Link to: [Hewlett Foundation's Open Education Resources](http://www.hewlett.org/oer) page The Maine International Center for Digital Learning project explores uses of OER, including remix and creation of new materials, as a means to engage K-12 teachers and students in using new technologies and developing new habits of mind. The Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) is currently the largest, most successful, longest running digital education project in the world. The scope of data gathered and experience working in classrooms exceed anything available elsewhere. Sharing this information and building new educational approaches are essential tasks for the future, and will be undertaken under the auspices of the new Maine International Center for Digital Learning. Six years into the MLTI project, we have achieved equity of access to hardware, software, and information resources for all middle school teachers and students. We have also successfully provided equity of access to relevant professional development. What has not come to full fruition is equity in the utilization of these resources across all disciplines, classrooms, and schools. We find that approximately 50% of teachers are not using technology and resources at levels critical to transforming teaching and learning, despite the fact that teachers describe themselves as being technologically competent. Through this project, we will address stagnation in the improvement process in some schools, and equity of instruction and learning issues, together with the implications for work at the high school level. Through our research design, and creation of a testbed and ethnographic study, we will also be able to examine the ways in which OER materials and resources are used. This pilot project will provide the resources to help frame the critical project question, focusing on targeted algebra topics and two specific professional development strategies. We will then be able to answer questions around our hypothesis: Can the introduction and flexible uses of OER, including remix and generation of new materials, meaningfully engage teachers and students in the creative use of new technologies and digital resources, and help them to develop habits of mind essential to realizing their full educational potential for the 21st century? Initiatives Within MICDL image/jpeg 2009-02-17T14:26:30Z 20 Garden.jpg 200 13 11998

The Maine International Center for Digital Learning project explores uses of OER, including remix and creation of new materials, as a means to engage K-12 teachers and students in using new technologies and developing new habits of mind.

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