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Vision and Strategy in Education 20 th June 2011. Julian Mobbs Managing Director Cambridge Global Grid for Learning. Changing Education World. Growing digital divide between educators and learners Content obtained from sources other than publishers
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Vision and Strategy in Education20th June 2011 Julian MobbsManaging DirectorCambridge Global Grid for Learning
Changing Education World • Growing digital dividebetween educators and learners • Content obtained from sources other than publishers • Educators and learners are spending their own money • Educators are creating and sharing their own content • Ministries are encouraging open content initiatives • Institutions are seeking value for money through: • Resource aggregation • Consolidated purchase
Changing Teaching & Learning TRADITION • Teacher-oriented • Textbook-reliant • TRANSLATION • Board to PowerPoint • Textbooks toe-books • TRANSFORMATION • Student-oriented • Self-directed learning • Textbooks &e-learning resourcesco-exist TEACH LESS AND LEARN MORE Teachers need… … to facilitate personalised learning … to encourage self-directed learning
Our Mission To become the leading digital content broker and supply service for education markets worldwide
Global Grid for Learning (GGfL) • Digital content brokerage and supply servicefor education markets worldwide • Open, safe search, discovery and retrieval service for digital learning resources • Trusted logistics and support networkvia partners and resellers worldwide • Portable and scalable serviceacross territories and education market sectors • Service development driven by end user needs
GGfL Services Bringing together the open content movement and commercial publishing industry to provide universal, affordable and equitable access for educators and learners to a diverse range of digital learning resources from multiple providers
GGfL Content Service www.ggflondemand.com
Flexible Content Options Disaggregated Fully Packaged
Continuous Service Innovation • What users want: • More packaged content • Improved search and retrieval • Improved accessibility • Faster • Improvements to User Interface Design