Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources (OER): Overview and Definition
Here are answers to basic questions about OER, the movement to share free educational resources and learning materials online.
Teaching
How to Find Quality K-12 Open Educational Resources
As open education resources, or OER, become more popular, educators are tasked with finding content that is high quality, appropriate for a student's grade level and subject, and aligned to particular standards. BookMarks looks at two organizations to compare different approaches to OER creation.
Curriculum
Opinion
Looking For Perspective On Open Educational Resources
It clear that there are a lot more questions than answers on the topic of OER. However, I am pretty sure that when we have to allocate funds to find freely accessible resources then they are not really free resources.
Curriculum
Opinion
Open Educational Resources Are About Much More Than Saving Money
This transition will help us make the cultural shift that is necessary in our schools to truly prepare our students for the rapidly changing landscape beyond K-12 education.
Ed-Tech Policy
News in Brief
13 States Join Initiative On Open Resources
Thirteen states and 40 school districts are joining the U.S. Department of Education's open education resource initiative, #GoOpen.
Federal
U.S. Ed. Department Signs Up 13 States for #GoOpen Initiative
Thirteen states and 40 districts are joining the U.S. Department of Education's open education resource initiative, which includes a commitment to replace textbooks with free digital learning resources.
Curriculum
13 States Join Federal Open Resource Initiative
Thirteen states and 40 districts are launching #GoOpen initiatives, focused on open resources and promoted by the federal education department.
IT Infrastructure & Management
News in Brief
Amazon to Launch Website For Open Resources
Amazon Education is working on a new platform that will allow schools to upload, manage, share, and discover open education resources from a home page that in some ways resembles the one shoppers are accustomed to accessing on the massive online retailer's website.
Technology
Explainer
Technology in Education: An Overview
From blended learning to computerized testing, digital and online technologies are reshaping the classroom experience for students.
School & District Management
Opinion
Don't Underestimate the Power of OER
The Open Education Resources movement provides an opportunity to put the power back in the hands of teachers and students. We need schools who support staff members in becoming creators who not only collaborate with colleagues across classrooms but also across local, state, and national boundaries.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Open Education Resources Get Major Boost From ESSA
The sweeping federal law contains specific language that allows states and local education agencies to channel block grant money focused on technology toward open materials.
Curriculum
Opinion
OER Needs to Be on Your Radar
With a group of model schools committed to the Office of Ed Tech's #GoOpen Initiative, there is no doubt that more schools and districts will begin using Open Education Resources.
Privacy & Security
Analytics: 4 Lessons Schools Can Learn From the NBA (and Vice Versa)
When it comes to collecting and using big data, education and professional sports have a surprising amount to learn from each other.
Curriculum
Flood of Open Education Resources Challenges Educators
New content curation tools aim to help teachers organize and find digital content to personalize student learning for a variety of subjects.
Federal
News in Brief
Open Resources Would Get Boost Under Federal Plan
To promote wider use of open educational resources by states and schools, the U.S. Department of Education proposed a new regulation that would require any new intellectual property developed with grant funds from the department to be openly licensed.
