It seems like new innovations are always around the corner now that the internet has expanded our horizons. Of course the impact on education continues to be nothing short of transformative. The question of the new world is not, “How do we get information?” it’s, “How do we get the right information and experiences, to the right students, at the right time?” The information is not just plentiful, it’s TOO plentiful. How can an educator possibly find the time to sift through all the resources that are out there in order to help your students?
The question of the new world is not, “How do we get information?” it’s, “How do we get the right information and experiences, to the right students, at the right time?”
Well, Pearson is helping to answer that question with regards to Open Educational Resources or OER. Open Educational Resources are any internet based resources, materials, media, etc., that may be used for educational purposes, and that are free or “open” to the public. One very well-known example of an OER is the Kahn Academy online educational site. Learners can access a vast library of educational videos that are grouped into logical topic areas and stepped, mastery-style, along learning paths. It’s an excellent resource, but it’s only one of hundreds of thousands.
So if you want to make use of these OERs, how do you find what your looking for quickly and easily? Pearson’s Open Class Exchange. This site compiles over 700,000 online resources including videos, downloads, and even whole courses. And all of it is entirely free to use for administrators, educators, and students.
Visit their site and sign up for updates as they roll out this brand new resource.
[tags] substitute teachers, paraprofessionals, educators, Open Educational Resources (OER), online training, internet based resources, digital classroom tools, Pearson, OpenClass Exchange, Kahn Academy [/tags]
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