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Finding Open Education Resources (OER), Some New Search Options

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Flipped Classroom, Open Education Week, Free Courses Online, Open Education Resources, Oer, Teachers, Education Reform, Education News
Esther Wojcicki

One very useful tool for all educators is the Open Courseware Consortium search engine that allows users to search for Open Education Resources (OER) at the university level easily.

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Celebrate Open Education Resources (OER) during Open Education Week March 5-10

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Open Education Week, Oer, Education Reform, Creative Commons, Open Education, Open Education Movement, Education News
Esther Wojcicki

Want to participate in the most exciting part of the education revolution? You can this week as universities, schools, educators and students around...

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Teaching for a Shared Future: American Educators Need to Think Globally

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oer, Open Education Resources, International Relations, Education Reform, Education-Crisis, International Education, Politics News
Esther Wojcicki

American students' lack of knowledge about the world is unsettling. While debate over the building of the Islamic Cultural Center has made headlines, the majority of college-bound seniors cannot find Iraq or Israel on a map.

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Revolution Needed for Teaching Literacy in a Digital Age

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oer, Sesame Street, Education, Creative Commons, Pbs, Open Education Resources, Esther Wojcicki, Digital Literacy, Politics News
Esther Wojcicki

Unless the American education system changes course quickly to integrate literacy and digital culture into our current educational paradigm, academic achievement gains will continue to stagnate.

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Are Open Educational Resources at the Tipping Point or the Tripping Point?

Dr. Barbara Kurshan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oer, Educational Technology, Open Education Resources, Technology News
Dr. Barbara Kurshan

The Open Education Resources movement is on the cusp of hitting prime time this year, changing traditional notions of the teaching and learning process across the globe.

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Why I Love Open Educational Resources!

Jim Fruchterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Textbooks, Open Education Resources, Benetech, Oer, Creative Commons, Flatworld, Free Textbooks, College News
Jim Fruchterman

For people who can't afford educational materials, Open Educational Resources let them better use their limited resources. And for those who learn differently, there's the chance to see a topic in a completely different way.

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Open Education Resources Get a Big Boost: Cathy Casserly Joins Creative Commons Board

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oer, Higher Education Reform, Creative Commons, Hewlett Foundation, Open Education Resources, Cathy Casserly, Higher Education, Education Reform, Carnegie Foundation, Cc, Politics News
Esther Wojcicki

Long time OER champion Dr. Catherine Casserly was just elected yesterday to the Board of Directors of Creative Commons to help provide further direction for the Open Education Resources movement worldwide.

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What Chocolate Can Teach Us About Curriculum

Dr. Barbara Kurshan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oer, Open Education Resources, Curriculum, Free, Open Source, Free Education, Online Education, Curriki, Media News
Dr. Barbara Kurshan

Dan Ariely: "Zero is not just another discount. Zero is a different place. The difference between two cents and one cent is small, but the difference between one cent and zero is huge!"

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Come in, We're Open

Dr. Barbara Kurshan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Open Source, Oer, Curriculum, Federal Legislation, Advocacy, Media News
Dr. Barbara Kurshan

In the after hours, or time between coffee and the opening of your Sunday morning paper, why not take a few moments to further explore your lifelong interest in subjects like architecture or art?

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Digital Textbooks, Real Gains for Education

Lisa Petrides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: K-12 Education, Education, California, Open Source Education, Open Education, Free Textbooks, Disruptive Technology, Open Source, Textbooks, Innovation, Open Education Resources, Teachers, Students, Digital Textbooks, Open Education Movement, Iskme, Oer, Politics News
Lisa Petrides

Governor Schwarzenegger has a plan to make California the first state in the nation to provide its schools with free digital textbooks.

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