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Free Textbooks Are Not Always Free: New Study Analyzes OER’s Costs to Colleges

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When professors shift to assigning Open Educational Resources instead of publisher-produced textbooks, the move typically saves students money (and it can be a significant amount). While it is popular to complain about the high sticker price of commercial textbooks, it does take time for professors to research and write or compile them.

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Hitting Reset, Knewton Tries New Strategy: Competing With Textbook Publishers

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Knewton drew heaps of hype and investment by promising to provide artificial-intelligence technology to major textbook companies to make their content more adaptive. Earlier this year Ferreira stepped aside as CEO, replaced by Brian Kibby , a veteran of major textbook companies including Pearson and McGraw-Hill.

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Oklahoma’s State Textbook Committee Unanimously Approves Discovery Education Science Techbook

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Following a comprehensive evaluation, the Oklahoma State Textbook Committee has unanimously approved the Elementary and Middle School editions of Discovery Education’s Science Techbook for statewide use as core instructional resources.

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How and Why to Evaluate Open Educational Resources (OERs)

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I appreciated not having to purchase textbooks in addition to paying tuition and fees. In the summer of 2022, an organic chemistry textbook that used to cost around $100 became available as an OER. The post How and Why to Evaluate Open Educational Resources (OERs) appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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10 ways administrators should be collaborating with their librarians

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With textbooks waning, districts across the country are exploring other options, including the curation of open educational resources and other content. Here’s how many are doing it. Librarians facilitate curriculum development and instruction. They can also tell you what you should, and should not, spend your money on.

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CoSN 2019: How to Design an Effective K–12 Technology Evaluation Program

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CoSN 2019: How to Design an Effective K–12 Technology Evaluation Program. Schools must have robust evaluation if they want to continue to find success in technology integration, said Steven Baule, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, and former superintendent for Muncie (Ind.) eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Data shows growing GenAI adoption in K-12

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textbook readings) (30 percent) and visuals (e.g., images included in textbooks and digital content) (29 percent). This edition, which surveyed over 3,000 higher-ed students and instructors and over 1,000 K-12 teachers and administrators, found similarities among higher-ed instructors and K-12 teachers optimism for GenAI specifically.