ED Surge
APRIL 19, 2022
These days low-cost alternatives known as Open Educational Resources, or OER, are getting a boost as a potential solution. Last week, for example, Lumen Learning, a company that sells low-cost OER textbooks and courseware, announced it received a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Career in STEM
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Open educational resources (OERs) are those that are “freely available to the public, both technically and legally, to use and redistribute without limitation” ( U.S. of Education Office of Educational Technology , 2017). OERs are: Public – available to all to no cost. adapted from U.S.
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ED Surge
AUGUST 4, 2022
In May, the homework-help site that relies on student-generated content, Course Hero, dipped its toes into freely available, openly licensed alternatives known as Open Educational Resources, or OER, course materials. When educators stumbled onto the fact that hosting had changed hands, it provoked a backlash.
ED Surge
JUNE 13, 2022
During that time, I got to know my special education students better and more quickly than others because each had an individualized education program (IEP). Data collection inherent to the IEP process enables educators to more easily personalize learning, pinpointing opportunities for growth, as well as learner strengths.
Cool Cat Teacher
JUNE 26, 2023
Lydia Smyers, lead for US for Education for Microsoft. Tara: AI Teaching Assistant in Computer Science with OER curriculum to support students in those subjects. Educators will come in and we have to partner with them. Link to Session This blog post is sponsored by Microsoft, all opinions are my own. How can AI support teachers?
STEM Education Shopping
AUGUST 28, 2023
As an aspiring STEM teacher, I’ve often felt like a lone astronaut navigating the vast universe of education. In this article, we will explore the benefits of online workshops for educators like myself, delve into key topics covered, and discover the tools and resources that enhance our instruction.
Computing Education Research Blog
MAY 30, 2023
Last year, Tammy Shreiner and I published an article in the British Journal of Educational Technology , “The information won’t just sink in: Helping teachers provide technology-assisted data literacy instruction in social studies.” (I Those were things that we could measure progress towards.
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