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Research and Development Vice-Presidency Social Programs Community Learning Centers 2007

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  1. Research and Development Vice-Presidency Social Programs Community Learning Centers2007

  2. Community Learning Centers “By 2015: Tecnológico de Monterrey steps forward in its commitment with Mexico: to take a more dynamic and participative role in the task of generating well-being to the communities” Dr. Rafael Rangel S. Introduction • The Community Learning Centers program was born in the year 2001 as an answer from Tecnológico de Monterrey to the educational improvement needed in highly marginalized zones where educational access is very limited. These areas are usually where we find extreme poverty. • Within these last 5 years, Tecnologico de Monterrey has been working on an educational alternative to help thousands of people looking for a better way of life.

  3. Community Learning Centers A CLC is a learning center where participants can have access to educational programs through informatics technology; and where they can interact with e-tutors. These participants have access to specialized database that will allow them to trespass boundaries and integrate into the knowledge society.

  4. Objectives Objectives: • To support communities reducing poverty and marginalization rates with alternatives for social inclusion. • To offer education, information and communication access alternatives. • To promote the development of productive projects towards sustainable development for communities.

  5. Development Strategy • Our main strategy for development is that the students acquire meaningful educational opportunities to improve their professional and personal life. • The new skills that students will earn, will allow them to create their own productive projects, being helped by experts during the process. • Our main goal is that students can have access to better life standards and labor opportunities. By doing this, it will be possible to get sustainability for the communities, families and the students. Education Productivity

  6. Territorial scope Total amount of students: 240,488* 141 CCA in US *Oct 2007 Source: CCA Registration System 1,709 CCA in Mexico • Texas • Georgia • Florida • North Carolina • Arizona • Illinois • New Jersey • Oregon • Indiana 1,862 12 Other countries • Ecuador • Dominican Republic • Guatemala Corte: Febrero 2006

  7. CLC Operational Model Facilitator Facilitator Computer Lab Student Educational Programs Tutors Representatives of social, private and public sectors Educational Model In order to have a good operational process, the CLC operational model has four fundamental elements: • a physical space with computers with Internet connection. • the facilitator, who is the CLC’s leader and guide. • the educational website and its courses. • and last, but not least, the tutors from Tecnológico de Monterrey, who support the students during their learning process.

  8. Physical space Any CLC must have at least 5 computers with Internet connection, so students can have access to: • courses available in the CLC educational website • information services, databases, e-libraries, links, others. • communication services: chat and email.

  9. Facilitator • The facilitator is the leader in the CLC. He or she has to lead the students during the course selection process, according to the interests and needs. The facilitator motivates the student to assist to the CLC, to learn, and improve themselves; the facilitator supports the learning method using computers and all the educational material that can be found in the CLC website. • Tecnologico de Monterrey trains all the facilitators from our partner institutions.

  10. Learning Environment In the CLC, the students are the center of their own learning process. Every time they access our courses from the CLC website, they are actually interacting with resources and didactic materials.

  11. Educational Programs • The CLC educational website has several courses and study programs according to the student’s interest. • There are courses about: • using computers, Microsoft Office, among other programs. • developing teaching skills. • starting a business and planning a financial scheme. • understanding the importance of our own health prevention, as well as our relatives´. • There are also some complementary courses focused on kids, such as an e-lab and a library.

  12. Computer Technology Use of the computer Navigating through the Web Computers Basic Skills Creation and design of Web pages Use of the computer components Windows operative system and its applications How to use the computer? Basic Education Our word Let's begin to read and write Math for beginners How to write: using the magic of the word Grammar and its impact on written communication Components of a sentence Basic mathematics Educational Offer * All the courses are in Spanish. Soon there will be some others in English

