Internet2 and MAGPI - Changing Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century

1. Internet2 and MAGPI - Changing Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century Jennifer Oxenford Associate Director, MAGPI University of Pennsylvania, NERCPAL Conference March 3, 2007

2. What is Internet2? • The Research and Education Network for the United States of America • Led by 208 research universities • Close collaborations with government: NIH, NSF, NLM, NASA, to name only a few • An organization that serves academic and technology needs at all levels of education • A venue that brings together scientists and educators from all over the world

3. Internet2 Universities208 University Members (October 2006)

4. Internet2: Gateway to the National and International Educational Community • Collaboration • Videoconferencing • Distributed learning • Digital libraries • Remote instrumentation • Tele-immersion • Virtual reality • On-demand video • Remote mentoring/auditioning • Rehearsal and performance

5. Advanced Research and Education Networks Worldwide

6. 87 Networks reachable via Internet2 Europe-Middle East Asia-Pacific Americas Europe (GEANT2) Austria (ACOnet) Belgium (BELNET) Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIHARNET) Croatia (CARNet) Czech Rep. (CESNET) Cyprus (CYNET) Denmark (Forskningsnettet) Estonia (EENet) Finland (Funet) France (Renater) Germany (G-WIN) Greece (GRNET) Hungary (HUNGARNET) Iceland (RHnet) Ireland (HEAnet) Israel (IUCC) Italy (GARR) Jordan (JUNET) Latvia (LATNET) Lithuania (LITNET) Luxembourg (RESTENA) Malta (Univ. Malta) Netherlands (SURFnet) Norway (UNINETT) Palestinian Territories (Gov’t Computing Center) Poland (PIONIER) Portugal (RCTS2) Qatar (Qatar FN) Romania (RoEduNet)Russia (RBnet, RUNNET) Slovakia (SANET) Slovenia (ARNES) Spain (RedIRIS) Sweden (SUNET) Switzerland (SWITCH) Syria (HIAST) United Kingdom (JANET) Turkey (ULAKBYM) *CERN Australia (AARNET) China (CERNET, CSTNET,NSFCNET) Fiji (USP-SUVA) Hong Kong (HARNET) India (ERNET) Indonesia (ITB) Japan (SINET, WIDE, JGN2) Korea (KOREN, KREONET2) Malaysia (MYREN) New Zealand (KAREN) Philippines (PREGINET) Singapore (SingAREN) Taiwan (TANet2, ASNet) Thailand (UNINET, ThaiSARN) Vietnam (VINAREN) Latin America (redCLARA) Argentina (RETINA) Brazil (RNP2/ANSP) Canada (CA*net) Chile (REUNA) Colombia (RENATA) Costa Rica (CR2Net) Guatemala (RAGIE) Mexico (Red-CUDI) Nicaragua (RENIA) Panama (RedCyT) Peru (RAAP) Uruguay (RAU2) Venezuela (REACCIUN2) Central Asia Africa Armenia (ARENA) Georgia (GRENA) Kazakhstan (KAZRENA) Tajikistan (TARENA) Uzbekistan (UZSCI) Algeria (CERIST) Egypt (EUN/ENSTINET) Morocco (CNRST) Tunisia (RFR) South Africa (TENET)

7. Internet2 Activity with Africa • NSF Identifying U.S-African Collaborations and Projects that Would Benefit from Expanded Bandwidth to Africa • Internet2 Workshop on Connectivity within Africa • Internet2 Commons Video-conference Training to Africa • Interenet2 Africa Interest List

8. MAGPI Overview • Mid Atlantic GigaPoP in Philadelphia for Internet2 • 1 of 2 GigaPoPs in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania • Currently run out of the University of Pennsylvania • Serving PA, NJ and DE

9. Arcadia University Capital Area IU Carbon Lehigh IU Chester County IU Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Center for Advancing Partnerships in Education (CAPE) Delaware County IU DeSales University Fox Chase Cancer Center The Franklin Institute Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals Lafayette College Lehigh Carbon Community College Lehigh University Lehigh Valley Hospital Mont. Co. Intermediate Unit Mont. Co. Community College National Constitution CenterNJEDge.Net – State R&E Network for N.J. Philadelphia School District Princeton University CERMUSA / St. Francis University Temple University The Philadelphia Orchestra Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital Tuscarora IU University of Delaware University of Pennsylvania University of Scranton Villanova University Widener University Current Members

10. Upcoming/Prospective Members • Community College of Philadelphia • Philadelphia Museum of Art • University of the Arts • University of the Sciences • Academy of Natural Sciences • WHYY • …

11. K20 Status and Growth

12. Changing Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century Classroom What Internet2 Offers: • Real Time Collaboration • Immediate Access to Expertise and/or Audiences • Geographical Distribution • High Quality, Real-Time Audio and Video Interaction => Engagement

