Re: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education Wiki
> > >>>Oliver Moran wrote: >>> >>> Taran Rampersad wrote: >"the era preceding Wikis lacked said influence" > > <>... all 2 million years of them, Taran? I'm picking on this point not just to be a smart arse but to highlight what I believe Alfref meant by, "Every new idea is seen by some as a solution." Oli The quote was taken out of context; the 2 million years before Wikis certainly did lack the influence of Wikis. That said, I think there's a problem with communication here. I realize that a few people might be missing something, so I'll toss out an analogy and hope it helps. I'm in crunch mode right now, and so my pace is higher than normal... forgive me if it's not as well written as it could be, but I'm trying to convey something deeper than the arguments for and against Wikis. Consider the tree. The healthy deciduous tree has deep roots, strong branches, green leaves in the spring and summer, and generally is considered a good tree. It's a culmination of years of weathered experience, and arbologists would tell you that each tree has a story to tell. The branches are grown because of tropisms; the branches that were strong enough are still there - survivors of heavy snows, high winds,disease, and perhaps even earthquakes. The tree is a tribute to adaptation. And so the present education system is; it's a tribute to adaptation to previous effects. But now, there are new effects which shake the very foundations of the tree. Young saplings of this Tree of Education have dropped their roots, and these roots compete with the elder tree. But these too are trees of Education; they sprang from the fruits of Education just as the Wiki has sprang from the fruits of Education. Wikis would not exist without computers, without the internet - and most importantly, the knowledge incorporated through Education - formal and otherwise. Remember, some of the best fruits have not been formally educated. Einstein immediately springs to mind. So we have these new fruits, and they fall to the ground. These fleshy fruits have seeds in them, and from these seeds lies the potential for other Trees. You see, Trees serve purposes; they hold the earth still where it may otherwise become a landslide; they provide vital gases to other life forms. So these trees are somewhat important, but probably the most important thing are the fruits. A lucky fruit will have seeds that germinate and attack the rich soil below with it's roots, seeking nutrients and stability. The unlucky fruit will not bear another tree. Indeed, the unlucky fruit may be eaten by a passing primate, perhaps a distant cousin of mankind that we wouldn't invite to dinner. There are two ways to view the new trees - either as competition for the elder tree, the parent, or as a continuance of the elder tree. Do we look to our own children as competiton? But these new trees still have to survive, and that means that less of these fruit will have truly been 'lucky'. The world is an unforgiving teacher; those that cannot survive die. Those that are weak fall. Those that do not get enough light or nutrients fail. Where the elder tree has gaps in the branches, the younger trees will thrive because they get more light and water; they fill the gap. It's an amazing thing to watch if you have an idle decade to watch, but you can simply see where the young trees thrive to prove this. To deny a fruit is to deny a potential tree. And to deny a fruit based on the survival of the elder tree is to see a tree where there could be a forest. So it is with the Wiki. The Wiki is fortunate; it's a fruit which has been lucky and has begun to fill voids in the elder tree. It too will produce fruit; indeed, the Wiki already has - such as the Wikipedia (1 million+ articles, 100 languages isn't progress?). The Wiki does not deny the Wikipedia. The Wiki does not deny it's own existence by denying it came from a fruit which fell from a larger tree. But there is competition between the fruit as well. Sometimes two fruit fall too close together and are forced to compete; sometimes one wins, sometimes both lose. Sometimes both survive and share the same space. Now in this context, what is a Wiki but a continuance of the Tree of Education? Indeed, where we speak of not seeing the forest for the trees, we forget the roots of other fruit. HTML was originally Hypertext, which was what Apple was intending to use for books, and perhaps XEROX PARC before. That was the 1980s. Has HTML not become an important educational tool? The websites we look at in our web browsers are HTML, or generated HTML. HTML suffered the same criticisms in the 1980s. That's almost 25 years ago, and look now. Look. A discussion on this very list debated the usage of HTML in *email*. And look at email! Is email not a tool that can be used for education? Where some would criticize a fruit that has already become a sapling, I look at the
RE: [DDN] Read and Succeed Program - Your advice would be appreciated!
Hi Stephanie... At Computers for Youth (CFY), we provide home computers and family training to middle school students in high-poverty neighborhoods of NYC. One of our chief goals is to help the students (and help their parents!) use the computers to improve literacy skills. One of the things that we have found works best is having the kids use a text-to-speech reader. We use ReadPlease (available at www.readplease.com). We encourage students do a lot of writing (journals, songs and poems are favorites) and then have the computer read their words aloud back to them. ReadPlease highlights words one at a time while it reads aloud. The tool has been a great way to get kids to proofread their work and to *hear* when they have made mistakes--dropped words, omitted punctuation, etc. For students who are learning English, we also often have them write in Spanish, translate to English (using a translator on the web like Babelfish--not perfect but useful) and then have the computer read their words back to them. Good luck! Your program sounds great. --Kallen Tsikalas :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Director of Research & Learning Services Computers for Youth 505 8th Avenue, Suite #2402 New York, NY 10018 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Streit Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 11:16 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Read and Succeed Program - Your advice would be appreciated! Hi Stephanie, While our materials are not specifically designed to address reading alone, you might find some useful information off our website in the curriculum development section, specially with regard to language arts: http://www.youthlearn.org/learning/activities/language/index.asp We've found that the very best youth technology programs are those that first and foremost promote student-centered, experiential learning that harnesses technology for broader goals. I hope you'll find the resources you need on our site to develop such a program. Let me know if we can be of further assistance. Best, Tony Tony Streit Director, The YouthLearn Initiative Education Development Center, Inc. 55 Chapel Street, Newton, MA 02458 phone 617.618.2778 fax 617.332.4318 http://www.youthlearn.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/01/05 07:24 AM Please respond to The Digital Divide Network discussion group To: "'The Digital Divide Network discussion group'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject:[DDN] Read and Succeed Program - Your advice would be appreciated! I'm working with a non-profit organization (Frontline Outreach) in Orlando, Florida. Specifically with their Read and Succeed Program. Over the next couple of months a company will provide us with a large number of computers to use with our students...Are there any methods/processes/tools/applications we should be aware of to assist us in improving our reading program? Is there a specific organization which addresses technology & reading? We work with 75-100 students each year with a goal to improve their reading level by at least one grade level. Currently we manually test and rely on volunteers to assist with the reading. Thank you! Stephanie A. Parson, Ph.D. President & CEO Crowned Grace Incorporated BUILDING WEALTH ... CREATING CHOICES 407.654.7382 (o)/407.654.5622 (f) ___ 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. ___ 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. ___ 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] Video Game Prescriptions
Video Game Prescriptions How did a Nintendo Gameboy become a diabetic child's ally in the daily struggle to keep blood sugar levels under control? Robert Capriccioso reports on this and other developments in the emerging field of using video game technology to fight childhood disease and promote healthy behavior. January 10, 2005 by Robert Capriccioso Ben Duskin, 10, and LucasArts engineer Eric Johnston created âBenâs Gameâ to help young cancer patients visualize their bodies healing. Like many 10-year-old boys, Ben Duskin likes sports and video games. The L.A. Lakers top his team list, and thanks to some encouragement from his arcade-loving mom, Pac-Man really gets his gamerâs thumb going. For half his young life, though, heâs been quite different than most of his peers. At age five, Ben was diagnosed with lymphocytic leukemia, a rare, life-threatening condition that he continues to battle to this day. He and his family have had to get used to his hair loss and persistent nausea as a result of numerous strong treatments to try to kill the disease. He is currently recovering from a risky bone marrow transplant he received in December 2004. ( rest of article) http://www.connectforkids.org/resources3139/resources_show.htm?doc_id=255417 ___ 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.
