#4543 NORM Never A: Request to include: Learning Center

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#4543: Request to include: Learning Center
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 Reporter:  rorrim    |       Owner:  jg            
     Type:  defect    |      Status:  new           
 Priority:  normal    |   Milestone:  Never Assigned
Component:  distro    |     Version:                
 Keywords:  killjoy?  |    Verified:  0             
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 Learning Center was developed for MaMaMedia.

 Git source is at dev.laptop.org/git/mamamedia/mamamedia-teacher-center

 XO bundle is in dev.laptop.org/~cn/public_rpms/joyride/LearningCenter-2.xo

 A. Epistemological impact—to what degree does this activity positively
 impact learning?
 Educators and Country representatives have expressed a desire for
 orientation materials on the XO that will help teachers and new users
 learn how to incorporate the laptop and its activities into their learning
 experiences. Learning Center is just such a space, filled with starter
 ideas on how to begin using the XO laptop and the MaMaMedia activities. It
 includes an overview of Constructionist educational philosophy and design
 principles, a glossary of useful terms, and an overview of the play
 experience and learning impact for each MaMaMedia activity. It is a model
 and a starting point that we encourage educators and developers to expand
 on with more ideas and features.



 B. Fun—is it fun? Engaging?

 Learning Center is engaging for educators and new learners who are trying
 to figure out how to use their new XO laptops. It is designed to bring
 comfort and clarity and to inspire educators to develop original learning
 experiences that incorporate the XO and its activities.



 C. Quality—is the activity sufficiently robust in its implementation that
 it will not compromise the integrity or supportability of the system? Is
 the overall quality of the implementation adequate to meet our standards?
 Can the community be engaged in the process of testing and "certifying"
 and maintaining the activity?

 Yes. Learning Center is a simple activity that was created to work within
 the system requirements of the XO.  The OLPC team and OLPC community
 volunteers have contributed feedback on the existing content and are
 highly encouraged and welcomed to be involved in further testing and
 certification.



 D. Sugerized—to what extent has the activity been integrated into Sugar,
 including UI, Journal, security, internationalization, etc.?

 Yes. Learning Center has been fully Sugerized to ensure that it runs well
 within the Sugar framework and UI.



 Does the activity require the folding in of additional libraries and
 resources? (This has impact on robustness—positive and negative—support,
 bloat, and overall usability, aesthetics, and perception of quality of the
 machine.)

 Learning Center does not require additional libraries or resources that
 are not already part of the Sugar framework.



 E. FOSS—is the activity and all of its dependencies free and open?

 Yes, Learning Center is fully open and free.

 F. Extensible—is the activity something the community can extend? Does it
 span multiple needs? (And does it have—or the potential of having—an
 upstream community of support?)

 Yes.  Learning Center is designed to be extended and transformed by
 educators and developers. It would be ideal for Educators to add new tips,
 lesson ideas, Glossary words and sections that they feel will help others
 master the XO. It is a very basic framework and we hope developers and
 aspiring developers will want to add new features and customize the code
 further. It is open and ready for Community use and expansion.



 G. Uniqueness—does the activity add a unique feature to the core?

 Yes. Learning Center offers a model and food for thought in terms of how
 to communicate with and empower Educators and self-taught learners in
 their use of the XO as an educational tool.



 H. Expectations—does the activity meet the expectations of (children,
 teachers, parents, G1G1 audience, etc.)?

 Yes. Learning Center is designed for parents and learners worldwide, as
 well as G1G1 and other OLPC initiatives.



 I. Discoverable—is the core activity discoverable? (This is not to say
 that it shouldn't be hard work to fully exploit the power of an activity,
 but it should have a low barrier to entry.)

 Yes. Learning Center is a text-based activity that is easy to explore and
 use.

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