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Anand Sheombar - 1:1 and Computer Labs: Can Thier Benefits Bring a New Model?

I wellcome this debate. However, it seems appropriate to broaden the scope to the the various ICT devices that can be used for educational purposes. For instance, mobile phones could have their benefits too. And 1:1 or N:1(shared access) is not only a related to finance or ICT capacity, the educational philosophy behind learning could a play a role too.

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:21:25 -0700

It was the day for all the pomp and circumstance.

Today we hosted a formal event, designed to give parents, district and city officials, and school administrators a look at the wonderful opportunities that are coming their way.The event – highly publicized and attended by several popular leaders, including Senator Balinda, who is also the founder of the Independent University of Kigali (ULK) – was covered by Rwanda Television, and showed the country some of the things that ULK and The UNGANA Foundation are doing to enable progress.

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:29:00 -0700

It was the day of pomp and circumstance.

Today we hosted a formal event, designed to give parents, district and city officials, and school administrators a look at the wonderful opportunities that are coming their way.The event – highly publicized and attended by several popular leaders, including Senator Balinda, who is also the founder of the Independent University of Kigali (ULK) – was covered by Rwanda Television, and showed the country some of the things that ULK and The UNGANA Foundation are doing to enable progress.

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:26:00 -0700

@mbeckford - Shared Access Computing is the Most Economical and Scalable Model

@ Paul, I wrote a very long response to your question about rural and urban and somehow it didn't post. Anyway, my main point is that there are likely many examples of urban-focused efforts. In the longer comment I used ICT examples of Cisco Network Academies and Intel Teach as two examples that focus on both urban and rural. I did a google search on Monteria and vocational training and found a bunch of examples. That being said, I do not know on the top of my head of specific NGO's that focus specifically on urban areas. There is a BOP population in all urban cities around the world.

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:31:42 -0700

Random observations after 6 days in Nepal

Kathmandu could easily be called NGOville as the number of NGOs in this city is simply insane. Especially the part of town where I live (near Sanepa Chowk) hosts what must be at least two dozen NGOs, ranging from UN organizations to World Vision and GTZ. Traffic here is just insanely chaotic. And watching it is an experience in itself.

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 09:44:48 -0700

FESTastic!

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:58:00 -0700

Coming Soon to a Computer Near You

For those who have diligently been checking in to read about the latest, much has occurred that I didn't have the strength or ethical legitimacy to write about--until now.Stay tuned.

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:43:00 -0700

Combine These Pictures...

Beautiful Rwandese children...

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:42:00 -0700

Louise Duncan - Mobile Phones: Better Learning Tools than Computers?

Hello. The burning question on my mind now is which device should we be purchasing/ subsidising for our students. I teach in a rural Government School in Victoria, Australia. We have a mandate to reach 1-to-1 computing for our students in years 9-12 by 2011. The device of choice for our education department is a netbook. These will all have network access in the school. Over the last 12 months, I have also been trialling the use of the iPod Touch with my entire class of students to explore their educational potential.

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:13:52 -0700