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Learner Resources in the Digital Age

BrainCert

In this blog, we'll explore the myriad of learner resources available in the digital age and how they can help you stay informed and engaged. Digital libraries, like Project Gutenberg and Google Books, have digitized vast collections of books and made them freely accessible to readers worldwide.

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Strategic Partnerships in Publishing: A Game Changer for Authors

Kitaboo

The rise of Open Educational Resources (OERs) and freely accessible online learning materials provides cost-effective alternatives to traditional textbooks and thus serves a broader student demographic, including those seeking continuous learning beyond formal degrees.

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Top 5 Educational Content Publishing Platforms For Teachers & Educators

Kitaboo

In this blog, we will introduce you to five of the best platforms available on the market currently. Integration capabilities with subsidiary tools like LMS, Open Educational Resources (OER), cloud storage services like Google Drive, and video conferencing applications like Zoom are pivotal in advancing this objective.

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Open Source LMSs Facts and Insight

eLearning 24-7

I was surprised at the number of directories, sites noting open source “free” systems, blog posts and so on, that listed what they viewed as “free systems” tied around open source. Google Classroom – This is not an LMS. Yes, Google docs and slides are free. Big difference. .

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Innovation at the Intersection of Technology and Teaching

TechSmith Camtasia

This Google Ngram Viewer graph shows the change in popularity of the terms ‘invention’ and ‘innovation’ from 1908 to 2008. Open Educational Resources (OER) is digital content available for widespread sharing, redistribution and, in some cases, alteration. OER opens up all kinds of new opportunities for teaching and learning.

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Digital Publishing: The Future of K12 Education

Kitaboo

Major technology giants such as Microsoft and Google have also invested in digital educational projects. With the presence of Open Educational Resources (OERs), publishers realize the need to create relevant K12 content solutions. Big names in the industry such as Pearson, began adopting a digital-first approach.

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The ivory towers are crumbling

Learning with e's

A blog post I read recently reported that one US professor is now considering preventing his students from making notes during his lectures, because this action infringes his intellectual property! Increasingly academics are making their ideas freely available on blogs, social networks and other sharing sites. Don't misundertand me.

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