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...
STEM Accessibility: Explicitly Addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for All Learners
ISKME, in collaboration with the Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College (SERC), has just released an evaluation framework that STEM educators can use to determine the accessibility of OER based on auditory, visual, and neurological learner needs. Based...
Advancing Equity and Online Learning at California Community Colleges Through OER Policy Support: An Invitation to Trustees, Directors, and Decision Makers
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequities and ushered in new challenges to which California and its community colleges are being called upon to respond. Alongside the rising cost of tuition and students’ weak overall safety net, colleges are facing...
Research for Social Impact
In order to achieve greater accountability and more effective use of public resources, millions of dollars and human resources are committed to the collection of data and to the measurement of impacts associated with educational practice and programs. Too often the...
Supporting Increased Use of OER for Online and Remote Learning In California Community Colleges
In higher education, the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly exacerbated existing inequities and ushered in new urgent challenges to which states and institutions have had to respond. Additionally, Californians have been facing wildfire evacuations, loss of homes, and...