[OLPC-Jamaica] Wanting to do research on the XO or on OLPC

Wed Mar 4 15:17:14 EST 2009

Hi,
I am a masters student, at the University of Manchester, UK. I am a Jamaican
and I would like to do my dissertation on either the XO or the OLPC. I am
interested in knowing if there are any research topics that anyone on this
list is interested in or knows about. I do have constraints of being in the
UK and having a short time to complete the study.

For myself I am interested in how the XO is being used as an aid to
pedagogy. How has it influenced the pedagogy of teachers who teach
particular subjects?

How do teachers use the XO to teach English as a second language?

How has the collaborative process improve or not motivation to do a
particular subject?

How is the collaborative process being managed to provide particular
outcomes?

My research model will be qualitative in approach but will, as this model
affords, allow for change in the design based on what is discovered in the
field. That said, I am open to using quantitative a quantitative model.

The data collection will be restricted to e-mail interviews or where
possible interview via Instant messaging with member checking being done by
follow up electronic questionnaire. As can be seen I have not fully thought
it out but one has to start somewhere.

Any suggestions are welcomed.

Kojo Nyame

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> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 15:20:20 -0500
> From: Samuel Klein <sj at laptop.org>
> Subject: Re: [OLPC-Jamaica] XO Laptop funding in Jamaica
> To: Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu>
> Cc: Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org>,        One Laptop per Child Jamaica
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> Hi Dmitri, organizations more often take delivery all at once to
> conserve shipping, but some have taken delivery over time.
>
> Note: We've had a change the world program that is closing down, so
> that particular program won't be open for long, but you can always
> send requests to givemany at laptop.org to find out what is possible.
>
> --SJ
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> On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu> wrote:
> > On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Dmitri Dawkins <uten.jm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> Hi everyone, I have been speaking with the NEET Project in Negril
> >> (www.neetja.com) and they are interested in giving away OLPC's. Is
> there any
> >> documentation or guidelines for seeking funding for OLPC laptops? also
> can
> >> an organisation order 1000, but only take delivery of 100/200 per month?
> >> Please let me know, thanks
> >> Dmitri
> >>
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> >
> > Briefly trying to answer your queries:
> >
> > Q: Is there any documentation or guidelines for seeking funding for
> > OLPC laptops?
> >
> > Are you interested in looking for a donor or does NEET already have the
> money?
> >
> > Q:Also can an organisation order 1000, but only take delivery of
> > 100/200 per month?
> >
> > I don't know. I'd imagine the delivery would depend on volume (easier
> > to deliver in one shot), but its just my guess. Another option would
> > be for us to warehouse it somewhere in JM.
> >
> > I hope someone from OLPC can provide better answers (Adam?, SJ?). I'm
> > not qualified to provide specifics...just guesses :-)
> >
> > Sameer
> > --
> > Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
> > Associate Professor of Information Systems
> > San Francisco State University
> > San Francisco CA 94132 USA
> > http://verma.sfsu.edu/
> > http://opensource.sfsu.edu/
> >
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:03:15 -0800
> From: Sameer Verma <sverma at sfsu.edu>
> Subject: [OLPC-Jamaica] OLPC deployment in a NY school...
> To: One Laptop per Child Jamaica <olpc-jamaica at lists.laptop.org>
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> Some of you may find this interesting. Although this pilot was done in
> New York, it has implications for deployments done anywhere else.
>
> http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/usa/conclusions_of_olpc_pilot_in_n.html
>
> cheers,
> Sameer
> --
> Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of Information Systems
> San Francisco State University
> San Francisco CA 94132 USA
> http://verma.sfsu.edu/
> http://opensource.sfsu.edu/
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HETEP

Kojo
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