Re: [IAEP] [UKids] Re: news article: Why schools should provide one laptop per child

2016-06-17 Thread Jerry Vonau


> On June 17, 2016 at 3:59 PM Ian Thomson  wrote:
> 
> 
> Have to admit to being a bit surprised that for a list serve that is
> called
> "Its an education project", all the comments are about the device.
> 
> IMHO, the biggest challenge (in the developing world) is how to make the
> giant step change from moving from a  resource poor teaching and learning
> environment to a resource abundant environment (enabled by ICTs). This is
> very different from what happens in developed countries.
> 
> I see huge potential in this, but nobody seems to be commenting on it.
> They
> still seem to focus on the device (even if the debate is about one-to-one
> or not, it is still device centric)
> 
> Ian

I agree, there is no reason we can not setup something like LTSP[1] for a
sugar based desktop lap. NFS mount /home and run the rest from a iso. Can
you say instant dual boot without touching the hard drive.

Jerry

1. http://www.ltsp.org/ 

1. 



> On 18 June 2016 at 03:14, Dave Crossland  wrote:
> 
> >
> > On 17 June 2016 at 11:11, Dave Crossland  wrote:
> >
> >> I thought this was the best line:
> >>
> >> "These [failures] tended to be in school districts that treated
> >> computers
> >> like magical devices that would solve educational problems merely
> >> through
> >> their distribution, without sufficient planning on how they could best
> >> be
> >> deployed to improve learning."
> >>
> >
> > I added this to the vision of what SL should be
> >
> >
> > https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Vision_proposal_2016&type=revision&diff=99052&oldid=99047
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Re: [IAEP] [UKids] Re: news article: Why schools should provide one laptop per child

2016-06-17 Thread Ian Thomson
Have to admit to being a bit surprised that for a list serve that is called
"Its an education project", all the comments are about the device.

IMHO, the biggest challenge (in the developing world) is how to make the
giant step change from moving from a  resource poor teaching and learning
environment to a resource abundant environment (enabled by ICTs). This is
very different from what happens in developed countries.

I see huge potential in this, but nobody seems to be commenting on it. They
still seem to focus on the device (even if the debate is about one-to-one
or not, it is still device centric)

Ian



On 18 June 2016 at 03:14, Dave Crossland  wrote:

>
> On 17 June 2016 at 11:11, Dave Crossland  wrote:
>
>> I thought this was the best line:
>>
>> "These [failures] tended to be in school districts that treated computers
>> like magical devices that would solve educational problems merely through
>> their distribution, without sufficient planning on how they could best be
>> deployed to improve learning."
>>
>
> I added this to the vision of what SL should be
>
>
> https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/index.php?title=Vision_proposal_2016&type=revision&diff=99052&oldid=99047
>
> --
> Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org !
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Phone +679 8640344
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