We are delighted to be co-hosting in January with another MeetUp group: ICT (Information & Communication Technologies) for International Development Learning Network. The topic of this session will be Opportunities and Challenges of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project.
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Project has started shipping laptops last month with the goal of "children in even the most remote regions of the globe being given the opportunity to tap into their own potential, to be exposed to a whole world of ideas, and to contribute to a more productive and saner world community."
What are the opportunities and challenges for this approach and vision? Can the project be faithful to its five core principles of child ownership; low ages; saturation; connection; and free and open source?
We'll begin at 6:00pm with snacks and conversation and then start the program at 6:30pm, with four OLPC featured experts including Jonathan Blocksom, creator of the GollyGee software and developer of the 3D graphics for the OLPC laptop; Mike Lee, organizer of the DC OLPC Learning Club; Justin Thorp, Web strategist/developer for CACI who worked on content initiatives with OLPC; and Wayan Vota, Director of Mercy Corps' MicroMentor by day and publisher of the widely-ready OLPC News site by night.
We have limited space given our larger group so please RSVP as soon as possible to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
Warm regards,
Heather Haines
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