RE: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education Wiki
For those interested in empirical evidence that Wiki's *are* useful in educational environments here are a few references from a few quick web searches, some are not refereed papers, but some are (the later ones require an ACM membership to download I'm afraid). None of them are specifically focussed on Adult Education, but they illustrate successful uses of Wiki's in education domains. http://www.e-strategy.ubc.ca/news/update0403/040324-wikis.html http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiInEducation http://edtech.coedit.net/WikisInTheClassroom http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=544473&coll=portal&dl=ACM&CFID=3783817 1&CFTOKEN=8258690 http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=985765&coll=portal&dl=ACM&CFID=3783817 1&CFTOKEN=8258690 There is a need for more formal evaluation of wiki's in education, but the above will provide some starting points for those interested. Ross > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Ross Gardler > Sent: 02 February 2005 16:34 > To: 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' > Subject: RE: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy > education Wiki > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alfred > > Bork > > Sent: 01 February 2005 23:54 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' > > Subject: RE: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education > > Wiki > > > > ... > > > It can be done, but not > > if intelligent people jump on ANY new bandwagon that appears. > > Agreed. > > > We need to focus our energies and insist on empirical > > information, not vague mostly emotional personal experiences > > and arguments. > > Firstly, I would be careful of making assumptions about the > experiences of > people in this group. > > Secondly, how are we to get this empirical evidence if we are not to > experiment with all potential solutions? > > Finally, if you have empirical evidence that supports your > position please > provide it and save us all some time. > > > Only one in ten people in the world has > > internet access, and it is often marginal at best, No > > software on the current Internet will solve the massive > > problem of adult literacy > > I think you missed the proposed use of the Wiki. It is as an > information > gathering source for those who *do* have Internet > connectivity. Not as a > tool for the adult learners themselves. > > > I will be happy to send the outline of my new book, and other > > information, to interested people. Please write to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . It proposes to solve the 'education for all' > > problem with adaptive learning. > > I would be very interested in reading this outline. Perhaps > you could go as > far as contributing your expertise on the application of > adaptive learning > to the proposed adult learning Wiki so that we can all > benefit from your > experience. It wouldn't do any harm to place it on other > wiki's such as > http://www.wikipedia.org (over 400,000 English articles and a further > 450,000 in various other languages) or > http://www.wikibooks.org (thousands > of Open Content books). > > Ross > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.2 - Release Date: 28/01/2005 > > ___ > 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. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.2 - Release Date: 28/01/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.2 - Release Date: 28/01/2005 ___ 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.
RE: [DDN] Video Game Prescriptions
Actually, They have been around for awhile, go look at http://www.healthhero.com/ for some interesting pt care resources for children. Bob Pyke Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The best journeys are the ones that answer questions that at the outset you never even thought to ask." Rick Ridgeway "There are certain spots in the world where you can stand that will change the way that you look at things forever." Pete Whitaker Co administrator Telehealth List Serve and roving editor at large. http://www.telehealth.net/interviews/pykebio.html Editor, Johns Hopkins Pediatric Point of Interest http://derm.med.jhmi.edu/poi/ Co moderator EurasiaHealth Medical Informatics Knowledge Network http://www.eurasiahealth.org > [Original Message] > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Date: 2/2/2005 5:47:02 PM > Subject: [DDN] Video Game Prescriptions > > > > Video Game Prescriptions > How did a Nintendo Gameboy become a diabetic child's ally in the daily > struggle to keep blood sugar levels under control? Robert Capriccioso reports on > this and other developments in the emerging field of using video game technology > to fight childhood disease and promote healthy behavior. > > > January 10, 2005 > by Robert Capriccioso > > Ben Duskin, 10, and LucasArts engineer Eric Johnston created “Ben’s Game” to > help young cancer patients visualize their bodies healing. > Like many 10-year-old boys, Ben Duskin likes sports and video games. The L.A. > Lakers top his team list, and thanks to some encouragement from his > arcade-loving mom, Pac-Man really gets his gamer’s thumb going. > > For half his young life, though, he’s been quite different than most of his > peers. At age five, Ben was diagnosed with lymphocytic leukemia, a rare, > life-threatening condition that he continues to battle to this day. He and his > family have had to get used to his hair loss and persistent nausea as a result of > numerous strong treatments to try to kill the disease. He is currently > recovering from a risky bone marrow transplant he received in December 2004. ( rest > of article) > > http://www.connectforkids.org/resources3139/resources_show.htm?doc_id=255417 > ___ > 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. ___ 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.
Re: [DDN] 70% of Koreans use Internet, but digital divide still grim
Choi, Sungnam wrote: >By recent KADO(Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity & Promotion)'s >survey(2004 Digital Opportunity White Paper), a digital divide is still a >grim reality in age, disabled, education, income, occupation and etc. > >Among them, the demographic gulf is most serious as the gap in usage rate >between teenagers (7~19 year olds) and 50-somethings amounts to 79.3 >percentage points. > > This could simply be a matter of culture; unless there is content that the 50-somethings are interested in, there would be no need for them to get online. The same as anywhere else. >Most Korean (70.2 percent) accessed the Internet regularly last year >compared to the disabled (34.8 percent), for a 35.4 percentage point >difference. > > The disabled are always in these studies, but I have yet to see data as to why they do not go online as much. We talk a lot about what we can change for their experience online - such as usability, readability, etc. But another aspect of this is the life of a disabled person. If they are stuck in a doctor's office and have no access, or if their lifestyle demands more time, then less time would be spent on the internet. So part of a solution exists within the disabled community itself; depending on how they live and what their specific needs are, they may need help in other ways. I'm not disabled; I cannot speak for the disabled but I certainly can listen. -- Taran Rampersad [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxgazette.com http://www.a42.com http://www.worldchanging.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo ___ 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.
