Cambridge Learning Workshop Sept2008: Difference between revisions

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On September 17-19, 2008, attendees from around the world, mainly Colombia, Paraguay, Puerto Rico and Mexico, attended a learning workshop at OLPC headquarters. Participants walked away with a better understanding of the XO laptop, learning and the goals of One Laptop per Child.

Overview:

The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Regional Workshop is designed to provide participants with a pragmatic understanding of laptops for learning at both the micro and macro scales. The micro scale involves how children learn and how children use laptops for learning in productive, joyful ways. The macro scale involves how to create high-quality learning environments for everyone, not just a few. This workshop is part of a larger series of events both at OLPC and in other countries and localities aimed at building local capacity and forming an international network of organizations to deploy one laptop per child.

The workshop will be practical and hands-on, yet it is not a mere technical training. Participants will become familiar with laptops for learning and will use the concrete experience as a basis for reflection upon the learning process. Participants will also learn from the examples of countries already adopting one laptop per child at national levels so as to plan how to best implement in their own countries. Participants will also get to know each other to form their own learning network so as to enable richer development in each country and the region.

Attendee List:

Presentations:

Day 1:

File:International Operations.ppt: Overview of Current Deployments, Robert Fadel, VP of International Operations:
File:The XO & Learning.ppt: The XO & Learning, Claudia Urrea, Learning Team:
File:Birmingham, AL Deployment.ppt: Birmingham, Alabama Deployment, Julian Daily, Learning Team:

Day 2:

File:Software Presentation.ppt: Software, Ed McNierney, VP of Software Development:
File:Laptop Hardware.ppt: Hardware, John Watlington, VP of Hardware Development
File:Customizing Your XO.ppt: Customizing Your XO, Julia Reynolds, Assistant to Learning & Technology Teams:
File:Country Technical Support.ppt: Country Technical Support, Kim Quirk, VP of Technical Support & Reuben Caron, Support Engineer:
File:Power on the XO.ppt: Power, Richard Smith, Director of Embedded Engineering:
File:Storytelling on the XO.pdf: Storytelling with the XO, Barbara Barry, Learning Team:
File:Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn.ppt: Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn, Angel Fernandez, Youth Teacher:

Day 3

File:Connectivity on the XO.ppt: Michail Bletsas, VP of Connectivity & Advanced Technology
File:Real World Implementation.ppt: Claudia Urrea, Learning Team
File:OLPC-Paraguay.doc: Cecilia Alcala, Raul Gutierrez, Miguel Martin

Discussion

The Wiki needs to be cleaned up, so that information is more easily accessed.

Important role of university involvement in deployments.

