Thanks Martin, this raises the question - How important is mobility of the devices in this Initiative? It seems to me the initiative you have described is suitable for the older students particularly High Schools...


On Sat, Apr 13, 2013 at 9:31 AM, Martin Gicheru <martin@techweez.com> wrote:
In regards to what other parts are integral to the success of the laptops for children initiative, there are some that have sought to develop a product that can try solve this in a lasting way, obviously dependent on whether it's adopted. Samsung has partnered with Intel, Microsoft, KIE and other partners to develop a solution that will involve Internet school, a learning management software that will harmonize the way teachers teach, laptops and solar powered containers for places where the power grid has not reached. Note, these are not solar laptops but solar powered internet schools, the whole hog of laptops, server, smartboard and learning software developed with KIE as partner.

Now what this raises,
  • Cost of internet setup and running
  • adoption and resistance to change by teachers
  • others you may find from this.
Read here, an interview I had with Robert Ngeru, to collect these points http://ow.ly/k1Mdr

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On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 6:55 PM, John Karanja <mauxdatabase@gmail.com> wrote:
Here is a comment from the blog from someone who has been involved in OLAP on that score...

I think the “Harmonization Jubilee Manifesto” Is a new Era for the Kenya Education, Providing a solar laptop to every child will have so many potential in enhancing the education system in Kenya. The implementation, deployment and scalability of the program will become more easy through the support and facilitation from the government,…

Nonetheless, from my long time experience, In order for the program to be successful, the government will have to face so many challenges; elaborate a clear plan including incorporate “One laptop Per child Initiative” in the Kenyan curriculum and work closely with institutions like the Ministry of Education and the Kenya Institute of Education “KIE” to elaborate the right content that will be relevant to kids in the Kenyan environment.

The government should also think to work closely with NGO’s and research institutions to support, collect data and measure the impacts of this new technology in Kenya so as to provide feedback to contributors program “OLPC Foundation” which will allow to build the right hardware with components that are useful for our kids,

The tech community, developers and programmers who create apps for education need to be part of the initiatives in testing, creating and adapting their software “Activities” for this particular hardware.






On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 5:59 PM, David Njuguna <dnjuguna@gmail.com> wrote:
A lot of research, try and error has gone into OLAP. Perhaps Kenya government could build on OLAP's successes. 


On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 4:04 PM, george <theonlydamnedavailablename@gmail.com> wrote:
The benefits to the students and the country as a whole that would be brought about by the successful implementation of this project are huge.

In my opinion the biggest emphasis to eventual success should be paid to;

(1) The teachers - the ordinary teacher has to buy the idea first. Sell it to them and the chances of success are pretty good.

(2) Government implementation - This should be treated like a business complete with a CEO who reports directly to the president. This might very well be Jubilee's Thika Road.


George


On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 3:25 PM, John Karanja <mauxdatabase@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Listers,

I recently wrote this blogpost, looking forward to your views

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During the recently concluded electoral campaigns President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto captivated the minds of Kenyan parents with a promise of delivering to every Standard One pupil entering school in 2014 asolar powered laptop to enhance and aid their learning environment(see video below).

As expected many Kenyans were sceptical given the perception that many Government projects begin with pomp and fury but end up as duds; wasting billions of shillings that could otherwise have gone to more basic and immediate needs.

I thought it would be prudent for us to examine through a Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat( SWOT) analysis the feasibility of such a project in present day Kenya.

Read more: http://johnkaranja.com/2013/04/10/a-pre-analysis-of-jubilees-one-solar-laptop-per-child-initiativeoslpci/

Kind Regards,

John


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