Secretary Clinton at Launch of U.S.-Arab League Open Book Project
Clinton at Launch of U.S.-Arab League Open Book Project
Michelle Brennan
Debut of OER Commons Arabic Expands Global Reach of Open Educational Resources
(Half Moon Bay, CA) – Today marks a shift toward expanded access to open educational resources (OER) for the Arabic-speaking world, with the launch of OER Commons Arabic. Developed by the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME), the Arabic microsite is built on the existing framework of OER Commons and contains the full functionality of that site, including a system for saving and sharing content and the Open Author tool, which allows educators to build, remix, and translate content.
Open Ed. Resources Encourage Teachers to Tinker
Educators often argue that they need more control over the development of the curriculum they are teaching. Open education resources may be the answer, said several educators during presentations at the Open Education Conference here in Vancouver on Tuesday.
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Common Core Drives Interest in Open Education Resources
Spurred by the adoption of common-core standards by nearly every state, the movement for open digital resources is growing as educators realign curricula
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