by Team ISKME | Aug 6, 2024 | In The News
A new bi-weekly podcast hosted by Lisa Petrides, ISKME’s CEO, “Educating to Be Human” explores what it means to be human at the intersection of education, technology and culture. In each episode, Lisa speaks with people who, through their passion and commitment,...
by Team ISKME | Mar 20, 2024 | In The News
Hosted by Equity Avengers > ISKME CEO Lisa Petrides joined hosts Kieth Curry, Pam Luster, and Tammeil Gilkerson for their weekly, virtual discussion with higher education leaders and the Equity Avengers Community, sponsored by the College Futures Foundation. Read...
by Team ISKME | Feb 20, 2024 | In The News
Original article by New America > Introduction In 2002, the term Open Educational Resources (OER) emerged from a UNESCO meeting sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, offering an opportunity to develop freely available, high-quality educational...
by Team ISKME | Oct 23, 2023 | In The News
Original article from Surrey CC > Imagine how it feels to take a college class and not be able to afford or even find the textbook for the class. The alternatives are to share a textbook or do without. This is just the situation that Surry Community College is...
by Team ISKME | Sep 13, 2023 | In The News
Original article on EdSource > As California’s 1.8 million community college students begin the term, many are forced to make a difficult choice — whether to spend hundreds of dollars on textbooks required to help them earn a degree, or to pay their rent or buy...
by ethan | Sep 6, 2023 | In The News
Originally posted by the Michelson 20MM Foundation > According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1:4 adults in the United States have a disability, while 12.8% have a cognition disability and 4.8% have a visual disability. The inability to change...