13. Chester County K12 World Tour: Language from Native Speakers • Shared Language and Culture Exchanges • Spanish, French, Chinese • High speed videoconferencing with no per minute line charges (as with ISDN)

14. International Virtual Panel: No Longer a “Once in a Lifetime” Event

15. The French Project • Joint program between Penn’s Lauder Institute and Universite Grenoble • 3 student videoconferences and 1 faculty videoconference • 768 kbps using Internet2 and Renater • Synchronous and Asynchronous Communications

16. Penn CIBER Outreach Preparing Students for the Global Economy: Why Teach Business in Foreign Language Classes? • Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2006 • Time: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. EDT • Target Audience: Secondary School Foreign Language Educators; Post-Secondary Foreign Language Educators; School and District Administrators http://www.magpi.net/CIBER.html

17. Teaching & Learning About Africa • Professional Development program offered by the Africa Studies Center at Penn in partnership with MAGPI • Dr. Ali B. Ali Dinar presented on the Cultural and Social diversity in Africa • 90 minute, live interactive session • Targeted for secondary school social instructors appropriate for social studies, world cultures, foreign language and geography classes • http://www.magpi.net/africastudies.html

18. Language & Culture Exchange • Designed by U Penn students at the Graduate School of Education or students currently enrolled in the university's English Language Program • 45 minute, live interactive sessions • Scaled for grade levels and appropriate for social studies, world cultures, foreign language and geography classes • Programs included: French West Africa, Japanese Pop Culture Exchange, Chinese New Year, … • http://www.magpi.net/exchange.html

19. China Mini Forums • Arts: Philadelphia Classical Symphony and the Music From China ensemble joined this videoconference, which included a student question and answer session following the performance entitled "China and the Allure of the Orient" • Business: Dept. of Commerce Guest Speaker from Minnesota • History, Language & Culture: Margaret Wong

20. Leni-Basso/Group Motion Dance Performance • Used DVTS • Keio University in Tokyo and Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA • Live rehearsal and critique of “Rondo” www.magpi.net/Sept16.html

21. Medical Spanish Consortium • Partners: University of Scranton, St. Francis University, PENN SoM, Univ. Puerto Rico, CUDI • Real time remote patient consults / simulations in native language

22. Pasteur Institute Event • Lafayette University, Columbia University, Wheaton College, UPENN • Institut Pasteur, Paris • Multisite Video Conference over Internet2 and Renater • Streamed Live for non-interactive sites The Institut Pasteur and Its Global Public Health Network:A Response to the Threat of an Avian Influenza Outbreak in Humans

23. National / Int. Virtual Events • Megaconference In Megaconference VII there were 432 registrants (estimated total of of 1500 people) from 40 countries, 6 continents, 42 states of the USA. • Keystone Conference 1,400 people from five countries and 35 U.S. states attended the inaugural Keystone Conference via 112 remote site connections.

24. Megaconference Jr. http://www.megaconferencejr.org

25. May 6, 2004 • 7 countries and 29 states participated • China, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Canada, Singapore, and the United States • Virginia, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Maine, Minnesota, Rhode Island, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana, New York, Wisconsin, Missouri, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Washington, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas, North Dakota, Georgia, Illinois, Alaska • Over 3, 000 viewers “I learned more in that one day about cultural similarities and differences, international music, videoconferencing production, teamwork and the potential of Internet2 than I ever imagined.”

26. Megaconference Jr. 2004

27. http://www.cermusa.francis.edu/holidaycon/

28. Research Channel Goal: to use program content creation and manipulation processes as testing medium for analog and digital broadcast and on-demand multimedia offerings, thus providing an unusual opportunity to experiment with new methods of distribution and interaction on a global basis. http://www.researchchannel.org/

29. The Internet2 Commons • Mission • Accelerating adoption of collaboration technologies • Member-driven services • Scalable and sustainable • H.323 Multipoint Videoconferencing • Face-to-face communication over IP • Standards-based, endpoint interoperability • Features: onscreen display options, streaming, firewall traversal, 24/7 help desk, …

30. ARENA Atlashttp://arena.internet2.edu/

31. Students are different now

32. But it’s got to start with you!

33. More Information • http://www.magpi.net • http://www.internet2.edu • http://international.internet2.edu/index.cfm • http://k20.internet2.edu • http://arena.internet2.edu/ • http://www.researchchannel.com/ • http://commons.internet2.edu/ • http://www.keystoneconference.org/ • http://www.megaconferencejr.org/ • http://www.megaconference.org/

34. Q&A - Thank you! Contact Info: Jennifer Oxenford jmacdoug@magpi.net 215-898-0341 www.magpi.net