ISKME is a global
nonprofit that
inspires and convenes
educators to embrace
the practice of
Open Education
Research and Development
Since its founding in 2002, ISKME has built an extensive body of research and frameworks. We serve the field by offering in-depth landscape and impact studies and program development around equitable and inclusive access to high-quality education for all. Learn more
Platforms, Tools and Training
Leveraging the world-class public digital library of Open Educational Resources, OER Commons, ISKME’s OER Services offer custom solutions to our partners to support OER initiatives. Learn more
Knowledge Sharing and Innovation
As the creator of Big Ideas Fest and the design-thinking approach, Action Collabs, ISKME facilitates transformative processes and events to deepen collaboration and problem-solving among educators globally. Learn more
OER Commons Public Digital Library
ISKME created OER Commons, a comprehensive, openly accessible digital library for educators at all levels to identify high-quality Open Educational Resources (OER) and collaborate around their use, evaluation, and improvement to address the needs of their classrooms. Learn more
Latest News
ISKME’s Local & Global Impact in 2017
This year ISKME celebrates fifteen years of local and global impact. From working with local students and educators, to partnerships with international consortia, we strive each day to connect, learn, and bring value to our world while strengthening access,...
What’s Up With OER Adoption
The time has come for K–12 educators to embrace the digital age and, along with it, OERs. As Erik P.M. Vermeulen states in his Aug. 13, 2017, Hacker Noon post “Education in a Digital Age,” we need “a whole new approach to education … [because] we are experiencing a...
Così si adatta l’insegnamento alle esigenze degli studenti
Non solo tablet e lim (la lavagna interattiva multimediale): la scuola “digitale”, ormai, è fatta anche e soprattutto di metodo e filosofia. È quanto sostiene Lisa Petrides, docente di Organizzazione e Leadership della Columbia University e fondatrice, nel 2002,...
States, Not Publishers, Driving Innovation in the Curriculum Marketplace
Over the past five years, education leaders and researchers have finally begun to focus on the need for quality, standards-aligned curricula. Now the question is: Where will these curricula come from? Will schools continue to rely on traditional publishers,...