ISKME is a global
nonprofit that
inspires and convenes
educators to embrace
the practice of
Open Education
Research and Development
Since its founding in 2002, ISKME has built an extensive body of research and frameworks. We serve the field by offering in-depth landscape and impact studies and program development around equitable and inclusive access to high-quality education for all. Learn more
Platforms, Tools and Training
Leveraging the world-class public digital library of Open Educational Resources, OER Commons, ISKME’s OER Services offer custom solutions to our partners to support OER initiatives. Learn more
Knowledge Sharing and Innovation
As the creator of Big Ideas Fest and the design-thinking approach, Action Collabs, ISKME facilitates transformative processes and events to deepen collaboration and problem-solving among educators globally. Learn more
OER Commons Public Digital Library
ISKME created OER Commons, a comprehensive, openly accessible digital library for educators at all levels to identify high-quality Open Educational Resources (OER) and collaborate around their use, evaluation, and improvement to address the needs of their classrooms. Learn more
Latest News
ISKME’s Lisa Petrides: Open Education and Policy | New Media Rights
CC Talks with ISKME's Lisa Petrides on Open Education and policy. CC Talks with ISKME's Lisa Petrides on Open Education and policy.
Lisa Petrides: ‘Superman’ Puts Spotlight on Education
On opening night I got to see the new documentary by Davis Guggenheim, "Waiting for 'Superman'," a film that is bringing cognitive dissonance to educators across the country. On opening night I got to see the new documentary by Davis Guggenheim,...
Dan Okrent, City Mayors and Stacy Schiff to Join Events
The academic and corporate worlds come together to share new thinking on education. Speakers include a middle-school principal, the head of nonprofit Futurelab and a Microsoft Corp. researcher. Sunday-Wednesday, the Ritz-Carlton hotel, Half Moon Bay, Calif....
Reaching Students Through STEM and the Arts
Teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are discovering that by adding an “A”—the arts—to STEM, learning will pick up STEAM. “Students remember science learning situations that contain multi-sensory, hands-on...