Grasple - Open Education

🧮🏋 Practice makes perfect, it works to master mathematics and statistics as a student. More and more students are getting access to openly accessible math and stats exercises, both in their curriculum and as individual learners, to overcome these difficult concepts.  📈 And we are happy to be part of that! With the academic year coming to an end soon, we’re projecting to have had 86000 users make 62.5 million questions on Grasple! 🖥 Grasple is our online math and stats editor and practice platform. Educators can use it to find, edit and share exercises and lessons on statistics and math to help their students practice better and faster understand the concepts they are struggling with.  Do you want to find out more? www.grasple.com #students #statistics #mathematics #educators #education #edtech

🎉We are officially partnering with the Institute on Open Educational Resources! The Institute on OER by American Association of Colleges and Universities offers a year-long online program for campus teams to expand engagement with and adoption of open educational resources (OER). OER still has many challenges which Grasple aims to tackle by: 🔶 Enabling teachers to create and share openly licensed exercises, without any coding 🔶 Providing students with access and practice materials  adaptive feedback 🔶 Collaborating with international institutions and growing our high-quality database 🔶 Connecting educators, students, and institutions for resource sharing and assessments By partnering with the Institute on OER we plan to expand our impact and help even more educators & students experience true Open Education with Grasple. If you want more information on this topic, you can check out and learn more on this page: https://lnkd.in/e64FdrB8 Interested and want to learn more? Reach out to us at [email protected]! #Education #OER #Grasple #InstituteOnOER #HigherEducation #GraspleOER #GrasplePartner #Partnership #AACU

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Transforming their math education despite limited resources - read our new Customer Story from Western Oklahoma State College 🎓✨ Western Oklahoma State College, a community college, faced the challenge of providing high-quality math education without burdening students with high costs. Pia Bauer, a dedicated lecturer, found the perfect solution in Grasple - Open Education and OpenStax, Rice University, creating a seamless learning experience that’s both effective and affordable. Students now enjoy free access to robust educational resources, adaptive feedback, and personalized learning paths, all integrated into their LMS. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀? Highly motivated students who are more engaged and better prepared for their future academic endeavors. 🎓✨ Discover how Pia Bauer transformed her teaching approach and lifted the financial burden off her students. Check out our full customer story to learn more! 👇 Read our customer story for all the insights: https://lnkd.in/eTdb-j6a #EducationInnovation #TeachingSolutions #CustomerStory #TeachingExcellence #EdTech #StudentSuccess #HigherEducation

A major milestone for Delft University of Technology today - together we've conducted our 100,000th summative assessment! 🎉  This incredible achievement reflects the hard work and dedication of our educators, staff, the Grasple - Open Education team and TU Delft | PRIME and celebrates the strength of the cooperation between TU Delft and Grasple as a private social enterprise. Our journey together has been remarkable, and it’s fascinating to look back on how far we’ve come. Here’s a timeline of our summative assessment evolution: • 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬: The initial summative tests, marking the first of the 100,000 assessments. • 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 (𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱): Transition to online distance assessments using RPNow and Grasple due to the pandemic. • 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭: Returned to paper-based assessments Post-Covid. • 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹/𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮: Introduction of first trials with Grasple on campus. • 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮: First significant BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) test pilot on-campus, assessing 1400 students in a single week across five subjects, including Calculus and Linear Algebra with Schoolyear. • 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮: Early experiments with on-campus digital exams. • 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯: Successful pilot year for on-campus digital exams. • 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯/𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰: Completion of the pilot phase and official start of on-campus digital exams. Big thank you at this point to Dennis den Ouden-van der Horst, Ilse Bakker, Tom Vroegrijk, the TU Delft | PRIME team, Thijs Gillebaart, Eric Bouwers, Sofie Bastiaansen and Schoolyear - Safe Exam Workspace To mark this occasion, here are three valuable tips on summative assessments: 𝟭. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗞𝗲𝘆: Ensure your assessments align with your learning objectives and course content. Consistency helps in accurately measuring student learning and progress. 𝟮. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Ambiguity can lead to confusion and affect student performance. Clear, concise instructions ensure students understand what is expected of them. 𝟯. 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀: Use the insights gained from summative assessments to improve your teaching strategies and course content. Feedback loops are essential for continuous improvement. A huge thank you to everyone involved in reaching this milestone. Here’s to many more achievements and continuous growth in our academic journey! 🌟 #STEMEducation #TUDelft #SummativeAssessment #edtech #educationinnovation

