren’t).” ” AltSchool is shutting a school in Palo Alto , Bloomberg reports, so that the company can focus on “strategy, path to growth and finances.” ” Via Bloomberg : “ Silicon Valley Tried to Reinvent Schools.
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