Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education

ISKME's work is divided into divided into five main areas, which include open education research, field-building and leadership development, platform and tools, library and information sciences, and an innovation and design lab.{{Cite web |date= |title=Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education |url=https://www.iskme.org/ |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=ISKME.org}}

ISKME was established in 2002 by Lisa Petrides, formerly a professor in Teachers College at Columbia University. ISKME's initial research focused on the capacity of college faculty and administrators to use educational data to inform decision-making as well as knowledge management in the philanthropic sector. In 2002, ISKME conducted a study for grantmakers in education on the sharing of data and information among foundations. In 2003, ISKME published a monograph on knowledge management in education.[https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED477349.pdf knowledge management in education] In 2004, with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, ISKME expanded to include research and training in the development of open educational resources, conducted in partnership with organizations including the Monterey Institute of Technology, Connexions, Teachers Domain, Free High School Science Texts, Siyavula in South Africa and Training Commons in India.{{Cite web |title= Mission 2007 Training Commons: Developing a Living Curriculum for Telecentre Workers in India |work= OER Case Study Publication No. 4 |author1= Lisa Petrides |author2= Cynthia Jimes |author3= Renee Chin |publisher= Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education |date= January 2008 |url= http://wiki.oercommons.org/mediawiki/upload/OER_CASE_STUDY_4_M2007.pdf |accessdate= October 23, 2013 |archive-date= January 19, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220119104024/http://wiki.oercommons.org/mediawiki/upload/OER_CASE_STUDY_4_M2007.pdf |url-status= dead }}

In 2005, ISKME engaged in research partnerships with schools of education and training programs for school principals, including work with the San Francisco School Alliance and the University of California's Principal Leadership Institute.{{Citation needed |date= October 2013}} In 2007, ISKME launched OER Commons, a digital repository of open teaching and learning resources.{{Cite web |date=2016-10-02 |title=From Silos to Sharing: Why Are Open Educational Resources Still So Hard to Find? - EdSurge News |url=https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-10-02-from-silos-to-sharing-why-are-open-educational-resources-still-so-hard-to-find |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=EdSurge |language=en}} That same year, Petrides was one of 27 open education leaders invited to an international gathering in Cape Town, South Africa, which produced the 2007 Cape Town Open Education Declaration.{{Cite web |title=Cape Town Meeting |url=https://www.capetowndeclaration.org/meeting/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=www.capetowndeclaration.org |language=en-US}} This declaration laid the groundwork for other international open educational resources policy agreements, including the Recommendation on Open Educational Resources adopted, with the support of ISKME, by UNESCO's General Conference at its 40th session in 2019.{{Cite web |title=Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER) |url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000380471 |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=unesco.org}} In 2009, ISKME hosted its inaugural Big Ideas Fest, held in Half Moon Bay, California.{{Cite web |first=Greg |last=Thomas |title=Big Ideas Fest |url=https://www.hmbreview.com/news/big-ideas-fest/article_5134fd42-240e-5e22-8bca-ee6ca0a89e2f.html |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Half Moon Bay Review |language=en}} In 2014, OER Commons was rebranded as a curated, public digital library, and ISKME developed one of its first microsites{{Cite web |title=OER Commons |url=https://www.oercommons.org/microsites |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=OER Commons |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313232014/https://www.oercommons.org/microsites |url-status=dead }} when it began managing the National Science Digital Library.{{Cite web |title=ISKME to manage National Science Digital Library {{!}} NCAR & UCAR News |url=https://news.ucar.edu/13512/iskme-manage-national-science-digital-library |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=news.ucar.edu}} ISKME also developed hubs, customizable, branded resource centers on OER Commons.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-25 |title=Best Sources for Free Digital Textbooks and More - |url=https://campustechnology.com/articles/2019/03/25/best-sources-for-free-digital-textbooks-and-more.aspx |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Campus Technology |language=en-US}} ISKME currently supports states, nations,{{Cite news |last=Klein |first=Alyson |date=2023-03-10 |title='Knowledge Is Meant to Be Shared': The Case for Open Educational Resources |language=en |work=Education Week |url=https://www.edweek.org/technology/knowledge-is-meant-to-be-shared-the-case-for-open-educational-resources/2023/03 |access-date=2023-03-13 |issn=0277-4232}} and other entities through a range of open education services.