  13. Educators Basic teaching abilities Techniques and models of quality in the classroom Courses planning and designing The teacher as an adviser Listening in the educative atmosphere Creative thinking Students development Techniques of group integration Learning to learn Learning assessment Educating for values The technology and the sense of means in education and learning Public Officials Citizen Civic Watch Guide Ethic and Transparency, Strategy for a Good Local Government, Integrity as a Strategy to be Affordable Fight Against Corruption, an Integral Vision Participative and open Government Seminar on Higher Municipal Management Training Program for the Municipal Start E-Government Government Finances Educational Offer

  14. Family (Informative Texts) Parents guide Family relationships Why is family education important? The importance of fatherhood No body can be one same one but he is somebody in house. Unmarried mother. How to get prepared for it? Educating by example Son's Education Can the children respect? How can we help children or students to improve their behavior Teenagers in flames Adultery How to raise champions Depression Where is my father? Couples Married life relationships Same family values How to cultivate love? Educating in human values Not to relieve couple fights with children Thoughts Thoughts about happiness Television educates or doesn't educate? Health Promoters Lets take care of our health First aids Woman, health and development Health care exercises program AIDS and other sexual diseases Diabetes Hypertension Respiratory infections Living with hemophilia Taking care of children The Mexican immigrants and the services of health in the United States. Educational Offer

  15. Communicators The good writing process Producer's guide. Manual for the good journalism BBC game rules Essay and analysis information English through the BBC Non-Governmental Organizations Introduction to NGO’s: social, cultural and ethical environment for the NGO’S. Social Participation Strength Non- Governmental Organizations Techniques and Strategies for conservation Educational Offer

  16. Hispanics Living in the US LEGAL How can I get the consular registration? INFOPASS guide LABOR Guide for training and security in the construction FINANCIER Money transfer and management of resources My money in the bank The future in your hands EDUCATION G E D preparation Entrepreneurs BASIC COURSE Business Basic Skills Administration Basic Skills Elaboration of a businesses plan to obtain financing COURSES FOR SMALL BUSINESS PREINCUBATION PHASE Legal aspects Marketing Accounting and finances Development of a plan of businesses AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Advantage of the forest Nutritional crops Better plants with humus Better harvests with humus CATTLE DEVELOPMENT Taken care of bovines and pigs, Goats growth and products LABOR DEVELOPMENT Decalogue for development Basic concepts of hygiene for job purposes Basic concepts of security for job purposes How to solve problems Educational Offer

  17. Productive Projects Productive Projects Pre-incubation Incubation Post-incubation • Business idea • Training • Project Registering • Traditional business is another development area supported by Community Learning Centers initiative. The educational process that micro-entrepreneurs follow is taking computing basic skills in order to start a business course divided into: • Pre-incubation phase • Incubation phase • Post-incubation phase Established Business Pre selection of the project

  18. Productive Projects • This is the new portal for traditional entrepreneurs. Through this portal new traditional entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to take business courses and find alternatives for financing their initiatives as well

  19. How to collaborate with the project How could you help us with this project so it can continue supporting communities? Donating contents for coursesdesigning and updating Adopting a CLC paying the membership fee Donating equipment Offering assistance in the CLC Opening a CLC as a member of this network

  20. How to open a CLC If you’re interested to open a CLC in your community, you must cover the following requirements:

  21. CLC Establishment Follow these steps for establishing and starting up a CLC • Make sure you have the location, the equipment, the Internet connection and the facilitator • Sign the Memorandum of Understanding with Tecnologico de Monterey and pay the annual fee • Take the training course for academic and operational purposes

  22. Benefits Once you are a member of the CLC Educational Network, you will have the next benefits: • Free access to a learning community with self-learning courses, and with courses with official recognition from Tecnológico de Monterrey • Direct contact with the new information technologies. • Means for skill development through training and continuous updating.

  23. Our website www.cca.org.mx Contact information Laura Ruiz laruiz@itesm.mx Katherina Gallardo kgallar@itesm.mx Phone: (52-81) 8358-2000 ext. 6546 If you would like more information, please read about our program at: www.cca.org.mx/dds/comunidad

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