STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — (Marketwired) — 06/11/13 —
* Ericsson partnering with Entel to deploy Connect To Learn in Chile
* Rural Chilean students and their teachers benefit from connectivity to
a
21(st) century education through a cloud-based computing solution and
mobile
broadband technology
* Program for online cultural exchange is also implemented, bringing
teachers
and students together with global peers
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and Entel announce the launch of Connect To Learn,
an
initiative that offers quality education for rural students, in three
schools in
Chile that previously did not have access to technology in education.
Connect To
Learn in partnership with Millennium Promise and the Earth Institute at
Columbia
University is using the latest technology to improve educational
opportunities
for rural students, especially girls.
Through Connect To Learn, mobile broadband connectivity has been
implemented in
the Arturo Prat Chacón secondary school as well as two primary
schools, all
located in rural Ninhue, in the Bío Bío Region of southern Chile.
The program in
the Arture Prat Chacón school also includes online educational
resources, a
cloud-computing solution in a low-maintenance and easy-to-use model and
relevant
training for teachers. The technology deployed gives students and teachers
access to 21st-century educational tools and resources, and the ability to
connect to other schools around the world to foster collaborative learning,
cross-cultural understanding and global awareness.
Manuel Araya, Corporate Affairs Manager, Entel, says, “With Connect To
Learn,
students and teachers benefit from access to global news, information and
the
latest educational content, and can collaborate with fellow students and
teachers around the world, despite their remote location.”
Entel is providing optimized 3G connectivity to the selected schools to
ensure
good connectivity, as well as free Internet connections.
Carla Belitardo, Head of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility,
Ericsson
Latin America, says, “This initiative demonstrates our commitment to
enabling
our vision for a Networked Society in Chile and in Latin America. Mobile
broadband is a key enabler for access to a quality education in all
communities,
even the most rural. Delivering cloud-based computing services and
connecting
them is a major step toward bringing quality education.”
Since 2010, Connect To Learn has been deployed to help students in Ghana,
Kenya,
Tanzania, Uganda, Brazil Senegal and Djibouti helping students access
quality
learning resources for a 21st-century education.
School-To-School Connections
Through Connect To Learn, Entel and Ericsson are also introducing School-
To-
School Connections, a flagship program, pioneered by co-founders Millennium
Promise and the Earth Institute. High school students at the Juan de
Mairena
Institute in San Sebastian de los Reyes, Spain, created their very own
global
classroom, connecting through a video call session with students from
Arturo
Prat Chacón High School, located in Ninhue, southern Chile, as part of
the
School-To-School Connections partnership program facilitated by the Connect
To
Learn initiative.
The program connects classrooms in rural and urban communities around the
world
to foster cross-cultural learning and cultivate global awareness,
understanding,
and collaboration.
The goal is that the School-To-School Connections program will help create
a
sense of commonality among young people and a sense of shared
responsibility for
tackling the global challenges we all face. In 2011, with School-To-School
Connections in mind, Connect To Learn commissioned a team from Columbia
University Teachers College to create a set of curricular resources based
on the
Millennium Development Goals in order to support shared lesson planning
between
teachers at partnered schools and collaborative learning among their
students.
Video calls and emails help facilitate their work together and build
relationships among participants.
The classes shared their thoughts on “ensuring environmental
sustainability” and
what it means in each of their countries, asking questions, clapping,
laughing
and nodding their heads. They also talked about the similarities and
differences
in the types of activities that take place in each of their communities.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Download high-resolution photos and broadcast-quality video at
Ericsson Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility – 2012 Report:
How ICT is changing the classroom:
Report: Learning and Education in the Networked Society
About the Connect To Learn initiative
Connect To Learn is a public-private partnership between Ericsson, the
Earth
Institute at Columbia University, and Millennium Promise along with
operator and
other corporate and individual partners. A global education initiative,
Connect
To Learn was launched in 2010, in response to the challenges of access and
inequality. The Connect To Learn partners recognize the transformational
role
broadband connectivity and other ICT solutions can have in scaling up
access to
quality education through innovative programs, such as cloud-based
curricula and
school-to-school connectivity.
To learn more please visit:
About Ericsson
Ericsson is a world-leading provider of communications technology and
services.
We are enabling the Networked Society with efficient real-time solutions
that
allow us all to study, work and live our lives more freely, in sustainable
societies around the world.
Our offering comprises services, software and infrastructure within
Information
and Communications Technology for telecom operators and other industries.
Today
40 percent of the world-s mobile traffic goes through Ericsson networks and
we
support customers- networks servicing more than 2.5 billion subscriptions.
We are more than 110,000 people working with customers in more than 180
countries. Founded in 1876, Ericsson is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
In
2012 the company-s net sales were SEK 227.8 billion (USD 33.8 billion).
Ericsson
is listed on NASDAQ OMX, Stockholm and NASDAQ, New York stock exchanges.
Ericsson and Entel partner for Connect To Learn in Chile:
This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of
Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that:
(i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and
other applicable laws; and
(ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and
originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Ericsson via Thomson Reuters ONE
[HUG#1708548]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT
Ericsson Corporate Communications
Phone: +46 10 719 69 92
E-mail:
Ericsson Investor Relations
Phone: +46 10 719 00 00
E-mail:
You must be logged in to post a comment Login