ISKME's partnerships include supporting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Undersecretary of Education Martha Kanter in launching the 2013 Open Book Project in the Middle East.{{Cite web |date=2013-03-13 |title=Establishment of the Open Book Project |url=https://www.wrmea.org/2013-april/waging-peace-establishment-of-the-open-book-project.html |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Washington Report on Middle East Affairs}} ISKME also established OER partnerships in K-12 and higher education with OpenStax,{{Cite web |title=OpenStax {{!}} Free Textbooks Online with No Catch |url=https://openstax.org/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=openstax.org |language=en-US}} NAACP,{{Cite news |last1=Petrides |first1=Lisa |last2=Dezmon |first2=Barbara |date=2017-06-07 |title=Open Educational Resources Fill Gap for Underserved Students |language=en |work=Education Week |url=https://www.edweek.org/education-industry/opinion-open-educational-resources-fill-gap-for-underserved-students/2017/06 |access-date=2023-03-13 |issn=0277-4232}} the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO),{{Cite web |title=ALECSO OER |url=https://www.oercommons.org/hubs/ALECSO |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=OER Commons |language=en}} UNESCO on their ICT Competency Framework for Teachers,{{Cite web |title=UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers |url=https://www.oercommons.org/hubs/UNESCO |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=OER Commons |language=en}} and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).{{Cite web |title=2022-2023 Institute on Open Educational Resources |url=https://www.aacu.org/event/2022-2023-institute-open-educational-resources |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=AAC&U |language=en-US}} In 2018, ISKME was selected to partner with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology (OET) on its #GoOpen initiative.{{Cite web |last=Cavanagh |first=Sean |date=2018-03-12 |title=Feds Pick California Nonprofit as Partner on Open Educational Resources Project |url=https://marketbrief.edweek.org/marketplace-k-12/feds-pick-california-nonprofit-partner-open-educational-resources-project/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=EdWeek Market Brief |language=en-US}} OET has since sunsetted its federal leadership of the #GoOpen initiative and passed the baton to ISKME to foster ongoing national engagement in K-12 open education.{{Cite news |last=Klein |first=Alyson |date=2023-03-10 |title='Knowledge Is Meant to Be Shared': The Case for Open Educational Resources |language=en |work=Education Week |url=https://www.edweek.org/technology/knowledge-is-meant-to-be-shared-the-case-for-open-educational-resources/2023/03 |access-date=2023-03-14 |issn=0277-4232}}

San Francisco public television station KQED and Roadtrip Nation have been co-sponsors of the Big Ideas Fest.

ISKME was named an Education Laureate by the San Jose Tech Museum of Innovation in 2007 for OER Commons.{{Cite web |title= Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, OER Commons |year= 2007 |work= Tech Award Laureates |url= http://thetechawards.thetech.org/the-laureates/stories/1444 |accessdate= October 23, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131102000210/http://thetechawards.thetech.org/the-laureates/stories/1444 |archive-date= November 2, 2013 |url-status= dead }} In December 2010, ISKME was named a finalist in the Qatar Foundation World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Awards for its OER Commons teacher professional development programs.{{cite web|title=2010 WISE Awards Honor Educational Excellence|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2010-wise-awards-honor-educational-excellence-109030214.html|accessdate=4 April 2012}}

In 2011, ISKME won the Award for Bodies which Influence Policy from the Open Educational Quality Initiative (OPAL),{{cite web|title=OPAL Award for Bodies which Influence Policy|url=http://www.oer-quality.org/the-institute-for-the-study-of-knowledge-management-in-education-iskme-usa/|accessdate=4 April 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905044617/http://www.oer-quality.org/the-institute-for-the-study-of-knowledge-management-in-education-iskme-usa/|archive-date=5 September 2012|url-status=dead}} a consortium that includes UNESCO, the International Council for Open and Distance Education, the European Foundation for Quality in e-Learning, and several European universities.

In 2011 ISKME announced a matching grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to support the Big Ideas in Beta program, focused on incubating innovation in education.{{cite web|last=Wong|first=Kristine|title=Educators + Entrepreneurs = 'Big Ideas' in Half Moon Bay|url=http://halfmoonbay.patch.com/articles/educators-enterpreneurs-big-ideas-in-half-moon-bay|publisher=Half Moon Bay Patch|accessdate=4 April 2012}}

In 2017, the American Association of School Librarians recognized ISKME's OER Commons as one of the nation's best websites for teaching and learning.{{Cite web |last=Jhabley |date=2014-10-29 |title=Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning |url=https://www.ala.org/aasl/awards/best |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=American Association of School Librarians |language=en}}

Lisa Petrides is the CEO and founder of the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME).{{Cite web |last=Bradshaw |first=Kate |title=Community College District races bring new perspectives to county board |url=https://almanacnews.com/news/2020/10/14/community-college-district-races-bring-new-perspectives-to-county-board |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=almanacnews.com |language=en}} She created ISKME's OER Commons,{{Cite web |last=McKenzie |first=Lindsay |title=Free Textbooks for Law Students |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/03/free-law-textbooks-raise-questions-about-oer |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Inside Higher Ed |language=en}} a digital public library of open educational resources and a platform for collaboration. She holds an elected position as President of the board of trustees for the San Mateo County Community College District. She is UNESCO OER Dynamic Coalition Chair for the Working Group on Sustainability.

