OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

The idea behind Open Educational Resources (OER) is simple but powerful—educational materials made freely and legally available on the Internet for anyone to reuse, revise, remix and redistribute. 1 These digital materials have the potential to give people everywhere equal access to our collective knowledge and provide many more people around the world with access to quality education by making lectures, books and curricula widely available on the Internet for little or no cost.

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Obeikan Education

Obeikan Education, part of Obeikan Investment Group, is an integrated education solutions provider. Obeikan Education specializes in the development of curriculum content, teaching and learning methods, professional development of instructional staff, as well as e-learning and educational technology. Obeikan Education's benchmarks are best practice and quality based on international standards. We localize and deploy international expertise to suit the cultural and religious context of Arab and Moslem communities. We provide leading curricula for delivery in the local language.

OTHER WHITEPAPERS
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Empowered Employees: Managing and Retaining Them in the New, Hybrid Workplace

whitePaper | July 11, 2022

The rise of remote work has shifted employees’ priorities as they focus more on flexibility, autonomy, personal needs, and work-life balance. In this environment, employers who value a highly engaged workforce find that they must adjust their priorities as well. It’s tempting to see the pandemic as the driver of these changes and of the Great Resignation. And it is true that when vast numbers of people suddenly were allowed or required to work from home, they became empowered in many new ways

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Digital education

whitePaper | September 7, 2022

Whether educating children, adolescents, or adults: to prepare people for digital life and work and enable them to actively shape these, suitable forms of knowledge transfer and knowledge acquisition are needed. Our whitepaper explores these aspects. Learn more about the possibilities and potential of digital developments and approaches in the field of education.

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Universal Screening 101

whitePaper | January 18, 2023

How to identify students’ academic and social-emotional behavior (SEB) needs and monitor the effectiveness of universal instruction

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Prevalence of Coaching and Approaches to Supporting Prevalence of Coaching and Approaches to Supporting Coaching in Education

whitePaper | January 28, 2020

Teacher quality is one of the most important factors that contributes to student success. There is a growing body of research that points to coaching as an effective way to support teacher growth. As such, coaching is becoming more prevalent in schools and districts in the U.S., and districts are increasingly using federal, state, and local funds to support coaches and coaching programs. Given our collective commitment to coaching, Digital Promise, Learning Forward, and Google partnered to provide insights based on a national survey of coaches, teachers, and administrators currently engaged in coaching.

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USING TECHNOLOGY TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS LEARNING LOSS IN K-12 SCHOOLS

whitePaper | December 9, 2022

Every summer and fall, the news cycle is littered with stories about summer learning loss. This is because many students, especially those from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, begin each school year performing at achievement levels that are below what they were before the start of summer break. In education, we refer to this as summer learning loss or the summer slide.

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Learning Trends for Learning Professionals

whitePaper | February 25, 2023

Technology and member needs are in a perpetual state of evolution. As learning management professionals, we understand you want to remain up-to-date with changes to provide your members with the benefits they seek.

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Spotlight

Obeikan Education

Obeikan Education, part of Obeikan Investment Group, is an integrated education solutions provider. Obeikan Education specializes in the development of curriculum content, teaching and learning methods, professional development of instructional staff, as well as e-learning and educational technology. Obeikan Education's benchmarks are best practice and quality based on international standards. We localize and deploy international expertise to suit the cultural and religious context of Arab and Moslem communities. We provide leading curricula for delivery in the local language.

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