Global Learning Council to develop quality standards in online-learning
The Global Learning Council is an initiative of Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA), which will seek to study quality standards in online-learning, propose "best practices", reflect on the role of technology in learning, determine what metrics to use and the most effective methods to achieve quality.
According to the website, “a virtual organization, the newly formed Global Learning Council (GLC) is committed to the use of science and technology to enhance learning. It is dedicated to open sharing of data and best practices among institutions and across sectors. The GLC is pleased to include a distinguished group of members who represent the leadership from major organizations, industry and academia from around the world."
Among the members of the Council are Professor Carl E. Wieman (Stanford University and Nobel Prize in Physics), MOOCs experts, Anant Agarwal (MIT University and current president of edX), Daphne Koller (Stanford University and founder of Coursera), representatives from Google, Kaplan, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Economic Forum, and other officials from various universities.
The GLC’s mission will be to:
- Improve communication and coordination among key constituencies;
- Develop standards, ethics, protocols and practices that promote collaboration and advance our understanding of learning and the role of technology in learning;
- Identify shared areas of focus and develop strategies for action.
In addition to the Global Learning Council, the University is developing the Simon Initiative to promote research on technology-aided learning.
Although in its early stages, we hope that this initiative will allow us, the educational community, to find new experiences, useful documents and improve the learning process in online-learning.
Related links:
Press release: Carnegie Mellon University
Simon Initiative y Global Learning Council
New Council to Develop Standards, Best Practices for Online Learning (Blog post: The Chronicle of Higher Education)