Petrides has a BS from University of California, Berkeley, an MBA from Sonoma State University, and a Ph.D. in education from Stanford University.{{Cite web |last=Bradshaw |first=Kate |title=Community College District races bring new perspectives to county board |url=https://almanacnews.com/news/2020/10/14/community-college-district-races-bring-new-perspectives-to-county-board |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=almanacnews.com |language=en}} Petrides is a former professor in the Department of Organization and Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University.{{Cite web |title=Internet Archive |url=http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~academic/o&ldept/petrides.htm |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Columbia.edu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19971009233213/http://www.tc.columbia.edu/~academic/o&ldept/petrides.htm |archive-date=1997-10-09 }} In 2002, Petrides founded ISKME.

In 2002, Petrides organized a group of 40 leaders from K–12 schools, colleges, universities, and businesses at the Knowledge Management in Education summit to discuss improving the use of data and the sharing of information in education.{{Cite web |title=Experts to hold knowledge management summit |url=https://www.iskme.org/index.php?q=content/experts-hold-knowledge-management-summit-0 |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=ISKME.org}} In 2003, ISKME published a monograph on this topic called Knowledge Management in Education: Defining the Landscape.{{Cite web |last1=Petrides |first1=Lisa |last2=Nodine |first2=T. |date=2003 |title=Knowledge Management in Education: Defining the Landscape |s2cid=54118853 |language=en}}

Petrides has helped develop tools and strategies in the field of open educational practice.{{Cite web |last=Ellison |first=Katherine |title=Free online content helps teachers meet Common Core demands |url=https://edsource.org/2015/free-online-content-helps-teachers-meet-common-core-demands/88916 |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=EdSource |language=en}} In 2007, with a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,{{Cite web |title=ISKME - for continuing to develop the OER Commons, a website for supporting teachers and learners in using open educational resources |url=https://hewlett.org/grants/iskme-for-continuing-to-develop-the-oer-commons-a-website-for-supporting-teachers-and-learners-in-using-open-educational-resources/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Hewlett Foundation |language=en-US}} Petrides and ISKME created OER Commons as a digital library for open content. That same year, Petrides was one of 27 open education figures invited to Cape Town, South Africa, which produced the Cape Town Open Education Declaration, a significant international statement on open access, open education and open educational resources.{{Cite web |title=Cape Town Meeting |url=https://www.capetowndeclaration.org/meeting/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=www.capetowndeclaration.org |language=en-US}} Petrides is on the advisory group for UNESCO's OER Dynamic Coalition, supporting the implementation of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Educational Resources adopted by UNESCO's General Conference at its 40th session in 2019.{{Cite web |title=UNESCO holds online consultation on the OER Dynamic Coalition roadmap |url=https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-holds-online-consultation-oer-dynamic-coalition-roadmap |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=unesco.org}}

In November, 2020, Petrides was elected to the San Mateo County Community College District Board of Trustees,{{Cite web |last=Tokofsky |first=Peter |title=Trustee sees 'college on the coast' and more |url=https://www.hmbreview.com/news/trustee-sees-college-on-the-coast-and-more/article_9ce86370-78b3-11ec-8c80-4f3bb9e59fc6.html |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=Half Moon Bay Review |language=en}} an independent, policy-making body charged by California Education Code with responsibility for establishing academic standards, approving courses of instruction and educational programs, and determining and controlling the operating and capital budgets of the District. In December 2022, Petrides was elected as President of the Board.{{Cite web |title=Board Members {{!}} Board of Trustees {{!}} San Mateo County Community College District |url=https://smccd.edu/boardoftrustees/members.php |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=smccd.edu}}

• Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum of Silicon Valley{{Cite web |last=Bradshaw |first=Kate |title=Community College District races bring new perspectives to county board |url=https://almanacnews.com/news/2020/10/14/community-college-district-races-bring-new-perspectives-to-county-board |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=almanacnews.com |language=en}}
• UNESCO OER Dynamic Coalition Chair for the Working Group on Sustainability{{Cite web |title=UNESCO holds online consultation on OER Dynamic Coalition roadmap |url=https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-holds-online-consultation-oer-dynamic-coalition-roadmap |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=unesco.org}}
• Institute Faculty, Institute for OER, Association of American Colleges and Universities{{Cite web |title=Lisa Petrides |url=https://www.aacu.org/people/lisa-petrides |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=AAC&U |language=en-US}}
• 2000 Sonoma State University Alumni Award{{Cite web |title=Distinguished Alumni |url=https://www.ssualumni.org/s/937/m21/interior.aspx?sid=937&gid=1&pgid=409 |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=www.ssualumni.org |language=en}}
• World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Awards 2010 Finalist, Innovation Education Practice Award, Petrides, L., "Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons Teacher Training Initiative," 2010{{Cite web |title=OER Commons Teacher Training Initiative |url=https://www.wise-qatar.org/project/oer-commons-teacher-training-initiative-united-states-of-america/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |website=WISE |language=en-US}}

• Open educational practices

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• [https://www.iskme.org/ ISKME], in California, United States
• [https://www.achieve.org/helping-educators-determine-quality-open-education-resources Helping Educators Determine the Quality of Open Education Resources]

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