OLPCorps UIUC SaoTome
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Students from the University of Illinois propose to implement the OLPC project Summer 2010 on the island country of Sao Tome e Principe. The team is currently envisioned to have three undergraduate and one graduate student. The students come from library and information science, urban and regional planning and international studies. All have participated in service learning activities in the United States; some have international experience with engaged scholarship.
In addition to the internship team, University of Illinois staff will provide logistical support during the stay on island as part of a larger scholarship of engagement project in country (see http://saotomeproject.wordpress.com for further details on the University projects occurring in collaboration with the São Toméan community). Further, several University students, as part of a service learning course project, will work with the Teachers College in São Tomé to setup a computer lab for the college and to help integrate technology, including XO laptops, and informatics into the curriculum (see http://courseweb.lis.uiuc.edu/~mwolske/lis451/).
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