Julian Mobbs Managing Director Cambridge Global Grid for Learning Vision and Strategy in Education 20 th June 2011.

Julian MobbsManaging Director

Cambridge Global Grid for Learning

Vision and Strategy in Education20th June 2011

Changing Education World

• Growing digital divide between educators and learners

• Content obtained from sources other than publishers

• Educators and learners are spending their own money

• Educators are creating and sharing their own content

• Ministries are encouraging open content initiatives

• Institutions are seeking value for money through:

– Resource aggregation

– Consolidated purchase

Changing Teaching & Learning

TRADITION•Teacher-oriented

•Textbook-reliant

TRANSFORMATION• Student-oriented

• Self-directed learning

• Textbooks &e-learning resourcesco-exist

TRANSLATION• Board to

PowerPoint

• Textbooks toe-books

TEACH LESS AND LEARN MORETeachers need…

… to facilitate personalised learning

… to encourage self-directed learning

Our Mission

To become the leading digital content broker and

supply service for education markets worldwide

Global Grid for Learning (GGfL)

• Digital content brokerage and supply service for education markets worldwide

• Open, safe search, discovery and retrieval service for digital learning resources

• Trusted logistics and support network via partners and resellers worldwide

• Portable and scalable serviceacross territories and education market sectors

• Service development driven by end user needs

GGfL’s Role in the Value Chain

GGfL Service Provision

Critical Success Factors

GGfL Services

Bringing together the open content movement and

commercial publishing industry to provide universal, affordable

and equitable access for educators and learners to a diverse

range of digital learning resources from multiple providers

GGfL Content Service

www.ggflondemand.com

Flexible Content Options

Disaggregated Fully Packaged

Continuous Service Innovation

• What users want:

– More packaged content

– Improved search and retrieval

– Improved accessibility

– Faster

– Improvements to User Interface Design

GGfL Publishing Plan

Integration Strategy

Content Provider Benefits

End User Benefits

LA & MoE Benefits

Reseller & Partner Benefits

www.globalgridforlearning.com