This is a rather bizarre entry into our world. It proposes to use ridiculously expensive high tech to address problems of the poor. Probably we can adapt some of their content to more appropriate technologies, if they will license the code.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Development Gateway Foundation <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 3:41 PM Subject: dgOER New Highlight: Education Grid Launched Jointly by Immersive Education Initiation andThe Ford Program-Global Education Initiative To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear dgMember, Welcome to your newsletter from the Open Educational Resources dgCommunity of the Development Gateway! NEW HIGHLIGHT: Education Grid Launched Jointly by Immersive Education Initiation andThe Ford Program-Global Education Initiative In March 2008, the Media Grid, a Boston-based public utility for digital media founded by computer grid pioneer Aaron Walsh, and the Ford Program-Global Education Initiative, an international donor NGO, formed a joint initiative to further education in underserved communities worldwide. The Ford Program-Global Education has developed three innovative approaches for delivering applied-learning science-engineering programs for K-12 youth and teachers in underserved communities worldwide. Media Grid has launched two open source education initiatives in less than a year. The Immersive Education Initiative, begun in 2007, is an international consortium of 300 universities, colleges, research institutes and companies that are supporting the development of virtual reality and game-based learning and training systems. In June 2008, the initiative launched The Education Grid in partnership with Sun Microsystem's Laboratory's Project Wonderland, to conduct classes and meetings with a growing collection of virtual worlds. The Ford Program-GEI Project developed and donated 67 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs for use by the Immersive Education Initiative. According to Aaron Walsh, the donation provides the Immersive Education Initiative with a solid base of STEM programs from which a range of next-generation applied engineering immersive learning experiences will be developed. Read the complete highlight http://openeducation.developmentgateway.org/typo3conf/ext/tcdirectmail/click.php?l=0&t=html&c=33fe9209&s=1420117 DID YOU KNOW?? Did you know that as a member of the Open Educational Resources dgCommunity you can share your knowledge resources (e.g., websites, papers, reports, presentations, images, news, events, etc) in just about any format including streaming audio and video. Each resource will be described on a unique interactive page that will acknowledge you as the contributor and link to your profile. To view full text of knowledge resources, users will follow links to host websites, which will benefit from increased traffic from the Development Gateway community! Simply click on the "Add content here" hyperlink in the middle of the page at: http://openeducation.developmentgateway.org/ Thank you! Cally Robin Wolk Content Coordinator dgOER Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://openeducation.developmentgateway.org Thanks for your subscription to dgCommunities content alerts and newsletter(s)! We value your continued participation. To modify your subscription choices or to unsubscribe: 1. go to http://topics.developmentgateway.org and log-in to "My Gateway" 2. on upper right, go to "Manage your account" and scroll down "Update my subscription" or "Unsubscribe" -- Edward Cherlin End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business http://www.EarthTreasury.org/ "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."--Alan Kay _______________________________________________ Olpc-open mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open
