Re: [DDN] New Initiative in The Phillipines - Ayala Foundation- Gilas.org
I think this is an interesting question you pose, about making computers in schools open to young people during out of school time. I can't offer as much about youth outside of the U.S., but you may want to check out the Harvard Family Research Project (from their Graduate School of Education) recently released a piece about Out of School Time settings for use of technology. It is entitled Out of school time evaluation snapshot: Harnessing Technology in Out-of-School Time Settings. It is available at: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/resources/snapshot7.htm l It has some interesting perspectives. Also, The Children's Partnership has some websites that may have good information for you - check out: http://www.contentbank.org - it may have examples of programs that would interest you. Also, I have heard different opinions about using schools and libraries for out of school learning with technology, as well as the argument that places structured more like cafes and that look less institutional are also engaging places for youth. Obviously, using schools and libraries that already have the hardware and wiring are less cost prohibitive, but they would still need to staff them adequately. I've heard it time and again that finding adequate staff who have the techie-skills as well as the education experience and experience working with youth skills is a major challenge for just about every context: schools, libraries, as well as community centers, afterschool programs and community technology centers. I'd love to hear some more perspectives and find out if there are other studies in the U.S. You all know about that can offer more data about this impact. Thanks! -- April KirkHart [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.childrenspartnership.org http://www.techpolicybank.org http://www.contentbank.org From: David Rosen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:33:20 -0500 To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DDN] New Initiative in The Phillipines - Ayala Foundation- Gilas.org Rene and others, Thanks for these observations. When I saw this, I thought GILAS could be very helpful to students in-school and wondered if the same equipment -- or additional equipment -- could be used by the large number of youth who leave school. Can the Philippines nonformal (out- of school youth and adult literacy) education system benefit from this too? I wonder if anyone has raised this question with the Ayala Foundation. I also think the same question needs to be asked of school-based technology initiatives in the U.S. How can the hardware used in schools during the day also be available to out-of-school youth and adults at other times. David J. Rosen [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Mar 18, 2006, at 10:52 PM, Rene G. Abad wrote: hi all comments below excuse caps used, aid in following thread not shouting best regards rene abad e-d, y3k foundation -- Original Message -- To: ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) From: ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Subject: [DDN] New Initiative in The Phillipines - Ayala Foundation- Gilas.org Date: 3/17/2006 7:24:09p GILAS is an acronym for Gearing-up Internet Literacy and Access for Students. It is a project initiated by a group of private companies, and aimed at providing an Internet lab for each of the 5,443 public high schools in the Philippines. GOOD INITIATIVE The Philippines spends approximately $64 per student per annum on secondary education; quite low compared to approximately $7,500 that the US spends, and $5,000 for Singapore. The Philippines ' huge budget deficit and the country's myriad of needs make it difficult for the government to increase its education spending. The lack of spending manifests itself in the lack of classrooms and teachers, poorly trained teachers, underdeveloped curricula and practically non-existent libraries. RELATIVELY GOOD FIGURE VIS-A-VIS GDP PER CAPITA As a result, the quality of graduates from the public school system has been rapidly declining. As it is, only a few students are able to graduate: out of every 100 Filipino children who enter first grade, only 3 will finish college and 45 will finish secondary school. This under-education has severely handicapped the new participants in the national and global workforce. LOW INCOME OF FAMILIES MAIN CAUSE OF NOT FINISHING SCHOOL NOT LOW BUDGET SUPPORT FILIPINOS ARE COMPETITIVE ABROAD IN AREAS WHERE WE CAN COMPETE HIGH SCHOOL GRADS IN ITALY SENDING HOME $1000/MONTH TO THEIR FAMILIES OVERSEAS FILIPINOS SEND MORE THAN $10 BILLION/YEAR TO HOME SLOWLY WE WILL GO UP THE VALUE CHAIN With the Internet, we have found a powerful and efficient tool to address the education gap among the country's youth. Access to the Internet democratizes information-giving students free access to
[DDN] Invitation to join FOSSFP's regional forum on ICT4D Higher Education ICT4Pakistan
Forum Subscription: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Forum Location: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ict4pakistan More Information: http://www.fossfp.org/ict4pakistan Introduction The ICT4Pakistan Forum has been established by FOSSFP: Free and Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan for promoting the use of Information and Communication Technologies in order to re-invent and innovate the Education and Socio-Economic Sectors in Pakistan with the support of Scholars, Educationists ICT Specialists. ICT4Pakistan is an online BBS to meet, share, discuss, visualize ideas and implement sectoral reforms through the use of ICTs for development. This list is particularly designed for ICT and Education contributors and supporters who want to take part and want to be updated about ICT development related issues in the region. This list is a sister concern of FOSSFP and is also directly connected to the FOSSFP portal at: http://www.fossfp.org via RSS feeding. Please visit www.fossfp.org website to receive further updates on FOSSFP ICT 4 Development activities. Being