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
Joining the dots: Introducing the iCommons iCurriculum
Johannesburg, South Africa iCommons, an organization created to help coordinate and support global efforts to share educational content on the Internet, is launching an online project to try to learn what makes such efforts succeed. Johannesburg, South...
Coding Open-Ended Survey Data
I recently started coding the BIF participant survey data using my typical method. I imported the data into excel, looked for patterns in the open responses, and developed categories based on what I found. For the BIF survey, there are 77 responses, and for many...
Experts to Hold Knowledge Management Summit
Business, K-12 and Higher Education Experts to Hold Knowledge Management Summit, Develop National Agenda to Meet Growing Information Needs Business, K-12 and Higher Education Experts to Hold Knowledge Management Summit, Develop National Agenda to Meet Growing...
Institute Releases First-Ever Study on How New Approaches to Knowledge Management Can Yield Improved Learning, Instruction, and Decision-Making in Schools and Colleges
SAN FRANCISCO – April 16, 2003 – In the new era of accountability in education, schools and colleges are not doing all that they can to use data and information for planning, operations, and management to yield more effective outcomes for students or...