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
Big Ideas Fest: Transforming Education in a Festival of Ideas
Each December, education stakeholders gather at Half Moon Bay for a three-day immersion into creative collaboration with a goal to transform K-20 education. ISKME’s (The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education) annual event Big Ideas Fest includes...
Education conference draws crowd
Nearly 200 from around world come for Big Ideas Nearly 200 from around world come for Big IdeasBy Julia Reis About 180 people turned out for the annual education conference known as Big Ideas Fest, held at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, and organized by...
Learning Labyrinth Provides Opportunity to Rethink Education and Conferences
Freelance photographer and labyrinth builder Lars Howlett creates a path for conference attendees in Half Moon Bay to walk and listen to their own inner wisdom. Freelance photographer and labyrinth builder Lars Howlett creates a path for conference attendees in Half...
Big Ideas Fest returns to Half Moon Bay
Big Ideas Fest, an annual gathering of educators, students, researchers and policymakers to discuss innovations in education, will convene at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, starting this afternoon. Big Ideas Fest, an annual gathering of educators, students,...