Solving Education Problems Across Borders through Internet 2

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Solving Education Problems Across Borders
through Internet 2

• Dr. Moises Torres,
• University of California College Prep Online
• Lic. Carlos Casasus,
• Corporacion Universitaria para el Desarrollo del
  Internet

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Collaborators

• University of California College Prep Online
• Prepare students for higher education through
  the development and delivery of online courses,
  counseling resources, and academic support
  services.
• Corporacion Universitaria para el Desarrollo de
  Internet (CUDI)
• Non profit corporation of Mexican academic
  institutions that runs the high speed research
  and education network

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Education Challenges in California

• Approximately 46 of 9th grade students who start
  high school do not graduate from the high school
  they first enrolled
• High Mobility Rate
• Drop out rates
• 40 of high school freshmen in AY 2005-06 will
  repeat Algebra 1
• 25 of K-12 students in the state are English
  Language Learners (80 speak Spanish)

Source California Department of Education
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Mexicos Education Challenges

• 74 of Mexicos workforce between the ages of
  15-64 years did not complete a high school
  diploma (43.2 Million)
• Approximately 700,000 spaces available (public
  and private) nationally for new students to
  attend 10-12th (preparatoria) 2.1 Million
  students in the age group placement
• Students who enter a university education need
  remedial courses in Mathematics

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Initiatives

• Translation of all Mathematics Courses to Spanish
• Bi-National High School
• Contribution to a learning objects repository

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UCCP Online Content

• Course development
• Teams include UC Faculty, CA credentialed
  teachers, and industry
• High budgets, Enduring Content
• Highest Quality Online Courses in the Country
• Designed for Internet 2
• Course Structure
• Each lesson
• Video
• Text Audio Synchronized
• Interactive elements through Lesson
• HW, Quizzes, Midterms, Finals

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Translating Online Mathematics courses to Spanish

• Mathematics Translations to benefit California
  English Language Learners
• Access to Mathematics courses online in Spanish
• Teachers will use to complement their classroom
  instruction
• Students will have access to the course online as
  an additional resource

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Translating Online Mathematics Courses to Spanish

• Assist Mexican students to prime their skills in
  Mathematics prior to entering a University
  education
• Use content as full online courses for students
  to complete University requirements
• Provide access to the online resources to
  students planning to attend a higher education
• Make Mathematics Learning objects available to
  University faculty to use and integrate into
  their teaching

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Planning of a Bi-national Online High School-
California

• Will assist California schools to address the
  high mobility rate of migrant students
• Improve the High School Completion rates for
  students who are English Language Learners (ELL)
• Give ELL students the opportunity to take a
  curriculum in Spanish while they build their
  English academic language
• Students will transition to a full English
  curriculum once English language Competency is
  achieved

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Learning Objects Repository

• Collaboration with CUDIs application group and
  Monterey Institute for Technology in Education
  (MITE) and UCCP
• Establish learning objects standards
• Make resources available to everyone in the
  academic community
• Encourage the academic community to contribute to
  the repository of learning objects

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Why Internet 2?

• High quality material needs broadband because of
  intensive use of video, animations, and
  simulations etc.
• Ease hosting issues. Material can be hosted in
  servers on either side of the border using high
  speed connections
• Broadband environment permits better tutoring
  environment
• Use sophisticated Learning Management Systems to
  manage enrollment, progress, records

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Where to find Broadband

• Conected university campi (Mex)
• Connected high schools (Mex/U.S.)
• Community centers (Mex/U.S.)
• Broadband and ADSL connected homes

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Any Questions?
UCCP Website www.uccp.org CUDI Website
www.cudi.edu.mx