Most recent public comments by Jordan Long https://nowcomment.com/users/25160 https://nowcomment.com/documents/65469?scroll_to=639862 https://nowcomment.com/documents/65469?scroll_to=639862 When I think back to college, there were times when I would hesitate to buy a textbook for a class, not only because of the cost but because I didn't think I would use it. Often times, the "required textbook" would be used sparingly throughout the semester and I felt as though I wasted money. Other times, I realized I could have shared the textbook with a classmate. I like the idea of OER because when reflecting on classes, unless your professor wrote the book, I have to ask myself, "Are we really going to go through this entire textbook?" College classes and even grade school/high school are moving away from textbook teaching to more effective and engaging components. If textbooks can be replaced with OER, money is definitely being saved. Thinking on how rapidly education is changing, textbooks are often filled with outdated information. There are old science textbooks sitting on a shelf in my classroom that I haven't touched since the day I got my teaching job. There are so many resources to pull from and it provides more flexibility. This allows teachers and faculty to be creative and more meaningful in the resources they choose and adapt it for the class and individuals. I've started exploring: http://www.ck12.org/ for resources, videos and digital text for a wide range of k-12 subjects. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:34:01 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/64135?scroll_to=612694 https://nowcomment.com/documents/64135?scroll_to=612694 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 12:23:22 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/64135?scroll_to=612693 https://nowcomment.com/documents/64135?scroll_to=612693 Fri, 04 Nov 2016 12:22:48 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/64135?scroll_to=608208 https://nowcomment.com/documents/64135?scroll_to=608208 Sun, 30 Oct 2016 12:15:02 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/64135?scroll_to=608201 https://nowcomment.com/documents/64135?scroll_to=608201 Sun, 30 Oct 2016 12:07:41 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/64130?scroll_to=608190 https://nowcomment.com/documents/64130?scroll_to=608190 Sun, 30 Oct 2016 11:45:55 -0400