Internet2

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Internet2 MAGPI Re-Envisioning Teaching
Learning in the 21st Century
Jennifer Oxenford Associate DirectorSeton Hall
University May 15, 2007
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What is Internet2?

• The Research and Education Network for the United
  States of America
• Led by 208 research universities
• Close collaborations with government NIH, NSF,
  NLM, NASA, to name only a few
• A venue that brings together academics,
  scientists, and educators from all over the world
  

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Internet2 Universities208 University Members
October 2006
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Internet2 Corporate Members

• ADVA Optical Networking
• Apparent Networks
• C-SPAN
• Caterpillar, Inc.
• Comcast Cable
• CommuniGate Systems
• EBSCO Information Services
• Eli Lilly and Company
• Fujitsu Laboratories of America
• GigaBeam Corporation
• Google
• HaiVision Systems, Inc.
• Hong Kong Cyberport Management Co. Ltd
• Johnson Johnson - Raritan
• KDDI Corporation
• LifeSize Communications
• Lucent Technologies
• Marratech AB
• McAfee, Inc.

• Napster, LLC
• Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT)
• Northrop Grumman Information Technology
• OCLC Online Computer Library Center
• PAETEC Communications, Inc.
• Prous Science, S.A.
• RIAA
• Red Hat, Inc.
• Ruckus Network, Inc.
• Schlumberger
• SFI Financial Group
• Star Valley Solutions, Inc.
• Steelcase, Inc.
• The Thomson Corporation
• V3 Enterprises, Inc.
• Verisign Inc.
• Verizon Communications
• VoEx, Inc
• VSNL International.

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Internet2 Affiliate Members

• Altarum
• American Distance Education Consortium
• Association of Universities for Research in
  Astronomy (AURA)
• CERN
• Charles R. Drew University
• Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
• Cleveland Institute of Music
• Cleveland Museum of Art
• CENIC
• Desert Research Institute
• EDUCAUSE
• ESnet
• Healthcare Information and Management Systems
  Society (HIMSS)
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute
• Indiana Higher Education Telecommunications
  System (IHETS)
• Inter-American Development Bank
• Internet Educational Equal Access Foundation
• Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• LaNet

• NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
• NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
• National Archives and Records Administration
• National Institutes of Health
• NOAA Washington, D.C.
• National Science Foundation
• New World Symphony
• NJEDge.Net
• NYSERNet, Inc.
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• OARnet
• OneNet
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• PeachNet
• Ruth Lily Health Education Center
• SURA
• Southwest Research Institute
• TOPIX
• U.S. Census Bureau

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Advanced Networking Organizations around the World
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87 Networks reachable via Internet2
Europe-Middle East
Asia-Pacific
Americas
Europe (GEANT2) Austria (ACOnet) Belgium
(BELNET) Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIHARNET) Croatia
(CARNet) Czech Rep. (CESNET) Cyprus
(CYNET) Denmark (Forskningsnettet) Estonia
(EENet) Finland (Funet) France (Renater) Germany
(G-WIN) Greece (GRNET) Hungary
(HUNGARNET) Iceland (RHnet) Ireland
(HEAnet) Israel (IUCC) Italy (GARR) Jordan
(JUNET) Latvia (LATNET) Lithuania (LITNET)
Latin America (redCLARA) Argentina
(RETINA) Brazil (RNP2/ANSP) Canada (CAnet) Chile
(REUNA) Colombia (RENATA) Costa Rica
(CR2Net) Guatemala (RAGIE) Mexico
(Red-CUDI) Nicaragua (RENIA) Panama (RedCyT) Peru
(RAAP) Uruguay (RAU2) Venezuela (REACCIUN2)
Luxembourg (RESTENA) Malta (Univ.
Malta) Netherlands (SURFnet) Norway
(UNINETT) Palestinian Territories
(Govt Computing Center) Poland
(PIONIER) Portugal (RCTS2) Qatar (Qatar
FN) Romania (RoEduNet)Russia (RBnet,
RUNNET) Slovakia (SANET) Slovenia (ARNES) Spain
(RedIRIS) Sweden (SUNET) Switzerland
(SWITCH) Syria (HIAST) United Kingdom
(JANET) Turkey (ULAKBYM) CERN
Australia (AARNET) China (CERNET,
CSTNET,NSFCNET) Fiji (USP-SUVA) Hong Kong
(HARNET) India (ERNET) Indonesia (ITB) Japan
(SINET, WIDE, JGN2) Korea (KOREN,
KREONET2) Malaysia (MYREN) New Zealand
(KAREN) Philippines (PREGINET) Singapore
(SingAREN) Taiwan (TANet2, ASNet) Thailand
(UNINET, ThaiSARN) Vietnam (VINAREN)
Central Asia
Africa
Armenia (ARENA) Georgia (GRENA) Kazakhstan
(KAZRENA) Tajikistan (TARENA) Uzbekistan (UZSCI)
Algeria (CERIST) Egypt (EUN/ENSTINET) Morocco
(CNRST) Tunisia (RFR) South Africa (TENET)
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K20 Initiative

