Access to education with online
learning and open educational
resources: can they close the GAP?
- Dr. Christine Geith, Karen Vignare
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One of the key concepts in the right to education is access: access to the means to fully develop as human
beings as well as access to the means to gain skills, knowledge and credentials. This is an important
perspective through which to examine the solutions to access enabled by Open Educational Resources
(OER) and online learning. The authors compare and contrast OER and online learning and their potential
for addressing human rights “to” and “in” education. The authors examine OER and online learning
growth and financial sustainability and explore potential scenarios to address the global education gap.
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online learning, Open Educational Resources, OER, OpenCourseWare, sustainable business models, innovation
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Bringing the real world of science to
children: a partnership of the
American Museum of Natural History
and the City University of New York
- Anthony G. Picciano, Robert V. Steiner
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Every child has a right to an education. In the United States, the issue is not necessarily about access to a
school but access to a quality education. With strict compulsory education laws, more than 50 million
students enrolled in primary and secondary schools, and billions of dollars spent annually on public and
private education, American children surely have access to buildings and classrooms. However, because
of a complex and competitive system of shared policymaking among national, state, and local
governments, not all schools are created equal nor are equal education opportunities available for the
poor, minorities, and underprivileged. One manifestation of this inequity is the lack of qualified teachers
in many urban and rural schools to teach certain subjects such as science, mathematics, and technology.
The purpose of this article is to describe a partnership model between two major institutions (The
American Museum of Natural History and The City University of New York) and the program designed
to improve the way teachers are trained and children are taught and introduced to the world of science.
These two institutions have partnered on various projects over the years to expand educational
opportunity especially in the teaching of science. One of the more successful projects is Seminars on
Science (SoS), an online teacher education and professional development program, that connects teachers
across the United States and around the world to cutting-edge research and provides them with powerful
classroom resources. This article provides the institutional perspectives, the challenges and the strategies
that fostered this partnership.
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science education, teacher education, pre-service, in-service, teacher shortage, distance learning, online learning, blended learning, multimedia
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