OLPC Nepal: Difference between revisions

	'Nepal नेपाल; '
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Capital	Kathmandu
Official languages	Nepali
Area	147,181 km²
Population
- July 2007 estimate	28,901,790
- 2003 census	23,151,423
- Density	184/km²
Education
- Literacy (%)	48.6
- Compulsory Years
- Compulsory Age
- Pop. in School Age
- Pop. in School
GDP (PPP) 2006 est.	USD 48.18 billion
- Per capita	1,500
GDP (nominal) est.
- Per capita
HDI (2007)	0.534 (medium)
Gini Index (2003–04)	47.2
Time zone	NPT (UTC+5:45)
Internet TLD	.np
Calling code	++977
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Revision as of 08:04, 30 April 2008

english | नेपाली HowTo [ID# 128535] +/-

2007 status: green
green

Info

Mailing List: OLPC Nepal

IRC Channel: #olpcnepal @ irc.freenode.net

Status

Nepal Government has three-tier committees to implement OLPC in Nepal under Ministry of Education.

Steering Committee -- Secretary of Ministry of Education chairs this
Coordination Committee -- Director of Department of Education chairs this
Task Force -- Deputy Director of Department of Education chairs this

Open Learning Exchange Nepal is implementing the pilots at Bashuki and Bishwamitra schools. OLE Nepal is a local Nepali NGO that has a memorandum of understanding with Nepal's Department of Education to implement Nepal's pilots at Bashuki and Bishwamitra.

These pilots focus on integrating laptops into the Nepali educational system. The laptops and relevant software have been integrated into the Nepali curriculum and teaching process for grades two and six, subjects Mathematics and English.

Implementation

Pilot Sites
- Jamirkot (Lalitpur), Bishwamitra Ganesh school
- Lakuri Bhanjyang (Lalitpur), Shree Bashuki school
Teacher Training
Content Development
- Content Development Principles
- EPaati - suite of educational software for grades 2 and 6 developed by OLE Nepal
Program Evaluation
Network Connectivity
Software and Hardware Testing + Logistics

Other Activities

The School Server w/ emphasis on Moodle
Monthly Game Jams

Planning

Nepal:Pilot Project Plan

~~Nepal:School Server Specification~~ Out of date
~~Nepal:School Server Specification - Phase 1 Design~~ Out of date

These two links above are preserved to show the history but they are dated now and do not show actual deployment design. Gregorio 10:32, 17 March 2008 (EDT)

Nepal: Testing and QA

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-'''Mailing List:''' [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/nepal olpc nepal]
+'''Mailing List:''' [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/nepal OLPC Nepal]
 '''IRC Channel:''' #olpcnepal @ irc.freenode.net
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 [http://www.olenepal.org Open Learning Exchange Nepal] is implementing the pilots at Bashuki and Bishwamitra schools. OLE Nepal is a local Nepali NGO that has a memorandum of understanding with Nepal's Department of Education to implement Nepal's pilots at Bashuki and Bishwamitra.
+These pilots focus on integrating laptops into the Nepali educational system. The laptops and relevant software have been integrated into the Nepali curriculum and teaching process for grades two and six, subjects Mathematics and English.
 ===Implementation===
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 ** [[Bishwamitra_Journal|Jamirkot (Lalitpur), Bishwamitra Ganesh school]]
 ** [[Bashuki_Journal|Lakuri Bhanjyang (Lalitpur), Shree Bashuki school]]
-* Teacher Training
+* [[Nepal: Teacher Training|Teacher Training]]
-* Content Development
+* [[Nepal: Content Development|Content Development]]
-** Content Development Principles
+** [[Nepal:_Content_Development#Content_Development_Principles|Content Development Principles]]
 ** [[OLE_Nepal_Etoys|EPaati]] - suite of educational software for grades 2 and 6 developed by OLE Nepal
-* Program Evaluation
+* [[Nepal: Program Evaluation|Program Evaluation]]
-* Network Connectivity
+* [[Nepal: Network Connectivity|Network Connectivity]]
 * Software and Hardware Testing + Logistics