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What is Knowledge Management in Education?

Knowledge management is a set of practices that enable organizations to collect information and share what they know, leading to action that improves outcomes.

 
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ISKME - Turning Knowledge Into Action


The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) is an independent, nonprofit research institute that helps schools, colleges, universities, and the organizations that support them expand their capacity to collect and share information, apply it to well-defined problems, and create human-centered, knowledge-driven environments focused on learning and success.

ISKME achieves this goal by conducting social science research and evaluation, developing and sharing innovation, and facilitating knowledge sharing and field building:



  • Research: Conducts social science research and evaluation to better understand and improve educational processes and systems.
  • Innovation: Develops and shares innovation through research-based services, resources, and implementations.
  • Field Building: Facilitates broad and measured activities for professional development, knowledge sharing, and field building in education.
In examining and assisting K-12 and higher education, ISKME also helps philanthropic organizations and government agencies examine and improve their own and their grantees’ processes for continuous improvement, evaluation, and learning.


Laureate of The Tech Museum Awards


In 2007, ISKME's project, Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons was honored by the The Tech Museum of Innovation's Tech Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity.
What's Happening
Read blog post by Sr. Research Associate, Cynthia Jimes, Collaborative Creation of Educational Materials: Lessons from the Field

ISKME Around the World Learn about the Open Education Track at the iCommons Summit, Sapporo, Japan, July 30, 2008

Open Education Training
ISKME Teacher Workshop in Web 2.0 collaborative tools and open content, Stanford Summer Teaching Institute, Aug 4-7

Job Opportunities: ISKME Seeks Director of Development
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ISKME's spring EdForum, San Francisco A great panel discussion was held entitled: From Collaboratories to Public Space: Bringing the World to Students and Putting Classrooms in the Wild. See panelists and details...

ISKME honored as 2007 Tech Awards Laureate for OER Commons network
September 2007, ISKME named as one of five innovators from around the world to be honored for achievement in education by this year’s Tech Museum Awards: Technology Benefiting Humanity. ISKME received this honor for its leadership in developing OER Commons a teaching and learning network that expands educational opportunities for all by increasing access to high-quality, freely available educational materials online. Read more...

Featured Publications
Analysis of State-of-the-State Addresses Released
The annual report, The Governors Speak - 2008, prepared by ISKME for the National Governors Association, finds that more governors are supporting green energy.
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On Doing OER
Featured blog post on Terra Incognita at Penn State in March, Amee Godwin discusses engagement with Open Education Resources. Go to posting...

Fulfilling the Promise of Open Content
Appearing in Inside Higher Ed in February, Lisa Petrides writes on Open Education Resources and the Cape Town Declaration. Read all...
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