ISKME In the News
Big Ideas Fest 2011
December 4, 2011 - December 7, 2011
Big Ideas Fest is a unique three-day immersion into collaboration and design with a focus on modeling cutting-edge thinking in K-20 education.
Big Ideas Fest is a unique three-day immersion into collaboration and design with a focus on modeling cutting-edge thinking in K-20 education.
RAFT Collaborates with ISKME to Innovate Big Ideas in Education
PRWeb,
November 29, 2011
Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) and Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) join hands to focus on transformational change in K-20 education at the annual Big Ideas Fest, December 4th-7th, 2011. The conference gathers top minds, from innovators, speakers, students, to people from foundations and text-book...
Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) and Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) join hands to focus on transformational change in K-20 education at the annual Big Ideas Fest, December 4th-7th, 2011. The conference gathers top minds, from innovators, speakers, students, to people from foundations and text-book...
Departments of Education and Defense to Launch "Learning Registry" Tools and Community
Media Newswire,
November 9, 2011
(Media-Newswire.com) - The U.S. Departments of Education and Defense announced last night the launch of “Learning Registry,”an open source community and technology designed to improve the quality and availability of learning resources in education. The launch is an important milestone in the effort to more effectively share information...
(Media-Newswire.com) - The U.S. Departments of Education and Defense announced last night the launch of “Learning Registry,”an open source community and technology designed to improve the quality and availability of learning resources in education. The launch is an important milestone in the effort to more effectively share information...
Depts. of Education, Defense Launch Learning Registry
The Journal,
November 9, 2011
The U.S. Departments of Education and Defense have launched a new joint project, the Learning Registry, a technology that aims to facilitate the aggregation and sharing of educational resources across multiple learning portals and websites. The Learning Registry is not a website or a destination in itself, but rather an open source...
The U.S. Departments of Education and Defense have launched a new joint project, the Learning Registry, a technology that aims to facilitate the aggregation and sharing of educational resources across multiple learning portals and websites. The Learning Registry is not a website or a destination in itself, but rather an open source...
Big Ideas Fest Brings in Big Thinkers
KQED Mind Shift,
November 3, 2011
It takes people with big ideas — and smart ways to implement them — to make any progress. And that’s the point of the Big Ideas Fest, held December 4-7 in Half Moon Bay, Calif., a gathering of leaders and innovators who will share their thoughts and tactics with educators and all those interested in education innovation.
It takes people with big ideas — and smart ways to implement them — to make any progress. And that’s the point of the Big Ideas Fest, held December 4-7 in Half Moon Bay, Calif., a gathering of leaders and innovators who will share their thoughts and tactics with educators and all those interested in education innovation.
Open Education Sites Offer Free Content for All
KQED Mind Shift,
October 27, 2011
Open education sites exemplify how technology is democratizing education. These sites allow both learners and teachers to create their own curriculum, whether it’s used in or out of the classroom.
Open education sites exemplify how technology is democratizing education. These sites allow both learners and teachers to create their own curriculum, whether it’s used in or out of the classroom.
Green Ideas 2011 Action Collab
October 5, 2011 - October 7, 2011
ISKME's Action Collab at Green Ideas 2011 in Mesta, Chios, Greece Design Challenge: How might we create collaboration opportunities for communities to share green knowledge? This three day event will bring together people, organizations and institutions interested in agriculture, biodiversity and rural education to explore green collaboration...
ISKME's Action Collab at Green Ideas 2011 in Mesta, Chios, Greece Design Challenge: How might we create collaboration opportunities for communities to share green knowledge? This three day event will bring together people, organizations and institutions interested in agriculture, biodiversity and rural education to explore green collaboration...
Action Collab Facilitator Training
September 26, 2011 - September 27, 2011
An organization’s performance is enhanced by engaging – and igniting – big ideas that are often untapped in people. As a way to catalyze new thinking, we’re pleased to announce a dynamic new training session for Organizational Development facilitators that uses a design-focused framework to foster fresh ideas, and more importantly, directly leads...
An organization’s performance is enhanced by engaging – and igniting – big ideas that are often untapped in people. As a way to catalyze new thinking, we’re pleased to announce a dynamic new training session for Organizational Development facilitators that uses a design-focused framework to foster fresh ideas, and more importantly, directly leads...
New York Teachers as Makers Academy
September 24, 2011 - September 25, 2011
A two day professional development teacher training for the Maker inside each of us. We will explore how Maker-Teacher collaboration can facilitate innovation in the classroom. The Makers’ Projects are points of inspiration for Teachers as they experience (Do It Yourself) DIY inquiry and design. Teachers will have time to brainstorm, create,...
A two day professional development teacher training for the Maker inside each of us. We will explore how Maker-Teacher collaboration can facilitate innovation in the classroom. The Makers’ Projects are points of inspiration for Teachers as they experience (Do It Yourself) DIY inquiry and design. Teachers will have time to brainstorm, create,...
Educause Learning Impact 2011 Online Fall Focus Session: Open Educational Content: Addressing Challenges and Seizing Opportunities
September 15, 2011
ISKME Founder and President Lisa Petrides presents from 10:00 am to 10:35 am:
ISKME Founder and President Lisa Petrides presents from 10:00 am to 10:35 am:
Why are textbooks so expensive?
Mother Nature Network,
September 14, 2011
College textbook prices increased at double the rate of inflation for several years but there are creative ways to find course materials for less.
College textbook prices increased at double the rate of inflation for several years but there are creative ways to find course materials for less.
OER Series Webinar on Finding and Using OER: The WHERE and the WHEN
August 17, 2011
“Finding and Using OER: The WHERE and the WHEN,” is the second webinar in the The OER series sponsored by College Open Textbooks, Connexions, IMS Global, MERLOT andSoftChalk. The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, August 17, at 12 pm PST with COT members MERLOT, ISKME, IMS Global andSoftChalk among the organizations presenting. Cathy Swift from...
“Finding and Using OER: The WHERE and the WHEN,” is the second webinar in the The OER series sponsored by College Open Textbooks, Connexions, IMS Global, MERLOT andSoftChalk. The webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, August 17, at 12 pm PST with COT members MERLOT, ISKME, IMS Global andSoftChalk among the organizations presenting. Cathy Swift from...