{"id":287,"date":"2009-07-06T10:09:45","date_gmt":"2009-07-06T14:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edutechdebate.org\/?p=287"},"modified":"2012-09-27T10:37:36","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T14:37:36","slug":"shared-access-computing-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edutechdebate.org\/individal-and-communal-computer-usage\/shared-access-computing-model\/","title":{"rendered":"Shared Access Computing is the Most Economical and Scalable Model"},"content":{"rendered":"
As Wayan appropriately points out in his introduction<\/a>, a computer is merely a learning tool, albeit an increasingly important tool, in enabling higher quality education. And as Walter Bender pointed out in the insightful WSJ debate Will Low-Cost Laptops Help Kids in Developing Countries?<\/a> with the CEO of NComputing, Stephen Dukker, “computing is not a cure; it is an agent that will enable children to engage in learning.”<\/p>\n So the debate we\u2019ve been asked to participate in is to posit which computing model is better suited in the developing world to proliferate computers to enhance learning and education. <\/p>\n