One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is a non-profit organization founded in 2005 to provide affordable laptop computers to children in developing countries. OLPC aims to empower children through education by providing them with a rugged, low-cost, low-power laptop designed for learning. Over 1.4 million laptops have been distributed globally as of 2010, with large deployments in countries such as Uruguay, Peru, Nigeria, and Mongolia. The organization faces challenges in generating sales and ensuring commitments from partner countries are fulfilled.
Presentation by Michael Hutak, OLPC Oceania Director, at the South Pacific ICT Expo, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, July 21, 2011 on the occasion of a signed MOU between OLPC and USP
See: http://bit.ly/rrMeLn
Talk by Michael Hutak, Australian Institute for International Affairs, Sydney, 29 March 2011
From the perspectives of humanitarian aid, human development and human rights, contributing to global efforts to bridge the digital divide should be an urgent and central priority of Australia’s aid program.
http://bit.ly/1yNeUyr
Presentation by Michael Hutak, Director, Oceania, One Laptop per Child at the Asia‐Pacific Regional Forum on ICT Applications, UN Centre in Bangkok, 18-20.
Hosted by the ITU and UNESCAP
Program pdf -- http://bit.ly/ifodmS
Presentation by Michael Hutak, OLPC Oceania Director, at the South Pacific ICT Expo, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, July 21, 2011 on the occasion of a signed MOU between OLPC and USP
See: http://bit.ly/rrMeLn
Talk by Michael Hutak, Australian Institute for International Affairs, Sydney, 29 March 2011
From the perspectives of humanitarian aid, human development and human rights, contributing to global efforts to bridge the digital divide should be an urgent and central priority of Australia’s aid program.
http://bit.ly/1yNeUyr
Presentation by Michael Hutak, Director, Oceania, One Laptop per Child at the Asia‐Pacific Regional Forum on ICT Applications, UN Centre in Bangkok, 18-20.
Hosted by the ITU and UNESCAP
Program pdf -- http://bit.ly/ifodmS
By current estimates, we’re about a decade away from having exascale computing capability. That’s a pretty long time – especially in our world of HPC. What will the world be like in 2022? What form will exascale computing take when it’s real? These are difficult questions to answer. Never before has the HPC community focused so intensely on a machine so far beyond its grasp. Nevertheless, stalwart cadres around the globe are drafting strategies, plans, and roadmaps to get from here to exascale. So, what about the rest of us? Are there useful things we could do while waiting - or instead of waiting - for exascale? Perhaps there are. In this talk we’ll take a look at a few possibilities, including:
• Education
• eScience
• Big Data
• Broad HPC Deployment
• Computing in Industry
• Public Engagement
• Infrastructure Development and Build Out
• Success Metrics
Exascale computing may be a decade away, but there’s a lot to accomplish to be ready to exploit it. We’ll explore a few options here. We make no claim that these constitute the right agenda for the coming decade – nor do we suggest that we’ve given an exhaustive to-do list. Our intention is rather to open the conversation about what we should do while “waiting” for exascale.
Here is the laptop that helps children become creative learners, critical thinkers, problem solvers and forget rote learning. By adopting them a country may unleash the kind of creativity it saw in the entrepreneurship that found expression after India freed its economy a bit in the early 1990s.
Development Challenges, South-South Solutions is the monthly e-newsletter for the United Nations Development Programme’s South-South Cooperation Unit (www.southerninnovator.org). It has been published every month since 2006.
Stories by David South
Design and Layout: UNDP South-South Cooperation Unit
Contact the Unit to receive a copy of the new global magazine Southern Innovator. Issue 1 is out now and about innovators in mobile phone and information technologies.
Follow @SouthSouth1
Bryan Alexander's: Emerging technologies for teaching and learning: a tour of...Alexandra M. Pickett
SLN SOLsummit 2010
http://slnsolsummit2010.edublogs.org
February 25, 2010
Bryan Alexander, Director of Research, National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education.
Emerging technologies for teaching and learning: a tour of the 2010 horizon
How is the landscape for teaching and learning with technology changing this year? We begin with an overview of current methods for apprehending emergent technologies, including Delphi, futures markets, networks, and scenarios. Drawing on those methods we identify a series of emerging trends, from interface changes to open content to gaming. Next we delve into several high-impact fields. Social media has already transformed the general cybercultural world, and is reshaping the academy. Mobile devices have begun to revolutionize many levels of our technological interactions.
I research and develop programs on the advanced uses of information technology in liberal arts colleges. My specialties include digital writing, weblogs, copyright and intellectual property, information literacy, wireless culture and teaching, project management, information design, and interdisciplinary collaboration. I contribute to a series of weblogs, including NITLE Tech News, MANE IT leaders, and Smartmobs, when not creating digital learning objects (like Gormenghast). I’ve taught English and information technology studies at the University of Michigan and Centenary College.
http://blogs.nitle.org/let
http://twitter.com/BryanAlexander
http://www.slideshare.net/BryanAlexander
Cover letters-for-academic-positions ( Sudanese Researchers Foundation), By Dr. Suad Badri.
