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Welcome to NDLW WebinarsGoing Green: Going Green via Distance Learning

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Introduction-USDLADr. John G. FloresChief Executive OfficerUnited States Distance Learning Association

Dr. Kenneth E. Hartman2008 NDLW National Committee ChairmanAcademic Director, Drexel University Online

Mrs. Julie YoungPresident, USDLAPresident and Chief Executive OfficerFlorida Virtual School

Agenda1. About USDLA2. Presenter 13. Presenter 24. Presenter 35. Thank You

Jenny Jopling USDLA Board MemberUniversity of Texas at ArlingtonDirector, Distance Education

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• Mission:

To support the development and application of distance learning, education and training (DLE&T) by uniting learners around the world.

• Purpose:

In 1987, the USDLA was founded on the premise of creating a powerful alliance to meet the burgeoning education and training needs of learning communities globally.

• Learning, education and training communities include: • Corporate Training - Pre K-12 - Higher Education• Home Schooling - Continuing Education• Military & Government Education & Training• Telehealth – Multinationals

Mission & Purpose

Going Green

Scott Feinberg

Public Sector Market Manager

The Green Wave – Attitudes are Changing

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Benefits of going green

Future potential:

Forward-thinking companies gain competitive advantage. Current situation:

Mainstream Institutions focus on distance learning and cost savings

Past:

Niche focus

Technology has potential to bridge

this gap

Who is the Most Green?

DON’T ASSUME YOU KNOW

Which country? – China topped all countries

• 67% prefer to purchase from a green company• 84% want to work for one

Which demographic?

– Green attitudes cut across gender, age, region, socio-economic groups

– Customers and workers are anywhere and everywhere

Reducing Emissions by Reducing Travel

Per mile, air travel is about three times more harmful to the environment than road travel.

25% of air polluting emissions are caused by motor vehicles on the roads

The Remote Teacher

Concerns– Teacher & Student relationship – Federal agencies encourage 25% of workers to telecommute, but only a small percentage do.

“Off-site” Doesn’t Have to Mean “Out of Sight” – Visual telecommuting programs build trust– Maintain “hallway” interaction

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– Green calculator – measures CO2 impact, cost and time for an individual

– Business Advantage calculator – measures environmental, cost and productivity impact on an organization

– Resources – success stories, whitepapers, links to experts– Interactivity – Message boards and quiz

Thank you

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Where Green Meets Good

1-888-99-GREEN

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Moving an Industry

• The global nonprofit/NGO industry has over 2 million organizations world-wide.

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Nearly $2 Trillion (USA)

• Total assets of all reporting nonprofits were $1.82 trillion in 2007. 

• Total expenditures of all reporting nonprofits were $1 trillion in 2007.

• Nonprofits can make a difference!

United States Nonprofit Sector, a report featuring the most current information and statistics (2007) on America’s charitable organizations. 

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GNP Mission

• GreenNonprofits creates and supports the global movement that educates, assists and certifies nonprofits in becoming environmentally friendly.

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The GNP Website

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1. Subscribe to Free eNewsletter

2. Sign the Green Pledge

3. Become a member

4. Shop Green

5. Become Certified

Green Meter: Distance Learning• Green Meter tracks the

environmental impact of distance learning programs.

• Global Knowledge prevents more than

4.4 million points of CO2 /month.• 20 pounds of CO2 equals burning

one gallon of gasoline.• Global Knowledge saves more than

200,000 gallons of gas per month.

Increasing Green Demand• 35 percent of organizational travel

departments now require carbon emissions information be provided, up from 20 percent in 2006,

• 36 percent reported reduced travel as a measure for supporting sustainability, up from 23 percent a year earlier.

• Distance Learning supports both requirements

Survey by the Association of Corporate Travel Executives

10 Green Things To Do Today• 1. Turn off equipment when it's

not being used. This can reduce the energy used by 25 percent; turning off the computers at the end of the day can save an additional 50 percent.

• 2. Encourage online distance learning and online communications cut down on travel and emissions. Reading email messages onscreen should be favored over printing the messages out.

• 3. Reduce waste by using a fax-modem and by using a fax cover sheet only when necessary. Fax-modems allow documents to be sent directly from a computer, without requiring a printed hard copy. Even better consider switching to an online digital fax service like http://www.faxdigits.com that sends fax messages to your email allowing you to read them digitally without printing out at all.

