The Power To Do More, Together Joshua Marks CTO Curriki.org Ludovic Dubost CEO XWiki SANKORE CONFERENCE AT EDUCATEC-EDUCATICE November 24 th, 2011

Our Common Objective “By leveraging technology and the network we will bridge the digital divide and deliver world-class education to everyone.” Scott McNealy Co-Founder, Sun Microsystems Founder, Curriki Technology as a tool to change education worldwide

Education Poverty Public Health Economic stability Political stability Environmental Health Why?

The Cloud is the Classroom Redefining The What, When and Where of education Who participates in learning and teaching How education is delivered In our own ways, we are both Together we can do more!

Before Gutenberg Knowledge passed on in books one hand copy at a time or via oral tradition for “The masses” Access limited to Clergy and Aristocracy New knowledge evolved slowly After Gutenberg Greater access to commercial (not free) knowledge The enlightenment and the industrial revolution Creation of new knowledge by ‘experts’ increases ICT and the WWW After ICT and the WEB Tools of knowledge creation become democratized Learning becomes a creative/productive process rather then consumptive process Access is free and open Technology has always forced a re-invention of education

Who We Are Curriki is the leading K-12 global community for teachers, students and parents to create, share and find free learning resources that improve teacher effectiveness and student performance. 501 (c) 3

Curriki: Background Started as a project within Sun Microsystems (Java.net) Apply Open Source licensing and the Java Community Process to Curriculum First site to focus on OER in primary and secondary education Launched as Independent Non-profit organization in 2006 Created the Curriki platform leveraging and extending XWiki Hosted by AT&T in the US, serving the world

Think of Curriki as: Social Networking Open Source Licensing Expert and Community Reviews Personalized Content Collections Library of Congress Community Developed Videos, Podcasts, Animations, Simulations

Global Education Learning Community Resources 22,000 35,000 42,000 Members 56,000 98, ,000 Groups (c)3 Peer Review System Full Chemistry Curriculum Standards Alignment Launched first website Focus on building curriculum and collections ADVOCACY for Open Resources

Curriki Today ~6M users from 192 countries 200,000 + registered members 16 million + students reached/year Curriculum groups 45,000+ free resources Building a global brand around the idea of open access and open sharing of knowledge

UNESCO's King Hamad Bin AI-Khalifa Prize for the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education Edutopia Best Site to Download Free Lessons 2008 Laureate, Tech Awards -Technology Benefiting Humanity Commitment member, Clinton Global Initiative Finalist, EdNet Pioneer Awards 2009 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning, American Assoc of School Librarians 20 to Watch in Ed Tech, National School Boards Association (NSBA) Laureate, World Innovation Summit for Education, Qatar Awards

What You Can Do on Curriki and Planete.Sankoré Connect to data SHARE AND USE FIND ASSEMBLE Mix Re-Mix RATE AND IMPROVE CREATE & CONTRIBUTE

The relatiosnhipo between Xwiki, Curriki and Planète Sankoré This is how Open Source Software Works!

Content: Sponsored STEM Portal Embedded Assessments with Real-time Scoring Free Curated Reference Collections in all topics Custom Editorial Services Open Courseware Solutions Robust interactive resource types for mobile environments Community: Improve Collaboration Tools and data feeds Vertical Groups Class and School groups Mobile Classroom Client Challenges/ International projects Real –time Virtual Classroom Platform/Tools: Core Platform Upgrade Social Auth/SSO Assessment Tools Open Sankoré – IWB/ The Curriki Mobile Classroom Multiple LMS/PLE integration Interoperability and rendering services for Mobile Translation and conversion services Dynamic Assembly Adaptive Learning

Improve access to knowledge while reducing costs Create powerful tools and services used around the globe Enable a transition to an entirely digital and connect learning community Empower educators and students alike Improve access to knowledge while reducing costs Create powerful tools and services used around the globe Enable a transition to an entirely digital and connect learning community Empower educators and students alike Together We Can

Thank You!