one of the pioneers and advocates for ICT4D and FOSS issues in the region, this forum encourages a free flow of information and a lively debate/discussion on people oriented Information Technology IT practices. This is an open forum where anyone can subscribe and can post their contributions. We expect this forum will work as a backend support group of FOSSFP that has already pioneered itself in showcasing alternative IT practices from the region. * This forum will be moderated by Dr.M.A.Pasha. Support enquiries can be directed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Disclaimer All the messages posted on this forum are the views of the authors themselves and not of FOSSFP's. FOSSFP in no way is responsible for the comments or views expressed by its subscribers. For more information about ICT and Free and Open Source Software in Pakistan at: http://www.fossfp.org Regards --- Fouad Riaz Bajwa General Secretary - FOSS Advocate FOSSFP: Free Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan R Secretariat FOSS Resource Centre - FOSSRC 5-A, 1st Floor, 32-M, Manzoor Plaza Civic Centre, Model Town Extension Lahore-54700, Pakistan Cell: 92-333-4661290 Tel: 92-42-8496645 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: www.fossfp.org ; www.ubuntu-pk.org Disclaimer: This e-mail message is intended for its recipient only. If you have received this e-mail in error, please discard it. The author of this e- mail or FOSSFP: Free and Open Source Software Foundation of Pakistan (R) takes no responsibility for the material, implicit or explicit. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] FOSS Disabled Communities Out of Touch
Slashdot.org brought this to my attention Newsforge has a thought-provoking article on the lack of communication between the FOSS community and disabled persons. From the article: How can the FOSS community address the issues of the disabled? The most urgent task is to improve documentation. Perhaps you can make it a personal goal to be able to configure your favorite FOSS tool blindfolded while someone reads your improved instructions aloud. Your local LUG could organize ways to connect volunteers to assist disabled users with installations. Be sure to contact local disability rights groups to let them know what you're doing. They may also be able to provide more feedback about needs in your community. Story: http://software.newsforge.com/software/06/03/13/1628249.shtml?tid=150 Slashdot discusses this story at: http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=06/03/19/0726241 -- Jayne Cravens MSc (Dev Mgmt) (Open) Bonn, Germany Services for Mission-Based Orgs www.coyotecommunications.com International Development Studies Work www.coyotecommunications.com/development Contact me www.coyotecommunications.com/contact.html www.ivisit.com id: jcravens.4947 ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] Reminder: CTCNet Conference - Session Proposals Due March 29
Greetings, Please note that the extended deadline for submitting a session proposal for CTCNet's 15th Annual Conference (Jul 27-29) is NEXT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29. The notice is below, and details are at http://www.ctcnet.org/what/conference/ -Stephen - Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet) is pleased to invite proposals to present at the 15th Annual Community Technology Conference, to be held in Washington, DC July 27-29, 2006! CTCNet's Annual Conference has been the premier event in community technology for over a decade. Attendance is expected to be approximately 500, with 30-60 people attending each session. Our attendees are community technology practitioners from a range of program areas including youth development/after-school, workforce development, IT and media training, literacy and ESL, adult education, community development and other disciplines, as well as other nonprofit professionals, educators, advocates, and government programs. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Nearly fifty sessions and workshops will be held. The deadline for session proposals is March 29, 2006. We seek proposals for sessions in the following tracks: -Operations and Management -Programs and Curricula -Community Outreach and Impact -Funding and Evaluation -15 Years of Community Technology For more information, and to submit a proposal, please visit http://www.ctcnet.org/what/conference About CTCNet: CTCNet is a network of more than 1,000 community-based programs that use technological tools to provide training and educational services in communities across the nation. Our members are united in their commitment to improve the educational, economic, cultural and political life of their communities through technology. CTCNet provides resources and advocacy to improve the quality and sustainability of community technology centers and programs at the local, national and international level through networking, capacity building, program development, and partnership opportunities. For more information, visit www.ctcnet.org. ___ Stephen Quinn Member Services Manager Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet) 1436 U St. NW STE 104, Washington, DC 20009 Tel: (202) 462-1200 Fax: (202) 462-3892 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] [Net-Gold] Science Interests Split the Sexes
