Post on 26-Mar-2015
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
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