Recorded on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6nf5-npsY
Contributed to this session Dr. Hisham Yousif, Dr. Hassan Hamdoun, Dr. Omayma H. , Eng. Gasim Ibrahim, & Mr. Omer Alimam. Hosted by Dr. Anwar Dafa-Alla
Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6nf5-npsY
A Discussion with Sudanese Activist Anwar Dafa-Alla
A Discussion with Sudanese Activist Anwar Dafa-Alla
Freedom House cordially invites you to a presentation featuring:
Anwar Dafa-Alla (Ph.D)
Founder, Nafeer IT and TEDxKhartoum
Wednesday, March 19
10:00am – 12:00pm
Freedom House
1301 Connecticut Ave NW
4th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Anwar Dafa-Alla (Ph.D) is a Sudanese activist who brought the first TEDx talks to Sudan. He worked as a translator for TEDx as well, translating more than 1100 TED talks into Arabic. He will bring his TEDxMidAtlantic presentation to Freedom House, where he will focus on the struggle between youth movements and the Sudanese government. He will also address the harmful effects that international sanctions have had on the people of Sudan, and ways in which western actors can help
Light refreshments will be served
http://freedomhouse.org/event/discussion-sudanese-activist-who-brought-first-tedx-talks-sudan#.UynyFfldW7x
By current estimates, we’re about a decade away from having exascale computing capability. That’s a pretty long time – especially in our world of HPC. What will the world be like in 2022? What form will exascale computing take when it’s real? These are difficult questions to answer. Never before has the HPC community focused so intensely on a machine so far beyond its grasp. Nevertheless, stalwart cadres around the globe are drafting strategies, plans, and roadmaps to get from here to exascale. So, what about the rest of us? Are there useful things we could do while waiting - or instead of waiting - for exascale? Perhaps there are. In this talk we’ll take a look at a few possibilities, including:
• Education
• eScience
• Big Data
• Broad HPC Deployment
• Computing in Industry
• Public Engagement
• Infrastructure Development and Build Out
• Success Metrics
Exascale computing may be a decade away, but there’s a lot to accomplish to be ready to exploit it. We’ll explore a few options here. We make no claim that these constitute the right agenda for the coming decade – nor do we suggest that we’ve given an exhaustive to-do list. Our intention is rather to open the conversation about what we should do while “waiting” for exascale.
Here is the laptop that helps children become creative learners, critical thinkers, problem solvers and forget rote learning. By adopting them a country may unleash the kind of creativity it saw in the entrepreneurship that found expression after India freed its economy a bit in the early 1990s.
Development Challenges, South-South Solutions is the monthly e-newsletter for the United Nations Development Programme’s South-South Cooperation Unit (www.southerninnovator.org). It has been published every month since 2006.
Stories by David South
Design and Layout: UNDP South-South Cooperation Unit
Contact the Unit to receive a copy of the new global magazine Southern Innovator. Issue 1 is out now and about innovators in mobile phone and information technologies.
Follow @SouthSouth1
Bryan Alexander's: Emerging technologies for teaching and learning: a tour of...Alexandra M. Pickett
SLN SOLsummit 2010
http://slnsolsummit2010.edublogs.org
February 25, 2010
Bryan Alexander, Director of Research, National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education.
Emerging technologies for teaching and learning: a tour of the 2010 horizon
How is the landscape for teaching and learning with technology changing this year? We begin with an overview of current methods for apprehending emergent technologies, including Delphi, futures markets, networks, and scenarios. Drawing on those methods we identify a series of emerging trends, from interface changes to open content to gaming. Next we delve into several high-impact fields. Social media has already transformed the general cybercultural world, and is reshaping the academy. Mobile devices have begun to revolutionize many levels of our technological interactions.
I research and develop programs on the advanced uses of information technology in liberal arts colleges. My specialties include digital writing, weblogs, copyright and intellectual property, information literacy, wireless culture and teaching, project management, information design, and interdisciplinary collaboration. I contribute to a series of weblogs, including NITLE Tech News, MANE IT leaders, and Smartmobs, when not creating digital learning objects (like Gormenghast). I’ve taught English and information technology studies at the University of Michigan and Centenary College.
http://blogs.nitle.org/let
http://twitter.com/BryanAlexander
http://www.slideshare.net/BryanAlexander
Cover letters-for-academic-positions ( Sudanese Researchers Foundation), By Dr. Suad Badri.