RE: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education Wiki
The Philosophy of the Wiki. Very profound! Thanks Taran. This is very thought provoking Siobhan Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Taran Rampersad Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 2:36 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education Wiki > > >>>Oliver Moran wrote: >>> >>> Taran Rampersad wrote: >"the era preceding Wikis lacked said influence" > > <>... all 2 million years of them, Taran? I'm picking on this point not just to be a smart arse but to highlight what I believe Alfref meant by, "Every new idea is seen by some as a solution." Oli The quote was taken out of context; the 2 million years before Wikis certainly did lack the influence of Wikis. That said, I think there's a problem with communication here. I realize that a few people might be missing something, so I'll toss out an analogy and hope it helps. I'm in crunch mode right now, and so my pace is higher than normal... forgive me if it's not as well written as it could be, but I'm trying to convey something deeper than the arguments for and against Wikis. Consider the tree. The healthy deciduous tree has deep roots, strong branches, green leaves in the spring and summer, and generally is considered a good tree. It's a culmination of years of weathered experience, and arbologists would tell you that each tree has a story to tell. The branches are grown because of tropisms; the branches that were strong enough are still there - survivors of heavy snows, high winds,disease, and perhaps even earthquakes. The tree is a tribute to adaptation. And so the present education system is; it's a tribute to adaptation to previous effects. But now, there are new effects which shake the very foundations of the tree. Young saplings of this Tree of Education have dropped their roots, and these roots compete with the elder tree. But these too are trees of Education; they sprang from the fruits of Education just as the Wiki has sprang from the fruits of Education. Wikis would not exist without computers, without the internet - and most importantly, the knowledge incorporated through Education - formal and otherwise. Remember, some of the best fruits have not been formally educated. Einstein immediately springs to mind. So we have these new fruits, and they fall to the ground. These fleshy fruits have seeds in them, and from these seeds lies the potential for other Trees. You see, Trees serve purposes; they hold the earth still where it may otherwise become a landslide; they provide vital gases to other life forms. So these trees are somewhat important, but probably the most important thing are the fruits. A lucky fruit will have seeds that germinate and attack the rich soil below with it's roots, seeking nutrients and stability. The unlucky fruit will not bear another tree. Indeed, the unlucky fruit may be eaten by a passing primate, perhaps a distant cousin of mankind that we wouldn't invite to dinner. There are two ways to view the new trees - either as competition for the elder tree, the parent, or as a continuance of the elder tree. Do we look to our own children as competiton? But these new trees still have to survive, and that means that less of these fruit will have truly been 'lucky'. The world is an unforgiving teacher; those that cannot survive die. Those that are weak fall. Those that do not get enough light or nutrients fail. Where the elder tree has gaps in the branches, the younger trees will thrive because they get more light and water; they fill the gap. It's an amazing thing to watch if you have an idle decade to watch, but you can simply see where the young trees thrive to prove this. To deny a fruit is to deny a potential tree. And to deny a fruit based on the survival of the elder tree is to see a tree where there could be a forest. So it is with the Wiki. The Wiki is fortunate; it's a fruit which has been lucky and has begun to fill voids in the elder tree. It too will produce fruit; indeed, the Wiki already has - such as the Wikipedia (1 million+ articles, 100 languages isn't progress?). The Wiki does not deny the Wikipedia. The Wiki does not deny it's own existence by denying it came from a fruit which fell from a larger tree. But there is competition between the fruit as well. Sometimes two fruit fall too close together and are forced to compete; sometimes one wins, sometimes both lose. Some
Re: [DDN] Re: Mahatma Gandhi in an Italian Communications Company ad
Lisa Smith wrote: >I had similar misgivings about this piece. It does seem a bit >to simple, which is probably why it's so compelling. > > It is. And it is. >I also feel it turns Gandhi into a commodity to be used by >this telecom company, Telecom Italia. I don't think >they made it to promote awareness of the digital divide, either >I think they made it to sell dsl subscriptions. > > That's obvious, but the reasoning implied for selling the service is one that relates to the Digital Divide, I think. >If I'm wrong on this I would like to know but I don't >like the idea that after their death we can turn important >people into unwitting spokesman for whatever. > > It happens anyway. That's what most history books do - turn important people into unwitting spokespeople for whatever. That said, I don't think Gandhi would have approved of the commercial use of his words and likeness in such an advertisement, and especially the changing of his words. But the message that Gandhi was sending in the original speech was not too different from the one that is in the advertisement. What's funny here is the effect of the advertisement. I've watched that advertisement at least 30 times so far, and I just realized that I cannot name the company that is being advertised. That's probably why advertisements of this caliber rarely make it to a viewing audience; they are too effective at grabbing attention and do so at the cost of the company being advertised. That said... Can you imagine a world where Gandhi could have had a weblog, a webcam, perhaps a few podcasts? In the original speech, Gandhi speaks of the great men that came from Asia, and ended up becoming one of them. And the great men and women of our time... and the future... will have these tools. To balance it, so will the lesser men and women. -- Taran Rampersad [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxgazette.com http://www.a42.com http://www.worldchanging.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo ___ 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.
Re: [DDN] Re: Mahatma Gandhi in an Italian Communications Company ad
In a message dated 2/2/05 4:06:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Unfortunately, the ability to spread compelling messages quickly all > over the world has two sides. > I guess what I thought is how few people probably know who the real Mahatma Gandhi was, and about him except in vignettes. I took my kids to see the movie, and at the time people thought it was scandalous, .. I am lucky, I lived in India, or should say I visited 24 cities in India as a part of a Fulbright program. It was a life changing experience. We wrote curriculum and studied the whole time. Cultural geography. Bonnie Bracey bbracey @ aol 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.
[DDN] Gandhi Video
Certainly the video is not a comprehensive examination of the limitations of technology or the root causes of colonialism. Sometimes allegories omit detail. Sometimes simple themes are the most powerful. Certainly the video is intended to be commercial. If it also inspires a thought of what might have been or a vision of what might be, if only for a moment, what harm if it is also commercial or fanciful? Certainly communication does not guarantee comprehension, but isn't it at least a prerequisite? Technology may not be able to make more people listen, but isn't it remarkable nonetheless if it simply allows more people to hear? If we do not believe that better access to information leads to greater understanding of ourselves and of others, and through that understanding, to toleration of others, cooperation with others, and perhaps even appreciation of others, then do we not trivialize the greatest impact of the digital divide and ignore the greatest value in resolving it? Isn't that the challenge within the video? - Ed ___ 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.
