We were approached by someone at Edfinity (https://edfinity.us/) and I’m curious if anyone has any experience with this. We are trying to find alternatives to commercial homework systems and I’m wondering if this is an option we should be considering. Thank you. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327<tel:306.966.5327> email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross(a)usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca<http://open.usask.ca/>
Hi Heather, LibreTexts has partnered with Edfinity in order to provide low cost homework alternatives for faculty and students. We (LibreTexts) are also working on our own homework system that will be completely free of charge. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact me by replying to this email, or at jrogers(a)libretexts.org. Best, Jennifer LibreTexts Outreach Coordinator ________________________________ From: cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> on behalf of Ross, Heather <heather.ross(a)usask.ca> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 8:34:25 AM To: canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca; cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com Subject: Edfinity We were approached by someone at Edfinity (https://edfinity.us/) and I’m curious if anyone has any experience with this. We are trying to find alternatives to commercial homework systems and I’m wondering if this is an option we should be considering. Thank you. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327<tel:306.966.5327> email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross(a)usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca<http://open.usask.ca/> -- If you have any questions about this group, contact lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCCOER Advisory" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/006FE163-B89A-45C2-B523-16F1990775E0%40usask.ca<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/006FE163-B89A-45C2-B523-16F1990775E0%40usask.ca?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
We are doing some work with WeBWorK for some math courses. It's open - but I am not sure of the broad applicability. http://webwork.maa.org/ Sent from my iPhone On May 23, 2019, at 4:45 PM, Jennifer Rogers <jennifer.rogers(a)gcccd.edu<mailto:jennifer.rogers(a)gcccd.edu>> wrote: Hi Heather, LibreTexts has partnered with Edfinity in order to provide low cost homework alternatives for faculty and students. We (LibreTexts) are also working on our own homework system that will be completely free of charge. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact me by replying to this email, or at jrogers(a)libretexts.org<mailto:jrogers(a)libretexts.org>. Best, Jennifer LibreTexts Outreach Coordinator ________________________________ From: cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Ross, Heather <heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross(a)usask.ca>> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 8:34:25 AM To: canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca>; cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: Edfinity We were approached by someone at Edfinity (https://edfinity.us/) and I'm curious if anyone has any experience with this. We are trying to find alternatives to commercial homework systems and I'm wondering if this is an option we should be considering. Thank you. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327<tel:306.966.5327> email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross(a)usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca<http://open.usask.ca/> -- If you have any questions about this group, contact lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org<mailto:lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCCOER Advisory" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/006FE163-B89A-45C2-B523-16F1990775E0%40usask.ca<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/006FE163-B89A-45C2-B523-16F1990775E0%40usask.ca?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. _______________________________________________ Canadaoer mailing list Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/canadaoer
Thank you Ruth. We’ve looked at Webwork and it doesn’t meet our current needs. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross(a)usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca On May 23, 2019, 1:24 PM -0600, Hickey, Ruth B. <rbhickey(a)mun.ca>, wrote: We are doing some work with WeBWorK for some math courses. It’s open - but I am not sure of the broad applicability. http://webwork.maa.org/ Sent from my iPhone On May 23, 2019, at 4:45 PM, Jennifer Rogers <jennifer.rogers(a)gcccd.edu<mailto:jennifer.rogers(a)gcccd.edu>> wrote: Hi Heather, LibreTexts has partnered with Edfinity in order to provide low cost homework alternatives for faculty and students. We (LibreTexts) are also working on our own homework system that will be completely free of charge. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact me by replying to this email, or at jrogers(a)libretexts.org<mailto:jrogers(a)libretexts.org>. Best, Jennifer LibreTexts Outreach Coordinator ________________________________ From: cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Ross, Heather <heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross(a)usask.ca>> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 8:34:25 AM To: canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca>; cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: Edfinity We were approached by someone at Edfinity (https://edfinity.us/) and I’m curious if anyone has any experience with this. We are trying to find alternatives to commercial homework systems and I’m wondering if this is an option we should be considering. Thank you. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327<tel:306.966.5327> email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross(a)usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca<http://open.usask.ca/> -- If you have any questions about this group, contact lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org<mailto:lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCCOER Advisory" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/006FE163-B89A-45C2-B523-16F1990775E0%40usask.ca<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/006FE163-B89A-45C2-B523-16F1990775E0%40usask.ca?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. _______________________________________________ Canadaoer mailing list Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/canadaoer
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