3. Foreshadowing
History and Development
Designing for Learning
Deployments
Results so far
What's Next:
Tablets & OLPC Academy
4. HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
Over 2 million children and teachers in 42 countries use XO in education
Education
Community
Society
5. The Vision
Every child deserves the chance
to learn.
Children learn best when they
are active -- exploring,
collaborating, & expressing
themselves.
Laptops can enable this active
style of learning and transform
education.
6. MIT Media Lab
• A team of educators and
engineers
• Convergence of technology,
pedagogy, education policy
• Focus on solutions for the
hardest environments
8. From Theory to Reality
2005: Announcement of
'One Laptop per Child’
initiative with UN Secretary
General Kofi Annan
9. Getting to the Lowest Price
Gross Breakdown in Laptop Costs, 2006
Display Sales
Marketing
Windows Support Distribution
OLPC Proposal
$100 Laptop Cost 2005
HOW:
Display
• Minimal Marketing, Distribution
• Large Purchases
• Linux only
x • Reduce display cost
17. Learning by Doing
• Creativity
• Curiosity
• Communication
skills
• Critical thinking &
problem solving
Robotics via the XO laptop:
Butiabot, LEGO WeDo
18. Usable anywhere
The transflective screen is crisp
in bright sunlight, can run
without a backlight
XOs can be solar-powered
where there is no reliable
source of electricity
22. Uruguay
• The first country with one
laptop per child and wifi in
every school and home.
600,000 children and
teachers (grades 1-10)
• A social transformation
project: more enrollment,
less violence.
24. Perú
• 900,000 XOs in primary
and secondary schools
• Challenging deployment
due to geography and
cultural diversity
• Small remote communities
with limited electricity
26. Argentina
• 60,000 XOs in La Rioja
• Project developed by the
provincial government
• Complete saturation
• Effort to bring Internet to
the whole province
27. Paraguay
• 9,000 children across Paraguay
• Supported by a dedicated
national NGO, ParaguayEduca
• SWIFT donated 3,500+ Xos to
children in Caacupe
• Agreements with hydroelectric
providers to improve regional
electricity
28. Nicaragua
• 30,000 XOs distributed by the Zamora-Terán Foundation
• Support from public and private companies
• Support from other countries (Denmark)
29. Rwanda
120,000 children so far, part of
Rwanda 2020 vision for
universal computer access
• An OLPC Regional Learning
Center since 2009
• 'Feeding mind and body' –
partnership with World Food
Program to distribute food
and laptops
30. Nigeria
• 8,000 XOs deployed by
Schlumberger Seed Program
• First deployment in Africa
(2007)
• First patent troll lawsuit
(2008)
• Ongoing support from
private partners
• Currently expanding with
support of local municipalities
31. Canada
• Alliance with the
Belinda Stronach
Foundation
• 5,000 students and
teachers across 12
First Nation
communities
Source: One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Canada: Backgrounder programs
32. US: Miami, Charlotte
• Alliance with the Knight
Foundation and TFA to
reach 500 children in
Liberty City, Miami.
• A similar partnership this
year helping 2000 children
in Charlotte, NC
33. Deployment strategies
A
Government ownership
• Exploratory mission to gauge interest of host government and key stakeholders
• Based on the above, work with government and key stakeholders to develop a deployment strategy
along the following lines
B
Develop Community Awareness
• Educate population on program benefits and XO functionality
• Develop social inclusion campaigns to achieve local support
• Launch training programs to promote XO usage, including teachers
C
Customize XO platform to address local needs
• Meet with officials from the minister of education to align on curriculum requirements
• Develop customized applications
• Digitize textbooks, perform translations
34. Deployment strategies II
D
Train the core team
• Government to select 'Core Team' for execution of local program (IT expertise, etc)
• Train core team in all learning and technical elements of the product and program
• Train a set of local trainers who will be sent throughout the country
E
Develop infrastructure
• Provide advisory/ support for government in development of infrastructure
(Electrical, IT, network management)
• Local capacity building (inventory management, logistics, distribution, maintenance, financial tracking)
• Development of Internet access and connectivity infrastructure
F
Monitoring & Evaluation
• Initial field assessment baseline study
• Monitor initial program roll out; evaluate social, academic impacts annually
36. IMPACT & RESULTS
Human Dignity
Human Dignity
Poverty Eradication
Poverty Eradication
Entrepreneurship
Individual Empowerment
Individual Empowerment
Social Inclusion
Social Inclusion
Digital Inclusion
Education
OLPC
37. Supporting UN Millenium Development Goals
• Development beyond
economic growth: • One Laptop at a time
combating social One Laptop per Child
exclusion
.
• Enabling equal access
to education.
• XO programs in Nepal
and Pakistan
• Solar power
rechargeable
• Digital Library: access • OLPC is a Public
to 1.6 M books Private Partnership
• Knowledge transferred program worldwide
39. OLPC Private Partners
• Direct donations
• Software development
• Hardware production
• Promotional campaigns
• Public-private partnerships
• Matching donations with
local Governments
• Content distribution
• Strategic Initiatives
• Internship programs
40. Students exposed to collaborative learning
Uruguay
Interactive collaborative learning and critical thinking
proven to increase a child's intelligence, aptitude
41. Dramatic reduction in the digital divide
Uruguay
Children 6 to 11 years with computer access at home,
income quintiles. Trends 2008-2009 (%) homes.
Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec Jan - Mar Apr - Jun Jul - Sep Oct - Dec
200 200
Quintile 1 8 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 9
Quintile 4 Quintile 5
Source: Assessment Area Ceibal, DSPE – ANEP / Based on microdata from the Continuous
Household Survey 2008 and 2009, the National Statistics Institute (INE).
43. Improvements in registration and completion
Nicaragua, 2-year program
• School registration rate
• Drop-out rate
• Repetition rate
Source: Results of impact OLPC project in Nicaragua, evaluation Zamora Teran Foundation 2010
50. Make Your Own Sugar Activities (James Simmons, 2013)
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devel