RE: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education Wiki
Yes, Siobhan, I have looked at the wiki. My comment about personal experiences was not referring to the content of the wiki, but rather to the idea that it was going to help solve the major problem of adult literacy. What is missing is any use of interaction and personalization, critical ingredients for learning. Librarians sometime think that one need only display the knowledge, but for most people this is not sufficient for learning. I would be happy to send to readers my proposal on literacy. It is intended for young children, but the ideas could often extend to adults. Learning would be highly adaptive to the individual learner. Alfred ___ 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] Information Literacy Competency Standards
To CTCNet members and Digital Divide list: The information below came from a UNC-Chapel Hill list I'm on. I don't remember hearing of these standards before. While these standards are for higher education, I think the concepts are useful to those of us on these lists. The file is a .pdf of about 20 pages and comes up slowly for me (and I have a fast connection). Ah, there's a HTML version -- much faster. See http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/informationliteracycompetency.htm and search for Standard Five . Judy Hallman ([EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.rtpnet.org/hallman) Executive Director, RTPnet, NC (http://www.RTPnet.org/) Original Message Today's general topic for discussion will be a chapter from the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education from the American Library Association (ALA), approved by the Board of Directors of the Association of College and Research Libraries, and endorsed by the American Association for Higher Education and the Council of Independent Colleges. We'll talk specifically about Standard 5: The information literate student understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally. You can view the standards at http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standards.pdf Standard 5 begins on page 16 of the 20 page document. ___ 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.
Re: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education Wiki
Taran Rampersad wrote: >Oliver Moran wrote: > > > >>Taran Rampersad wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>>"the era preceding Wikis lacked said influence" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>... all 2 million years of them, Taran? I'm picking on this point not just >>to be a smart arse but to highlight what I believe Alfref meant by, "Every >>new idea is seen by some as a solution." >> >>Oli >> >> >> >> >Yes, the 2 million years preceding Wikis lacked the influence of Wikis. >Do you think otherwise? > > OK, I realize that a few people might be missing something, so I'll toss out an analogy and hope it helps. I'm in crunch mode right now, and so my pace is higher than normal... forgive me if it's not as well written as it could be, but I'm trying to convey something deeper than the arguments for and against Wikis. Consider the tree. The healthy deciduous tree has deep roots, strong branches, green leaves in the spring and summer, and generally is considered a good tree. It's a culmination of years of weathered experience, and arbologists would tell you that each tree has a story to tell. The branches are grown because of tropisms; the branches that were strong enough are still there - survivors of heavy snows, high winds,disease, and perhaps even earthquakes. The tree is a tribute to adaptation. And so the present education system is; it's a tribute to adaptation to previous effects. But now, there are new effects which shake the very foundations of the tree. Young saplings of this Tree of Education have dropped their roots, and these roots compete with the elder tree. But these too are trees of Education; they sprang from the fruits of Education just as the Wiki has sprang from the fruits of Education. Wikis would not exist without computers, without the internet - and most importantly, the knowledge incorporated through Education - formal and otherwise. Remember, some of the best fruits have not been formally educated. Einstein immediately springs to mind. So we have these new fruits, and they fall to the ground. These fleshy fruits have seeds in them, and from these seeds lies the potential for other Trees. You see, Trees serve purposes; they hold the earth still where it may otherwise become a landslide; they provide vital gases to other life forms. So these trees are somewhat important, but probably the most important thing are the fruits. A lucky fruit will have seeds that germinate and attack the rich soil below with it's roots, seeking nutrients and stability. The unlucky fruit will not bear another tree. Indeed, the unlucky fruit may be eaten by a passing primate, perhaps a distant cousin of mankind that we wouldn't invite to dinner. There are two ways to view the new trees - either as competition for the elder tree, the parent, or as a continuance of the elder tree. Do we look to our own children as competiton? But these new trees still have to survive, and that means that less of these fruit will have truly been 'lucky'. The world is an unforgiving teacher; those that cannot survive die. Those that are weak fall. Those that do not get enough light or nutrients fail. Where the elder tree has gaps in the branches, the younger trees will thrive because they get more light and water; they fill the gap. It's an amazing thing to watch if you have an idle decade to watch, but you can simply see where the young trees thrive to prove this. To deny a fruit is to deny a potential tree. And to deny a fruit based on the survival of the elder tree is to see a tree where there could be a forest. So it is with the Wiki. The Wiki is fortunate; it's a fruit which has been lucky and has begun to fill voids in the elder tree. It too will produce fruit; indeed, the Wiki already has - such as the Wikipedia (1 million+ articles, 100 languages isn't progress?). The Wiki does not deny the Wikipedia. The Wiki does not deny it's own existence by denying it came from a fruit which fell from a larger tree. But there is competition between the fruit as well. Sometimes two fruit fall too close together and are forced to compete; sometimes one wins, sometimes both lose. Sometimes both survive and share the same space. Now in this context, what is a Wiki but a continuance of the Tree of Education? Indeed, where we speak of not seeing the forest for the trees, we forget the roots of other fruit. HTML was originally Hypertext, which was what Apple was intending to use for books, and perhaps XEROX PARC before. That was the 1980s. Has HTML not become an important educational tool? The websites we look at in our web browsers are HTML, or generated HTML. HTML suffered the same criticisms in the 1980s. That's almost 25 years ago, and look now. Look. A discussion on this very list debated the usage of HTML in *email*. And look at email! Is email not a tool that can be used for education? Where some would criticize a fruit that has already become a sapling, I look at the sapling. That sapling is the continuation of the original tree, a
Re: [DDN] Re: Mahatma Gandhi in an Italian Communications Company ad
Oliver Moran wrote: >Oh, my goodness! If this is why anyone believes that Gandhi's struggle was >met with resistance and brutality by colonialism, you're sadly missing the >point of human politics and the nature of society, communication and >history. > > *confused look* - huh? Where did this come from? >Hats off the the guys at Telecom Italia for pulling our heart strings but >while communication may be key to ending global inequity, communication >requires that people listen, understand and are willing to accommodate, not >that it occurs on one media or another. This is far more complex that any >circumstance of technology. Why should crowds fill Red Square, Times Square, >tune-in in Roman plazas, meeting rooms at Whitehall, villages in rural Asia >and southern Africa just because of ICT? Did they not have newspapers, radio >and newsreels at the time of Gandhi but was he still not considered a kin to >a terrorist - no matter how much, in hindsight, that we would all plea that >he was a man of non-violence? How many of you have visited the Al Jazeera >website lately? > > You know, I take issue with Gandhi ever being viewed as a terrorist. There was a man who strictly advocated non-violence, who never lifted his hand and helped define 20th century *peaceful* protest. To even consider that Gandhi was ever considered a terrorist is something that I would find insulting if I didn't decide to forego insult. He most definitely was considered a pain in the posterior to quite a few, including some of his own countrymen, but equating him to a *terrorist* is simply ridiculous. As far as Al Jazeera and so on - I won't pretend to understand the varying levels of abstraction in the media where West meets Middle East. But I would most certainly love to read Gandhi's weblog, if he had one. >Imagining the 'digital' divide solely as a matter of access to technology is >to poorly estimate the importance of socio-political and economic relations >and to incredibly misrepresent the significance of ICT. Media verbiage of >this kind are what mask real causes of societal inequity and stints >discussion of how to use ICT meaningfully for social change. > > *confused look* - huh? Where did this come from? Honestly, I feel like I'm missing a really big part of the conversation here. Nobody here has said anything that you appear to be responding to; could you please clarify? What was this all in response to? Oddly enough, Gandhi's speech was taken slightly out of context for the purpose of the advertisement. The original speech is here: http://www.gandhiserve.org/information/listen_to_gandhi/lec_2_iarc/lec_2_iarc.html -- Taran Rampersad [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxgazette.com http://www.a42.com http://www.worldchanging.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo ___ 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.
