Launching the “Educating to be Human” Podcast!
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, are...
#EquityChat Season 4, Episode 21
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...
Unleashing the Potential of Culturally Relevant Learning with OER
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...
Surry Community College SCC Educates Faculty about OER to Boost Equity and Reduce Expenses
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...
California’s $115 million investment in zero-textbook-cost program at risk of falling short
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...