I thought this paragraph was interesting. Linden also led one of the few experimental studies to show a positive impact from the use of computers — a project in India that provided computers and education software to schools and randomly assigned some schools to use the software during school hours and others to encourage computer use after hours. This study found that using computers during school hours —essentially substituting computers for teachers — actually hurt learning, while using them after hours as a supplement to traditional classroom teaching had dramatic positive effects on the weakest students. Even this outcome doesn't really support the OLPC mission, though; the software evaluated is very much in the "drill and practice" model that Negroponte has explicitly derided.
I agree that its vital that we get computer usage into the homes and out-of-school time. We should emphaisis this in our marketing as many of the alternative practices in the US are not giving kids access to computers out of school. Often students are not allowed to take laptops home, or the access is to a virtual desktop and can only been accessed through a broadband network. I'd like to work to change TCO calculations to give us cost per hour of student use not cost per computer per student. Interesting that the drill and practice model that he is saying works here is the one that didn't work in the USDept of Ed study. This author seems willing to bend studies around to make his point. I suspect that both drill and practice and constructionist computing that extend learning time help learning. I am very pleased that Sugar is not being religiously constructionist and becoming a broad based platform for learning. This is another point that we need to bring out in our marketing message. Sugar supports a wide range of learning activities. On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Sean DALY <sdaly...@gmail.com> wrote: > Computer Error? > > http://www.miller-mccune.com/business_economics/computer-error-1390?article_page=1 > > "Repeated calls and e-mails to OLPC and Negroponte seeking comment on > OLPC did not receive a response." > > As is often the case, some factual inaccuracies, a two-year-old > screenshot, and no mention of Sugar. > > Interesting anecdotes about combating teacher absenteeism though, and > analysis suggesting that teacher training dramatically improves > learning with computers. > > Sean. > _______________________________________________ > Marketing mailing list > Marketing@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing > -- Caroline Meeks Solution Grove carol...@solutiongrove.com 617-500-3488 - Office 505-213-3268 - Fax
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