Nicola Ferralis - eLearning's Promise: Will New Models Scale to Educate Youth?

Robyn, those already exists, at least at college level: http://ocw.mit.edu/ http://www.youtube.com/user/UCBerkeley But that's only one side of the story. What about course assessment, homework, in other words creative and dynamic content? I think the opportunity is more for a new approach in using the technology dynamically, rather than simply using a new medium for a very traditional lecture-style teaching...

Robyn Fisher - eLearning's Promise: Will New Models Scale to Educate Youth?

What about providing developing countries with access to relevant iTunesU-type classroom lectures from reputable schools/universities? They could be packaged courses, provided on mobile devices, or projected for an entire room. Problem is downloading/streaming video content. But I love the possibility of providing access to Harvard-quality lectures to those who can't afford it. These lectures could eventually be connected to ebooks, student community, and online testing/certification.

A video filmed on a mobile phone made history when it won the George Polk Award for Journalism this year. Not only was it the first video to win in the newly-created videography category, it was also the first video in the Polk's 61-year history awarded to an anonymous citizen journalist.

How your work gets richer with Social Media: the case of “Millions Fed”

Antonella’s post on the experience of the CGIAR at COP 15 documented how social media helps your communication efforts.
Key message: if you want your work to reach wider audiences, to get enriched by their contributions and to be as visible as possible- You can’t go wrong with social media; something the ICT-KM Program has been actively promoting for a while now. And there’s a battery of tools out there that can help you get the job done. But you need to use them in a smart way….

Haitian President visits the White House

Barack Obama and Haiti President Rene Preval speak to a public audience after a private meeting in the Oval Office.

Barack Obama and Haiti President Rene Preval speak to a public audience after a private meeting in the Oval Office. 

The tragic disappearing of humanitarian neutrality

From today’s NYT:
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Six Pakistani employees of the American Christian charity World Vision were killed Wednesday and seven others were wounded in an attack on the aid group’s offices in a remote village in northern Pakistan.

Morning Coffee - 11 March 2010

Summary: 

Obama pledges more aid to Haiti; Contractors hijacking World Food Program aid in Somalia; Yorkshire pudding makers seek "protected food" status in EU; Greeks stage 3rd general strike vs. spending cuts.

Could you be a FrontlineSMS:Intern?

Following our recent recruitment drive, this month we’re bringing on board a second software developer and a new FrontlineSMS Project Manager, both based out of our new (donated) London offices. Expect an announcement on that soon. In the meantime, as we continue to build our team – and capacity – to respond to the growing demands and interest in FrontlineSMS, we’re now looking to fill an exciting new position for an Intern.

New UN report says Somali food aid failing to reach the poor (NYT)

Rather than reaching the needy, up to half of Somalia’s food aid ends up in the pockets of radical militants, corrupt bureaucrats and local businessmen, and local UN staff, according to an article in yesterday’s New York Times on the findings of a new UN report.

Nicola Ferralis - eLearning's Promise: Will New Models Scale to Educate Youth?

I guess a related question is: who will create such content? WIll the telecom be involved in the process? As software in cellphones is becoming more and more controlled and sometimes policed by the manufacturer (see the iPhone) one has to wonder how much freedom will be granted to an application that delivers "questionable content". In sum, while internet experienced from a desktop/laptop is essentially free (as in speech), I doubt the same could be said for a cellphone.

Removing the XO Laptop keyboard motherboard controller [Flickr]

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Removing the XO Laptop keyboard motherboard controller

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Mike Lee and Wayan Vota inspecting a torn XO-1 keyboard membrane

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Mike Lee and Wayan Vota inspecting a torn XO-1 keyboard membrane

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Disassembly of X0-1 laptop keyboard from OLPC

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Disassembly of X0-1 laptop keyboard from OLPC

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OLPC Learning Club DC XO Laptop Repair Workshop

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OLPC Learning Club DC XO Laptop Repair Workshop

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links for 2010-03-10

Books overtake games as most numerous iPhone apps

"In what is predicted to be a pivotal year for ebooks, with next month's iPad launch, the number of books available as iPhone apps now exceeds the number of games....."'It's a very exciting time,' agreed Penguin's digital publisher, Jeremy Ettinghausen. 'It's very exciting that people are using iPhones to read books.'...."A significant proportion of these apps are free downloads of out-of-copyright books, but according to Franklin the recent surge in book apps can also be attributed to improveme

Does the World Bank have a sense of humor?

Perhaps the title is a rhetorical question, but I felt obliged to ask it after seeing the latest parody of a World Bank initiative. If you've been ignoring CNN, you may have missed the news that the World Bank Institute recently launched a massively multiplayer game called Evoke designed to get people around the world to work collaboratively on pressing problems like food security, human rights, etc. Evoke builds a storyline based around a comic book (eh hem, sorry, graphic novel) to lay out a quest each week.

North Korean Defectors Describes Arms Export

A major South Korean newspaper ran an article today about North Korean arms exports. It’s a fascinating view of one of the scariest parts of a frightening economy.

A major South Korean newspaper ran an article today about North Korean arms exports, based on information they received from a North Korean defector. It’s a fascinating view of one of the scariest parts of a frightening economy. North Korea sells everything from small arms to warheads, and it has a whole set of structures set up to support the trade.

India: SKS to file for IPO in 3-4 weeks…

MUMBAI, March 8 (Reuters) – SKS Microfinance, an Indian firm that makes small loans to poor borrowers, plans to file application papers for an IPO in 3-4 weeks, three sources with knowledge of the deal said. The exact size and structure of the fundraising was not yet determined, with one source putting the figure at [...]

The XO Laptop with Handle Almost Removed [Flickr]

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The XO Laptop with Handle Almost Removed

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