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OLPC past and present
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is a non-profit initiative that began in 2005 with the goal of providing children around the world with affordable, robust, low-cost laptop computers to enhance education. Over 2 million children in 42 countries now use the XO laptops designed by OLPC to be durable, run without batteries, and support hands-on, collaborative learning. Evaluations of OLPC deployments show positive impacts like increased school registration and completion rates, improved test scores, and the development of valuable digital skills. OLPC continues working to expand access to quality education through new tablet designs, educational software, and teacher training programs.
OLPC past and present
- 1. ONE LAPTOP PERCHILD Northeast GNU/Linux Fest 2013 Sam Klein sj@laptop.org
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- 3. Foreshadowing History and Development Designing for Learning Deployments Results so far What's Next: Tablets & OLPC Academy
- 4. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT Over2 million children and teachers in 42 countries use XO in education Education Community Society
- 5. The Vision Every child deserves the chance to learn. Children learn best when they are active -- exploring, collaborating, & expressing themselves. Laptops can enable this active style of learning and transform education.
- 6. MIT Media Lab •A team of educators and engineers • Convergence of technology, pedagogy, education policy • Focus on solutions for the hardest environments
- 8. From Theory toReality 2005: Announcement of 'One Laptop per Child’ initiative with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
- 9. Getting to theLowest Price Gross Breakdown in Laptop Costs, 2006 Display Sales Marketing Windows Support Distribution OLPC Proposal $100 Laptop Cost 2005 HOW: Display • Minimal Marketing, Distribution • Large Purchases • Linux only x • Reduce display cost
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- 12. DESIGNING FOR LEARNING Objectives: Supportcreativity and project-based learning; Teach children to explore and hack their own tools
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- 14. Sugar Educational Software Math Art Music Language skills Programming +300 Activities
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- 16. Educational Origins Jean Piaget Seymour Papert
- 17. Learning by Doing •Creativity • Curiosity • Communication skills • Critical thinking & problem solving Robotics via the XO laptop: Butiabot, LEGO WeDo
- 18. Usable anywhere The transflective screen is crisp in bright sunlight, can run without a backlight XOs can be solar-powered where there is no reliable source of electricity
- 21. OLPC DEPLOYMENTS 2.5million XOs worldwide
- 22. Uruguay • The firstcountry with one laptop per child and wifi in every school and home. 600,000 children and teachers (grades 1-10) • A social transformation project: more enrollment, less violence.
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- 24. Perú • 900,000 XOsin primary and secondary schools • Challenging deployment due to geography and cultural diversity • Small remote communities with limited electricity
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- 26. Argentina • 60,000 XOsin La Rioja • Project developed by the provincial government • Complete saturation • Effort to bring Internet to the whole province
- 27. Paraguay • 9,000 childrenacross Paraguay • Supported by a dedicated national NGO, ParaguayEduca • SWIFT donated 3,500+ Xos to children in Caacupe • Agreements with hydroelectric providers to improve regional electricity
- 28. Nicaragua • 30,000 XOsdistributed by the Zamora-Terán Foundation • Support from public and private companies • Support from other countries (Denmark)
- 29. Rwanda 120,000 children sofar, part of Rwanda 2020 vision for universal computer access • An OLPC Regional Learning Center since 2009 • 'Feeding mind and body' – partnership with World Food Program to distribute food and laptops
- 30. Nigeria • 8,000 XOsdeployed by Schlumberger Seed Program • First deployment in Africa (2007) • First patent troll lawsuit (2008) • Ongoing support from private partners • Currently expanding with support of local municipalities
- 31. Canada • Alliance withthe Belinda Stronach Foundation • 5,000 students and teachers across 12 First Nation communities Source: One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Canada: Backgrounder programs
- 32. US: Miami, Charlotte •Alliance with the Knight Foundation and TFA to reach 500 children in Liberty City, Miami. • A similar partnership this year helping 2000 children in Charlotte, NC
- 33. Deployment strategies A Government ownership • Exploratory mission to gauge interest of host government and key stakeholders • Based on the above, work with government and key stakeholders to develop a deployment strategy along the following lines B Develop Community Awareness • Educate population on program benefits and XO functionality • Develop social inclusion campaigns to achieve local support • Launch training programs to promote XO usage, including teachers C Customize XO platform to address local needs • Meet with officials from the minister of education to align on curriculum requirements • Develop customized applications • Digitize textbooks, perform translations
- 34. Deployment strategies II D Train the core team • Government to select 'Core Team' for execution of local program (IT expertise, etc) • Train core team in all learning and technical elements of the product and program • Train a set of local trainers who will be sent throughout the country E Develop infrastructure • Provide advisory/ support for government in development of infrastructure (Electrical, IT, network management) • Local capacity building (inventory management, logistics, distribution, maintenance, financial tracking) • Development of Internet access and connectivity infrastructure F Monitoring & Evaluation • Initial field assessment baseline study • Monitor initial program roll out; evaluate social, academic impacts annually
- 35. Project Components Child and Family Participation
- 36. IMPACT & RESULTS Human Dignity Human Dignity Poverty Eradication Poverty Eradication Entrepreneurship Individual Empowerment Individual Empowerment Social Inclusion Social Inclusion Digital Inclusion Education OLPC
- 37. Supporting UN MilleniumDevelopment Goals • Development beyond economic growth: • One Laptop at a time combating social One Laptop per Child exclusion . • Enabling equal access to education. • XO programs in Nepal and Pakistan • Solar power rechargeable • Digital Library: access • OLPC is a Public to 1.6 M books Private Partnership • Knowledge transferred program worldwide
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- 39. OLPC Private Partners • Direct donations • Software development • Hardware production • Promotional campaigns • Public-private partnerships • Matching donations with local Governments • Content distribution • Strategic Initiatives • Internship programs
- 40. Students exposed tocollaborative learning Uruguay Interactive collaborative learning and critical thinking proven to increase a child's intelligence, aptitude
- 41. Dramatic reduction inthe digital divide Uruguay Children 6 to 11 years with computer access at home, income quintiles. Trends 2008-2009 (%) homes. Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec 200 200 Quintile 1 8 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 9 Quintile 4 Quintile 5 Source: Assessment Area Ceibal, DSPE – ANEP / Based on microdata from the Continuous Household Survey 2008 and 2009, the National Statistics Institute (INE).
- 42. Cross-generational social skills Uruguay 87% YES – 13% NO 63% YES – 37% NO Source: Monitoring and Evaluation Area. Plan Ceibal Families National Survey-2009
- 43. Improvements in registrationand completion Nicaragua, 2-year program • School registration rate • Drop-out rate • Repetition rate Source: Results of impact OLPC project in Nicaragua, evaluation Zamora Teran Foundation 2010
- 44. Improved Math andLanguage scores Nicaragua
- 45. WHAT'S NEXT? How can we ensure that one billion children receive quality education in the next decade?
- 46. Literacy: NELL andnarrative interfaces
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- 50. Make Your OwnSugar Activities (James Simmons, 2013) • activities.sugarlabs.org • lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/sugar- devel
- 51. OLPC Academy: applyby March 31 bit.ly/olpc-academy academy@laptop.org
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Editor's Notes
- #20 You bring the school outside, in the mountains of Colombia
- #21 Or in the jungles of Thailand
- #53 Informal environment
- #54 Change in teaching methodology from a rigid environment to one of coach of a team.
- #55 Contrive environment.
- #57 Look beyond the poverty that surrounds them
- #58 Look at their faces