Black History Month Curation Project
Black History Month is an important opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the genius and joy of Black historical figures – both living and from the past – who shape our world.
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Rapidly Responding with Relevant OER Over the Past Year
It has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization and schools around the globe began closing.
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Remote Teaching & Learning with OER
Our team at ISKME has been closely following the news of school closures due to the coronavirus.
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The Rising Cost of Textbooks Is Feverish–Student PIRGs Say Open Educational Resources Has the Cure
The rising cost of college tuition has received a large amount of coverage over the recent months and years. But another cost has risen at an equally unnerving clip as public university tuition, which has tripled in the past thirty years. Course textbooks can cost students hundreds of dollars at the university bookstore. For years, students were able to mitigate those costs by buying online and used.
Adventures With OER And Google Groups
I recently learned about Open Educational Resources (OER) during a webinar session I attended in October. Since then, I have been exploring these resources and trying to find ways to introduce them to our teaching staff.