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EUMAX - Bridging Cultural and Technical Boundaries through High Performance E-Learning J. MacDougall, J. Desnos, G. Palmer, J. Salillas. Internet2 Fall 2003 Member Meeting Indianapolis, Indiana 16 October 2003. E uropean U nion and US M id- A tlantic e X change (EUMAX). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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EUMAX - Bridging Cultural and Technical Boundaries through High Performance E-Learning
J. MacDougall, J. Desnos, G. Palmer, J.
Salillas Internet2 Fall 2003 Member MeetingIndianapolis, Indiana
16 October 2003
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European Union and US Mid-Atlantic eXchange (EUMAX) Primary goal to prepare EU and US Primary goal to prepare EU and US
students for an increasingly global students for an increasingly global business environment business environment
Curriculum Components Curriculum Components 1.1. Foreign language study and cultural Foreign language study and cultural
exchange exchange
2.2. International business and comp. International business and comp. science curriculumscience curriculum
3.3. Virtual and physical exchangesVirtual and physical exchanges
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Background/History: The KFC Experiment
2001 pilot between Université 2001 pilot between Université Pierre Mendès France and Univ. of Pierre Mendès France and Univ. of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
French/English Language and French/English Language and BusinessBusiness
Internet2 and Renater2 for four Internet2 and Renater2 for four H.323 768 kbps videoconferences H.323 768 kbps videoconferences (1 Faculty, 3 Student)(1 Faculty, 3 Student)
Synchronous and asynchronous e-Synchronous and asynchronous e-learning tools learning tools
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EUMAX Consortium US Partners
Temple University, Fox School of BusinessTemple University, Fox School of Business
Rutgers University, CAIPRutgers University, CAIP
Johns Hopkins University, SPSBEJohns Hopkins University, SPSBE
University of Pennsylvania, MAGPI GigaPoPUniversity of Pennsylvania, MAGPI GigaPoP
US Partners
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EUMAX Consortium EC Partners
Université Pierre Mendès FranceUniversité Pierre Mendès France
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaCanaria
Carl von Ossietzky UniversityCarl von Ossietzky University
EUNIS EUNIS
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EU Partners
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Corporate Partners
Prous ScienceProus Science Leverage Internet2 Corporate Member Leverage Internet2 Corporate Member
Relationships Relationships Possibly Sun Microsystems, others Possibly Sun Microsystems, others Record and target desirable skillsets in Record and target desirable skillsets in
the global ready graduatesthe global ready graduates Allow real-world participation in R&D Allow real-world participation in R&D
environmentsenvironments Virtual and physical internshipsVirtual and physical internships
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Prous Science
Provider of information and education Provider of information and education services in the scientific, technical and services in the scientific, technical and medical domain, in print or electronic formatsmedical domain, in print or electronic formats
Research in 3 main areas: computer-aided Research in 3 main areas: computer-aided drug design, advanced internet and video drug design, advanced internet and video streaming, speech and video recognitionstreaming, speech and video recognition
Offices in Spain, US, Japan, Argentina, MexicoOffices in Spain, US, Japan, Argentina, Mexico Multi-language products sold in 70 countriesMulti-language products sold in 70 countries 35% of the workforce is foreign35% of the workforce is foreign
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Benefit to Corporate Partners
Shortage of employees prepared for a Shortage of employees prepared for a global business environment:global business environment:– Foreign languages and business cultureForeign languages and business culture– Skills in business and computer scienceSkills in business and computer science– At ease with advanced comm. toolsAt ease with advanced comm. tools
Incorporate these tools into the Incorporate these tools into the company’s business culturecompany’s business culture
Bring in-house open minds and global Bring in-house open minds and global visionvision
Closer relationship with academiaCloser relationship with academia
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Project Goals
1. Prepare culturally agile students2. Promote understanding between the peoples
of the European Union and the United States of America
3. Test range of curriculum-based pedagogical models for teaching foreign language and business culture
4. Prepare faculty and schools to more effectively use high performance technology
5. Expand use of advanced networking for multi-national language and business curriculum
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Project Challenges
Communication Communication – Across languages (French, Spanish, Across languages (French, Spanish,
German, English)German, English)– Across technologists and facultyAcross technologists and faculty
Integration Integration – Insertion of synchronous and Insertion of synchronous and
asynchronous technologiesasynchronous technologies– Of broad curricular goalsOf broad curricular goals
And, of course, And, of course, – Competing prioritiesCompeting priorities– Tight budgetsTight budgets
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Role of High Performance E-Learning High performance
affords minimal latency, jitter, delay
Ideally suited for language and cultural training in global business environment
Limited multi-national use today despite nearly 40 International R&E Networks Worldwide
Combined with other high performance e-learning tools for distributed multinational environment
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Status / Next Steps
Seek FIPSE/DG EAC Funding for 2004Seek FIPSE/DG EAC Funding for 2004 Approach Additional Funding Sources Approach Additional Funding Sources
from Ministries/Depts. of Education, from Ministries/Depts. of Education, Corporate, Private AgenciesCorporate, Private Agencies
Do “competitive analysis” – is anyone Do “competitive analysis” – is anyone else doing this now? What’s working? else doing this now? What’s working? What’s not?What’s not?
Promote Significance of Project and Promote Significance of Project and Stimulate Awareness (e.g., Internet2 Stimulate Awareness (e.g., Internet2 Fall Meeting)Fall Meeting)
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Innovation of EUMAX
Multi-Multi-nationalnational – Spain, France, – Spain, France, Germany, USGermany, US
Multi-Multi-disciplinarydisciplinary – Foreign – Foreign Language, Business, Computer Language, Business, Computer Science and TechnologyScience and Technology
Multi-Multi-leveledleveled – Professional – Professional Students, UGrad Students, Students, UGrad Students, Masters StudentsMasters Students
Combined processCombined process – People, – People, Technology, MethodologyTechnology, Methodology
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Additional Info
http://www.eumax.isn-oldenburg.de
http://www.magpi.net http://www.eunis.org/ http://www.prous.com/ http://cicg.grenet.fr/ http://www.ulpgc.es/ http://www.isn-oldenburg.de/ http://www.caip.rutgers.edu/ http://www.spsbe.jhu.edu/ http://www.sbm.temple.edu/
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Thank You - Q&A
Jennifer MacDougallApps Coordinator, MAGPIUniversity of Pennsylvania [email protected]
Greg PalmerDirector, MAGPI University of [email protected]
Jean-Francois DesnosHead of Information Systems Dept. Centre Interuniversitaire de Calcul de
Jesús Salillas Director of R&D Prous Science [email protected]