tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10908478.post5656219919695844728..comments2023-09-24T16:23:44.027+02:00Comments on [Sm]all things considered by Riina Vuorikari: OLPC social featuresvuorikarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15297106122281752348noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10908478.post-85167993595998511202007-03-07T21:39:00.000+01:002007-03-07T21:39:00.000+01:00I found this very good article about OLPC at: http...I found this very good article about OLPC at: http://elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm?section=articles&article=43-1<BR/><BR/>It brings out interesting points such as "Educational systems that teach to standardized national tests mean that the emphasis is on making sure a percentage of students learn enough information to pass the national exams, and less on learning through self-guided exploration, which is what the OLPC project is designed to enable."<BR/><BR/>"Unfortunately some of the most innovative and education-supportive features of the laptop could cause the greatest problems. "The operating system of the laptop is designed around the idea of 'presence'—you're aware of every other laptop in your proximity, and you can send messages to each of these other laptops. Imagine a room filled with students capable of passing digital notes to each other at every point during a lesson—many teachers would find this a potentially troubling development," Zuckerman suggests. "<BR/><BR/>I restate: I would really wanna be a fly on the wall to see how this all goes down :)vuorikarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297106122281752348noreply@blogger.com