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Lisa Spiro

How Open Education is Changing the Texture of Content | MindShift - 1 views

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    "Instruction that was structured linearly, captured in books that were all-inclusive monoliths with a predetermined progression for a uniform, somewhat "creamy" consistency, is shifting to newer forms of instructional content that are more "chunky," beginning as a scattered landscape of digital pieces that are then assembled to support full courses" --> OER supports that shift
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    Interesting to compare with MOOCs, whose selling point is a continuous - er, creamy - experience.
Lisa Spiro

Lies, damn lies and… « OpenFiction [Blog] - 0 views

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    OCW stats 2011 "% of students (up to 45% from 42%), making them now the largest constituency instead of self learners (at 42% down from 43%)."
Lisa Spiro

"Commons in a Box" & the Importance of Open Academic Networks | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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    "Last week, the City University of New York (CUNY) unveiled its plans to create a "Commons in a Box," an open-source toolkit to help colleges and universities "roll their own" academic networks. The project will help replicate CUNY's Academic Commons at other schools."
Lisa Spiro

Stanford expands free, online information technology course offerings | ZDNet - 0 views

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    "Now it is being reported that due to the great success of the program, Stanford plans to offer eight more computer science classes beginning in January, including Software as a Service, Computer Science 101, Machine Learning, Cryptography, Natural Language Processing, Human Computer Interaction, Design and Analysis of Algorithms I, and Probabilistic Graphic Models."
Lisa Spiro

MITx: The Next Chapter for University Credentialing? | Inside Higher Ed - 0 views

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    "The implications from MITx could be staggering, I think, particularly as there's been so much talk lately about what a college degree is really "worth." "
Lisa Spiro

Capitol Alert: Darrell Steinberg wants digital library of free textbooks - 0 views

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    "Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg announced today that he will push for legislation to create an online open source library to reduce the cost of course materials for college students across the state. The Sacramento Democrat framed the proposed project as an effort to lower costs for students struggling to cope with higher fees and tuition rates at California's public colleges and universities."
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