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-On September 17-19, 2008 attendees from around the world, mainly Colombia, Paraguay, Puerto Rico and Mexico, attended a learning workshop at OLPC headquarters.
+''On September 17-19, 2008, attendees from around the world, mainly Colombia, Paraguay, Puerto Rico and Mexico, attended a learning workshop at OLPC headquarters. Participants walked away with a better understanding of the XO laptop, learning and the goals of One Laptop per Child.''
-Overview:
+'''Overview:'''
 The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Regional Workshop is designed to provide participants with a pragmatic understanding of laptops for learning at both the micro and macro scales. The micro scale involves how children learn and how children use laptops for learning in productive, joyful ways. The macro scale involves how to create high-quality learning environments for everyone, not just a few. This workshop is part of a larger series of events both at OLPC and in other countries and localities aimed at building local capacity and forming an international network of organizations to deploy one laptop per child.
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-Attendee List:
+=== Attendee List: ===
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 ==== Day 1: ====
+;[[Image:International Operations.ppt]]
-Overview of Current Deployments, Robert Fadel, VP of International Operations: [[Image:International Operations.ppt]]
+: Overview of Current Deployments, Robert Fadel, VP of International Operations:
+;[[Image:The XO & Learning.ppt]]
-The XO & Learning, Claudia Urrea, Learning Team:
+:The XO & Learning, Claudia Urrea, Learning Team:
-[[Image:The XO & Learning.ppt]]
+;[[Image:Birmingham, AL Deployment.ppt]]
+:Birmingham, Alabama Deployment, Julian Daily, Learning Team:
-Birmingham, Alabama Deployment, Julian Daily, Learning Team:
-[[Image:Birmingham, AL Deployment.ppt]]
 ==== Day 2: ====
+;[[Image:Software Presentation.ppt]]
-Software, Ed McNierney, VP of Software Development:
+: Software, Ed McNierney, VP of Software Development:
+;[[Image:Laptop Hardware.ppt]]
+: Hardware, John Watlington, VP of Hardware Development
-[[Image:Software Presentation.ppt]]
+;[[Image:Customizing Your XO.ppt]]
+: Customizing Your XO, Julia Reynolds, Assistant to Learning & Technology Teams:
-Hardware, John Watlington, VP of Hardware Development:
+;[[Image:Country Technical Support.ppt]]
+: Country Technical Support, Kim Quirk, VP of Technical Support & Reuben Caron, Support Engineer:
-[[Image:Laptop Hardware.ppt]]
+;[[Image:Power on the XO.ppt]]
+: Power, Richard Smith, Director of Embedded Engineering:
-Customizing Your XO, Julia Reynolds, Assistant to Learning & Technology Teams:
+;[[Image:Storytelling on the XO.pdf]]
+: Storytelling with the XO, Barbara Barry, Learning Team:
-[[Image:Customizing Your XO.ppt]]
+;[[Image:Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn.ppt]]
+: Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn, Angel Fernandez, Youth Teacher:
-Country Technical Support, Kim Quirk, VP of Technical Support & Reuben Caron, Support Engineer:
-[[Image:Country Technical Support.ppt]]
-Power, Richard Smith, Director of Embedded Engineering:
-[[Image:Power on the XO.ppt]]
-Storytelling with the XO, Barbara Barry, Learning Team:
-[[Image:Storytelling on the XO.pdf]]
-Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn, Angel Fernandez, Youth Teacher:
-[[Image:Learn 2 Teach, Teach 2 Learn.ppt]]
 ==== Day 3 ====
-Connectivity on the XO, Michail Bletsas, VP of Connectivity & Advanced Technology:
+;[[Image:Connectivity on the XO.ppt|Connectivity on the XO]] : Michail Bletsas, VP of Connectivity & Advanced Technology
+;[[Image:Real World Implementation.ppt|Real World Implementation]] : Claudia Urrea, Learning Team
+;[[Image:OLPC-Paraguay.doc|Paraguay Presentation]] : Cecilia Alcala, Raul Gutierrez, Miguel Martin
-[[Image:Connectivity on the XO.ppt]]
-Paraguay Presentation, Cecilia Alcala, Raul Gutierrez, Miguel Martin:
-[[Image:OLPC-Paraguay.doc]]
 === Suggested Reading Materials: ===
-Designing Multimedia Environments for Children: Allison Druin and Cynthia Solomon
+*[http://www.amazon.com/Designing-Multimedia-Environments-Children-Allison/dp/0471116882/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221833141&sr=1-2 ''Designing Multimedia Environments for Children''] Allison Druin and Cynthia Solomon
+* [http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Environments-Children-Reflection-Education/dp/0262691256/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221829522&sr=1-2 ''Computer Environments for Children: A Reflection on Theories of Learning  and Education''] Cynthia Solomon
+* [http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/v1-toc2.html Symbolic Computing] Brian Harvey's Logo computer science books
-Can be found:
+*[http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-2251585-7822408?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Papert&x=0&y=0 Books by Seymour Papert   ]
-http://www.amazon.com/Designing-Multimedia-Environments-Children-Allison/dp/0471116882/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221833141&sr=1-2
+* [http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=artemis+papert&commit=Search TurtleArt] by Artemis Papert and Brian Silverman
+* [http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=allison+druin&x=0&y=0 Books by Allison Druin]
-Computer Environments for Children: A Reflection on Theories of Learning  and Education: Cynthia Solomon
+=== Discussion ===
-Can be found:
+*The Wiki needs to be cleaned up, so that information is more easily accessed.
-http://www.amazon.com/Computer-Environments-Children-Reflection-Education/dp/0262691256/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221829522&sr=1-2
+*Important role of university involvement in deployments.
-Symbolic Computing
-http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/v1-toc2.html
-Brian Harvey's Logo computer science books
-Papert
+=== Photos ===
-Can be found:
+[[Image:NN at Cambridge Learning Workshop.JPG]]
-http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/002-2251585-7822408?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Papert&x=0&y=0
-books by Seymour Papert
-olpcbooks
+[[Image:Picture from Cambridge Learning Workshop.JPG]]
-Books tagged with Artemis Papert
-http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=artemis+papert&commit=Search
-TurtleArt by Artemis Papert and Brian Silverman
+[[Image:Gen 2 Picture.JPG]]
-Amazon.com: Allison Druin
-http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=allison+druin&x=0&y=0
-Allison Druin's books including one with Cynthia

Cambridge Learning Workshop Sept2008: Difference between revisions

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Contents

Attendee List:

Presentations:

Day 1:

Day 2:

Day 3

Suggested Reading Materials:

Discussion

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