Recorded on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6nf5-npsY
Contributed to this session Dr. Hisham Yousif, Dr. Hassan Hamdoun, Dr. Omayma H. , Eng. Gasim Ibrahim, & Mr. Omer Alimam. Hosted by Dr. Anwar Dafa-Alla
Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6nf5-npsY
A Discussion with Sudanese Activist Anwar Dafa-Alla
A Discussion with Sudanese Activist Anwar Dafa-Alla
Freedom House cordially invites you to a presentation featuring:
Anwar Dafa-Alla (Ph.D)
Founder, Nafeer IT and TEDxKhartoum
Wednesday, March 19
10:00am – 12:00pm
Freedom House
1301 Connecticut Ave NW
4th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Anwar Dafa-Alla (Ph.D) is a Sudanese activist who brought the first TEDx talks to Sudan. He worked as a translator for TEDx as well, translating more than 1100 TED talks into Arabic. He will bring his TEDxMidAtlantic presentation to Freedom House, where he will focus on the struggle between youth movements and the Sudanese government. He will also address the harmful effects that international sanctions have had on the people of Sudan, and ways in which western actors can help
Light refreshments will be served
http://freedomhouse.org/event/discussion-sudanese-activist-who-brought-first-tedx-talks-sudan#.UynyFfldW7x
A short presentation with TEDx Seoul organizers and volunteer translators...telling short personal stories about my experience with TED Open Translation Project @ TED.com
محاضرة بعنوان: قوة الإنترنت، إثراء المحتوى العربي على الإنترنت
في، ملتقى النهضة الشبابي الثاني، الدوحة ، قطر
8 - 11
ابريل 2011
د. أنور دفع الله
The Power of Internet :Enriching the Arabic Content on the Internet through TED Talks Translation & organizing TEDx events.
Dr. Anwar Dafa-Alla
TEDxKhartoum Licensee Dr. Anwar Dafa-Alla, gave a brief overview about TED/TEDxKhartoum at Khartoum Geeks 4th meeting held in Eng. Sami's Hall in Riyadh , Khartoum, Sudan on Saturday March 12th, 2011.
My Presentation @ Yale university (Youth,Conflict& Governance in Africa)Anwar F.A. Dafa-Alla
My Presentation @ Yale University.
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Youth, Conflict & Governance in Africa
Friday, 2/28 and Saturday, 3/1 • 10 Sachem, Room 105
This workshop is convened to assess how young people are currently changing the nature of governance in Africa. Youth are capitalizing on new mechanisms for interaction: the deregulation of internet, phone, global television, and social media communication has profoundly altered the political terrain. This is especially true in conflict settings, where youth can drive overt political violence. To break new ground, the workshop will integrate analysis across anthropology, media studies and communication, politics and economics, fields that have been working largely in parallel rather than in collaboration.
http://www.yale.edu/macmillan/crh/
جامعه البحر الاحمر - مركز دراسات البجا
اللقاء التفاكرى مع د / أنور فتح الرحمن دفع الله
تحت عنوان :
الاتجاهات الحديثة لتقنية المعلومات
- مستقبل تقنية المعلومات في السنوات القادمة .
- أهم المجالات او التخصصات الجديدة في تقنية المعلومات.
- تقنية المعلومات وريادة الأعمال .
- محاور اخرى و حوارات و اسئلة للنقاش .
المتحدث :
د. انور فتح الرحمن دفع الله .
- استاذ مساعد ببرنامج أمن المعلومات، قسم البرامج الدولية التطبيقية، كلية الدراسات التطبيقية و خدمة المجتمع بجامعة الملك فيصل - الاحساء - السعودية .
- مؤسس مؤتمرات تيداكس في السودان .
- مؤسس مبادرة الباحثين السودانيين (اكثر من 33,000 باحث) و المترجم المتطوع الاول في اللغة العربية في سلسلة مؤتمرات تيد بأكثر من 1300 محاضرة مترجمة الى اللغة العربية.
- ناشط في معظم المبادرات المحلية و الدولية في مجالي تقنية المعلومات و ريادة الاعمال
https://www.facebook.com/events/713648012103810/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=past&sid_reminder=1840002420973764608&action_history=null
Mobile learning isn’t one flavour or one approach it’s a whole grocery storeAndy Black
on the fly presentation on its not on flavour of mible learning its a whole grocery store .
presetation develpoed by Geoff Stead and Andy Black
delivered by Andy
Empowering Students with Free/Libre SoftwareJohn Iglar
Technology can help us fulfil our schools' missions, and free (libre) and open source software is one way to do that. By giving our students the tools to build, modify and share in the digital world, we truly empower them to shape their world.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
For more information, visit-www.vavaclasses.com
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
Palestine last event orientationfvgnh .pptxRaedMohamed3
An EFL lesson about the current events in Palestine. It is intended to be for intermediate students who wish to increase their listening skills through a short lesson in power point.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
Embracing GenAI - A Strategic ImperativePeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
1. One Laptop per Child History & Deployment Prepared by Dr. Anwar Dafa-Alla [email_address] One Laptop per Child
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3. The OLPC Mission: Provide laptops as a means to empower the nearly 2 billion children in the developing world who receive little to no education and help close the digital divide before it’s too late.
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5. “ This is not just a matter of giving a laptop to each child, as if bestowing on them some magical charm. The magic lies within - within each child, within each scientist-, scholar-, or just-plain-citizen-in-the-making. This initiative is meant to bring it forth into the light of day” ~ Kofi Annan | WSIS, 2005.
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