Re-Thinking Education to Make It More Relevant and More Effective
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Thomas A. DelaneyVice President For Global TechnologyNew York University
Phone: (212) 992-8851email: [email protected]
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A) In what ways can variations of tools (such as social networking) be harnessed for formal learning situations?
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Wiki
Global University
CommunitiesActivities
Community
BlogFiles
Bookmarks
Micro-blogging
Persont
Profile
Forums
Why certain tools?
• Adaptability
• Scalability
•Accommodation
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B) What is the role of educators in rethinking and redesigning learning environments and learning experiences within their institutions to better help students succeed and be more prepared for life and work in the 21st century?
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• Active Listening
• Participation In Planning Life Of Institution
• Active Exchange On Curricular Planning
• Pilots and Assessment
• Sharing of Learning Outcomes
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C) How can governments support the education sector to take bold steps in engaging students in learning dialogues that start from their individual interests and experiences?
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• Permit Free Exchange of Ideas – Academic Freedom
• Support Innovative Learning in Pre-Higher Education
• Recognize That Bridge Programs Can Provide Benefit
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D) What are the technology tools that support this and how can they be used effectively?
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Before Answering With Our Technology Tool Initiatives:
• Understand Institutional Mission• Understand Teaching, Learning and Research Goals• What Are The Key Business Drivers?
Then and Only Then, You Can:
• Assemble Seed Pilots, Tools• Test, Assess, Adjust Approaches
ISAP—Planning ProjectISAP—Planning Project
New York University“A private university in the public service”
Founded April 18, 1831“In and of the city”
Enrollment 50,917Undergraduate 19,401Graduate and Professional 18,990Noncredit Programs 12,526
Employees 16,475Faculty 7,235Other 9,240
14 schools in 5 major centers in Manhattan: www.nyu.edu Affiliated with Polytechnic Institute of NYU: www.poly.edu
ISAP—Planning ProjectISAP—Planning Project
Our Institutional MissionNYU: A Global Network University (GNU)
“In and of the world”
Building upon50 years of study abroad programsOperating 10 international study sitesOver 40% of undergrads now study abroadNearly 10% of NYU NY enrollment is international
Aspiring“For the Global Network University to be a reality, people and ideas must flow seamlessly through the network. Both faculty and students must use the entire network, in an effortless manner.” Provost David McLaughlin
ISAP—Planning ProjectISAP—Planning Project
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I. The Architecture of a Global Network University
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I. The Architecture of a Global Network University
NYU Shanghai Technology Presentation September 13th, 2010 Page 12
1Connect the GNU Community through a Meshed Network
2Connect the GNU Community to its Content
Connect the GNU Community to a “Sun Never Sets” Service3
I. The Architecture of a Global Network University
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II. What Makes A Global Network University Attractive?
Why should we become a global research university?
• Our biggest endowment has been our NYC location
•Globalization forces us to think about our locationalendowment in terms of all of our sites.
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II. What Makes A Global Network University Attractive?
The flow of thought will be channeled through a relatively small number of “idea capitals”
Senator Patrick Moynihan, a former US Senator and statesmen used to say, „to make a city great, put a great University in it and wait 200 years”.
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II. What Makes A Global Network University Attractive?
Competition - tectonic changes are afoot – new global venues for the best faculty and students.
• 97% of Secondary School Graduates are outside of US• 3 Million in 2006, 7 Million Projected In 2025• Less than 25% studying in the US• This year, the EU surpassed the US in enrolling this pool
America is slipping on the global education scene• Less than 20% have passports.• Less than 1% had enjoyed a study abroad experience• Australia and New Zealand (< 50 univ) enroll more Chinese students than the US (> 4,000 colleges)
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III. A Global Network University In Practice
NYU‟s Global Network University is characterized above all by allowing faculty and students to move seamlessly through the network.
Students, faculty and researchers are “in and of the world.”
We‟ve set up the global model, built the infrastructure, and established our institutional priorities.
Next steps:• Understand Teaching, Learning and Research Goals• What Are The Key Business Drivers?
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IV. The Role of Educators in Creating Global Learning Environments
• Mobility
• Community engagement
• Data collection an sharing
• Experiential and location-based learning
• Persistent and multi-location scope (spanning time and place)
• Assessment and analytics
Faculty‟s Six Big Business Drivers
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IV. The Role of Educators in Creating Global Learning Environments
Generation 1: Same Tasks Delivered In New (Electronic) Media
Generation 2: Digitize Collections, Curate, Tag, Archive
Generation 3: Use Technology Natively, Web 2.0, Social Networking
Generation 4: Dynamic, Real/Virtual Simulations, Semantic Web, Self-learning
Need To Support Multiple Pedagogical Models
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IV. The Role of Educators in Creating Global Learning Environments
Global Arch
Cisco Soft Rooms
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V. Global Arch
GLOBAL RCH• Global ARCH is an extensible framework • Built in partnership between NYU and IBM, the Global Arch is a global
private cloud-based that will host• World class web portal services and personalization engines• Web 2.0 social networking• A powerful analytics engine to connect students, faculty and researchers
IntramuralExtramural
PRESENTING GLOBAL ARCHOUR “SCAFFOLDING” FOR GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
OF ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH SERVICES
NYU CommunityDestination For:
•Study•Collaboration•GNU Connectivity
Goal: Sector-leading capabilities to facilitate the recruitment, retention and support of the very best faculty, students, and researchers.
Public Destination For:
•Academic Discourse•Discovery•Collaboration.
Goal: To engage NYU with the broader world and positions NYU as a global “public square destination” for academic discourse, discovery and collaboration.
V. Global Learning and Innovation Spaces – Through “Global Soft Rooms”
FLASH/WMV/H.264 SD/HD Encoding System
MediaNet
Create & Upload
Edit
View
HD/SD A/V
CUVA-V3 A/V Camera
In-Class & Campus Desktops
Student/Faculty Laptops
Cisco Cast for In-Class or Campus-wide Broadcast & VOD
DMP4400
Cisco LCD (Touch Screen Option)
FLV, MOV, WMV, H.264 Files
Digital Media Manager
Show-n-Share Custom Web Portal
In-Class Broadcast “Studio”
Touch Screen A/V Control
Show-n-Share Server
MXE3500
Live Broadcast
Media ServerCapture Manager
Video Conference Classroom
HD/SD A/V
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Cisco Lighthouse: Ubiquitous Media Creation
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VI. Results – A Global Beginning
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Abu Dhabi Class Of 2010 – Press Coverage
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Thank you!