[OLPC-Philippines] Welcome to the OLPC PH group

[rayb at apc.edu.ph]

Hi, Charles,

I introduced myself to the list in this post back in January:
http://lists.laptop.org/pipermail/olpc-philippines/2009-January/000414.html
and was warmly welcomed by Jerome and Naz.

I'm a faculty member in the School of Computer Science and Information Technology of Asia Pacific College, teaching the introductory programming sequence. We currently use Java for this, after trying C and C++ and a few other languages.  Before that I worked for 20 years in the industry on IBM midrange machines (= AS/400, using mostly RPG).  Along the way I got an MComp from Monash Uni, where I was introduced to Smalltalk and Scheme.

I have followed the OLPC project with interest since its inception and welcomed the chance to participate in the project once it started here.  Jerome suggested that I might do something with e-toys and Squeak, and I would love to get back into Smalltalk, even if it's been 17 years since I looked at Smalltalk code. I am also interested in developing educational materials whether in Smalltalk or Flash or other appropriate technology for teaching computer programming to children--here I'm thinking of my son who will be 11 next month.  I want him to have a solid foundation in programming (and of course I want the same thing for all the kids out there).

I should add (in response to another recent thread) that my son is in Xavier School and (as a parent) I would love for him to be using the XO and/or Sugar in his learning actvities.  If Ateneo becomes an institutional partner of OLPC I submit that Xavier School would be a good choice for a pilot project 8^).

This is getting rather long so I'll stop.

See you at the meeting (DV),

Ray


----- Original Message -----
From: Charles Chen <ideasman88 at yahoo.com.au>
To: rayb at apc.edu.ph
Sent: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 05:36:32 +0800 (PHT)
Subject: Welcome to the OLPC PH group

Hi Ray,

How long have you been a member? Welcome to the OLPC PH group! I am assuming you are a member and no one welcomed you yet.

Please me something about yourself, what you do at APC, what made you interested in the OLPC program and how you can help.

I look forward to meeting you at the get-together.

Thanks.

Charles

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--- On Mon, 1/6/09, rayb at apc.edu.ph <rayb at apc.edu.ph> wrote:

From: rayb at apc.edu.ph <rayb at apc.edu.ph>
Subject: 2nd OLPC Get-Together
To: "Charles Chen" <ideasman88 at yahoo.com.au>
Received: Monday, 1 June, 2009, 12:10 PM

Hi, Charles,

I'm looking forward to attending the meeting (I missed the first one because of work).  The original schedule is fine with me but if you reschedule to a weekday evening I'm pretty sure I can fit that in.

Servus,

Ray

Raymundo Q. Baquirin
SoCSIT
Asia Pacific College
3 Humabon Place, Magallanes Village
Makati City
Tel. No. +63(2)852-9232



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