[OLPC-Asia] Learning to Change the World: The Social Impact of One Laptop Per Child [Hardcover]

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http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Change-World-Social-Impact/dp/0230337317

UNESCO estimates that eleven percent of primary school–age
children—seventy-two million worldwide—are not enrolled in or attending
school. Children who do attend may find themselves in schools that lack
adequate space, facilities, or resources—impossible situations for
learning. It is against this backdrop of profound need that One Laptop per
Child (OLPC) emerged in 2005. The mission of the organization is to
“empower the children of developing countries to learn.” They created the
first affordable netbook specifically built to withstand harsh climates and
the handling of young children—the bright green and white XO. At the 2005
World Economic Forum, Nicholas Negroponte, the MIT researcher who
co-founded the Media Lab and OLPC, introduced the XO laptop to the world
and described a new approach to changing education in developing countries.
First, children must have access to information (through low-cost data
communications) and the tools to educate themselves (affordable computers
and learning software).  Secondly, the fundamental approach to education
must shift from passive knowledge acquisition to active construction of
knowledge (learning how to learn).  Thirdly, OLPC planned to build an
organization with the capability to deliver these computers and support
these shifts globally. It was an audacious vision of how to bring about a
massive educational change.

*Learning to Change the World* is the story of One Laptop per Child—a story
that will resonate with entrepreneurs and social innovators in any field.
OLPC is an example of a non-profit organization with aspirations for
systemic change on a global scale, yet wrestling with tough questions that
will be familiar to any social entrepreneur: how to ensure market forces
support the scale up of a social program; how to balance the need to repeat
past successes but still leave room for innovation; how to leverage a
network to expand impact beyond your original capabilities; and how to help
people without creating dependence.
The authors set out to tell the real story of their journey—both successes
and failures. For both ardent supporters and critics alike, this book
presents both an invitation and a challenge: to set aside preconceived
notions about OLPC and read the inside story of the origins and evolution
of the organization.
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