globallab
Where curiosity rules!
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GlobalLab is
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An integrated, web-based learning platform
that supports collaborative investigations,
crowdsourcing, and authoring of investigationdriven learning modules
for schools to do the projects
in science in different fields.
GlobalLab in brief:
Community 130 000 users from 61 countries
(teachers and students).
More than 1500 published projects, 9000 are in
pipeline.
Available in English, Spanish and Russian,
Available on mobile apps
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Safe and moderated learning environment
Meets the requirements of education
curriculum.
Main focus is on data literacy and practice,
networked collaborations, scientific
authenticity and project-based investigations.
Partnership: UNESCO, Microsoft, Fourier,
Globisens, Pasco, EcoMedia, Discovery
Education and etc.
Our market is students, teachers,
schools, parents & the rest of us
A blend of school & home markets
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Anyone can participate in & create their
own projects
A global playground that sticks
Social networking with value
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What is GlobalLab today?
learning
community
social
networking
learning
platform
crowdsourcing
learning
environment
&
cloud-based
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Globalab Projects
Any idea worthy of study
Even something
as routine as breakfast
can be a good project
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Users learn about
their project
“Thanks for the project!
I loved it. My hypothesis
was confirmed.
Breakfast on weekends is
different from breakfast
on weekdays.”
They analyze &
visualize their data
They gather & submit
data by following
protocols.
Data sets are displayed
by location
They join our growing
community of curious
minds
Users register
at GlobalLab
They select projects
to join
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They can propose
& create their own
projects
They discuss
findings, ideas
& thoughts. They
discover together
to
GlobalLab
Using
GL apps, they
.
turn their tablets
or smartphones
into mobile labs
transmitting data
What’s GlobalLab’s value proposition?
We don’t just encourage curiosity
like other sites
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We EMPOWER curiosity
GlobalLab is not another social network
Not another Facebook
Users of GlobalLab become smarter
as they have fun
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They learn both content & skills
The skills demanded by today’s
economies & industries
How schools can teach both
content & the skills demanded by
today’s economies
Four C's of 21st Century Learning:
Communication, Collaboration, Creativity & Critical Thinking
Data literacy for an increasingly data-driven world
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In 2015, PISA, the program for international student
assessment, will measure student achievement in
collaborative problem solving
GlobalLab meets the new world
requirements and helps to prepare
the new generation with the
demanded skills and knowledge.
Benefits and Value of the service:
For Students: Global social networking combined with hands-on
learning opportunities based on developing knowledge and skills in
science. A great start to develop one`s career from the school with
Global Lab portfolio.
For Parents: A small fee – Very large learning outcomes to develop
their child career.
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For Teachers: “Off-the-shelf” inquiry projects utilizing existing
infrastructure. Collaborative inquiry – based pedagogy, specialized
social network for education, real-world context for engaged
learning, real science integrated into classroom instruction, support
from tutors and professors.
For Schools: Meeting the call for the centrality of inquiry and critical
thinking. Developing the project -method crowd sourcing and using
Big data in science. Using the measurable and monitoring tools to
evaluate teachers and pupils. Building the portfolios of the school
and teachers, science rating of schools. Improving students'
motivation to learn.
For Government: Science-literate citizens. Developing ICT in
education. Growing the country`s competitiveness in ICT. Educating
the new generation with the demanded skills and knowledge to the
modern IT world. Developing and growing the science potential.
developing education available for children with special needs
Basic GlobalLab services
are free
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Participate
in projects &
discussions
Use
GlobalLab's
platform
tools &
resources
Propose
& publish
up to three
projects
a year
We can generate revenues & profits
by selling subscriptions
and additional services:
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Premium subscriptions
for schools and individuals
Additional services on
the platform:
competitions and
quizzes.
Product placements,
marketing
crowdsourcing
research,
highly targeted
advertising
Virtual platform for
communities of the
companies producing
content : publishers and
etc.
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Premium subscriptions
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Intellectual properties GlobalLab
has already developed
Data
submission
tools
complete with
metadata
Advanced
databases
that geolocate
users & data
sets on maps
Direct
streaming
of data from
probes into
the database
Customizable
data
visualization
tools
Online
registration
desk
Data report
forms
A project
authoring
tool
Applications
that collect
data using
handheld
devices
A searchable
project
catalog
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Teachers` references:
globallab
Where curiosity rules!
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www.globallab.org
Tatiana Krupa
[email protected]