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Cynthia Jimes, Ph.D.
Cynthia Jimes, Ph.D.
As the director of research at ISKME, Cynthia examines the role of knowledge sharing and collaborative problem solving in supporting new processes for teaching and learning, as well as open innovation in education toward improved educational outcomes. Prior to joining ISKME, Cynthia worked as an education data specialist at GreatSchools.net and focused on providing parents with data to inform their school choice and school improvement efforts. While living in Sweden and the Netherlands from 1995 to 2004, she worked in both the private and public sectors, holding positions in knowledge management and consulting at McKinsey & Company and Knowledge Values, teaching high school and undergraduate courses in business studies, media theory, and organizational communication, and obtaining her Ph.D. in Information Science from Uppsala University in Sweden.
Based on what we are learning from our research, the biggest opportunities lie in supporting collaborative practices and processes for teachers and learners--including peer-to-peer and inquiry-based teaching and learning models, as well as models that incorporate open educational resources (OER) into pedagogy. There is also interesting work to be done in the area of sharing data with students on their own learning, and examining how that sharing can impact metacognition and learning outcomes.
Landing in Doha, Qatar to represent ISKME as an award finalist at the Qatar Foundation's WISE 2010 Summit.
Blog Posts by Cynthia Jimes, Ph.D.
| Reflections on the OER Session at Wise 2010 | December 8th, 2010 |
| Wise 2010 – Rapid Prototyping and “Radical Collaboration” Exemplified | December 7th, 2010 |
| Building Knowledge and Practice through Supporting OER Adoption and Use | October 26th, 2011 |
| An Academic GPS: Students Use Data To Route Path to Success | July 3rd, 2012 |
| Standards for Social Emotional Learning | August 29th, 2012 |
| George Lakoff: Neural Binding Can Nurture Big Ideas | December 7th, 2012 |