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. OERs are: Public – available to all to no cost. OERs themselves are free, and the need to replace textbooks is eradicated. adapted from U.S. The US Dept.
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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. This was the company’s “first foray” into OER, and it is still figuring out how the OER fits, Morris says. “I
ED Surge
JUNE 13, 2022
Within my completely integrated classroom, a diverse group of learners had the beautiful opportunity to experience one another’s strengths and different ways of learning. 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
June 26, 2023 10:29 am Unlocking AI's Potential: Transform Learning Experiences and Prepare for the Future. The focus for today is AI's potential and transforming the learning experience and preparing for the future. Tara: AI Teaching Assistant in Computer Science with OER curriculum to support students in those subjects.
Computing Education Research Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2021
We’re excited about what we’re doing and what we’re learning. We believe that programming can be useful in learning other subjects. Our primary goal is to meet learning objectives outside of CS using programming. The first use case is around DV4L, our Data Visualization for Learning tool. Teaspoon Languages.
Computing Education Research Blog
MAY 30, 2023
Since this was a journal on educational technology, we mostly focused on two technologies: The OER Tammy created to support data literacy in social studies education — see link here. DV4L, the Data Visualization for Learning tool that we created explicitly for social studies teachers — see link here.
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