10 Green Things To Do Today• 4. Produce double-sided

documents whenever possible.

• 5. Do not waste water; always close water taps tightly after use. (One drop wasted per second wastes nearly 2,700 gallons of water per year.)

• 6. Install displacement dams Placing one or two plastic containers filled with stones [not bricks] in the toilet's reservoir will displace about 1 gallon of water per use- a huge reduction of water use over the course of a year.

10 Green Things To Do Today• 7. Use only maximum

available recycled content paper.

• 8. Choose suppliers who take back packaging for reuse.

• 9. Buy Local. The further your supplies or service providers have to travel, the more energy will be used to get them to you.

• 10. Buy Used and Refurbished Office furniture/equipment.

Thank You

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Ted Hart, CEO888-99-GREEN (47336)tedhart@greennonprofits.org

Where Green Meets Good

Going Green with Distance Learning

Matt JacksonDirector, Global Government Solutions

November 14, 2008

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Organizational Trends

Trend is Clear 32.9% of institutions increased

collaboration tools usage due to carbon impact concerns

28.1% have a carbon emissions policy

26.3% say carbon policy is coming in next year

“…the next several years will see a deepening of the necessary tools and understanding.”

Wainhouse Research, August 2007

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“To reduce our air miles, we have made a substantial investment in phone and video conferencing and now have new or upgraded facilities in all of our major offices. Last year we were able to avoid 1.1 million miles of travel through use of telesuite facilities, thereby avoiding the emission of 198,000kg of CO2.”

- PWC Corporate Statement

“The initial investment is easily justifiable, ultimately increasing productivity. It’s not only protecting the environment, but is common sense for businesses to adopt.” - David Rowe, CEO, Easynet

Polycom Customers Speak for Themselves

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Calculating Savings

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Going Green with Polycom Three Step Methodology

1.Benchmarking and

Best Practice3.Tracking and Measurement

2.Green

Assessment

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Helps Organizations Plan and Optimize Video Networks as a Means to Reduce Carbon Emissions

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Going Green with PolycomStep 1: Benchmarking

Assess “Video Ready/Usage” in Three Areas Service Quality – ensure a successful Video

Conferencing experience Operational Efficiency – plan for the right mix of

capacity and resources Business Benefits – Establish best practices in video

conferencing to maximize user adoption and experience

Polycom Performance Benchmarking Assessment Guides customer towards realizing substantial

strategic benefits through the effective use of collaborative video tools

Helps customer identify applications and workflows for video usage

Provides recommendations to significantly improve conferencing operations

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Going Green with PolycomStep 2: Green Assessment

Determine how CO2 can be Reduced Through Collaboration Tools Selection of video conferencing / collaboration solution and

locations to be installed or evaluation of existing infrastructure Network infrastructure necessary to achieve roll-out How to best install and implement collaboration tools to achieve the

desired level of CO2 reduction

Polycom Green Assessment Service Guides customer roll-out plan

Sequence and steps to achieve highest impact Best utilization of current or future collaboration tools to

maximize CO2 reduction

Establish baselines for CO2 reductions

Monthly travel-related savings Involves

Best practices On-site interviews Online surveys Analysis and reporting

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Going Green with Polycom Step 3: Tracking/Measurement

Quantify and Calculate CO2 Reduction

Tracking / Monitoring solution (e.g. Video Miles® Software from Visual Environment Ltd.) Automatic tracking of video usage

Number of miles travel saved Carbon emission reduction achieved ROI – travel costs savings Number of delegates involved in meetings Number of staff hours saved Video conference system utilization

Data is instantly recorded and presented in bar chart and pie chart format for review 24/7

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Going Green with Polycom!

Take Action Today!

Global Sustainability is Every Organization’s Responsibility

Become Carbon Neutral

Additional Resources and Guidance www.polycom.com/Green

Matt Jackson, Director Government Solutionsmatt.jackson@polycom.com

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Thank You 2009 USDLA Annual National Conference, April 26-29, 2009 in St. Louis, MO Website:

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Submission Deadline: December 5, 2008

Link: http://www.txdla.org/dlaRFP.asp?app=MAS00-003

2009 USDLA International Distance Learning Awards

Link: http://www.usdla.org/index.php?cid=117

Submission Deadline: January 14,2009

Distance Learning Today (Quarterly) Link: http://www.dltoday.net/

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