MAGEEP Educational Initiative
MAGEEP Ed Initiative Stakeholders
Like the Internet2, this is MAGEEP 2 in that we will offer wide and true multidisciplinary multinational collaboration, the co-creation and use of information (knowledge). We need to bring into this discussion all types of stakeholders
Regional
Sectorial
Demand and supply sides
Government
Industry
Academia
NGO
Societal Benefit Area
We need "champions" for each line of action
Water Quality
Air Quality
Energy
Other Environment
Sustainability
Health and Aging
MEEC Activities
Issues of entrepreneurship, citizenship, corporate responsibility and other skills should be interwoven into our "curriculum"
Courses
Issues re. Courses: Language of instruction; Re-use of courses
Use Cases (Examples)
- a. Energy economics
- b. Waste/brackish water use
- c. Clean industry
- d. Irrigation and agriculture
- e. Livable cities
- f. Air Pollution in India
Programs??
Online discussions forums
Student mobilities
Events
General management and finances
Dissemination and promotion activities
Etc…
MEEC Governance and Sustainability
We need to identify a management/governance model
Governance
Central management by Wustl
Partially distributed to partners
Sustainability
Supporting other Organizations -- Guiding principles??
In the spirit of Globalization each partner should maintain its own unique "flavor" while building a common international posture for the collective. UN, UNESCO and others should be brought in as warranted. Examples:
- IDC is installing a UNESCO Chair in Sustainability later this month
- Do we have other relevant UNESCO chairs within MAGEEP
Funding - Support from other organizations
proposals can be generated to significant and relevant competitive and other sources, such as the European Commission, the Ford Foundation, etc…
MEEC Core Foci
How does this initiative help us to strengthen our three core institutional foci:
Research
Develop Global Collaborator infrastructure
We are developing with this idea a global collaborator.
Co-develop knowledge
With it we will share and co-develop knowledge
Education
Develop an Online University
- We are basically developing a joint online university.
- We will have courses, perhaps whole programs (degree and otherwise)
Service
Connect and Enable Students, Faculty
We can bring our students together for joint community work
Knowledge repository
The knowledge repository we are developing will serve the global community. That said, perhaps not all content will be open or free to all, given IPR, ongoing research and secrecy restraints.
MEEC Tools and Methods
We should consider tools to be adopted by MAGEEP to facilitate our remote work. Whenever possible we should use open software platforms
Wiki Model
The wiki model is good
Moodle
Moodle should be considered also for course management
Success Measures
We need success measures
Courses offered
- Online
- Face-to-Face * Blended
- Metrics: Number of courses, Number of participations, Revenue generated
Mobilities
- Students
- Faculty
- Administration
Programs designed
Degree Students
- For degree students 2Tor (Tier?) platform or other can be explored
Non-degree students (e.g. MOOCs)
- We can target our alumni and the wider public (life-long learning)
- We should consider a strategic agreements with Coursera, EdX, Udacity or other; these are brands attracting MANY students
- We should also explore the use of TEDx-type mini lectures for our MAGEEP YouTube Channel
Repositories developed
Digital learning objects
Data and other resource objects
List of MAGEEP partner courses
Bios of MAGEEP faculty
A MAGEEP competencies database
Datasets
Best Practices
Scholarly Output
MAGEEP scholarly output (e.g. articles, reports, patents, conference presentations)
Population of information
Updating of information
Use of information
Downloads
Educational Particulars
Education initiative particulars
Use Multiple Educational Channels
We should endeavor to bring our students together using diverse modes and models
- technology-facilitated and f2f encounters
- peer-learning, problem-based and project-based learning models
Link to Social Media
We need to link our information dissemination efforts to
- Personal social media: LinkedIn, FaceBook, Twitter
- Content sharing media: YouTube, Twitter, iTunes, Delicious, Slideshare and more
Broader Societal Impact
We need to think of additional channels to disseminate our findings in order to strengthen our collective impact
Broad-Scope International Organizations
- Davos
- UN System, OECD,