Black History Month Curation Project
Black History Month is an important opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the genius and joy of Black historical figures - both living and from the past - who shape our world. The OER Commons Team is looking to connect with educators interested in sharing lesson or...
A Collaborative Future for the #GoOpen Network
Originally posted on Medium > This week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology (OET) announced that it is sunsetting the federal #GoOpen initiative. While OET will continue to support the principles of open education, such as through...
A Collaborative Future for the #GoOpen Network
Photo by Allison Shelley CC BY-NC 4.0 This week, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology (OET) announced that it is sunsetting the federal #GoOpen initiative. While OET will continue to support the principles of open...
OER Discovery Research: Librarian and Faculty Curation Personas
ISKME’s work over the last decade has revealed that a principal barrier to OER use by educators is difficulty in finding the resources that they need. Existing OER platforms, including the Open Textbook Network, ISKME’s own OER Commons, and a growing number of...
Rapidly Responding with Relevant OER Over the Past Year
It has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization and schools around the globe began closing. As we at ISKME reflect on the past year of educators and learners adapting to the many challenges that have arisen with school...