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
New Little Free Library in Princeton
Marked by a surfboard casually leaning against a fence and bejeweled in beads, shells and other found objects, there’s a little blue box with a big idea behind it in Princeton. The idea is to make books more readily available to everyone. Marked by a surfboard...
OER: One Size Does Not Fit All
Even though we are a #GoOpen launch district, my tech-savvy school board asked for a report that would explain open educational resources (OER). Since OER multiply faster than rabbits and have been known to disappear in a poof, this is an edited version that...
Letting Students Lead
Students are leading collaboration and change at South San Francisco High School with Action Collabs. Students are leading collaboration and change at South San Francisco High School with Action Collabs.It is 11:00 pm on the last night of Big Ideas Fest and I am in...
UNESCO Develops Indicators To Monitor National Adoption And Impact Of Open Educational Resources
An Experts Meeting was organized by UNESCO from 15 to 16 November 2016 at its Paris Headquarters to develop a set of key Open Education Resources (OER) indicators for national adoption and impact. Formally adopted at the 2012 World Open Educational Resources Congress,...