Re: [DDN] Re: Mahatma Gandhi in an Italian Communications Company ad
One could also imagine the same exact ad, but with the image of someone not so nice as Ghandi's-- a slight change that would turn the spot from uplifting to chilling. Unfortunately, the ability to spread compelling messages quickly all over the world has two sides. I still like the ad, though. Bob Hirshon American Association for the Advancement of Science [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.
RE: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education Wiki
Thank you for your thoughtful comments, Ross. > We need to focus our energies and insist on empirical > information, not vague mostly emotional personal experiences > and arguments. Firstly, I would be careful of making assumptions about the experiences of people in this group. Secondly, how are we to get this empirical evidence if we are not to experiment with all potential solutions? Scientists eliminate some possibilities before beginning an experiment. Finally, if you have empirical evidence that supports your position please provide it and save us all some time. [Alfred Bork] My papers and books describe such an experiment, but we do not yet have funding for such an experiment. Convincing experiments in education are costly and difficult, because of the great differences between individuals. > Only one in ten people in the world has > internet access, and it is often marginal at best, No > software on the current Internet will solve the massive > problem of adult literacy I think you missed the proposed use of the Wiki. It is as an information gathering source for those who *do* have Internet connectivity. Not as a tool for the adult learners themselves. Are you saying that the Wiki will have no direct application to solving the problem of adult literacy, but will only suggest through its articles some possible directions? > I will be happy to send the outline of my new book, and other > information, to interested people. Please write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . It proposes to solve the 'education for all' > problem with adaptive learning. Alfred Bork ___ 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.
RE: [DDN] Re: Mahatma Gandhi in an Italian Communications Company ad
I had similar misgivings about this piece. It does seem a bit to simple, which is probably why it's so compelling. I also feel it turns Gandhi into a commodity to be used by this telecom company, Telecom Italia. I don't think they made it to promote awareness of the digital divide, either I think they made it to sell dsl subscriptions. If I'm wrong on this I would like to know but I don't like the idea that after their death we can turn important people into unwitting spokesman for whatever. Lisa Smith IT and Office Manager American Humanist Association 1777 T Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009-7125 202-238-9088 Fax 238-9003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Oliver Moran Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 12:07 PM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DDN] Re: Mahatma Gandhi in an Italian Communications Company ad Oh, my goodness! If this is why anyone believes that Gandhi's struggle was met with resistance and brutality by colonialism, you're sadly missing the point of human politics and the nature of society, communication and history. Hats off the the guys at Telecom Italia for pulling our heart strings but while communication may be key to ending global inequity, communication requires that people listen, understand and are willing to accommodate, not that it occurs on one media or another. This is far more complex that any circumstance of technology. Why should crowds fill Red Square, Times Square, tune-in in Roman plazas, meeting rooms at Whitehall, villages in rural Asia and southern Africa just because of ICT? Did they not have newspapers, radio and newsreels at the time of Gandhi but was he still not considered a kin to a terrorist - no matter how much, in hindsight, that we would all plea that he was a man of non-violence? How many of you have visited the Al Jazeera website lately? Imagining the 'digital' divide solely as a matter of access to technology is to poorly estimate the importance of socio-political and economic relations and to incredibly misrepresent the significance of ICT. Media verbiage of this kind are what mask real causes of societal inequity and stints discussion of how to use ICT meaningfully for social change. Oliver Moran Digital Media Centre Dublin Institute of Technology Ireland Oliver (at) sony-youth.com > >>I think that this is a pretty cool way of looking at why the Digital > >>Divide should be bridged. Flash required, but... it's worth it. And I > >>hate flash. But this is really cool, imaginative... and thought provoking. > >> > >>Rohit Gupta wrote: > >> > >>>Gandhi rocks gain... > >>> > >>>http://www.epica-awards.com/assets/epica/2004/winners/film/flv/11071.htm > >>> > >>> > > > >Folks: > > > >Taran is on the money here. For all the reasons he states. Take a peek. > > > >Don Samuelson -- This message has been scanned for content and viruses by the DIT Information Services MailScanner Service, and is believed to be clean. http://www.dit.ie ___ 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. ___ 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.
