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The American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC): 

The American Distance Education Consortium (ADEC) Developing International Consortia: Collaboration, Content, Cooperation

Birth of ADEC - Consortium: 

Birth of ADEC - Consortium Incorporation in 1989 as Ag*SAT 26 Universities Seeking Grant Funds By 1999 60 Members Stable Significant Programs Solvent Seeking New Partners

Collaboration: 

Collaboration Development of Demand for Learning Marketspace Creation of Infrastructure Legal Administrative Technological Quality Program Production Evaluation

Strategy: 

Strategy Virtual Organization not Virtual University Capacity Building-Members & Consortium Leverage Historic Strengths of Network Focus on Collective Power - Together Celebrate and Award Success

Structure: 

Structure Non-Profit Organization Owned by Members (not soft at the core) Flat and Lean Coordination Elected Board of Directors Program Panel PCO Teams at Each Member Campus Flexible

Technology: 

Technology Originally: National Satellite Network Movement to Internet Hybrid Technology - Whatever Works Wireless Experimentation - National Science Foundation Grant Necessary but Not Sufficient - Educational Effectiveness & Community

Processes: 

Processes Successful WebPages - www.adec.edu Listservs Monthly Audio Conferences Face to Face Meetings Program Catalog E Commerce Norms: Contribute, Share,Quality

Program Content: 

Program Content Core Mission Areas: Food and Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Community and Economic Development, Family and Consumer Science. Nutrition and Health, Child and Youth Development Expanding into All Pertinent Areas-University Wide

International Cooperation: 

International Cooperation ICDE Mexico and Latin America Russia China Africa World Campus, Global Seminar, NBU,participants from many countries

The ADEC-Russian Cooperation: 

The ADEC-Russian Cooperation Pavel Sorokin

History: 

History Russian Federation has almost 70 years experience with traditional correspondence distance education. First discussions of cooperation held during Dr. Yuri Lachuga’s visit to the USA (Maryland, Nebraska) in 1997.

ADEC Involvement : 

ADEC Involvement In March 1999 ADEC and Russian Agriculture Ministry signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Distance Education “Information Technologies in Agricultural Education” held at the Moscow Agro-Engineering University in September 1999. TACIS and the Russian Agriculture Ministry jointly sponsored the workshop. It attracted 165 participants, including 45 foreign experts.

UofM Activities : 

UofM Activities University of Maryland organized two hands-on distance education workshops for faculty that were held in Moscow (1999) and Novosibirsk (2000). The Moscow workshop had 24 participants representing seven institutions.

UofMD Activities : 

UofMD Activities The Novosibirsk workshop had 16 participants representing four institutions. Several training programs on various aspects of distance learning for Russian faculty have been organized and sponsored by the UoMD and held in Maryland during 1998-2000.

Activities in Russia : 

Activities in Russia TACIS Project “Improvement of Agriculture Through Higher Education”, 1998-2001. Open Agrarian University has been organized and started operations in 2000. Center for Information Technologies and Distance Education was established at the Moscow Agro-Engineering University to serve as a resource for Russian agricultural educational institutions.

Moscow Consortium : 

Moscow Consortium Agrarian Education Consortium for Distance Education was organized in April 2000 by seven Moscow-based agrarian higher education institutions. Consortium objective is to provide integration and coordination of scientific and methodological support of distant education.

Moscow Consortium: 

Moscow Consortium Proposed collaboration with ADEC -         development of unified policies; -         development of appropriate databases; -         possible mutual recognition of credits; -         curriculum development; -         policies for international diploma recognition; -         distance education research.

Penn State Student Study Abroad Program at MSAU : 

Penn State Student Study Abroad Program at MSAU Twenty-seven undergraduate students, three graduate students, and nine professors from the U.S. have participated in these programs. A comparable number of Russians from MSAU have also participated.

