Education at Internet Speed

1. Education at Internet Speed NC State Computer Science Lecture Series February 19, 2009

2. Today’s Agenda • The Current US and NC Economy • Fundamental transitions • North Carolina’s position • Impact for Education In North Carolina

3. US Economy – Dire Straits

4. North Carolina not immune • Unemployment-tracking above national trend • State Budget- $1.6B below as of 1/09 • Below trend for 85% of budget (withholding/sales) • State Health Plan, Higher Ed enrollment • Housing – somewhat contra to national • Gas prices – lower collections

5. Underlying Transitions Stuff Global Information Less useful life Collaboration Competition Innovation Faster and Faster 70% peer to peer Stuff More Stuff Global Distributed Cheap Labor Productivity Division of work 63% Information Stuff More Stuff Larger Reach Mass Produce Infrastructure 54% Goods Stuff Self Small Geography

6. Pace of innovation and adoption • The rate of technical progress itself is accelerating, so expect to see 20,000 years of progress in the 21st century, about 100 times greater than the 20th century.

7. Adoption of Technology Source is Forrester Research July, 2008

8. Test Nevada and CA Desert 100 mile by 100 mile field Research Solar Field Research Commoditization Adoption by power companies Deployment Other places after test Smj/bph 0406 Source: Ivan Moura Campos Innovation Cycle So what does this mean for students?

9. The Persona’s of Innovation Fast Company, October 2005

10. Elements for success: • What we need to do: • Create “T People” • Fundamental changes • Technology is not a panacea, but a building block • What we currently do: • Caught in the industrial age • Mass produce students • Rote memorization • Standardized Test • Some innovation, still 80% in a 60 year old model

11. Thriving in the Creative Economy • Infrastructure • Exclusive bandwidth • -Dedicated to innovation • - Maximum utility from existing capacity • Education • Move out of industrial age • Skills focus with personalization • Bandwidth critical

12. The North Carolina Story

13. US K12- Internet Slow Lane • America’s Digital Promise • Inadequate connectivity is in a crisis stage • Student Bandwidth Demand +123% • 37% Not enough bandwidth available • 67% Restrict use due to bandwidth

14. Where We Were Where we were

15. Where We Are Now

16. The network now…. Commercial Internet & ARN Schools K12 Tools and Applications NCREN LEA Higher Education

17. eLearning Growth Student Enrollment/Credit Hours=UNC Online, NCCCS, NCVPS

18. Collaborative Services • Core Services provide the infrastructure for storing and retrieving multimedia educational content across multiple institutions in an integrated way • Learning Object Repository • Federated ID Management • Learning Management Systems • Applications allow for the generation, dissemination and creative use of content in a secure, collaborative fashion • Classroom Capture, various kinds of archiving • Podcasting, streaming, iTunes U, etc. • Collaborative Service Working Group • Very active part of MCNC advisory structure • New Co-Chairs • Peter Asmar (DPI) • John Leydon (UNCGA) • Saundra Williams (NC CCS)

19. Vision, but are we progressing?

20. So how do we get there? Education Cabinet Role-Vision across K20 Globally Competitive Students Leadership drives innovation 21st Century Students Healthy and Responsible Students 21st Century Systems Who is accountable across K20? How do we involve K20? How do we involve the broader community? Student Teacher State Principal District Preparation PD Open Source Virtual Reward align Risk Rewards Community Vision PD Localize Plan Involvement Innovative Rewards Fill in plan Drive Innovation Involvement Virtualize Engage Retain Beyond HS Healthy Global