• Connect and engage K-12s, museums, libraries,
  science and cultural centers, aquariums,
  community colleges, etc.
• Increased opportunities for joint funding,
  collaboration with Higher ed, student attraction,
  enhanced learning and education

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Sponsored Education Group Participants
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K20 Status and Growth
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What is MAGPI?

• MAGPI
• MAGPI is a regional aggregation point for
  Internet2. We serve the Pennsylvania, Delaware
  and New Jersey research and education
  communities.
• Our mission
• To introduce new technology
• To collaboratively develop new applications with
  our subscribers
• To make access to these technologies and
  applications economical and sustainable

Programming Snapshot (Since July 1, 2006) We
have organized 80 programs for our K-12
Members. 200 Schools have participated in our
programs. More than 12,000 participants have been
involved in our programs.
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MAGPI Member Snapshot

• Lehigh University
• Lehigh Valley Hospital
• Lincoln IU
• Mont. Co. Intermediate Unit
• Mont. Co. Community College
• National Constitution Center
• Northampton Community College
• NJEDge.Net State RE Network for N.J.
• The Philadelphia Orchestra
• Princeton University
• CERMUSA / St. Francis University
• Temple University
• Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital
• Tuscarora IU
• University of Delaware
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Scranton
• Villanova University
• Widener University

• Arcadia University
• Berks County IU
• Bucks County IU
• Bucks County Community College
• Capital Area IU
• Carbon Lehigh IU
• Chester County IU
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Center for Advancing Partnerships in Education
  (CAPE)
• Colonial IU
• Delaware County IU
• Delaware State Univeristy
• DELEARN - State RE Network for Delaware
• DeSales University
• Fox Chase Cancer Center
• The Franklin Institute
• IUs 8/9/10
• Lafayette College
• Lehigh Carbon Community College

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Why Internet2?

• Real-time access to remote resources
• Large-scale multi-site computation and data
  mining
• Interactive collaboration
• Rich, multi-media digital libraries
• Shared virtual reality

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Internet2 Capacity
Internet2 6 Seconds
56 kbps
ISDN
DSL/Cable
T1
25 Hours
6.4 Hours
168 Hours
74 Hours
Time Required to Download2-hour Course Lecture
DVD
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Changing Teaching and Learning in the 21st
Century Classroom

• What Internet2 Offers
• Real Time Collaboration
• Immediate Access to Expertise and/or Audiences
• Geographical Distribution
• High Quality, Real-Time Audio and Video
  Interaction gt Engagement

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Applications Span Disciplines and Contexts

• Sciences
• English
• Social Studies
• Art/Music
• Administration
• Library
• Classroom
• Clinic
• Labs
• Nature Centers

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How is Internet2 Used?taken from 2005 Internet2
Member Survey http//members.internet2.edu/assessm
ent
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Game Film Project

• Interactive Game Film Project
• Used Access Grid
• Apple Servers run out of MAGPI
• Access Grid support by Penn Video Network
• International University Collaboration between 13
  schools

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Research Channel
http//www.researchchannel.org/
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Immersive Segmentation
3-D medical simulation based on the visible human
project Distributed interactive collaborative
segmentation Evaluating hosting the dataset
locally on MAGPI for regional access by
schools/hospitals
Dr. Steven Senger, Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Scientific Visualization Project
http//visu.uwlax.edu/NGI/ImmSeg.html
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International CollaborationsLeni-Basso / Group
Motion DanceCo.

