First Experiences with OLPC in European Classrooms

First Experiences with OLPC

in European Classrooms

Martin Ebner, Johannes Dorfinger, Walther Neuper, Christian Safran

Technology enhanced Learning

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uLearning = {u-Environment, u-Content, u-Behavior, u-Interface, u-Service}

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Digital DivideDigital Literacy

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OLPC Iniative

project process

class

class

partner

Integrated Software Development

1. short feed-back cycles

2. didactics experts are mediators

3. internal and external evaluation

4. integration into teacher education

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Goal: develop a typical educational SW

General aspects

• design SW max. general • make SW adaptive

– to educators (local curricula)

– to teachers (certain classes)

– to (individual !) learners• give feed-back

– on each input– on proceeding within

course• exploit technology

Specifically “ReckonPrimer”

• cover all basic reckoning• features for adaption

– define, sequence exercises – adapt, supervise exercises– escape pre-settings any time

• features for feed-back– each input number checked– knowledge space displayed

• complete sets of numbers0 + 3 = 3, 1 + 2 = 3, 2 + 1 =

3, 3 + 0 = 3

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adaption: the learner can scape pre-settings any time, and change them

ReckonPrimer

feedback: each input number is checked (white ovals and __ bottom left)

ReckonPrimer

problems

• Design• Beamer• Connectivity• Activities

Experiences from development

• Freedom of choice

• Adoption• Authoring• Design

Future: transfer to developing countries

• implement top-down by local governments– Hardware , basic software (SW) and curricula

• implement learning scenarios bottom-up– show adaptivity of SW to learners– introduce specific authoring tools to teachers– support local exchange of teachers experiences– provide a Web2.0-based support system– refer back to developments at UNU/IIST,

UNESCO

Graz University of Technology

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