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Christopher Sessums

Bebop is totally rocksteady | Teleogistic - 0 views

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    Bebop is an aggregator for Open Educational Resources, or OERs. 'OER' is a term of art among open education folks, referring to learning resources that are available for free use, under an open license. 
Christopher Sessums

Data from edX's first course offer preliminary insights into online learning - MIT News... - 0 views

  • in completing homework assignments, users spent more time on video lectures more than any other resource.
  • during an exam, students referred most to the online textbook, which they virtually ignored when doing homework
  • the discussion forum
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  • were the most active group on the discussion forum
  • 90 percent of the clickstream activity on the forum came from users who viewed existing threads without posting comments
  • students who went on to earn certificates in the course
  • social connection
  • the most popular resource for students completing homework assignments
  • Peer interaction seems to improve a student’s chances of success
  • a relationship between achievement and collaboration
  • students who reported working with another student on a problem offline tended to score almost three points higher than someone working alone
  • those who earned certificates were much more active
  • two-thirds of those who registered dropped off almost immediately
  • those who stuck with the course through the second homework assignment, 40 percent went on to earn a certificate
Christopher Sessums

Pearson, Blackboard, And Education's New "Openwashing" | Fast Company - 0 views

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    for institutions that want to pursue a strategy of increased openness as part of their public mission, wouldn't it be better to migrate to an actually open-source LMS like Moodle or Sakai than a version created by Pearson, whose core business is selling copyrighted resources, or Blackboard, whose money comes from fees for services and licenses?
Christopher Sessums

OER Glue - 0 views

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