Kennari
One sky, one school, one purpose...
TM
The Kennri (TM) was first conceived in July of 2000 when the creator met different students from Africa at the Univ of Iowa who taught her about the circumstances for the majority of children in Africa. At first it was called Porta-School.
PATENT-PENDING
The creator first filed for a provisional patent in July of 2000, but because of limited funding did not file again until July of 2012. During the interim, Dr. Muir has adopted new technology and new techniques while keeping abreast of international education needs and is now registered with UNESCO as a certified expert in Distance Learning. Awarded the Global Educator of the Year Award in 2010 by CCLP, Dr.Muir is widely published and continues her work to make basic education available to students around the world.
LEGAL STATUS
The Keannari (TM) is a "product" of the One World School, LLC, registered as a not-for-profit in the state of Illinois in the USA. As a non-for-profit company, a minimum of 55% of its annual profit is returned to the company for research and development, and to provide scholarships for international students.
ABOUT Kennari (TM)
PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS
Presented three years ago at Russia's First Online Education Conference in Moscow, Russia. This paper explores the status of Russian Education and the need for alternative education for Russia's youth,and the viability of using the internet as the delivery method. (Available at http://www.academia.com)
UPCOMING EVENTS!
Having served more than 540,000 students in 72 countries over the past 15 years, 1WS offers more than 500 accredited courses in more than 16 languages.
PARTNERS
On July 17th, 2013, Dr. Diana Muir and Dr. Philip Spottswood will be presenting the Kennari(TM) to the world at the World Futures Convention in Chicago, IL. Attended by thousands of futurists from around the world, education is one of the themes of this years conference, Exploring the Next Horizon.
Published in July of 2000 at the ICTE Conference in South Africa, this paper reviews the infrastructure of present-day Africa and the viability of using internet education to address education needs of developing nations around the world.(Available at http://www.academia.com )
THE CASE FOR INTERNET EDUCATION IN DEVLOPING NATIONS...
CONNECTING RUSSIA TO THE WORLD...
One World School
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Included as Chapter 45 in the Ultimate Handbook for Mobile Learning, published by MIT/Rutledge in April 2013, this paper explores the issues that need to be addressed when considering mobile learning in developing nations. (Available at http://www.academia.com )
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON MOBILE LEARNING