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Education 3.0

BECTA Next Generation Learning conference5th March, 2009

Richard HalkettDirector of Strategy & Research, Global Education, Cisco

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Internet and Education: The Two Great Equalizers

Cisco’s Commitment to Education

Education Centers of Excellence

Thought LeadershipStrategyInnovationModels

Cisco Networking Academy9000+ Academies760,000+ Students Per Year160+ Countries

21S Model SchoolsCisco FellowsJordan InitiativeMI/LA InitiativeNYC SchoolsChina Initiative

Global Education Education TransformationReform

AgendaEducation 3.0

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Global Education – Who we are

An organization engaged in shaping 21st century teaching and learning through thought leadership, practical engagements and strategic communication

Our focus is on developing, scaling and replicating successful working models to promote global system transformation

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What we are doing

Introducing the Education 3.0 vision and message

Practical engagements around the world

Engaged in strategic education alliances –China, US, India, Australia, Mexico

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Three benefits of learning

Learning

£$¥元₨

Economiccompetitiveness

Lifelongpersonalprosperity

Social & environmental

wellbeing

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20th Century Learning: A monopolyVery limited and one-way informal influences on the learner

Provision dominated by large, monopoly publicly-funded suppliers e.g. schools

Purpose/vision

Accreditation & summative assessment

Content development & delivery

Basic facilitiesTeaching

Community & collaboration

Record-keeping & administration

Classrooms & learning environment

Formal learning

Primary Secondary Higher/tertiary

Lifetime of Learner

Lifelong

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The 21st Century: A fragmented landscape

Government layer

Learning provider

layer

Personal layerInformal influences

Many multi- directional informal influences on the learner

Accreditation & summative assessment

Record-keeping & administration

Classroom & learning environment

Purpose/vision

Formal learning

[Basic facilities?]Teaching

Community & collaborationLearnerLearnerLearnerContent

development & delivery

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21st

Century Learning

Education 2.0

Education 1.0

Supported by Adapted System Reform

Leadership, People & Culture

High-quality Infrastructure & Technology

21st Century Curriculum, Pedagogy & Assessment

Achieved in Holistic Transformation

Education 3.0

Traditional Education Systems

CurriculumTeachersAccountabilityLeadership

The evolution of education systems

Source: Cisco, 2008

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Education 3.0: Cross-cutting Principles

Focus on needs & preferences of the individual learner

Learning anywhere, anytime

Technology as driver & enabler

Continuous improvement

Working across whole or ‘natural system’ beyond school walls

Focus on equity and outcomes

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To be developed in four white papers

The working teams are:Learning Environments & Formative AssessmentDr. John Bransford Assessment MethodologyDr. Mark Wilson, Technology - Dr. Beno Csapo .Measurable 21st C SkillsDr. Senta RaizenCountry Deployment and Use(TBD)

Barry McGawDirector, Melbourne Education Research Institute (MERI),Australia

Cisco-Intel-Microsoft Assessment Alliance

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A place to GET connected and GET students ready to succeed in the 21st century

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