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. Accessible – available in a machine-readable format that is non-exclusive and usable without restriction.
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STEM Education Shopping
AUGUST 28, 2023
Online workshops for aspiring STEM teachers ( 1 ) offer accessible platforms to enhance teaching skills and engage with modern methodologies. Unlike traditional workshops, online workshops allow you to access materials and participate in activities at your own convenience. Get ready to launch your STEM teaching journey!
User Generated Education
JULY 26, 2015
An advantage of open educational resources is “expanded access to learning. Students anywhere in the world can access OERs at any time, and they can access the material repeatedly ” ( Pros and Cons of Using OERs for Instruction ). These resources leverage the playing field.
ED Surge
APRIL 25, 2023
I know directories exist, like, students have access to libraries. I would say, the whole mission of this is just to make like these educational resources — high-quality, digital ones — accessible for all kinds of different teachers to use,” Bir says. But those are so hard to use,” Bir says, adding, “I've never touched one in my life.
ED Surge
JULY 11, 2022
They were trying to prep summer courses by linking to the freely available, openly licensed alternatives known as Open Educational Resources, or OER, content offered by Lumen Learning, a courseware provider that argues that OER can be a tool in making higher education more equitable. Hi OER Friends! There was confusion. “Hi
Mrs. Harris Teaches
JUNE 18, 2019
The push was to use free open source digital textbooks like CK-12, WikiBooks, and OER Commons. Community college textbooks tend to be advanced, but on a level accessible for any college graduate. These free resources are good, but you need some books you can pull off your shelf. Foundations of Earth Science.
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