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EUMAX - Bridging Cultural and Technical Boundaries through High Performance E-Learning J. MacDougall, J. Desnos, G. Palmer, J. Salillas. Internet2 Fall 2003 Member Meeting Indianapolis, Indiana 16 October 2003. E uropean U nion and US M id- A tlantic e X change (EUMAX). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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EUMAX - Bridging Cultural and Technical Boundaries through High Performance E-Learning

J. MacDougall, J. Desnos, G. Palmer, J.

Salillas Internet2 Fall 2003 Member MeetingIndianapolis, Indiana

16 October 2003

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European Union and US Mid-Atlantic eXchange (EUMAX) Primary goal to prepare EU and US Primary goal to prepare EU and US

students for an increasingly global students for an increasingly global business environment business environment

Curriculum Components Curriculum Components 1.1. Foreign language study and cultural Foreign language study and cultural

exchange exchange

2.2. International business and comp. International business and comp. science curriculumscience curriculum

3.3. Virtual and physical exchangesVirtual and physical exchanges

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Background/History: The KFC Experiment

2001 pilot between Université 2001 pilot between Université Pierre Mendès France and Univ. of Pierre Mendès France and Univ. of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

French/English Language and French/English Language and BusinessBusiness

Internet2 and Renater2 for four Internet2 and Renater2 for four H.323 768 kbps videoconferences H.323 768 kbps videoconferences (1 Faculty, 3 Student)(1 Faculty, 3 Student)

Synchronous and asynchronous e-Synchronous and asynchronous e-learning tools learning tools

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EUMAX Consortium US Partners

Temple University, Fox School of BusinessTemple University, Fox School of Business

Rutgers University, CAIPRutgers University, CAIP

Johns Hopkins University, SPSBEJohns Hopkins University, SPSBE

University of Pennsylvania, MAGPI GigaPoPUniversity of Pennsylvania, MAGPI GigaPoP

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US Partners

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EUMAX Consortium EC Partners

Université Pierre Mendès FranceUniversité Pierre Mendès France

Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaCanaria

Carl von Ossietzky UniversityCarl von Ossietzky University

EUNIS EUNIS

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EU Partners

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Corporate Partners

Prous ScienceProus Science Leverage Internet2 Corporate Member Leverage Internet2 Corporate Member

Relationships Relationships Possibly Sun Microsystems, others Possibly Sun Microsystems, others Record and target desirable skillsets in Record and target desirable skillsets in

the global ready graduatesthe global ready graduates Allow real-world participation in R&D Allow real-world participation in R&D

environmentsenvironments Virtual and physical internshipsVirtual and physical internships

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Prous Science

Provider of information and education Provider of information and education services in the scientific, technical and services in the scientific, technical and medical domain, in print or electronic formatsmedical domain, in print or electronic formats

Research in 3 main areas: computer-aided Research in 3 main areas: computer-aided drug design, advanced internet and video drug design, advanced internet and video streaming, speech and video recognitionstreaming, speech and video recognition

Offices in Spain, US, Japan, Argentina, MexicoOffices in Spain, US, Japan, Argentina, Mexico Multi-language products sold in 70 countriesMulti-language products sold in 70 countries 35% of the workforce is foreign35% of the workforce is foreign

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Benefit to Corporate Partners

Shortage of employees prepared for a Shortage of employees prepared for a global business environment:global business environment:– Foreign languages and business cultureForeign languages and business culture– Skills in business and computer scienceSkills in business and computer science– At ease with advanced comm. toolsAt ease with advanced comm. tools

Incorporate these tools into the Incorporate these tools into the company’s business culturecompany’s business culture

Bring in-house open minds and global Bring in-house open minds and global visionvision

Closer relationship with academiaCloser relationship with academia

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Project Goals

1. Prepare culturally agile students2. Promote understanding between the peoples

of the European Union and the United States of America

3. Test range of curriculum-based pedagogical models for teaching foreign language and business culture

4. Prepare faculty and schools to more effectively use high performance technology

5. Expand use of advanced networking for multi-national language and business curriculum

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Project Challenges

Communication Communication – Across languages (French, Spanish, Across languages (French, Spanish,

German, English)German, English)– Across technologists and facultyAcross technologists and faculty

Integration Integration – Insertion of synchronous and Insertion of synchronous and

asynchronous technologiesasynchronous technologies– Of broad curricular goalsOf broad curricular goals

And, of course, And, of course, – Competing prioritiesCompeting priorities– Tight budgetsTight budgets

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Role of High Performance E-Learning High performance

affords minimal latency, jitter, delay

Ideally suited for language and cultural training in global business environment

Limited multi-national use today despite nearly 40 International R&E Networks Worldwide

Combined with other high performance e-learning tools for distributed multinational environment

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Status / Next Steps

Seek FIPSE/DG EAC Funding for 2004Seek FIPSE/DG EAC Funding for 2004 Approach Additional Funding Sources Approach Additional Funding Sources

from Ministries/Depts. of Education, from Ministries/Depts. of Education, Corporate, Private AgenciesCorporate, Private Agencies

Do “competitive analysis” – is anyone Do “competitive analysis” – is anyone else doing this now? What’s working? else doing this now? What’s working? What’s not?What’s not?

Promote Significance of Project and Promote Significance of Project and Stimulate Awareness (e.g., Internet2 Stimulate Awareness (e.g., Internet2 Fall Meeting)Fall Meeting)

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Innovation of EUMAX

Multi-Multi-nationalnational – Spain, France, – Spain, France, Germany, USGermany, US

Multi-Multi-disciplinarydisciplinary – Foreign – Foreign Language, Business, Computer Language, Business, Computer Science and TechnologyScience and Technology

Multi-Multi-leveledleveled – Professional – Professional Students, UGrad Students, Students, UGrad Students, Masters StudentsMasters Students

Combined processCombined process – People, – People, Technology, MethodologyTechnology, Methodology

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Additional Info

http://www.eumax.isn-oldenburg.de

http://www.magpi.net http://www.eunis.org/ http://www.prous.com/ http://cicg.grenet.fr/ http://www.ulpgc.es/ http://www.isn-oldenburg.de/ http://www.caip.rutgers.edu/ http://www.spsbe.jhu.edu/ http://www.sbm.temple.edu/

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Thank You - Q&A

Jennifer MacDougallApps Coordinator, MAGPIUniversity of Pennsylvania [email protected]

Greg PalmerDirector, MAGPI University of [email protected]

Jean-Francois DesnosHead of Information Systems Dept. Centre Interuniversitaire de Calcul de

[email protected]

Jesús Salillas Director of R&D Prous Science [email protected]