Second, helping people understand that courseware is a combination of content and platform – each of which is licensed separately – may reduce the confusion expressed in the question “why are people charging for OER?”

improving learning, saving money, and benefiting more students

Here Are The Must-Have LMS Features To Look For

where you spend your trust

the Antigonish movement, th

“As many as 70 percent of Lifeline recipients will not have a provider as a result of these changes.”

Learning Community

Faculty members earn 15 percent less than others with advanced degrees,

Here’s the problem: The map doesn’t exist, the measurement is impossible, and we have, collectively, built only 5% of the library.

will monitor and learn the writing styles of individual students and flag up content which shows considerable divergence from their previous work.

Because summative exams and papers are anathema in active learning -- because learning is a process, with lots of opportunities to repeat and improve (a friend says all of his active learning classes are “pass/try again”

We have more than 100 years of research emphasizing that learning for life is about finding what is relevant and applicable in all the vast array of material covered and finding out how that helps one to understand oneself or the world.

Course Building Toolkit

Open Education Resources (OER) Applications from Around the World

Over the past two weeks I’ve read a book about the future of American higher ed, and want to recommend it very highly.  It might be the most important book on the subject published this year.

This minimal, yet poignant presence is reflected in the brick work—Kafka’s novel showcasing how a small idea can have a monumental presence.

Self-Publishing Guide

B.C. Open Textbook Project to BCcampus Open Education

Sebastian Thrun

Uncertainty About Websites as “Places of Public Accommodation”

Gil v. Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.: The First Digital Accessibility Case to Go to Trial

Technology tools like this one aren't replacing humans' abilities but merely augmenting them

"I think we’re solving a problem the wrong way," Siemens said. "Student engagement requires greater human involvement, not greater technology involvement."

Tornoe is leaning toward providing disclosure to students up front.

With sentiment analysis software, set for trial use later this semester in a classroom at the University of St. Thomas, in Minnesota, instructors don’t need to ask. Instead, they can glance at their computer screen at a particular point or stretch of time in the session and observe an aggregate of the emotions students are displaying on their faces: happiness, anger, contempt, disgust, fear, neutrality, sadness and surprise.

The biggest reason in my mind would be domains provides an opportunity to dive deeper into the infrastructure and architecture that is increasingly shaping the information landscape. What’s more, I whole heartedly think having an understanding of how the web works, and how you can build your own spaces online outside of third-party controls is an important skill.

Gee has twice served as president of The Ohio State University, from 1990-1997 and later from 2007 to July of 2013 when he was named President Emeritus. He was also president of Vanderbilt University (2000-2007), Brown University (1998-2000), the University of Colorado (1985-1990) and WVU (1981-1985; Jan.-Feb. 2014; and March 2014 and beyond). He also served as the dean of the WVU College of Law from 1979-1981.

"Clear the deck," said Cheryl Rock, 40, an assistant professor of human nutrition at the University of Michigan, who opposes the elimination of mandatory retirement. "The old professors are holding back the university."

OER impact for general audiences.

Open Textbooks

A primer on Open Education, its history and benefits

The Making of Salem: The Witch Trials in History, Fiction and Tourism

Engage With Open Learning Assignments

Adding Some TEC-VARIETY

The proportion of faculty rating costas importanthas remained steady,

Opening the Textbook10There has also been an increase in the proportion of faculty reporting that materials being easy to find is important.It remains the third-most mentioned factor, ahead of two newly included factors.

A convergence of factors is propelling OER. States have started to adopt policies redefining textbook materials and even mandating OER, particularly as the cost of replacing out-of-date textbooks has become more burdensome to America’s nearly 14,000 school districts. It’s hard to overlook the appeal of free, digital alternatives.

GSC faculty and staff

Never eliminate one-on-one consultation opportunities.

Oregon is following in what is clearly a trend of state legislatures and executives acting to protect their citizens’ digital rights where the federal government has abdicated responsibility.

