Texas has issued an Request for Offer (RFO) for “state-developed open-source textbooks” for literature and ESOL. They say, “The purpose of this offer is to identify and acquire state-developed/state owned open-source textbooks that are available for downloading from the internet
Potential cost savings of OER – Part 1
I’ve been thinking a lot about the potential cost savings of OER in K-12. I know that in these times of state financial crisis, a silver bullet like free textbooks is very appealing. Personally, I think that the educational advantages
Looking for middle schools interested in sharing ideas
I got interested in OER because of the need to be able to modify and “remix” materials in order to differentiate instruction….and also out of a disillusionment with how much money is spent on textbooks that often aren’t even used.
The quality issue
There is a lot of talk right now about concerns regarding quality and OER. Quality is obviously of foremost concern with regard to educational materials; however, I think that those who are castigating OER on the basis of quality concerns
Thinking about platforms for open learning
This is a different kind of post for me… I’m really thinking out loud and looking for folks more knowledgeable than me to make suggestions. I’m working on an OER project plan to develop open “textbooks” (collections of resources with