Penn State Student Study Abroad Program at MSAU: 

Penn State Student Study Abroad Program at MSAU New collaborative initiative has begun between the following universities: Penn State, Florida, Montana State, Texas A & M, Nebraska, and MSAU.

Penn State Student Study Abroad Program at MSAU: 

Penn State Student Study Abroad Program at MSAU Currently eight students are studying at MSAU in this collaborative program. In this program, Russian language, cultural understanding, and agricultural courses are the key components of the curriculum.

Penn State Student Study Abroad Program at MSAU: 

Penn State Student Study Abroad Program at MSAU Curriculum on Web page design Joint development between groups of students Newsletter of experiences Web site to promote Program

Penn State Student Study Abroad Program at MSAU: 

Penn State Student Study Abroad Program at MSAU Web-based course to teach the students program planning and evaluation of extension activities. This course will be made available on the MSAU server and students will use the Web to access this information and to enhance their learning opportunities.

Agro-Journal : 

Agro-Journal The establishment of a WWW-based scholarly journal focused on distance education issues in agriculture has been proposed

Developing International Consortia: Collaboration, Content, Cooperation: 

Developing International Consortia: Collaboration, Content, Cooperation H. Dean Sutphin Global Seminar Project Director Associate Dean and Director of Academic Programs, Cornell University

Global Seminar: Environment and Sustainable Food SystemsInstitute for Global Learning: 

Global Seminar: Environment and Sustainable Food Systems Institute for Global Learning The Global Seminar is an international collaborative effort that offers a course to undergraduate and graduate students around the world on the environment and sustainable food systems.

The Global Seminar Model: 

The Global Seminar Model Class taught collaboratively in the spring Decision Case Studies sustainability – study questions Each institution presents case study in 3-week cycle Live videoconferences hosted by each collaborating partner - Pictel and Satellite technology. Interactive labs– discussion boards, live chat, & desktop videoconferencing technology

Decision Case Studies - 2001: 

Decision Case Studies - 2001 Global Warming Biodiversity Food Security and Supply Water Quality and Use Population

Decision Case Study Model: 

Decision Case Study Model Economic Political Social Ethical Philosophical Environmental Technological

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  e-networks   Satellite Footprint   Asia   Europe South America North America   Africa   Central America   Universities Agricultural & Technology Colleges   High Schools   Community Colleges Core Partners Hub Associates Hub   Australia   Bridge Videoconferencing Management Service   Others  

Learning Modality: 

Learning Modality Pictel – Compressed Video Satellite Transmission Webstreaming Classroom and Desktop Videoconferencing Internet Discussion Board Audio Conferencing

Institute for Global Learning: 

Institute for Global Learning To build an institutions capacity in: Case method development and teaching Advanced technology delivery systems Distance education pedagogy, evaluation and assessment

Institute for Global Learning : 

Institute for Global Learning Delivers innovative and effective: Research Training Technical assistance Decision support services World wide to: Administrators Faculty Technologists

Developing International Consortia: Collaboration, Content, Cooperation: 

Developing International Consortia: Collaboration, Content, Cooperation H. Dean Sutphin Global Seminar Project Director Associate Dean and Director of Academic Programs, Cornell University

Great PlainsInteractive Distance Education Alliance: 

Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance Margaret J. Weber Oklahoma State University

GP – IDEA Institutionswww.gpidea.com: 

GP – IDEA Institutions www.gpidea.com North Dakota State University South Dakota State University University of Nebraska Kansas State University Oklahoma State University Texas Tech University Iowa State University Montana State University

History of GP - IDEA: 

History of GP - IDEA Formed – 1994 Grants – Faculty Development Video Conferences & LearnShops

Family Financial Planning: 

Family Financial Planning Master of Science Program offered by the eight institutions Web based instruction Meets certification – CFP

Future Programs: 

Future Programs Gerontology Masters and Certificate Youth Development Family and Consumer Science Education

Summary: 

Summary Many activities conducted Further activities proposed As distance education technologies, so do potential for collaboration.