In addition to the expertly curated OER content, Intellus Open Courses include a suite of support services, including learning management system integration, on-demand training and implementation support, instructor supplements, and customization tools. Instructors can access Intellus Learning to customize, reuse, remix, and redistribute their open course content. Licensing data is available for each content item so instructors know which open resources can be modified as well. Instructors can also leverage Intellus Learning's cornerstone engagement analytics at any time to optimize courses to meet learning objectives.

Open Education Handbook

OER can help achieve Colorado’s Goals.

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These experiences challenge us with regard to how to make sense of the public good role of higher education.

Despite the significant number of courses being taught online, institutions report that less than one-third (31%) of the courses taught by adjunct faculty members over the last 12 months have been fully online courses.

that while our collective brains function similarly, the actual networks that invoke what we delineate as understandingand actual learning are highly variable (Sporns, 2011). For instance, research based on simple tasks such as tapping a single finger have shown the significant difference in how different brains process that exact motion (Meyer & Rose, 2002). Additional research continues to clarify how differently each person’s brain processes information. Defined as variability, these recognized differences point us toward designing more diversified opportunities for learning (Meyer, Rose, &Gordon, 2014). This variability comes to light when a teacher considers how to effectively engage and support learning for every learner. UDL is a framework that supports the design of a learning environment or classroom that both expects and accepts thevariability of every learner. In addition, the framework emphasizes context. How the student emotionally connects to the topic, the setting, the mode of delivery, the person delivering the information, and how other learners can alter that student’s acquisition of the information (Daley, Willett, & Fischer, 2014). Creating an environment where learners know they will be able to access and deliver information in a way that fits their momentary or constant needs allows them to approach learning in a more receptive state (Meyer, Rose, & Gordon, 2014). With access to the

Advocates hope educators increasingly see UDL as an attainable standard for course design -- one that penetrates curriculum and student-teacher interaction both in person and online.

With statistical modeling, Samson said by the end of the third week of each semester he can predict which students are going to fail with 90 percent accuracy.

OER Policy State-by-State

My work can only be used by Turnitin to check for plagiarism. As I see no reason for it being my responsibility to help Turnitin get better at doing their job (by giving them the ability to recognise when somebody plagiarizes my work), I want Turnitin to delete my work as soon as the check has been done. If Turnitin relies on third parties to do the plagiarism check, then I would need a limitative list of these parties and the assurance that the above two conditions will also count for them.

Digital Pedagogy Institute

Evaluation of Online Courses

Evaluating the Quality of Online Teaching

Access and Convenience are the Primary Reasons for Growt

the goal is to avoid having the accommodations process as the first response to overcoming accessibility barriers for an individual using a product.

Beyond compliance, this effort is a key component of valuing diversity in an educational ecosystem that supports inclusivity and universal design in education.

Many of us have some idea of where we are supposed to go, but have a less clear sense how to get there. Some of us are impatient with the speed of change. Others wade carefully into uncertain waters, ever afraid to offend or betray their ignorance – a near unforgiveable offence in these spaces.

I believe digital citizenship education is most beneficial when it is ongoing and authentic. A blogging program offers this.

high-impact practices that have proved effective in the classroom to make online course experiences more dynamic

Scientific research published in Open access journals can be translated to multiple languages without copyright laws

Alta boasts higher student mastery because it ties all assignments to the learning objectives in a course as designed by the instructor. When a student struggles, Alta’s technology diagnoses the issues and delivers instructional content to bridge the student’s knowledge gap.

An open letter to Candace Thille about her new Amazon gig.

Open 101: An Action Plan for Affordable Textbooks

Notably, a movement is growing to provide copyright-free open-access text books.

PSUFA FACT SHEET

Instructional Technologist

Publishers, which are increasingly investing in digital products for college classrooms, are making a concerted effort to help faculty members adapt to that change.

ition of a book

Students take the lead on creating elearning modules used in classrooms at a Nebraska medical institution -- and faculty members say the content helps them appeal to students more directly.

