Teacher Practice Networks: Teachers Advancing Common Core Learning

by cynthiajimes | Nov 14, 2014

Launched in July 2014, Teachers Advancing Common Core Learning (TACCL) was an 18-month project facilitated by ISKME, and supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Teacher Practice Networks Initiative. TACCL provides training and resources to support...

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s OER Grantees Meeting 2014

by admin | May 14, 2014

It’s 2014, and we have come a long way since the launch of the OER movement – from small beginnings to significant inroads among educators, learners, advocates and policymakers. Together we are changing the way teachers and learners access and use educational...

A Framework for Learning and Sharing: Helping OER Projects Conduct Case Studies to Assess and Share their Achievements

by admin | Mar 8, 2014

The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (www.iskme.org) is working to develop ongoing mechanisms for knowledge sharing on open education initiatives worldwide, through research, field building, and innovations in web-based media. ISKME has been...

Addressing the Local in Localization: A Case Study of Open Textbook Adoption By Three South African Teachers

by admin | Sep 19, 2013

This article presents a case study of the adoption and use of open textbooks by three high school teachers in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The textbooks, collaboratively authored and distributed through the South African initiative, Siyavula, are...

Preferences for Global Access: Profile Creation Support for Cloud-Based Accessibility

by admin | Aug 1, 2013

Abstract: There is widespread agreement that current approaches to providing access for digitally excluded users, including users with disabilities, are not sufficient. As such, this report seeks to inform the development of appropriate “preference setting” tools that...