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BIFnik Spotlight: Bryan Lakatos
We caught up with Bryan Lakatos, Director of Technology & Innovation at The Miami Valley School in Dayton, OH. In addition to being a two time BIFnik, Bryan attended our recent Action Collab Facilitator Training and shared how Big Ideas Fest has impacted his work...
Single Sign-On for Open Educational Resources (OER)
ISKME Partners with Clever to Enhance Collaborative Learning August 2, 2016 (Half Moon Bay, CA) – ISKME – the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, a pioneer in innovative learning practices and open education resources (OER) – announces its...
Beyond Big Ideas Fest: Featuring Tara Jahn
We love having educators come to Big Ideas Fest for the first time. When they come back year after year and bring their colleagues, it's even better. We caught up with Colorado Education Initiative's Tara Jahn @Tara_Jahn to see how she has been incorporating the...
What Role Does Theory Play in OER Success?
Last month, OER research got some serious air time. I attended a convening of researchers, school district leaders, state departments of education, and funders at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. to shine a light on where OER research has been and...
Moving from Skill to Personal Practice
It's a philosophy of life. A practice. If you do this, something will change, what will change is that you will change, your life will change, and if you can change you, you can perhaps change the world-Vivienne WestwoodAbout a year ago I met with a middle school...