"We developed a lot of these centers and programs and positions without a strong understanding of how to go about measuring impact and return on investment," says Ms. Bishop, director of Maryland’s Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation. As a result, she says, when budgets get cut, or new leaders come in, these centers are often among the first to go.

ompetency-based approach

living

Big Data, Little Ethics

In addition, they are not improving, as CCC claims for the aggregated results.

In addition, online makes the racial disparity of in-person courses somewhat worse.

Online and the Color Line

Open Access Publishing

Renae Pippel

Rebus Community Engagement Guide

Tracking Distance Education in the United States

They Have High Interest in Competency-Based Education

Transfer degree

active learning and technology engagement.

Digital Redlining

leading digital strategy for the K-12 system here in PEI

deemphasizing grades r

Can open educational resources, or OER, truly create more equity and access?

Universal Design: Stop Banning Laptops!

Against Banning Laptops: Take good notes, trust students

That was just one benefit of including students in course design, professors at Dayton and other colleges have discovered. The practice can also help students reflect on their learning and provide professors with fresh ideas for exploring a topic they may have been teaching for years.

Competencies are developed by appropriate faculty and employers and are focused on knowledge and skills that a student must demonstrate to pass a course and to ultimately earn a credential. Once identified,content,courses,and assessments are then mapped to these competencies.Students who are able to learn by demonstrating mastery of skillswill receive credit to advance toward a credential.For students who are older and already have experience, this practice can be useful for more quickly attaining credits

stablishing competency-based education components. According to the U.S. Department of Education, “transitioning away from seat time, in favor of a structure that creates flexibility, (competency-based learning) allows students to progress as they demonstrate mastery of academic content, regardless of time, place, or pace of learning. Competency-based strategies provide flexibility in the way that credit can be earned or awarded, and provide students with personalized learning opportunities...This type of learning leads to better student engagement because the content is relevant to each student and tailored to their unique needs. It also leads to better student outcomes because the pace of learning is customized to each student.” Competency-based education incorporates the knowledge and skills students acquired ata prior time of their lives. Examples of prior learning include prior military service, workplace training including apprenticeships, and approved certificates.

Establishingcompetency-based educational opportunities that recognize a student’s prior learning and help a student advance toward a credential.

his new, competency-based online college will be unlike any other public online education platform and will focus predominately on sub-associate degree credentials of value tailored to the needs of these working learners.

justifying a complex conclusion to a problem by understanding, evaluating, and discussing the significance of the assumptions, limitations, interpretations, and validity of the evidence.

Average Number of Years to Degree for Full-time,

1THE COST OF ONLINE EDUCATIO

Students and Robots, in Harmony

Designing and Managing Multiple Choice Questions

Assessment in the College Science Classroom

Assessing the Impact of Open Educational Resources

Awareness of open educational resources is slowly increasing,

Investigating the Connection between Usability and Learning Outcomes inOnline Learning Environments 

Exam Proctoring: A Quick How-to Guide

Four Moves Adventures in fact-checking for students

Open Education Ethics A conversation worth having.

By providing instruction with multiple means of representation, students will be better equipped to respond to the material using different modes of communication and will therefore be able to illustrate their level of engagement and overall interest in ways that optimize individual choice, agency,and authenticity.

Adopting the Principles of Universal Design into International and Global Studies’ Programs and Curriculum

Pressbooks OpenStax Import

annotation – whether social, technical, or political – are amplifications of traditional media practices

The community-based model

How to make open educational resources sustainable

Dive in and start learning

Anxiety is just one of those emotions we as educators are dealing with, both our own and our students’. Another one is love.

It believes in creating producers and collaborators of knowledge rather than consumers of it.

Open education is based on the premise that knowledge should be collaboratively built and shared by all.

The school's founders believe that the commodification and ownership of knowledge is the primary reason for the inequity in access to quality educational resources.

many professors are focusing their pedagogy on cultivating higher-order cognitive skills — those well-known upper tiers of Bloom’s Taxonomy — and gravitating toward experiential education that emphasizes the application, evaluation, and creation of knowledge.