Sugata Mitra, a hole in the wall and the Granny Cloud
A little while ago, I mentioned a BBC article to friends on Facebook - "Granny army helps India's school children via the cloud", about Sugata Mitra, professor of educational technology at Newcastle University and his project to link up British grannies with school children in India, to teach them and encourage them to learn for themselves.
tanurai then mentioned a TED talk by Professor Mitra, which is well worth a look if you've got a spare 20 minutes - starting with the 1999 "Hole In The Wall" project, putting an internet-connected computer in a Delhi slum and seeing what the local children made of it, moving through to working with children across the world and yes, the Granny Cloud.
(If for some reason the embedded video doesn't work for you, the talk is on TED.com: Sugata Mitra: the child-driven education)
Seeing what a difference it makes to these children, being able to get online, learn about the world, teach themselves new things and connect with other people around the globe, puts a big old smile on my face.
tanurai then mentioned a TED talk by Professor Mitra, which is well worth a look if you've got a spare 20 minutes - starting with the 1999 "Hole In The Wall" project, putting an internet-connected computer in a Delhi slum and seeing what the local children made of it, moving through to working with children across the world and yes, the Granny Cloud.
(If for some reason the embedded video doesn't work for you, the talk is on TED.com: Sugata Mitra: the child-driven education)
Seeing what a difference it makes to these children, being able to get online, learn about the world, teach themselves new things and connect with other people around the globe, puts a big old smile on my face.