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Great story about Self Organized Learning!

Ronald van den Hoff - Saturday 04 February 2012 - 13:14 - 1940 x read
I ran into a special article on "The Hole in the Wall Project", a book written by Professor Mitra, who works in the areas of cognitive science, information science and educational technology, and he has a keen interest in engineering and software development:

Quote: "In early 1999, some colleagues and I sunk a computer into the opening of a wall near our office in Kalkaji, New Delhi. The area was located in an expansive slum, with desperately poor people struggling to survive. The screen was visible from the street, and the PC was available to anyone who passed by. The computer had online access and a number of programs that could be used, but no instructions were given for its use.

What happened next astonished us. Children came running out of the nearest slum and glued themselves to the computer. They couldn’t get enough. They began to click and explore. They began to learn how to use this strange thing. A few hours later, a visibly surprised Vivek said the children were actually surfing the Web..." .more
Latest Change by: Ronald van den Hoff on Monday 06 February 2012 - 07:19

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isaac shawky
isaac shawky -  (2012-03-20 18:31)

Prachtig verhaal, mooi voorbeeld van zelfredzaamheid, en de kracht van mensen, juist in moeilijke situaties!

Isaac
Esther van der Zee
Esther van der Zee -  (2012-03-27 09:10)
Prachtig te lezen dat kinderen een natuurlijke nieuwsgierigheid en drang tot leren en ontdekken hebben. Interessant zou zijn te onderzoeken wat dit betekent voor leerprocessen op scholen. Ons schoolsysteem met leerkrachten die kinderen vertellen wat ze moeten doen en hoe, lijkt hiermee volstrekt achterhaald. Zo nu en dan nieuwe ontdekkingen stimuleren lijkt voldoende.

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