Re: [DDN] Re: Mahatma Gandhi in an Italian Communications Company ad
Oh, my goodness! If this is why anyone believes that Gandhi's struggle was met with resistance and brutality by colonialism, you're sadly missing the point of human politics and the nature of society, communication and history. Hats off the the guys at Telecom Italia for pulling our heart strings but while communication may be key to ending global inequity, communication requires that people listen, understand and are willing to accommodate, not that it occurs on one media or another. This is far more complex that any circumstance of technology. Why should crowds fill Red Square, Times Square, tune-in in Roman plazas, meeting rooms at Whitehall, villages in rural Asia and southern Africa just because of ICT? Did they not have newspapers, radio and newsreels at the time of Gandhi but was he still not considered a kin to a terrorist - no matter how much, in hindsight, that we would all plea that he was a man of non-violence? How many of you have visited the Al Jazeera website lately? Imagining the 'digital' divide solely as a matter of access to technology is to poorly estimate the importance of socio-political and economic relations and to incredibly misrepresent the significance of ICT. Media verbiage of this kind are what mask real causes of societal inequity and stints discussion of how to use ICT meaningfully for social change. Oliver Moran Digital Media Centre Dublin Institute of Technology Ireland Oliver (at) sony-youth.com > >>I think that this is a pretty cool way of looking at why the Digital > >>Divide should be bridged. Flash required, but... it's worth it. And I > >>hate flash. But this is really cool, imaginative... and thought provoking. > >> > >>Rohit Gupta wrote: > >> > >>>Gandhi rocks gain... > >>> > >>>http://www.epica-awards.com/assets/epica/2004/winners/film/flv/11071.htm > >>> > >>> > > > >Folks: > > > >Taran is on the money here. For all the reasons he states. Take a peek. > > > >Don Samuelson -- This message has been scanned for content and viruses by the DIT Information Services MailScanner Service, and is believed to be clean. http://www.dit.ie ___ 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] Conference Info: GENERAL ONLINE RESEARCH - GOR 2005 in Zurich
Dear Listmembers, The 7th international conference GENERAL ONLINE RESEARCH 2005 (GOR05) will take place in Zurich from 22nd until 23rd of March 2005 (with additional pre-conference workshops on Monday 21st). To register online or to get more detailed information about program and workshops follow the link www.gor.de. GOR05 supports the discussion of innovative developments and practical experiences in the fields of Internet, online, and mobile communications research. GOR05 improves the exchange of knowledge between researchers and practitioners, universities and companies engaged in Internet research. There will be about 400 visitors from all over the world attending the conference. During the two conference days more than 100 oral presentations about research or applied topics will be given. Based on information from delegates of former GOR conferences we expect over 40 percent of the visitors to be marketing research decision makers. The conference is organized by the German Society for Online Research (DGOF e.V.) in collaboration with the Chair of Social and Business Psychology, Prof. Dr. Klaus Jonas, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich. We are looking forward to meet you in Zurich :-) Kind regards, Olaf Wenzel, PhD Chairman of the German Society for Online-Research - DGOF e.V. * Dr. Olaf Wenzel Senior Research Manager / Manager R&D SKOPOS Institut fuer Markt- und Kommunikationsforschung GmbH Hans-Boeckler-Str. 163 D-50354 Huerth / Koeln Tel: +49 (0) 2233-518300 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.skopos.de * SKOPOS ist Sponsor der GeneralOnlineResearch 05 (GOR05) 22. bis 23. März 2005 in Zürich http://www.gor.de * ___ 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.
Re: [DDN] Free Online Computer Training - feedback please
RTPnet has prepared two-hour classes to teach adults basic computer skills and get them started using GCF Learn Free. Step-by-step instructions are available online at http://www.rtpnet.org/comp/ (see the top left section of that page). Feel free to print and use the handouts or modify them for your own use. We have been asked to teach a class in resume writing and see that GCF Learn Free has an excellent class. We want to prepare a class and handout that would lead students through getting registered and getting started taking the course at http://www.gcflearnfree.org/Tutorials/Module.aspx?tutorialID=20&moduleID=335 Has anyone already done this or something similar? Judy Hallman ([EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.rtpnet.org/hallman) Executive Director, RTPnet, NC (http://www.RTPnet.org/) - Kevin Cronin wrote: List: We use GCF Learn Free quite a bit here and I encourage users to get there own account so they can use it wherever they have access to a computer. The classes cover a range of areas, MS Windows and Office applications, as well as non-computer subjects, like financial literacy/savings and resume writing that many have found helpful. As the material is self-paced, clicking through the pages, it helps for a new user to already have some experience with a computer. New users are more likely to get overwhelmed with the detail of information and need some guidance, as well as get frustrated with the mouse. All in all, it's a very helpful tool. I don’t think it replaces having someone in the room to teach, but it helps users who need to refresh their skills and experienced users who can keep themselves going forward on new activities. I understand it was developed by Goodwill Industries of North Carolina. Kevin Cronin Magic Johnson/HP Inventor Center 4800 Broadway Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44127 www.universitysettlement.net 216.641.8948 Each year, 182,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer. If detected early, the five-year survival rate exceeds 95%, yet 13 million U.S. women 40 years of age or older have never had a mammogram. To help fund free mammograms, please click, www.thebreastcancersite.com. Original Message Follows From: "Champ-Blackwell, Siobhan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DIGITALDIVIDE (Digital Divide)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [DDN] Free Online Computer Training - feedback please Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:30:51 -0600 The following item was posted on the Washington DC Mayor's Office Funding Alert http://opgd.dc.gov/opgd/lib/opgd/services/grant/funding_alerts/currentne wsletter.pdf Has anyone on the list ever used the resources described here? If so, can you tell me your experiences? Thanks ~ siobhan GCF Global Learning offers online computer classes and tutorials in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on their new and improved Web site. It provides material on Computer Basics, Email Basics, Internet Basics, Microsoft Office, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, OpenOffice.org Writer and much more. New features include: free tutorials to learn at your own pace; tutorial search tool to find the material you want to learn; free online classes to learn with the help of an online instructor; My GCF -your own personal start-page - to find all class-related material and records; article search tool; Organizational Member Program (OM); and Media Center. For further information, contact Courtney Hodgson, Marketing Specialist for GCF Global Learning, at (919) 281-9195; or go to: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/ Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) ___ 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. ___ 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. ___ 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.
RE: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education Wiki
I wonder if you actually took a look at this wiki? I don't see " vague mostly emotional personal experiences and arguments" but a group of dedicated people who are adding their wealth of knowledge, based on actual experience, so that others can learn from it. If this were the only tool they used in their efforts to overcome literacy, I would be opposed to that. But this is by no means what they are doing. I have seen "academics" using "empirical knowledge" ascribe to the use of giving reading tests to patients they consider low literacy risk, when people who are low literacy say time and time again that if they are treated in that manner, they will not return to that office. So, a provider learns that a patient is low literacy, but it does him/her no good because the person is no longer their patient. So, there is also a place for anecdotal knowledge. These are all tools, that used together create holistic methods of reaching a specific audience. Isn't that what this listserv is all about? Sharing information, both empirical and emotional? Siobhan Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, MSLIS Community Outreach Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine - MidContinental Region Creighton University Health Sciences Library 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178 402-280-4156/800-338-7657 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site) http://medstat.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ (Web Log) http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/siobhanchamp-blackwell (Digital Divide Network Profile) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alfred Bork Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 5:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' Subject: RE: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education Wiki I could not care less about the status quo or influence. My goal is to improve learning in the world, including literacy, by an order of magnitude. It can be done, but not if intelligent people jump on ANY new bandwagon that appears. We need to focus our energies and insist on empirical information, not vague mostly emotional personal experiences and arguments. Only one in ten people in the world has internet access, and it is often marginal at best, No software on the current Internet will solve the massive problem of adult literacy I will be happy to send the outline of my new book, and other information, to interested people. Please write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . It proposes to solve the 'education for all' problem with adaptive learning. Alfred Bork University of California, Irvine ___ 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.
