OER Related Topics 
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
Cool Cat Teacher
JUNE 26, 2023
Tara: AI Teaching Assistant in Computer Science with OER curriculum to support students in those subjects. Rolled out an AI Chatbot called Eureka and have seen it is great help with a 30-33% drop in call volume as a result of using Eureka to support students. Found the best way to improve is by doing. How can AI support teachers?
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.
Computing Education Research Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2021
She has built a large online education resource (OER) on teaching data literacy in social studies. Her OER links to several tools for creating data visualizations, like Timeline JS , CODAP , and GapMinder. The teachers love the OER, but get confused about why should do in their classes. That’s where we come in.
STEM Education Shopping
AUGUST 28, 2023
Open Educational Resources (OER): OER are freely accessible educational materials that can be used, shared, and modified by educators to meet their specific needs. For example, coding software like Scratch or Tinkercad allows students to apply their knowledge of programming and design principles in a hands-on manner.
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