Global Seminar: Environment and Sustainable Food Systems Institute for Global Learning

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Global Seminar Environment and Sustainable Food
SystemsInstitute for Global Learning

• H. Dean Sutphin
• Global Seminar Project Director
• Associate Dean and Director of Academic Programs,
  Cornell University

Jonathan B Roth Advisory Board Member Donor Busine
ssman
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Global Seminar Environment and Sustainable Food
Systems
The Global Seminar is an international
collaborative effort that offers a course to
undergraduate and graduate students around the
world on the environment and sustainable food
systems.
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Vision for International Collaboration in
Distance Learning

• Enhance Participation of Citizens in the Social,
  Cultural, Civic, and Economic Life of a Global
  Society

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Core Partners Hub
Associates Hub
  Europe
  Universities
North America
 
  Asia
Agricultural Technology Colleges
  Others
  e-networks
  Satellite Footprint
  Africa
  Bridge
  Community Colleges
Videoconferencing Management Service
  Central America
  Australia
South America
  High Schools
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Associates -

• Universities
• Royal Veterinary Agricultural University,
  Denmark
• Iowa State
• Purdue University
• North Carolina State University
• University of Maryland
• Community Colleges
• Tompkins Cortland Community College, New York
• Hudson Valley Community College, New York
• Kirkwood Community College, Iowa
• Rhode Island Community College, Rhode Island

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Associates -

• Agricultural and Technology Colleges
• Agricultural Technical Institute of Ohio State
  University, Ohio
• Alfred State College, New York
• Cobleskill College of Agriculture and
  Technology, New York
• State University of New York College of
  Agriculture and Technology at
  Morrisville, New York
• High Schools
• Vernon Verona, New York
• WB Saul High School of Agriculture, Pennsylvania
• John Bowne High School, New York
• Ithaca High School and Agricultural Magnet
  School, New York
• Lansing High School, New York
• Chicago High School of Agriculture, Illinois

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Whose goal is to

• Create Changes in Education to Foster
  International Partnerships in Distance Learning
  and a Forum for Future Development

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Guiding Principles

• Quality Education
• Professional Development
• Access to Peers Internationally
• Leadership Skills and Experiences
• Engagement in Real Life Issues
• Life-long Learning Partnerships
• Diversity of Perspectives

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The Global Seminar Model

• Class taught collaboratively in the spring
• Decision Case Studies sustainability - study
  questions
• Each institution presents case study in 3-week
  cycle
• Live videoconferences hosted by each
  collaborating partner - Pictel and
  Satellite technology.
• Interactive labs discussion boards, live chat,
  desktop videoconferencing technology

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Decision Case Studies - 2001

• Global Warming
• Biodiversity
• Food Security and Supply
• Water and Use
• Population

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Decision Case Study Model

• Economic
• Political
• Social
• Ethical Philosophical
• Environmental
• Technological

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Decision Case Studies - 2000
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Learning Modality

• Pictel Compressed Video
• Satellite Transmission
• Webstreaming
• Classroom and Desktop Videoconferencing
• Internet Discussion Board
• Audio Conferencing

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Provide instruction to students at locations off
campus
Classroom Videoconferencing
Discussion Groups
Connect classrooms around the world for cultural
exchange
Connect regional global educational
institutions together
Uses distance learning to attract new students
and add value to education
Desktop Videoconferencing
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Classroom Videoconferencing Pictel and Satellite
Conferencing
bridge service
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Desk Top VideoconferencingCybercafe Meetings
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Course Delivery and Management

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Evaluation and Research

• Student Evaluation
• Faculty Reflections
• Content Assessment
• Computer Monitored Interaction

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Institute for Global Learning

• Delivers innovative and effective
• Research
• Training
• Technical assistance
• Decision support services
• World wide to
• Administrators
• Faculty
• Technologists

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Institute for Global Learning

• To build an institutions capacity in
• Case method development and teaching
• Advanced technology delivery systems
• Distance education pedagogy, evaluation and
  assessment

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Vision for International Collaboration in
Distance Learning

• Enhance participation of citizens in the social,
  cultural, civic, and economic life of a global
  society
• Create a global education pathway beginning in
  high school

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Targeted Objectives

• Elevate expertise in distance learning
• Create international interactions
• Offer high quality education
• Insure that the course/program would be
  sustainable

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Targeted Objectives

• Elevate expertise in distance learning
• Technology
• Teaching methods
• Management of
• Students
• Networks
• Presentation of materials

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Targeted Objectives

• Create international interactions
• Student/Student, Faculty/Faculty,
• Institution/Institution,
• Technicians/Technicians
• Deepen understanding and cooperation

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Targeted Objectives

• Offer high quality educational information
• Topics broad enough to stimulate dialogue in
• Social/cultural
• Political
• Economic
• Technical
• Environmental
• Ethics/philosophical
• Present topics utilizing top, dedicated faculty

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Targeted Objectives

• Insure course/program sustainable
• Commitment for funding
• Focus and manage the course/program to provide
  significant value benefits to participants
• Organize to minimize start-up and beta
  situations

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Approach to Achieve Targeted Objectives

• Optimum from academic model combine with optimum
  from business model

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Approach to Achieve Targeted Objectives

• Sustainable
• Organization
• Service
• Value - Benefits

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Approach to Achieve Targeted Objectives

• Sustainable
• Have adequate funding
• Develop critical mass
• Partners
• Associates
• Receive commitment from partner/associates

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Approach to Achieve Targeted Objectives

• Organization
• Plan
• Interest Questionnaire/Assessment Survey
• Passive observation
• Interactive with international student groups -
  discussion groups/chat rooms
• Active participation
• Your pace our advice
• MOU commitment to plan.

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Approach to Achieve Targeted Objectives

• Service
• Technical people/interface/resources to
  troubleshoot
• Educational case studies complete
• Administration
• ISG discussion groups/chat rooms
• Website
• Courseinfo
• Training your staff Institute for Global
  Learning

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Approach to Achieve Targeted Objectives

• Value Benefits
• Student master problem solving covering
• Cultural/social
• Economic
• Environmental
• Technical
• Faculty Teach
• Case study based course interface colleges
  cross-cultural become facile with technology
• Technical
• Broaden experience with current delivery methods
• Institution to Institution
• Build cross-cultural alliances offer leading
  edge course

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Global Seminar Environment Sustainable Food
Systems
H. Dean Sutphin Project Director L. Lee
Riddell Project Manager