The John C. Ford Program's Global Education Initiative [Ford Program-GEI Project] is collaborating with the Immersive Education Initiative to further shared objectives, including accelerating and strengthening the acquisition of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills, problem-solving and creative thinking skills in underserved K-12 and college students, worldwide; achieving and sustaining the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and UNESCO Education For All goals; and using innovative technology and Internet solutions for building healthy, sustainable communities and increased access to critical knowledge and information, worldwide. The Ford Program-GEI Project will donate 67 STEM programs and associated learning materials and technologies to the Immersive Education Initiative under an Open Educational Resources (OER) Creative Commons license. The donation, valued at $1.2 Million USD, was developed with funding by the United States Department of Commerce, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Dallas Foundation, COMP USA, EDS Foundation, Bank of America Foundation, Microsoft Corporation, Chase Bank and private investors.
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June 27, 2008
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