The OLPC XO laptop as a PLE

The OLPC XO laptop as a PLE fabio serenelli andrea mangiatordi

OLPC One Laptop Per Child (in a nutshell)

The tradition

The tradition Teacher

The tradition Teacher Class

One Laptop Per Child

One step beyond...

One step beyond... Where is the computer now?

Let’s take a closer look...

XO laptop A rugged, energy-efficient, low cost laptop designed for learners in developing countries

XO laptop featuring a custom operating system based on GNU/Linux... but designed for children!

Child-centered

Favorite apps stay around the child Child-centered

Favorite apps stay around the child Child-centered Is this a PLE?

Probably, but... is there any possibility that the XO laptop as a whole could be considered a PLE?

Let’s think of it as a Cognitive Artifact [Interaction Design] [Don Norman] [Seymour Papert]

we said the computer disappears when it permeates the environment. (Remember the green background???) OK.

hence, it’s probably not the hardware (what makes something look like a PLE)

Could it be the software?

(tip: we live in the era of cloud computing...) Could it be the software?

We think this case is slightly different...

We dare call this BORDERWARE

it is the mark of the belonging to a community (an horizontal one)

it can create links

it can create links Acting as a Social Amplifier

and it can be a cognitive amplifier

enhancing

calculating writing drawing thinking memorizing enhancing abilities

and in the future?

and in the future? Children will grow up

and in the future? Children will grow up and will still need a PLE

and in the future? Children will grow up and will still need a PLE something designed for

and in the future? Children will grow up and will still need a PLE something designed for life-long learning

and in the future? Children will grow up and will still need a PLE something designed for life-long learning life-wide learning

A possible solution?

Thank you! andrea.mangiatordi@gmail.com fabio.serenelli@gmail.com University of Milan Bicocca, Italy

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by Andrea Mangiatordi on Jul 14, 2010