Making OER Dynamic: Platform and Meta-tagging Considerations in Michigan
November 3, 2016http://bit.ly/2dDf4Sp
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Through a Technology Grant to districts…
• Digital K-12 textbooks by teachers
• Aligned to Michigan Standards• Mechanism for revisions• Books run multiple operating
systems • http
://textbooks.wmisd.org/download.html flickr Computer Keyboard by Marcle Casas is licensed under CC-BY-2.0
MI Open Book Project Reception
• Estimated $20 million dollars saved based on an average textbook cost of $89.99
• As of October 2016, over 200,000 downloads
• Easy segue to using OERs, moving thinking further…
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Michigan Commitment to #GoOpen
• Adopt/implement a statewide technology strategy with OERs
• Develop and maintain a statewide repository solution for openly licensed resources • Wish list: “marketplace” to access state content, ISD content,
district content, and educators’ personal content
OER Platforms• OER Commons• Amazon Inspire• Edmodo Spotlight• Microsoft Docs.com• ISLE? Canvas?
Others? Please Share!
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Platform Wish List
• Platform can hold repositories/hubs at different levels• Michigan > Educational Service Agency > District > School
• Vetting “ribbons” from different organizations• Rating system for OERs• Comments section • Other resource suggestions, i.e., Amazon Marketplace• Back end communication with other state OER repositories
via Learning Registry
Meta-tagging Considerations
• Michigan State Standards• Cross-cutting concepts• Science and engineering practices
• Grade and grade band• Subject • Topic• Standards Mapping• Michigan state standards mapped to other state standards through
the Learning Registry (USDOE aggregator)?• i.e., another state OER is 75% aligned to the
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• Shift from whole text-like chunks to learning objects for increased flexibility
• Focus on learning objects
• Framework or guidance for educators’ inclusion of OERs in “telling your story” for student teaching and learning outcomes
"If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together.“
- African proverb
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What’s Coming Next?
• Setting a State OER Vision• Stakeholder Inclusion • Stakeholder identification• Communication
• Formation of cross-organization workgroups (some overlapping)• Communications/Marketing• Systems/Platform• Vetting• Resource Mapping/Framing• Professional Development• Content acquisition, curation
Underway
• Integration with State Ed Tech Plan (MI Roadmap: Transforming Education through Technology) – inclusion in teaching, learning, leadership, assessment, infrastructure
• Identifying intersections with Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Title IV Part A
Questions?
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Contact Ann-Marie MapesOffice of Education Improvement and InnovationMichigan Department of [email protected] Jared Robinson Office of Educator TalentMichigan Department of [email protected]
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