Jul
The McNealy Minute #16: LearniT and Curricki
A new “McNealy Minute” audio podcast features Scott McNealy talking with Mike Zafirovski, President & CEO of Nortel, on
“… the future of education, and how Sun, Nortel and others are working together to eliminate the digital divide by providing better access to knowledge through network technology, open systems and sharing.”
Sun has a long history in providing service to the education space and Scott is involved with Curricki, which was spun out of Sun.
Nortel is a leading innovator in the communications space. They invest their philanthropic activities in a program called LearniT:
Nortel LearniT is an initiative of Nortel Community Relations to prepare teachers, students, and learners of all ages to develop 21st century skills that will provide a basis for their ongoing engagement in learning and personal achievement
Scott calls this NASA approved program, “Rock science - Online”. Mike says he would like LearniT to reach as many teachers and students as possible and he is excited about working with Scott and Curricki to put those assest together and drive adoption.
Scott and Mike go on to discuss how LearniT and Curricki will work together and why it makes sense for corporations like Sun and Nortel to invest in such initiavites.
