From levstudio at gmail.com Wed Oct 1 10:44:04 2014 From: levstudio at gmail.com (Michael Lew) Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2014 16:44:04 +0200 Subject: [OLPC.ch] Convention on the Rights of the Child Message-ID: Dear all, On Friday 12 September 2014, I attended the Day of General Discussion organized by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) composed of 18 independent experts [1]. We are indeed celebrating this year the 25th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child ! [2] No need to have been there, thanks to your faithful servant. Just look for the following hashtag : #dgd2014 For example : https://twitter.com/hashtag/dgd2014 or : https://storify.com/UNrightswire/digital-media-and-children-s-rights-dgd2014 More photos here : http://instagram.com/childrightsconnect (I am the only person wearing a hat... :) +++++++++++++++++++ ++ Some cool links : ++ +++++++++++++++++++ 1. Wild Web Woods A game developed by the Council of Europe http://www.wildwebwoods.org 2. Child Online Protection Joint publication of ITU and UNICEF http://www.itu.int/cop 3. Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre Australian research centre on youth and digital technologies http://www.youngandwellcrc.org.au 4. ECPAT NGO against Child Prostitution / Pornography / Trafficking http://www.ecpat.net 5. CRIN Child Rights International Network http://www.crin.org I remain yours for further questions on the topic. Sincerely, Michael. co-chairman (french speaking part) [1] http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRC/Pages/CRCIndex.aspx [2] http://www.unicef.org/crc/ -------------- section suivante -------------- Une pi?ce jointe HTML a ?t? nettoy?e... URL: From lew at media.mit.edu Sat Oct 25 14:20:00 2014 From: lew at media.mit.edu (Michael Lew) Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 20:20:00 +0200 Subject: [OLPC.ch] OECD Indicators for Education Message-ID: Hello all, I recommend the following publication, published by the OECD : Education at a Glance 2014 OECD Indicators http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/education/education-at-a-glance-2014_eag-2014-en It can be read online for free. Chart A9.5 for example shows the change between 2003 and 2013 in student performance and equity, based on PISA score points. According to this chart, Switzerland is doing well, even though the performance of students has not improved a lot, but not deteriorated. Have a read by yourself ! Best, Michael. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: