The Knowledge Community Education Framework

1. The Knowledge Community Education Framework • Connecting: • People to People • People to Content

2. Communities provide the engine for personal growth “The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth of every human being”Quote by Kofi Annan Schools are more than bricks and mortar. Indeed they are the sum of the cultural resources available to all of the stakeholders involved in the education of each child. Stonehenge UK – Summer Solstice Knowledge Community was built on the principle “That it takes a whole village to train a child”

3. What is the Knowledge Community The Knowledge Community: • Is a secure web environment that empowers the communities around schools to access and use information in a transparent, robust and easy to use online application. • It Connects people together in a wide range of forever changing self managing “Communities of Interest” through Profiling. The Knowledge Community Solution Framework is far more than a school Intranet or portal, it is a series of online enterprise tools built “with” schools to complete many functions in the education environment including, but beyond education.

4. Learning is about communities as much as it is about grades Where families, learning environments and education paradigms are constantly changing and evolving, the Knowledge Community links people within a secure framework of care and contact The Knowledge Community creates the capacity for connectivity and community

5. Essential Principals of Knowledge Community • KC Started out as a workflow tool to solve the complex administration problems of schools and then moved on to obvious education areas of need, such as eLearning, student management, file management and markbooks etc • Because of this, KC has grown to solve many of the problems of a school that make sense to the education environment and then moved to add the “nice to have” elements once a superior base of the workflow and data issues were solved • Comes with the CyberSafe Program including Chatalert

6. Knowledge Community Is… • An Online education Workflow Application with a profiling Engine to enable automated control • A Curriculum and reporting modeling tool for fast and extensive application changes in any education environment • A reporting and benchmarking tool enabling parents, students, teachers, administrators and government to understand, resource and apply strategies at their level of student engagement. • A set of common web technologies such as Wikis, Blogs, and content management etc that can be deployed easily and without any requirement for user management. • A modular framework for fast development and linkage to partner applications • An extensive set of “Education Business” tools • A marketplace for education products and services • An advertising tool for generating revenue to the tightly profiled user

7. Secure User Homepage Markbook Reports and Student Benchmarks School Homepage ELearning Sms and email contact Governance Workflow and management Self Publishing and Digital Portfolios Web Builders, Blogs and Wikis Knowledge Community starts simply and grows with you and far more…

8. For IT Admin Simple, robust, connect to existing solutions For students Connect, share, learn, participate For eLearning Providers Subscription libraries and tutoring For Parents Get involved, keep in contact, understand For Publishers Repositories, DRM, Market distribution, XML conversion For Teachers Report, explain, manage, collaborate For Application providers Connect, share, learn, participate Information Aggregators Advertising, Revenue Sharing, Partnering For Administrators Vision, plan, understand, resource, investigate, improve budget Telecommunications Mobile Recharge, Community Branding, VOIP, Services For the school Community Connect, belong, support, transact Data Services and Hardware Hosting, Increased usage, connection to the customer Knowledge Community:a powerful web based application for the entire school community

9. Portfolios For students Connect, share, learn, participate Student Homepage Timetable Online Learning and collaboration Links and bulletins Reports Self Publishing Knowledge Community for Students: Examples >>> The ability to communicate and collaborate 24/7

10. For Parents Get involved, keep in contact, understand Messaging to children and teachers Parent Homepage Online Reporting and assessments Student Planner access News and events Buy swap and sell Online Book Swap Shop Lost Property Parent Community Homepage Knowledge Community for Parents: Examples >>> Talk directly to your children and their teachers

11. Teacher Homepage Discussion Forums For Teachers Report, explain, manage, collaborate Administration News Staff Bulletin eLearning Repositories and Search Class Homepages Knowledge Community for Teachers: Examples >>> Online Reporting

12. Enrolment Workflow Subject Change Tools Second Hand Book Tools Community Builder List Builder For Administrators Vision, plan, understand, resource, investigate, improve budget School Web Builder Bulk Emailer Navigation Builder Knowledge Community for Schools Admin: Examples >>>

13. Knowledge Community for Government: Examples >>> Advanced Statewide Analysis tools For Government Vision, plan, understand, resource, investigate, improve budget

14. A Large Scale Education Solution • Knowledge Community is one of the only education solutions built as a “State” or “Country” based offer but can still operate effectively at the local school level • Knowledge Community was created for education with high grade technologies at the back end, and is not an attempt to bolt together a set of Business applications • Its modular base allows for fast development and deployment, simplified integration and partnering though content and applications.

15. Information Web SitesEducation & Software Solution: www.acryn.comPublishing: www.dpsl.net Questions?

16. For the publisher and eLearning provider An Analysis of learning development from the Curriculum Model leads to… Access to certified, paid and rated online content in an education “Market Place” …and revenue through the highest quality learning content.

17. For the school Community Connect, belong, support, transact Knowledge Community is a powerful web based application for the entire school community Admin Resources Newsletter Manager Calendar Manager News boxes Student planner System Approvals Online Instant Messaging Contact Manager Performance Benchmarks SMS School Newsletter User Planner input Online Reports Email School Calendar Staff News Search and Assess Printed User Contact Web Builder Archived Reports Administration News Benchmarked Reports Bookings Manager Community Webs Student Records Users unique homepage Facilities Booking Data Manager Curriculum Management Contact Management User Manager Subject Manager System Manager Parent Password Manager Graphed results Online Timetable Teacher Navigation Manager Content Push My Web School Access Manager Subject Alerts (sms, email, web) Issues Manager 24/5 Help desk options Student Links Hosted Service Issues Resolution eLearning Repositories Workflow tools File Management eLearning Search Discussion Forums List Creation Governance Self Publishing

18. Governance Tools KC Construct RSS Feeds Knowledge Community Workflow And self Publishing eCommerce Ads Community Services Libraries & Repositories Government Services MLS XML KC Construct for District and/or State control of local schools Measure Monitor and control Content performance Tools Data Manager Links Modules User Manager Integrations VLE Collaborate Curriculum Modeling & Online Reporting Self Publishing Online Tutors LMS Repositories

19. Revenue Generation • Knowledge Community has been built to generate revenue from education at the points where the budgets are spent. • Because of its depth, solid technical base, and empathy to the local school, KC can then be used to generate revenue through partnership, sharing, advertising and sponsorship in a socially acceptable way. • KC is the glue that brings content, e-books & e-learning, driving advertising and revenue into the business model. • Competitors in this space don’t have the e-publishing arm of the business along with enterprise tools such as eBook readers, content shops, Digital Right Management and experience in linking large digital repositories with advanced XML solutions and conversion. • KC is an advertising mechanism that can deliver excellent revenue because of the high level of profiling. • KC has “push” technology so does not wait for the user to come, but automatically uses SMS and email to bring the user to the system. • KC is simple and fun to use for each stakeholder so their usage is significant. • KC becomes a “trusted” heart of the community and lends itself to the growth in “high personal value Web 2.0 technologies” such as self publishing and empowerment (e.g. MySpace, YouTube).

20. Examples: Revenue Potential through partnership • Advertising (Sponsorship, Corporate, Local) • Content Sales (eLearning, Video, eBooks, Audio Books) • Application (integrated modules from KC and third parties) • Services (Online Tutoring, Managed Services) • Technologies (Notebook and desktop computers, Voip, IP Telephony, SMS – all for home and school) • Practical (Stationary, Uniforms) • Community (Offers to the stakeholders and significant increase in computer uptake and bandwidth usage) • Fun (Music, Games, Affiliate programs)

21. Development Principles that create a Barrier to Copy • Modular framework for fast development, • uncoupled database for dynamic data management • VLE XML for curriculum modeling • Web 2.0 thinking for ease of deployment, low cost of development and fast integration • Excellent Profiling • Educational understanding with Large Application Development practices • The development of community • The ability to Model Curriculum • A Commercial understanding and method to raise long term revenue • State and Country “ready” • Sound and Simple Platform • Experienced development, deployment team • Digital Rights management • Underlying XML engine for fast integration • Real Time Business process development engine included

22. One to One Learning is where only the teacher and student ever share the assessment eLearning is like a Library where we can find information but there is no capacity to challenge and modify our understanding Information becomes Knowledge when we can share our experiences and modify our understanding based on real time interactions. If Community is key… “When schools, families and community groups work together to support learning children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer, and like school more.” “When schools engage families in ways that are linked to improving learning, students make greater gains. When schools build partnerships with families that respond to their concerns and honor their contributions, they are successful in sustaining connections that are aimed at improving student achievement. And when families and communities organize to hold poorly performing schools accountable, studies suggest that school districts make positive changes in policy, practice, and resources.” Oregon State Government

23. Champions Admin Admin Education Education Training excellence is expected… User interfaces Teaching Tools Learning Tools Communication Online Training Flash Training Objects Education Workshop Searchable Help/ training Packs Solution Training Welcome Pack District Seminars Admin Workshop Student Pack Teacher Pack Parent Pack Issue Trainer Passwords Concept Overview Set up school Send Trainer Pack System Overview/ Best practice Issue Passwords Potential Uses Family Enrolment Support Setting Roles Communication

24. Implemented and supported by a global team