Digital Workforce Education

Cost-Effective Systems Approach to

Digital Access and Online Education

Agenda
Part 1

Organization, Partner Institutions and Programs

History of Computer Recycling Program
Computer Recycling Examples and USD Costs

Part 2

Computer and Digital Literacy Training

Distance Education Technologies
Distance Education Programs

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Digital Workforce Education Society

City Colleges of Chicago
8 Two Year Colleges,
10 Technical Schools,
1 Television Broadcast Station
200,000 full and part-time students
Olive Harvey College:
Computer Recycling and Refurbishing,
Digital Multi-Media Production and
Broadcast Studio
West Side Technical Institute:
Distance Education, Job Training, Grant
Funding Development
The EigerLab, Rockford, IL
Worker Safety and Health Training
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West Side Technical Institute

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Computer Recycling Program

1999 Began as Official Chicago Program to provide
1 computer for every 5 students in Chicago Public and Catholic
Schools (K-12) and City Colleges of Chicago.
Required over 250,000 computers a year to meet this goal.
No budget to pay for that many computers
Recycled computers became the most cost-effective and
immediate solution to bridge Chicagos Digital Divide

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Why Recycle Computers in the United States ?

In 2004 over 315 million computers became obsolete

(1)

In 2006 163,420 computers and TVs are obsolete each day

(2)

In the US computers have a useful life of only 3 years

Recycling 1,024 Tons of computers (~20,000 CPUs) saves

172,474 barrels of oil, 7.2 millions gallons of petro, 71,967 tons of CO2

(1)
(2)

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, eWaste Fact Sheet, 2005
US. Environmental Protection Agency

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Why Recycle Computers in the United States ?

Landfill disposal of 1,000 tons of computers requires 1 worker,

Recycling computer plastic, metal and chips requires 15 workers,

Repairing and refurbishing the same computers and installing in
schools, NGOs, and rural communities for distance learning
creates jobs for 200 workers. (1)

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Why Recycle in Illinois ?

ILLINOIS Digital Divide
41.5% of public schools failing state and federal education standards
IL lagging neighboring states in job growth past three years (US Dept of

Labor)

Wisconsin 69,500
Indiana 51, 400
Iowa 43,500
Kentucky 36,900

Illinois 26,000
Missouri 25,700
Illinois dropped from No. 1 Digital State in the US in 2001 to No. 12 in 2004

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Boys and
Girls Clubs
Pembroke
Englewood
Aurora, Venice
Savannah, Cairo

Lt. Governor
I-Connect
TEAM IL
State
Agencies

Members of
Chicagoland
Chamber

Beaumont
Foundation
Salvation Army

Illinois
Digital
Divide Job
Creation

CMS
State
Computers
767 1q 06

DWES
City Colleges
Chicago

Other County
Agencies

Committed partner organizations

Organizations indicating their support

Over 100 Other

community
organizations
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Computer Recycling-Asset Inventory and Removal

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Computer Recycling-Asset Inventory and Removal

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Computer Recycling-Asset Inventory and Removal

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Computer Recycling-Asset Inventory and Removal

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Computer Recycling-Inventory Warehouses

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Computer Recycling-Inventory Warehouses

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Computer Recycling-Inventory Warehouses

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Computer Recycling-Inventory Warehouses

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Computer Recycling and Refurbishing Costs

Transportation, logistics and warehousing of inventories
USD$25 per computer
Computer Repair and Refurbishing, installation of new operating
system software and free open source applications USD$25
Total Basic costs USD$50 per computer
Extra components if needed:
Dial up modems - USD$10
Speakers USD$10

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Computer and Digital Literacy Training

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Computer and Digital Literacy Training

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Computer and Digital Literacy Training

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Distance Education Technologies

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Distance Education Technologies

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Distance Education Technologies

ICN serves over 6,100

educational facilities,
libraries, museums,
municipal governments, and
other constitutents in Illinois
and 1,800 state agency
locations making ICN the
largest private telecom and
data network of its kind in
the WORLD

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Distance Education Technologies

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Distance Education Technologies

Dick Alton
videoconference
with John Logan
PTAC

Eiger Center
PTAC
Rockford

DCEO 1st
Stop Help
Desk

OSHA Aurora
videoconference
with DCEO
Springfield
John Logan
PTAC
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with ICN

Congressman
Manzullo
videoconference
with Rock Valley
College PTAC

Distance Education Programs

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We would like to thank UNEFA for allowing us to participate in

del I Congreso Internacional de Investigacin y Postgrado en el siglo XXI
Mucho Gracias from Chicago, USA
A complete recorded archive of this presentation and documents for
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