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- 1. Open Learning Exchange OpenLearning Communities for Everyone Open Resources - Action-based Learning - Global Network
- 2. Why is thisso important? Gross social and economic disparities among people inevitably generate widespread upheaval and violence. Given today’s challenges we cannot afford to waste anyone’s talents and energies. Information and Communications Technologies are connecting everyone, making it impossible to hide. It’s the right thing to do.
- 3. What do weall need? Physical requirements for Survival Air, Water, Food, Shelter, Safety Psychological requirements for Flourishing Agency – Meaning, - Connection
- 4. Why emphasize Communities? Socialconditions that bring out the worst in us: Concentrated power Secrecy Blaming others Social conditions that bring out the best in us Distributed power Transparency Mutual accountabililty
- 5. What are theimplications for learning? • Learning communities characterized by: – Distributed power – Transparency – Mutual Accountability • Foster among its members: – Agency – Meaning – Connection
- 6. Guidelines for OpenLearning Communities Everyone a learner, everyone a leader Learning Teams with Coaches Focus on young children and youth, especially girls Action-base, Project-based Learning Diverse Approaches: Courses, Meetups, Tutoring Emphasis on Open Education Resources Community engagement and support Local leadership development – management & coaching Interactive Network – sharing data in both directions Evidence-based Innovations Scalable Finance and Infrastructure National Alignment and Support
- 7. How do weget there? International Organizations 1.Develop The National Capacity for Evidence-based Innovations for Learning Nation-based Social Benefit Organizations 6.Share 2.Identify Learnings and Resources Problem/Solution All People Learning Domestic Governments Local Communities 5.Persuade 3.Demonstrate Public to Scale & Fund Scalable Innovation 4.Document Effectiveness
- 8. The Open LearningSystem Open Resources – Active Learning – Global Exchange Personal BeLL off or on the Internet with local power Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Member Community BeLL Member Member Member Member Member Member Community BeLL Community BeLL SneakerNet National BeLL National BeLL National BeLL Earth BeLL National BeLL National BeLL
- 13. Selected Current Programs SomaliRefugees -UNHCR – Dadaab, Kenya 3 Community Learning Centers Serving 450,000 Somali Refugees – U.S. State Department Ghana – Ghana Reads – Basic Literacy Program 20 Communities, 6,000+ families - USAID Nepal -- Nepali Digital Library Network 15 Districts, 56 Communities – Nepal Government & others Rwanda –OER for Public and Environmental Health 20 Rural Communities – Univ of Stockholm Peru –Paz Familia - Conflict Management and Resolution Indigenous Communities in Rural Peru – Peruvian Government
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- #7 ----- Meeting Notes (12/11/13 10:50) -----8. Finally, we insist upon gathering solid evidence about the effectiveness, or lack thereof, of our innovations.
- #9 ----- Meeting Notes (12/11/13 10:50) -----12. -- and each National Network is connected by Internet to OLE’s Earth Library that provides free open resources and periodic upgrades for the BeLL system. 13. Now let’s take a hard-hat tour of the BeLL application that is under construction. Although it is far from completed, we are showing it to you at this point so you can see what we envision for the BeLL and to get your comments and suggestions on to make it more useful. Here we go.
- #14 ----- Meeting Notes (12/11/13 10:50) -----8. Finally, we insist upon gathering solid evidence about the effectiveness, or lack thereof, of our innovations.