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Amos Cruz
Posted on March 15th, 2012
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) has been a part of a larger ICT4E discussion, which has included ongoing debate over the effectiveness of the XO and its various deployments. Since its inception, OLPC has relied mainly on aspirations, visions, and projections to support investment from various partners across the globe. Pilots programs were conducted at […]
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Tags: Amos Cruz, ICT4E, ICT4E Assessment, IDB Stuy, Netbooks, OLPC, OLPC Deployment, OLPC Peru, One Laptop Per Child, One to One, pedagogical application, pedagogical support, randomized control trial, Technology Salon, Uruguay, Walter Bender, XO Deployment
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Oscar Becerra
Posted on March 13th, 2012
Thanks for the opportunity to discuss OLPC again. I am not unbiased since I was responsible for the design and implementation of “Una Laptop por Niño” but I think my contribution may illustrate some of the points described in the article. To begin I would like to point out the reality upon which “Una Laptop […]
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Tags: 1:1 laptop, doomed to failure, Educational Resource Center, elementary school, Huascarán project, ict industry, ICT4E, Ministry of Education, OLPC, OLPC approach, OLPC Peru, Oscar Becerra, Pedagogy Innovation, Peru, Primary School, Public school, Una laptop por nino, XO Laptop
Posted in OLPC in Peru | 25 Comments »
IDB Publication
Posted on March 8th, 2012
The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program aims to improve learning in the poorest regions of the world though providing laptops to children for use at school and home. Since its start, the program has been implemented in 36 countries and more than two million laptops have been distributed. The investments entailed are significant given […]
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Tags: 1:1 computing 1:1 learning, academic achievement, academic software, Coding test, cognitive skills, computers in schools, Educational Outcomes, Evidence, Human Capital, IDB, Inter-American Development Bank, Language, Laptop, Math, objective data, OLPC, OLPC Peru, One Laptop Per Child, Peru, randomized evaluation, Raven’s Progressive Matrices, verbal fluency
Posted in OLPC in Peru | 28 Comments »
Wayan Vota
Posted on March 5th, 2012
In 2007, Peru announced it would distribute tens of thousands of XO laptops from One Laptop Per Child to children in rural schools across the country, and expanded the program every year since. Almost 1 million laptops later, the program is now the largest XO deployment in the world and one of the most faithful […]
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Tags: 1-to-1 computing, cognitive skills, developing country, evaluation, IADB, IDB, Inter-American Development Bank, OLPC, OLPC Peru, One Laptop Per Child, randomized control trial, randomized evaluation, results, South America, XO Laptop
Posted in OLPC in Peru | 13 Comments »
Dr. Irina Smirnova
Posted on February 29th, 2012
Distance education in Russia has its history of almost 90 years. It was launched in the 1920s when the first departments of distance education were organized in the conventional universities, and it was usual practice. For example, Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI) was founded in 1932 and a faculty of Distance […]
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Tags: BRIC, Distance education, Distance Learning, Dr. Irina Smirnova, e-Learning Environment, Higher Education Institutions, MESI, Moscow State University, Open and Distance Learning, Open Education Resources, Russia
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Professor LI Yawan
Posted on February 27th, 2012
There are many organizations, corporations, and institutions conduct open and distance education in China, among which two strands represent the mainstream of open and distance education development. The Open University of China (Hereafter the OUC), based on the original China Radio & TV Universities system (the CRTVUs’ system) is now under construction, which symbolizes that […]
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Tags: China, China Radio & TV Universities, CRTVU, Higher Education, Internet, Lifelong Learning, Mobile Phones, National Medium and Long-Term Plan for Education Reform and Development, Open University, Open University of China, OUC, Professor LI Yawan, Quality Higher Education for All, satellite, TV
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Luciano Sathler
Posted on February 21st, 2012
Brazil has experienced strong socioeconomic changes in recent years, including the reduction of poverty, the rise of a new middle class and higher proportions of older people. One of the main demands that accompanies and drives this movement is expanding access to higher education and the growth of lifelong learning needs. The main feature of […]
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Tags: Brazil, Brazilian society, Campus Enrollment, Distance Learning, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Luciano Sathler, OER, Online Courses, open educational resources
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Dr Hemlata Chari
Posted on February 15th, 2012
India is a country of diversity. The present scenario of higher education is overwhelming. As all are aware India is the Second populous country of the world. There is a growing imbalance between the intake of students and those seeking admissions. Indian Education system follows a 10+2+3 pattern Today there are around 300 universities and […]
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Tags: Faculty recalcitrance, Hemlata Chari, Higher Education, IDOL, India, ODL, Open and Distance Learning, Open University, Secondary Education, University, University of Mumbai
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Nick Moe-Pryce
Posted on February 2nd, 2012
UNESCO has repeatedly argued that the number of places for post-secondary learners must increase from approximately 120 million to 240 million worldwide, with large-scale growth already having been documented over the past decade. In the emerging economic powerhouses of the world, increased access to knowledge and education is crucial to guarantee continued growth. Yet, it […]
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Tags: Brazil, BRIC, China, Distance Learning, ICDE, India, Indira Ghandi National Open University, International Council for Open and Distance Education, Nick Moe-Pryce, Open and Distance Learning, Open University of China, post-secondary learners, Quality Higher Education for All, Russia
Posted in Open and Distance Learning | 15 Comments »