• DVTS
• Keio University in Tokyo and Montgomery County
  Community College, Blue Bell, PA
• Live rehearsal and critique of Rondo

http//www.magpi.net/Sept16.html
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Sharing Remote Resources Distributed Medical
Simulation

• CERMUSA/St. Francis University partnered with
  USUHS and others
• DVTS (Digital Video Transport System) at 30 Mbps,
  Multicast
• Medical Education and Distributed Patient
  Simulations

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Remote Instrumentation - Mauna Kea Observatories

• Real Instruments Students can manipulate
  advanced scientific instruments in real time.
• Promotes Inquiry Remote instrumentation provides
  real world exposure and real world contexts for
  scientific inquiry.

Mauna Kea Observatories
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Lehigh University Remote Scanning Electron
Microscopy

• Andrea Harmer, Director of Web-based Education
• George Motter, Sr. Instructional Technology
  Consultant

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International Collaborations MegaConference Jr.

• Student-led international Megaconference
• Focus on Language, Culture, Regional Issues
• International Distributed Teams of students in
  program content, developing partnerships, and
  technical support
• 7 countries, 29 states participated, hundreds of
  schools

The Next Megaconference Jr. is February 22, 2007
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Megaconference Jr. 2004
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International Virtual Panel No Longer a Once
in a Lifetime Event
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• Harriet Tubman Living History Experience
• VOICES Role Models
• One Book, One Philadelphia - The Memoir Project
• The Human Side of Revolution Exploring Waiting
  for Snow in Havana
• Gender Stereotypes Across our Contemporary Media
  An Art-Based Workshop
• Global Warming Race for the Tipping Point
• Digital Humanities Grant Workshop
• Alexs Virtual Lemonade Stand
• Megaconference Jr.
• Read Across America

www.magpi.net/programs
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• Interactive Meet the Author Videoconference
  Events
• 1 Hour, 15 Minutes In Length
• Series Targets a Variety of Grade Levels
• Partnerships with other Universities and
  Publishing Companies

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• Collaboration with The Free Library of
  Philadelphia
• Virtual Memoir Project
• Students investigated Waiting for Snow in Havana
  as a piece of memoir
• Students are now writing their own memoirs
• The Human Side of Revolution
• Students are examining Waiting for Snow in Havana
  as a primary text document/account
• Students will present on topics determined by the
  author

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• Sponsored by the African American Museum in
  Philadelphia
• 1.25 Hour Virtual Living History Presentation and
  Slide Show
• Targeted Students in Grades 6-8 9-12

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• Multimedia Journey Through Human Body
• Teaches About the Immune System, HIV and AIDS
• Interactive QA Session
• Targets Students in Grades 9-12 Community
  Colleges
• Ongoing Offering

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• Partnership with the University of Pennsylvania
  Physics Department
• Videoconference presentation that included live
  microscope images, power point presentation, live
  demonstrations from the physics lab and real-time
  student data analysis
• Physics Department worked with Participating High
  School Teachers.

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• Partnership with National Constitution Center,
  Internet2 Commons, Partner Universities and
  Participating Schools
• Students researched and performed/read sections
  of the Constitution in celebration of National
  Constitution Day
• 43 schools across the country participated (21
  states represented)

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VOICES Role Models - Virtual Panel Event

• Several PA schools connected
• 1 VOICES role model at each host site
• Partnership with the PA Commission for Women

http//pavoices.blogspot.com/
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PA Commission for Women Event

An interactive discussion with First Lady Judge
Marjorie O. Rendell Leslie Stiles, Exec.
Director, PA Commission for Women, and Anne
Spector, PENNCord
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China Mini Forums

• Arts Philadelphia Classical Symphony and the
  Music From China ensemble joined this
  videoconference, which included a student
  question and answer session following the
  performance entitled "China and the Allure of the
  Orient"
• Dept. of Commerce Guest Speaker from Minnesota
• History, Language Culture Margaret Wong

