Central and Eastern Europe

Innovation in education and employability

Ing. Monika Kavanova, Ph.D.Education Sales and Marketing Lead Microsoft Central and Eastern Europe Headquaters

15. November 2007 Nitra

Central and Eastern Europe

Agenda

Education and changes

MS mission in education

Innovation in education

Employability

Central and Eastern Europe

Changes in Education

The World Is Changing

● Globalization and complex problems● Technology and communications● Social Structures, Business and Government

The solutions don’t lie in technology, they lie The solutions don’t lie in technology, they lie in what people do with technologyin what people do with technology

Increasing demands on education

Sustained Social & Economic Opportunity

The Current Situation

Have things changed in the last 100 years?

1900

2000

The Needs of the Universities

Student numbers are rising... Funding isn’t keeping pace!*

Digital distance learning... Internet Service provider levels of 99.99% availability

Connecting with Students and Alumni Mail, IM, Text, VOIP, Next...

Integration Work with what I have

Don’t reinvent the wheel

* EU Commission report 2006

The Needs of the Students

Now, now, now Instant access all the time Communication how I

want it Email, IM, Voice, SMS, Blog From any type of device PC, mobile device, Mobile

phone, internet kiosk More, more, more Gigabytes of email,

gigabytes of Photos, video,....

The digital native mindset

• Computers aren’t “technology” anymore

• Pictures with text, not text with pictures

• Staying connected• Zero tolerance for delays• Info consumer/creator/owner

blurring

Adapted from JL Frand, Educause Review

‘email is for old people’A number of American High School students were recently

asked why they wouldn’t use the email system and they replied “Email is for old people” (Mount Holyoke College, USA).

They preferred to use SMS text messaging and instant messaging etc.

[But what does the research say?]…

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MS mission in education

A Vision for Education

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Microsoft Corporate MissionMicrosoft Corporate MissionTo help people and businesses throughoutTo help people and businesses throughout the world realize their full potentialthe world realize their full potential

Education VisionEducation VisionEmpower people to realize their Empower people to realize their social and economic potential by social and economic potential by

enabling access to enabling access to quality education quality education experiences for everyoneexperiences for everyone through through

technologytechnology

Students/LearnersWith affordable, anytime, anywhere access to educational resources that are geared to the way you learn best, you’ll

be able to realize your full potential.

Your Potential, Our Passion

InstitutionsBy providing ways for

institutions to affordably deliver a

robust, 21st century education that meets the learning needs

of individual students, Microsoft can help your

institution,teachers and students realize

their full potential..

EducatorsBy complementing your work with access to affordable new educational resources, tools

and services, Microsoft can help you and your students realize your full potential.

Enhance learning with powerful software tools

Role of Software + Services

Broaden access to education

Create powerful learning communities

Enable student-centered learning

Improve the efficiency of education systems

Microsoft Engagement in Education

Central and Eastern Europe

Innovation in education

Roadmap: Learning, Schools and Technology

Managed Learning

Managed Technology Environment

Access to 21st Century tools

Management Information

Systems

LEARNING GATEWAY

The Bridge Between Education and Work

Education Work

Students want…• Real-world training• Cutting- edge skills•“Top of the stack”

credentials

Employers need…• Skilled workers• Job-ready hires•Useful applicant

credentials

Institutions want…• The best students• The best instructors• Community relevance

Microsoft IT Academy

IT Academy Provides …• Real-world skills

• Cutting edge technologies• Hands-on experience

IT Academy Provides …•Recognized credentials

• Microsoft brand presence• Validated instructors• Official curriculum

Communities need…• Successful Business

& Industry

Student live - Slovakia

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Employability

21st Century Skills for Employability

The European Alliance on Skills for Employability

In January 2006 the European Alliance on Skills for Employability was launched at the presence of the EU Commission President

Barroso. The partners committed to working in partnership across the

Employability value chain to deliver skills and training opportunities for:

• young unemployed• people with disability

• older workers and the elderly

21st Century Skills for Employability

Partnering across the employability value chain

Access to Access to technologytechnology

Donation of Donation of Software andSoftware andNetworking Networking EquipmentEquipment

& easier access& easier accessto computersto computers

Microsoft/Cisco

NGO Donations

Access to Access to certificatiocertificatio

nn

Job mentoringJob mentoring& placement& placement

Link with demand Link with demand In the workplace,In the workplace,

Job mentoring Job mentoring & Support to& Support toplacementplacement

RandstadCSR Code

Targeting NGOs

education inst.

MicrosoftAuthorizedRefurbisher

Program

Low or no feeLow or no feeAccess toAccess to

Certification, Certification, Test centers, Test centers, certificate of certificate of completioncompletion

ECDL Foundation

CompTIACertification

EXIN

Public Employment

Services

IT Skills Training IT Skills Training Grants for NGOsGrants for NGOs& provision of& provision ofOnline ContentOnline Content

Microsoft UP,State Street

training grants

Microsoft ITAcademies

Cisco NetworkingAcademies

UP CurriculumIT Essential 1

Digital Literacy

Training &Training &content content accessaccess

Digital Literacy

Employee VolunteeringState Street

Sustained Social & Economic Opportunity

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