RE: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education Wiki
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Alfred Bork > Sent: 01 February 2005 23:54 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'The Digital Divide Network discussion group' > Subject: RE: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy > education Wiki > ... > It can be done, but not > if intelligent people jump on ANY new bandwagon that appears. Agreed. > We need to focus our energies and insist on empirical > information, not vague mostly emotional personal experiences > and arguments. Firstly, I would be careful of making assumptions about the experiences of people in this group. Secondly, how are we to get this empirical evidence if we are not to experiment with all potential solutions? Finally, if you have empirical evidence that supports your position please provide it and save us all some time. > Only one in ten people in the world has > internet access, and it is often marginal at best, No > software on the current Internet will solve the massive > problem of adult literacy I think you missed the proposed use of the Wiki. It is as an information gathering source for those who *do* have Internet connectivity. Not as a tool for the adult learners themselves. > I will be happy to send the outline of my new book, and other > information, to interested people. Please write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . It proposes to solve the 'education for all' > problem with adaptive learning. I would be very interested in reading this outline. Perhaps you could go as far as contributing your expertise on the application of adaptive learning to the proposed adult learning Wiki so that we can all benefit from your experience. It wouldn't do any harm to place it on other wiki's such as http://www.wikipedia.org (over 400,000 English articles and a further 450,000 in various other languages) or http://www.wikibooks.org (thousands of Open Content books). Ross -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.2 - Release Date: 28/01/2005 ___ 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] ARCTX
*"...Alert Receive and Transmit: ARCTX* This is where ARCTX comes in. Imagine a number that one could call, anywhere in the world, that sent an emergency message out. A sort of '911'. In theory, that sounds really good - but it has problems associated with it. So who would we trust with such a system? Governments? In some cases, governments are one of the culprits when it comes to a human made disaster, and they may not wish to have information get out. No, instead we need people..." I've gotten emails, phone calls and even regular mail regarding this project, but haven't had enough time. There's never enough time. ButI just had a chance to toss the ARCTX information back up on the DigitalDivide Wiki, and people can discuss it, edit it and go further with it directly. You can participate here: http://wiki.digitaldivide.net/wiki/index.php/ARCTX -- Taran Rampersad [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxgazette.com http://www.a42.com http://www.worldchanging.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo ___ 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.
Re: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education Wiki
Taran Rampersad wrote: > "the era preceding Wikis lacked said influence" ... all 2 million years of them, Taran? I'm picking on this point not just to be a smart arse but to highlight what I believe Alfref meant by, "Every new idea is seen by some as a solution." Oli - Original Message - From: "Alfred Bork" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'The Digital Divide Network discussion group'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 11:54 PM Subject: RE: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education Wiki > I could not care less about the status quo or influence. > > My goal is to improve learning in the world, including literacy, by an order > of magnitude. It can be done, but not if intelligent people jump on ANY new > bandwagon that appears. We need to focus our energies and insist on > empirical information, not vague mostly emotional personal experiences and > arguments. Only one in ten people in the world has internet access, and it > is often marginal at best, No software on the current Internet will solve > the massive problem of adult literacy > > I will be happy to send the outline of my new book, and other information, > to interested people. Please write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . It proposes to solve > the 'education for all' problem with adaptive learning. > > > > Alfred Bork > University of California, Irvine > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Taran Rampersad > Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 10:15 AM > To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group > Subject: Re: [DDN] FW: [NIFL-HEALTH:4627] Adult Literacy education Wiki > > Alfred Bork wrote: > > >I see no evidence that this will help adult literacy in any large amount. > At > >best it is an unfounded hope. > > > > > I could have fun with this and say that some hope is based on faith, but > that's not really what this is about. Wikis have had a tangible > influence throughout the world; the era preceding Wikis lacked said > influence. > > >Every new idea is seen by some as a solution. > > > > > And every new idea is seen by everyone as a challenge to the status quo. > Whether people are against change or for change is really the issue. > > Take podcasting, as an example. It challenges the status quo. There are > problems with it for the developing world; one is a matter of usability > through access to bandwidth. That's a tangible problem. But is it > worthwhile to address? Certainly. There are problems that need to be > addressed, and even as I have played the part of devil's advocate about > podcasting and mobcasting, it doesn't mean that it isn't a worthwhile > thing to explore. In fact, it has to be explored to gain the evidence to > substantiate either position - optimist or pessimist. And there are ways > around the issue of bandwidth that have nothing to do with bandwidth. By > identifying problems, they can be solved. > > So far, I have yet to see anything but spurious rejection about Wikis. > Truth be told, I did not originally like Wikis. But the core of the Wiki > is something that I do believe in - participation - so I played with it > anyway. And I liked it - while there are things that I do not believe a > Wiki should be used for, I will stand up for what they are good for. And > they certainly are good for education - perhaps the role is limited in > traditional institutions that are unwilling to adapt, but in time the > gatekeepers will retire or die. Wikis have a place in the future, I have > no doubt. As an autodidact, my interest in the present education system > is fleeting - my interest in the future education system will affect the > young people who I have grown to love, and who do not exist yet. My > nieces, my nephews, and perhaps someday my children. When I discuss > education, though I have taught at a few different levels, I do not > discuss it by staring at my feet. I look to the horizon, and the news > here is that the Wiki is no longer at the horizon. It's at our feet. > Deal with it. > > Oddly enough, it was Ross Gardler's response to this that got me > tracking the conversation back. I know Ross from the time he spent in > Trinidad and Tobago, where he tried to institute such things at the > University of the West Indies - and met with success. Where he and I did > not see Wikis the same way a few years ago - slight differences between > strong personalities - I hope that my criticisms were constructive, > because if they contained phrases like 'unfounded hope' I would > certainly be ashamed of myself. > > You live and you learn. At any rate, you live... When we talk about > adult literacy, I wonder how many professors strive to better themselves > at the same rate that they hope that their students learn. Maybe that's > my personal problem with a lot of professors, perhaps that's a > stereotype that I have with traditional education... Perhaps I suffered > under professors who did not believe in trying new
Re: [DDN] 70% of Koreans Use Internet (fwd)
Generally, they're using broadband faster than what consumers in the US have at home, and their broadband penetration rate is much higher than ours. Here's an article from CNET that talks about how ubiquitous broadband is penetrating Korean culture: http://news.com.com/South%20Korea%20leads%20the%20way/2009-1034_3-5261393.html ac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 2/1/2005 6:49:49 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 70% of Koreans Use Internet Up to seven out of 10 South Koreans go online periodically, reaffirming the nation's staunch status as an Internet powerhouse, according to a government survey Andy: What speeds do they use? And need? And what are they doing? Just a few numbers beneath the numbers. Jim Baller and I were talking about this a while ago. Don Samuelson ___ 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. -- --- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media & Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.tsunami-info.org Blog: 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.
