Connecting OER

© 2007 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco PublicMichelle Selinger 1

Connecting OER

Dr Michelle Selinger

Global Education Strategist

Corporate Affairs

Cisco


Cisco and Education for All

Cisco’s role in OER developments

Issues and tensions in OER development

A view of the Open Universities’ role in OER


“Our vision is to make comprehensive use of ICT to accelerate the democratization and development of the country ”

Tefera Waluwa

Minister of Capacity Building

Ehtiopia


Cisco Corporate Citizenship Focused onEducation & Economic Development

NEPAD Global Education Initiatives

CommunityInvestment and

Fellowship

Cisco Foundation

NetworkingAcademy


Multi-stakeholderDevelopmentPartnerships

Multi-stakeholderDevelopmentPartnerships

Internet &ICTs

Internet &ICTs

KnowledgeSharing

KnowledgeSharing

Focus on Women & Girls

Focus on Women & Girls

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Innovation & collaboration

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Government

More Effective

Government

AddressBasic Needs

AddressBasic Needs

GrowthIn local

Enterprise

GrowthIn local

Enterprise

More Efficient

NGOs/NPOs

More Efficient

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Innovation & communication

Cisco’s Social Investment Focus


Cisco’s Education Initiatives

Based on creating partnerships within and outside of Cisco

Learn and understand a country’s needs and culture through indigenous input

Identify projects that work and replicate in other countries – with adaptation to local needs and culture

Keeping an exit strategy in mind – making the projects sustainable and with the potential to scale

Replicable, Scaleable, Sustainable


The Education Model at the Centre

EducationalModel

Socio-EconomicFramework

BasicEnablers

Curriculum &Assessment

LearningEnvironment

Infrastructure

ProfessionalDevelopment

Monitoring & Evaluation

Change Management Administration &

Productivity


Cisco’s role in OER development

Affordable connectivity for access

Research on low cost networks

Linksys and Scientific Atlanta

Streaming media

Digital media network

Content delivery network

Integrated voice, video and data


Cisco Community Investment

UbuntuNet - Connectivity for Universities & NRENS in East Africa (and beyond)

National Science Foundation - Fibre connectivity to West African Universities

Global e-Schools & Communities Initiative (GeSCI) - Government Networks

Teachers Without Borders – Teacher Training (Science/Math) & Community Education

Mediterranean Youth Technology Club – Technology Studies, Cultural Activities, & Games

Internet Exchange Points – Equipment, Support, Training, & Expertise for IXPs

Cisco Product Donations – Equipment for Local Organizations

Habitat for Humanity – Global investment beyond US

Kijabe Healthcare – Infrastructure & Map of Care Pathways


Cisco’s Role in OER Development

Content development Cisco Networking Academy Program

Assessment engine

Simulations

Blended learning model

WHO Health Academy

Colemar (Revlon)


Cisco Networking Academy ProgramMultiple Pathways and Exit Points

CAREERS

UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE

HIGH SCHOOL

FUNDAMENTALS COURSES

HP ITE IHP ITE II

Panduit NIEJavaUNIX

CCNABasics

RoutingSwitching

WAN

CCNPRemote Access

Advanced RoutingTrouble Shooting

MultilayerSwitching

Network Installer

Basic IT Support

System Admin

SMB Networking

Enterprise Networking

Security

Wireless

IP Tel


Cisco Networking Academy - Global

As of October 31, 2006

165 Countries500,000+ Students/Year

Cisco’s Commitment:• Building Technical Expertise• Inclusion in the Knowledge Economy• Curriculum, Infrastructure, Program Support• $200M+ Invested• Partnerships . . . Government, UN, ITU, USAID


Participating Students by Region(500,000+ Students)

U.S. and Canada

Europe

Latin America

Central and Eastern Europe

Russia and CIS

Middle East

Africa

Asia Pacific - Mature

Asia Pacific - Emerging and Less Developed

Japan

% of Worldwide Total as of 10.31.06 % Female as of 10.31.06

20% 14%

16% 23%4% 30%

8% 11%

27% 9%

3% 25%

1% 16%

7% 18%

2% 18%13% 30%

% 18%

Source: NetAcad Metrics as of October 31, 2006


A Diverse Program

Diverse Students: Age Gender Challenging Circumstances

Diverse Communities:Advanced Educational InstitutionsPublic Schools Second ChanceMature & Developing Countries


International Development InitiativesCisco Gender Initiative

EDUCATE young women on careers in Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

EXPLORE opportunities for females to participate in the Cisco Networking Academy Program

EMPOWER females to succeed and continue their education in engineering and computer science

CONNECT women to other women in ICT

Create a PIPELINE of females entering the ICT workforce


Cisco’s role in OER development Sponsorship of NGOs

e.g. Teachers without borders toolkit

Connected Communities 2.0


MISSION: To close the education divide through teacher training & community education

Available to the most remote, least enabled, most committed, highest stake

Teachers Without Borders: Teachers’ Tool KitMeeting grant deliverables with tools teachers can use…

Empowering NGOs – Empowering Teachers


Digital Opportunity Trust Interns & ProgramsDigital Opportunity Trust Interns & Programs

Mobilizing Community Entrepreneurs

Energizing SchoolsThrough Technology Sustainable

Social,Educational,& EconomicOpportunity!

Empowering Small Business Growth

Enabling Successful Start-up Businesses

Stimulating Community Tourism


Connected Communities 2.0

Critical Registration

Services

Microfinance and

Entrepreneurial Services

SocialInclusion and Educational

Services

Unemployment Services

Healthcare Services

A shared infrastructure to provide citizen centric, public, private and NGO services to citizens and communities in underserved areas


The Internet is not a network of computers. It is a network of people, resources, programs and services. Only by connecting these can we all prosper.

Welcome to the Human Network


Tensions

Nature of knowledge v Globalisation Improving developing country HEIs v Providing OER & TNE Alternative access to HE v Availability of technlogy Peer review v Cultural relevance Innovation and interactivity v Access Quality v Cost Learner generated content v Quality Provider - user collaboration v Academic authority Informal and non-formal v Formal


Issues in OER Development

Affordable access

Cultural, pedagogy and technology dissonance

Language of instruction

Teaching at a distance

Assessment models

Link with books and other media


Technological Considerations

Technology Dissonance


The Open Universities’ role in OER

Recognised expertise in ODL

Low level entry pathways

Design for distance educationLow cost and low power access devices

Teaching models

Range of mediaUse of video, audio and text to support learners

Partnering with radio and TV stations

Podcasting and broadcasting


The Open Universities’ role in OER

Learner generated content

Partner with developing country Virtual Universities Capacity building

Links to Personal Learning Environments

Use of Web 2.0 tools


Elearning to Connected Learning

Connectivity

Content

Communication

Construction

Collaboration

Cross-curricular Creativity

Community

Control

Culture ContextConsistency


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