Reworking the Woodpile

Reworking the Woodpile

An exciting development in education is the integration of design thinking into teaching and learning. Design thinking, long employed by designers and engineers, is an approach to problem-solving that involves defining an issue, collecting research, generating ideas,...
The 21st Century Educator: Teachers As Co-Designers

The 21st Century Educator: Teachers As Co-Designers

At the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME), we are changing the face of professional development training for the 21st century educator by collaborating worldwide with educators, administrators, and students. The three areas we focus...
Hey, Kids, Meet Open Education

Hey, Kids, Meet Open Education

Do open educational resources (OER) matter to young people?While making a short video recently, entitled "Game Changer: Open Education in Changing the Rules", I posed questions related to Open Educational Resources, or OER, to some Half Moon Bay 6th and 7th...

Beyond the Textbook

Today’s students are not experiencing the same thing. Textbook prices have skyrocketed since the 1980s. And in the 1990s, the problem was exacerbated by publishers who tried to squelch the used textbook market by putting out new editions of books every 18 months...

Measuring the Value of a College Degree

In the past, those in the academy have been reluctant to quantify the value of a college education. In fact, it has long been argued that academic inquiry and other intangibles are what have made the college experience so valuable. While some might disagree with that...