The APEC Youth Knowledge Network Sylvia Li cubby@ajet.nsysu.edu.tw Chinese Taipei

The APECYouth Knowledge Network

Sylvia Licubby@ajet.nsysu.edu.tw

http://ajds.nsysu.edu.tw

Chinese Taipei

What is YKN?Abbreviation for “Youth Knowledge Network”

K-12 students across the APEC economies facilitate the connection through a shared network.

New Era of Human Network

Connected we growDivided we fail

Digital DivideThe gap between those who can effectively use new information and communication tools, such as the Internet, and those who cannot.

One challenge is that a consensus does not exist on the extent of the divide

Close the Divide Are we aware of the common problem?

If the answer is “Yes,”…

Is there possibility to bridge the gap?

Intern-A-tional

knowledge divide

Intern-E-tional opportunity

--by Milton Chen

Bridge the gap for the youth

Develop the shared spirits of the APEC youth

(liveware)

Create the content of telecommunication

(software)

Achieve the Internet access between countries

(hardware)

Achieved shared spirits

Autonomous learning

Cooperation and Collaboration

Teaching and learning in cyber teams

Video conferences

Face-to-face meeting

The APEC Youth Knowledge Network

Help the youth acquire the information literacy to achieve lifelong learning

Help the youth group form a knowledge map of global initiatives

Will there be ready access?

Will there be knowledge content through telecommunication?

Will there be discourse between IT and humanity?

?

The answer is “Yes,”…

YKN Digital School

Integrated PlatformLearning without “wall”

Learning with a variety of tools

Learning collaboratively

Easy to use

Effective to manage

Economical in time

Essential to life

A comfortable campus

Learning modelsProject-based

Theme-based

Lecture-based

Problem solving

Teacher’s Roles

Instructor of new technology

Facilitator of telecommunication

Coordinator of human network

Issues to be discussedAspects of youth life

Values

Experimental or empirical study

Cultural exchange

Our visionsEnhance the success in using technology

(hardware)Create the knowledge commons and discuss the issues

(software)Share perspectives or challenges

(liveware)

The perspective

The APEC Youth can work hand in hand

for

the future

Thank you

http://ykn.k12.edu.tw