Hi,<div><br></div><div>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. </div>
<div><br></div><div>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?</div><div><br></div><div>How do teachers use the XO to teach English as a second language?</div>
<div><br></div><div>How has the collaborative process improve or not motivation to do a particular subject?</div><div> </div><div>How is the collaborative process being managed to provide particular outcomes?</div><div><br>
</div><div>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. </div>
<div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Any suggestions are welcomed.</div><div><br></div><div>Kojo Nyame<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:00 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:olpc-jamaica-request@lists.laptop.org">olpc-jamaica-request@lists.laptop.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 15:20:20 -0500<br>
From: Samuel Klein <<a href="mailto:sj@laptop.org">sj@laptop.org</a>><br>
Subject: Re: [OLPC-Jamaica] XO Laptop funding in Jamaica<br>
To: Sameer Verma <<a href="mailto:sverma@sfsu.edu">sverma@sfsu.edu</a>><br>
Cc: Adam Holt <<a href="mailto:holt@laptop.org">holt@laptop.org</a>>, One Laptop per Child Jamaica<br>
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Hi Dmitri, organizations more often take delivery all at once to<br>
conserve shipping, but some have taken delivery over time.<br>
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Note: We've had a change the world program that is closing down, so<br>
that particular program won't be open for long, but you can always<br>
send requests to <a href="mailto:givemany@laptop.org">givemany@laptop.org</a> to find out what is possible.<br>
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--SJ<br>
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On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Sameer Verma <<a href="mailto:sverma@sfsu.edu">sverma@sfsu.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Dmitri Dawkins <<a href="http://uten.jm" target="_blank">uten.jm</a>@<a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Hi everyone, I have been speaking with the NEET Project in Negril<br>
>> (<a href="http://www.neetja.com" target="_blank">www.neetja.com</a>) and they are interested in giving away OLPC's. Is there any<br>
>> documentation or guidelines for seeking funding for OLPC laptops? also can<br>
>> an organisation order 1000, but only take delivery of 100/200 per month?<br>
>> Please let me know, thanks<br>
>> Dmitri<br>
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> Briefly trying to answer your queries:<br>
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> Q: Is there any documentation or guidelines for seeking funding for<br>
> OLPC laptops?<br>
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> Are you interested in looking for a donor or does NEET already have the money?<br>
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> Q:Also can an organisation order 1000, but only take delivery of<br>
> 100/200 per month?<br>
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> I don't know. I'd imagine the delivery would depend on volume (easier<br>
> to deliver in one shot), but its just my guess. Another option would<br>
> be for us to warehouse it somewhere in JM.<br>
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> I hope someone from OLPC can provide better answers (Adam?, SJ?). I'm<br>
> not qualified to provide specifics...just guesses :-)<br>
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> Sameer<br>
> --<br>
> Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.<br>
> Associate Professor of Information Systems<br>
> San Francisco State University<br>
> San Francisco CA 94132 USA<br>
> <a href="http://verma.sfsu.edu/" target="_blank">http://verma.sfsu.edu/</a><br>
> <a href="http://opensource.sfsu.edu/" target="_blank">http://opensource.sfsu.edu/</a><br>
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Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:03:15 -0800<br>
From: Sameer Verma <<a href="mailto:sverma@sfsu.edu">sverma@sfsu.edu</a>><br>
Subject: [OLPC-Jamaica] OLPC deployment in a NY school...<br>
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Some of you may find this interesting. Although this pilot was done in<br>
New York, it has implications for deployments done anywhere else.<br>
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<a href="http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/usa/conclusions_of_olpc_pilot_in_n.html" target="_blank">http://www.olpcnews.com/countries/usa/conclusions_of_olpc_pilot_in_n.html</a><br>
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cheers,<br>
Sameer<br>
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Dr. Sameer Verma, Ph.D.<br>
Associate Professor of Information Systems<br>
San Francisco State University<br>
San Francisco CA 94132 USA<br>
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