[DDN] 70% of Koreans use Internet, but digital divide still grim
By recent KADO(Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity & Promotion)'s survey(2004 Digital Opportunity White Paper), a digital divide is still a grim reality in age, disabled, education, income, occupation and etc. Among them, the demographic gulf is most serious as the gap in usage rate between teenagers (7~19 year olds) and 50-somethings amounts to 79.3 percentage points. Most Korean (70.2 percent) accessed the Internet regularly last year compared to the disabled (34.8 percent), for a 35.4 percentage point difference. Sungnam Choi Senior Researcher Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity & Promotion http://www.kado.or.kr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: http://www.andycarvin.com-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Carvin Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 9:37 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: [DDN] 70% of Koreans Use Internet (fwd) From the Asia Pacific Media Network... -ac 70% of Koreans Use Internet Up to seven out of 10 South Koreans go online periodically, reaffirming the nation's staunch status as an Internet powerhouse, according to a government survey. The Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) said Monday that Korea had 31.6 million Internet users at the end of 2004, up 2.4 million from a year earlier. Internet users, which officials define as those who access the Web for one hour or more a month, made up 70.2 percent of the nation's 45 million people aged six or above. The results of the nationwide study, which was conducted last December on 17,535 people aged six or above in 7,042 households, have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 0.67 percentage point. snip http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=20160 -- --- Andy Carvin Program Director EDC Center for Media & Community acarvin @ edc . org http://www.digitaldivide.net http://www.tsunami-info.org Blog: 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. ___ 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.
Re: [DDN] Re: Mahatma Gandhi in an Italian Communications Company ad
This is stunningly powerful. Tons of thanks to whomever brought it to our attention and to the visionaries who created it. Yours sincerely, Jim Lerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 1/31/05 10:25:21 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think that this is a pretty cool way of looking at why the Digital Divide should be bridged. Flash required, but... it's worth it. And I hate flash. But this is really cool, imaginative... and thought provoking. Rohit Gupta wrote: Gandhi rocks gain... http://www.epica-awards.com/assets/epica/2004/winners/film/flv/11071.htm Folks: Taran is on the money here. For all the reasons he states. Take a peek. Don Samuelson ___ 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. ___ 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.
Re: [DDN] 70% of Koreans Use Internet (fwd)
In a message dated 2/1/2005 6:49:49 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 70% of Koreans Use Internet Up to seven out of 10 South Koreans go online periodically, reaffirming the nation's staunch status as an Internet powerhouse, according to a government survey Andy: What speeds do they use? And need? And what are they doing? Just a few numbers beneath the numbers. Jim Baller and I were talking about this a while ago. Don Samuelson ___ 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.
Re: [DDN] Fwd: Young Leaders project 2005
I totally agree with what my collegue Chris has written in his mail. Infact we are discouraging a good number of talent on the financial ground. I would appeal all to please look into the matter, as the cost invlolved is too much, and when the conversion is there from Dollars to India Ruppes ( as in my case ) it is turning out to be a really huge amount. I Wish this program all the success. Akif On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 20:41:38 -0600 (CST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good evening everyone. This LEAD organization sounds really cool. I can > only imagine that there are tons of really amazing experience waiting to > happen. My question to the community is though, don't projects like this > seem a bit discreminating? > > Okay, let me explain. These projects are aimed at YOUNG students like > myself (i am 20 years old, studying human ecology), or not even students > necessarily, just young men and women that have the potential to be > "leaders". They call out for young people from all over the world. The > organization projects are "Designed as a career accelerator for young > people who will be the leaders in tomorrow's global community." Then, they > mention the cost. 5,000, plus airfair costs (which can be 2,000 or more) > and visa costs and all the other unexpected costs that pop up once you are > where ever you end up. > > That makes it pretty obvious actually, that the people they are aiming for > applying to work on these projects are young people with money, or who > have family that can afford the high cost for them. Although they do > mention in the passing that they can help you organize a fundraiser, i > really doubt you could manage to raise a significant amount of the total > that it will end up costing you. 7,000 or more is not cheap for anyone! > Esspecially when the "work placements" are voluntary and so there is no > money to be made in the 3 months of project time. Which immediately > descriminates the hundreds of thousands of potential young LEADers that > exist in the world that can't access this type of funding. And simply > because this type of "career advancement" type of work is available to the > already well off as it is (who likely already have the potential to access > more advanced careers too) will have that much more of a head start > against those who are less "fortunate" than these fellows who already have > more to begin withfurthing the inequality, no? Not so sustainable for > a "global world" focused on "development" if you ask me, which would imply > bringing those "undeveloped" or underdeveoped to be on an equal plane with > the "developed". Or atleast it doesn't seem like the right foot to start > on anyway. > > Hmmm...just a thought. I have not spoken with anyone at this LEAD > organizatoin to see what type of financial aid is available, but i assume > there is none because all they do is mention in the passing about how they > can give advice about how to fundraise. Which means i have also not asked > them how they are approaching this type of implicit descrimination problem > (if in fact there is one...)...but i would assume they are not considering > much at all by the information i found on their website. Whichmakes me > wonder if the "good intentions" are being played out while having negative > unforseen consequences are in the wake. > > There are a hell of a lot of cool projects that exist right now that could > give many young people a great opportunity to learn from through their > participate in. I would actually love to join in myself. But because of > the finicial prerequisits that exist, many (like myself even right now, > though i am even more well off than most in the world being that my family > is middle class american) are going to be left out because someone is > trying to make a few bucks, or atleast not lose a few bucks off their > "philanthopic" efforts. > > What does everyone else think about this? > > Thanks for the head up though! > > -Chris > > > FYI. > > > > > > LEAD International announces the launch of its newest > > venture: the Young Leaders project 2005. This project > > provides students and young professionals the > > opportunity to work with - and be mentored by - a LEAD > > Fellow in Brazil, India, Indonesia or Mexico, on > > solutions-based work-placements. > > > > The Young Leaders project will enable young people > > (generally in their 20s) to spend three months (June â > > August 2005) in their selected country, participating > > in a training program and working alongside a LEAD > > Fellow addressing sustainable development issues. At > > the end of this experience, each Young Leader will > > become a member of the global LEAD network of > > influential high-flyers in more than 80 countries. > > > > LEAD Fellows are a global network of more than 1500 > > talented individuals who have been through the LEAD > > training program in leadership and sustainable > > development. The Fellows chosen