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Language Culture Exchange

• Designed by U Penn students at the Graduate
  School of Education or students currently
  enrolled in the university's English Language
  Program
• 45 minute, live interactive sessions
• Scaled for grade levels and appropriate for
  social studies, world cultures, foreign language
  and geography classes
• Programs included French West Africa, Japanese
  Pop Culture Exchange, Chinese New Year,
• http//www.magpi.net/exchange.html

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Teaching Learning About Africa

• Professional Development program offered by the
  Africa Studies Center at Penn in partnership with
  MAGPI
• Dr. Ali B. Ali Dinar presented on the Cultural
  and Social diversity in Africa
• 90 minute, live interactive session
• Targeted for secondary school social instructors
  appropriate for social studies, world cultures,
  foreign language and geography classes
• http//www.magpi.net/africastudies.html

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St. Francis Universitys Outreach to K20

• The Didgeridoo Exploring the Dreamtime (live
  performance and instruction with Jim Gagnon)
• The Universe of Song (Music Writing Workshop with
  Paul Purple)
• The Arts Living Seminar
• Four Hundred Thousand People, Carlos Santana, and
  Me
• Catholicism/World Religions for Secular
  Institutions

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http//www.cermusa.francis.edu/holidaycon/
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Types of Grants

• Specifically about Internet2 technologies
  (develop infrastructure, protocols, advanced
  services)
• Not about Internet2 but uses I2 to reach new
  audiences (learners and/or collaborators)

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Outreach/Opportunity Types

• Direct Research/Technology Grants
• NCRR (BIRN/INBRE)
• NSF HPC
• EPSCoR
• K12/K20 Outreach
• OCI
• NEH - Digital Humanities Initiative
• Dept of Ed
• State

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Where can you find funding?

• Federal Agencies (IMLS, NSF, NIH, OCI, State
  Dept., Dept. of Ed)
• Foundation (Hewlett, Mellon)
• Corporate (IBM, Microsoft, Apple)

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A special word about CI
Cyberinfrastructure defined A term coined by
NSF Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel in 2003 New
research environments in which capabilities of
the highest level of computing tools are
available to researchers in an interoperable
network Also called E-Science But, not just for
the science community. Cyberinfrastructure is an
increasing priority within the initiatives of
many funding agencies.
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Get and Stay Involved

• Talk with your Seton Hall IT folks and local
  Internet2 liaisons
• Seek/be IT/faculty/student champions
• Host/attend an Internet2 Event
• Participate in Virtual Events - Megaconference
  Jr., Gigaconference, Collaboranza, CILC
  Symposium, etc
• Send me feedback/updates/inquiries

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Professional DevelopmentCurriculum Integration
A series of 2-hour virtual professional
development seminars for K20 educators.

• Introduction to MAGPI/Internet2 - What are
  MAGPI/Internet2 applications? What are the
  implications for teaching and learning?
• Videoconferencing Best Practices and Virtual
  Field Trips
• Videoconferencing Planning Interactive
  Videoconference Collaborations
• Using Digital Libraries and Digital Sources
• Virtual Reality and Gaming in Education

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MAGPI K20 Support Network

• K20 User Group and Virtual Forums
• Tri-State Database
• K20 Portal
• K20 Newsletter
• Training
• Videoconferencing/I2 Commons Training
• Curriculum Integration/Professional Development

http//www.magpi.net/k20network.html
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Get Teachers Involved! Heres how

• MAGPI
• K20 Programs,
• Teacher PD, Curriculum Integration
• All projects use only Internet2 or MAGPI

www.magpi.net/programs

• My K20 Database
• Part of the Internet2 K20 Initiative
• Matchmaking Service for K20 Community
• All projects use Internet2

www.internet2.edu/k20

• CILC
• Search for Virtual Field Trips
• Find collaborative partners
• Internet2/Commodity Internet Projects

www.cilc.org
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Students are different now
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• But its got to start with you!

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QA - Thank you!

• Contact Info
• Jennifer Oxenford
• jmacdoug_at_magpi.net
• 215-898-0341

www.magpi.net