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:49:47 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Net-Gold] Science Interests Split the Sexes Science interests split the sexes The sexes are split on science interests, researchers say, leading to calls for gender-specific syllabuses. A survey of just over 1,200 pupils in England found the hot topic for boys was explosive chemicals while girls were more interested in the human body. Tailoring lessons to each sex may help reverse the decline in take-up of science in schools, researchers said. The University of Leeds report is part of a global study, Relevance of Science Education, based at Oslo University. Report author Professor Edgar Jenkins said that the differences between the sexes could not be ignored. But he said they were common to most of the developed world, according to research emerging from more than 40 nations taking part in the work. He said: We have had a generation or more now of promoting gender equality but the differences exist and I raise the question as to whether we should teach the two sexes separately for some of the time. Contrast Prof Jenkins said the contrast was borne out by out-of-school experiences. Boys and girls have different experiences and want different things, he said. The study, based on responses to 250 questions, found that boys had a strong interest in space and destructive technologies. Their top turn-off was a lesson on alternative therapies. _http://story.israelherald.com/p.x/ct/9/id/ 60b8b1ccf3c5c8cd/cid/c08dd24cec417021/_ (http://story.israelherald.com/p.x/ct/9/id/ 60b8b1ccf3c5c8cd/cid/c08dd24cec417021/) OR _http://snipurl.com/njik_ (http://snipurl.com/njik) The entire article can be referenced at the above URL: Sincerely, Sue Fraser [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] logic puzzles on a windows citrix server
hi DDN community - the public access linux computer center where i work (in takoma park, maryland) now has the citrix client installed, so we're able to run windows programs from a citrix server. in case there is anyone on this list with access to a citrix server, i'd love to make the simple sokomind puzzles i helped design available to users on these linux computers. the sokomind logic puzzles run well under windows 98, windows 2000 and windows xp. they are freely distributable. i designed the simplified puzzles. a talented programmer in germany designed the free sokomind logic puzzle software. the puzzles i designed are also distributed for free. further info (including narrated screencast) can be found at http://simplesokomind.blogspot.com thanks in advance if anyone is able to help with this. - phil -- Phil Shapiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/pshapiro http://digg.com/users/pshapiro/submitted http://www.his.com/pshapiro/stories.menu.html Wisdom starts with wonder. - Socrates Learning happens through gentleness. ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] FW: EARTH DAY EARTH LITERACY - Globalisation of Media, Education, Politics
I am sharing this post sent to me by Heiner Benking in Germany. Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Net-Gold http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold General Internet Print Resources http://library.temple.edu/articles/subject_guides/general.jsp Temple University Listserv Net-Gold Archives http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html http://www.LIFEofFlorida.org Digital Divide Network http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/jwne http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html Educator-Gold http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educator-Gold/ == Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:30:02 +0100 From: Open-Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: David P. Dillard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FW: EARTH DAY EARTH LITERACY - Globalisation of Media, Education, Politics - not just in Spring Dear David I hope this is of interest to you and your lists, did you get the text below yesterday? heiner * EARTH DAY EARTH LITERACY - Globalisation ... Earth Day and a new year for some cultures is approaching. Otto von Habsburg in his latest book on GLOBALISATION OF POLITICS reminds us that decision makers have a duty to know History and Geography, and maybe today I might want to add: Technology and Media. Thanks to John McConnell, Margaret Mead and others initiating Earth Day 36 years ago, we can now look back and see passing the first pictures of planet EARTH and how they faded when not connected to our senses and were subject to media hype. Earth only as an ICON but not something connecting us, generating a deeper, and more lasting connection - can not be enough!! I am presently deeply concerned that again another EARTH DAY and hype is created without connecting to the many isolated efforts, just re-inventing wheels or cultivating turfs: pls. see: WORLD UNITY DEMOCRACY PEOPLE: http://www.worldcit.citymax.com/home.htmland an Editorial from last year¹s EARTH DAY: http://quergeist.info/earth-day/ My concern goes much deeper, as without truthful maps, fidelity and trust, we find some power interest groups using world-maps, like the NEW PENTAGON MAP, to serve obvious ends, or naïve NGO'S trying to save Oceans or stop deserts or dramatic land-use change with distorted, misleading and confusing maps. Maybe you like: http://in-betweener.org/flatworlds/ http://in-betweener.org/flatworlds/maps/earth-literacy.html The concern to leap-frog and make a difference by thinking and acting differently is very dear and central to me. Maybe you want to look at my new site: http://deepworlds.org as well, where I feature also the policy, governance, education and cultural communications issues. Best from Berlin Heiner ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
[DDN] add a DDN member badge to your blog
Hi everyone, I've just created a DDN member badge that you can add to your blog: http://www.digitaldivide.net/comm/docs/files/230.png It's done in the style of similar blog badges. I've added it to my blog already: www.andycarvin.com If you'd like to add it to your blog, edit your blog template and add this code: a href=http://www.digitaldivide.net;img src=http://www.digitaldivide.net/comm/docs/files/230.png; alt=DDN member badge border=0/a You could also edit this code so that it links directly to your member profile, like this: a href=http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/acarvin;img src=http://www.digitaldivide.net/comm/docs/files/230.png; alt=DDN member badge border=0/a Just change where it says acarvin to your user name and it'll link back to your member profile. Thanks, andy -- -- Andy Carvin acarvin (at) edc . org andycarvin (at) yahoo . com http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.andycarvin.com -- ___ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
