Richard Halkett discusses Cisco's vision for Education 3.0, which focuses on transforming education systems to meet the needs of 21st century learners and societies. Key aspects of Education 3.0 include learners having access to learning anywhere and anytime through the use of technology, a focus on individual needs and preferences, and collaboration beyond traditional school settings. Cisco is working to develop and scale successful education models around the world that promote this vision of holistic education transformation.

1. Education 3.0
BECTA Next Generation Learning conference
5th March, 2009
Richard Halkett
Director of Strategy & Research, Global Education,
Cisco
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2. Cisco’s Commitment to Education
Internet and Education: The Two Great Equalizers
Education Centers of Excellence Global Education
Education
Thought
Transformation
Leadership
Reform
Strategy
Agenda
Innovation
Education 3.0
Models
21S Model Schools Cisco Networking Academy
Cisco Fellows 9000+ Academies
Jordan Initiative 760,000+
MI/LA Initiative Students Per
Year
NYC Schools
160+ Countries
China Initiative
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3. 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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4. 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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5. Three benefits of learning
Economic
competitiveness
£$¥
元₨
Learning
Lifelong Social &
personal environmental
prosperity wellbeing
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6. 20th Century Learning: A monopoly
Very limited
and one-way
informal
influences on
the learner Lifetime of Learner
Secondary Higher/tertiary Lifelong
Primary
Formal learning
Provision dominated by large, monopoly publicly-funded suppliers e.g. schools
Content development & Basic facilities
Teaching
Purpose/vision
delivery
Record-keeping & Community & Classrooms & learning
Accreditation &
administration collaboration environment
summative assessment
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7. The 21st Century: A fragmented landscape
Many multi-
directional
informal
influences on
the learner
Personal
Informal influences layer
Content
Learner Learner Learner
development & Community & collaboration
delivery
Learning
Formal learning provider
layer
[Basic facilities?]
Teaching
Classroom & learning environment
Record-keeping & administration
Government
Accreditation & summative layer
Purpose/vision
assessment
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8. The evolution of education systems
Achieved in Holistic
Transformation
21st Century
Curriculum,
Pedagogy &
Education 3.0
Assessment
Education 2.0
21st High-quality
Education 1.0 Infrastructure
Century & Technology
Learning
Traditional Curriculum Leadership,
Education People &
Teachers
Systems Culture
Accountability
Supported by Adapted
Leadership System Reform
Source: Cisco, 2008
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9. 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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10. Cisco-Intel-Microsoft Assessment Alliance
To be developed in four white
papers
The working teams are:
Learning Environments &
Formative Assessment
Dr. John Bransford
Assessment Methodology
Dr. Mark Wilson,
Technology - Dr. Beno Csapo .
Measurable 21st C Skills
Dr. Senta Raizen
Country Deployment and Use
(TBD)
Barry McGaw
Director, Melbourne
Education Research
Institute (MERI),Australia
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