Online Entrepreneurship Courses The Edinburgh-Stanford Link Michael Clouser 03/03/2007 BarCamp Scotland

What is the Link? A research collaboration between Edinburgh and Stanford Universities into speech and language technology, and related disciplines. Each research project is jointly carried out on both sides of the Atlantic. Funded by Scottish Enterprise, the Link works with companies and organisations to make its research applicable to business. One way it does this is by creating state-of-the-art prototypes with commercial potential. The commercialisation process favours Scottish companies for one year, after which time, technologies can be marketed around the world.

A research collaboration between Edinburgh and Stanford Universities into speech and language technology, and related disciplines.

Each research project is jointly carried out on both sides of the Atlantic.

Funded by Scottish Enterprise, the Link works with companies and organisations to make its research applicable to business.

One way it does this is by creating state-of-the-art prototypes with commercial potential.

The commercialisation process favours Scottish companies for one year, after which time, technologies can be marketed around the world.

co-founder Michael Clouser Associate w/ Edinburgh Stanford Link Delivers entrepreneurial learning online and off Ph.D. Student at UoE – Entrepreneurship and Innovation (expected 2008) -Earned MBA and BS from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York (1999 and 1990 respectively) Worked in Silicon Valley 5 years before coming to Edinburgh in 2004 Former Venture Capitalist for Dot Edu Ventures Entrepreneur: Software, Internet, and Competitive Intelligence / Market Research firms First real job: Pastry Chef; next Hotelier

Associate w/ Edinburgh Stanford Link

Delivers entrepreneurial learning online and off

Ph.D. Student at UoE – Entrepreneurship and Innovation (expected 2008)

-Earned MBA and BS from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York (1999 and 1990 respectively)

Worked in Silicon Valley 5 years before coming to Edinburgh in 2004

Former Venture Capitalist for Dot Edu Ventures

Entrepreneur: Software, Internet, and Competitive Intelligence / Market Research firms

First real job: Pastry Chef; next Hotelier

About the co-founder Aghlab Al-Attili Ph.D. Student in Architecture Interested in virtual worlds and spaces Graphic Designer PT currently with Edniburgh-Stanford Link; media and web development

Ph.D. Student in Architecture

Interested in virtual worlds and spaces

Graphic Designer

PT currently with Edniburgh-Stanford Link; media and web development

Program Series of online courses Short modules, asynchronous learning format Leading to the “Diploma in Technology Entrepreneurship” from the UoE Adult courses (“Continuing Professional Development”) Courses either 15 hours or 6 hours in length (total learner involvment time)

Series of online courses

Short modules, asynchronous learning format

Leading to the “Diploma in Technology Entrepreneurship” from the UoE

Adult courses (“Continuing Professional Development”)

Courses either 15 hours or 6 hours in length (total learner involvment time)

Market Technology entrepreneurs Tech entrepreneur wannabees Technology managers Scotland first market, then rest of world Aim is to keep the courses reasonably priced and to seek outside corporate sponsorship to achieve this goal Focus is technology entrepreneurship Can do niche courses such as those for Web 2.0 applications

Technology entrepreneurs

Tech entrepreneur wannabees

Technology managers

Scotland first market, then rest of world

Aim is to keep the courses reasonably priced and to seek outside corporate sponsorship to achieve this goal

Focus is technology entrepreneurship

Can do niche courses such as those for Web 2.0 applications

Platforms Platforms: Originally planned for WebCT University of Edinburgh supports WebCT: main driver of decision MSc in Reviewed Moodle. Question of ongoing support? Planning to build course in SecondLife also: Discussion

Platforms:

Originally planned for WebCT

University of Edinburgh supports WebCT: main driver of decision

MSc in

Reviewed Moodle. Question of ongoing support?

Planning to build course in SecondLife also: Discussion

Ues of Web 2.0 Purpose is to enhance the online student experience, and drive more interaction between the students PLANNED THUS FAR Bulletin boards Online Chat Delicious for sharing links What about online collaboration tools Any Suggestions or Ideas? Suggestions? Questions?

Purpose is to enhance the online student experience, and drive more interaction between the students

PLANNED THUS FAR

Bulletin boards

Online Chat

Delicious for sharing links

What about online collaboration tools

Any Suggestions or Ideas? Suggestions?

Questions?

Contact Michael Clouser, Course Co-Founder [email_address] 0131.650.4436 Edinburgh-Stanford Link

Michael Clouser, Course Co-Founder

[email_address]

0131.650.4436

Edinburgh-Stanford Link