Can a Laptop Change How the World Teaches?

Autor/in	Johnson, Jason
Titel	Can a Laptop Change How the World Teaches?
Quelle	In: Knowledge Quest, 36 (2008) 4, S.72-73 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1094-9046
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Laptop Computers; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Computer Uses in Education; Technology Integration; Access to Computers; Teaching Methods; India; Peru; United States; Uruguay + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Laptop computer; Laptop; Computer; Digitalrechner; Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Computernutzung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Indien; USA
Abstract	In December 2007, the XO laptop was launched in Uruguay. The XO laptop is an inexpensive computer created by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Foundation, which the founders hope will advance education in the developing world. In the frenzy to light up children's faces with the glow of an LCD, it is the librarians and teachers and their role in advancing education that have been left out of the equation. The OLPC has purposely tried to place their project beyond those criticisms on the effectiveness of aid to developing countries by focusing on the project as an educational initiative, rather than as a device giveaway. The idea is based on the work of Seymour Papert and others who believe that computers are uniquely able to encourage children in "learning learning." In other words, a computer provides a platform for children to teach themselves and instill a personal commitment to lifelong learning. Having spent five years managing a one-to-one laptop program for fourth through sixth graders in the United States, the author understands how giving a child a laptop can profoundly impact their learning. However, the OLPC project is faced with a number of immediate challenges that have grabbed the attention of the project and the media. A Nigerian firm has claimed that the XO laptop violates one of their patents. XO also faces stiff competition from low-cost consumer products. In this article, the author suggests that the project must move beyond these immediate challenges and find ways to invest in the teachers as well. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10