🚀 Exciting News! We have started sponsoring open source libraries! 🚀 We at Grasple believe in empowering innovation and supporting the tech community, which is why we decided to sponsor the individual developers or small companies that are adding great value to our service as well. If you want to check out these developers too, you can find them here: PHPUnit: https://lnkd.in/dzf6Qita Floating UI: https://lnkd.in/dYwHQzF5 core-js: https://lnkd.in/dXGJMzK9 Papa Parse: https://www.papaparse.com/ vis-network: https://lnkd.in/d7PWjcNp MathLive: https://lnkd.in/dBnJhji #Grasple #Education #EdTech # #Sponsor #OER #Developers #GraspleSponsor #OpenSourceLibary #SoftwearDevelopment #Software

🌟 Learning based on sharing and feedback in a save environment Female Edtech Fellowship 🌟 Couple of months ago this story started. We meet online in one hour sessions on various topics, interesting for Edtech leaders. We do not know each other yet, but we will! Due to an open and cooperative set up we share learnings, insights and even made mistakes to learn and inspire. This weekend, we had our offline session at the beautiful Chateau de la Bucherie. It was the opportunity to connect, learn, and grow together. I am grateful to all the presenters who shared their valuable insights and experiences. The whole program is executed by us as a team, creating and sharing together is a key element of this learning experience A special thanks to: 🔹 Natalia Pereldik, Co-founder, Funexpected Math kicked off with an engaging speed dating workshop, helping us break the ice and connect on a personal level. 🔹 Svenia Busson for the dynamic elevator pitching workshop, which honed our pitching skills through collective feedback and the whole organisation. 🔹 Kosima Kovar, Co-founder, Ada Growth for her session on boosting personal brands through an increased online presence. 🔹 Anna Kraft, CEO, Lexplore Sweden for her insightful talk on implementing the OKR method to create more focus within teams. 🔹 Eloise Ghertman, CEO, Gymglish for sharing recruitment strategies that will surely benefit our ventures. 🔹 Eva van Leeuwen Douwstra Leeuwen, Co-founder, YoungHeroes for her lessons on developing and scaling a team effectively. 🔹 Petra Mestrom, Founder, Greenscreenbox by Monop for the fun in the dance lesson, and sharing your insights of moving from teaching into entrepreneurship. 🔹 Jessica Zeller, Co-founder, Edkimo for her strategies on penetrating the German K-12 market. 🔹 Kosima Kovar, Co-founder, Ada Growth and Charlotte Dryander, Co-founder, Sirius Education for their valuable insights on navigating a seed round and fundraising in the current market. Thanks for participating in my session on the trustframework.com, fostering trustworthy public and private partnerships in Education. The weekend was filled with insightful sessions, dynamic discussions, learning and sharing with this incredible community of talented women, each bringing unique perspectives and expertise. Looking forward to the next steps in our journey together! hashtag #Shareknowledge hashtag #Edtech hashtag #WomenInTech hashtag #Leadership hashtag #LearningAndDevelopment hashtag #Networking hashtag #Empowerment

Want to discover how ITU Copenhagen's brush up course bridges knowledge gaps? Facing the challenge of students coming from diverse academic backgrounds, Dan Witzner Hansen, professor for Computer Science & Machine Learning at IT-Universitetet i København, introduced a brush up course.  With the use of Grasple, he is able to help students catch up and bring them all to the required level before the start of the semester. He also integrated Grasple as a tool for Blended Learning throughout the semester to scaffold student's competencies further. Read more about Dan's approach in our latest customer story: https://lnkd.in/eGnDZaGi #Education #MachineLearning #EdTech #ContinuousLearning #HigherEducation #BrushUp #BrushUpCourse #CustomerStory #AcademicBackground

Variations on implementing Blended Learning, by Educators for Educators Explore in our newest blog how to implement Blended Learning techniques! Based on stories of Tugce Akkaya from Delft University of Technology and Pieter Roos from University of Twente, we identified the 4 key factors to keep in mind: 🧭 Have a Clear Objective: Set clear goals in your course, as they will help to achieve better results 🤝 Collaborate with Colleagues: Sharing experiences within your network can provide valuable insights, and helps avoiding “reinventing the wheel” 🧑🎓 Involve Your Students: Get feedback from your students at various stages of the course, to improve and meet their educational needs best 🧩 Keep It Simple: Keep in mind that one tool will not be the solution for all problems. Be mindful how much you are using a certain learning tool in your course 🔍If you want to read more on the topic, find the full article here: https://lnkd.in/d7tUfm9G #Grasple #OER #BlendedLearning #GraspleBlogPost #BlogPost #EducatorsCommunity #Webinar #EdTech #HigherEducation #GraspleCommunity